PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tak Sin Thanarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Frightened Rabbit - Modern Leper as his entrance music. Tak Sin Thanarat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sin Thanarat
vs
Miller

215 cm
31
285 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

196 cm
28
289 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tak Sin Thanarat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Miller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Thanarat lands with a right hand.
Tak Sin Thanarat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thanarat wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Thanarat.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thanarat in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thanarat thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Thanarat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thanarat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thanarat tries a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thanarat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller digs a good body shot into Thanarat's ribs.
Thanarat lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
A head kick from Miller lands but Thanarat takes it in his stride.
A shot to the body from Miller misses
and Thanarat counters with a head kick.
A left lands for Miller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Thanarat misses
and Miller counters with a nice body shot.
Thanarat drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thanarat throws a body kick that misses.
Miller keeps Thanarat at a distance using the push kick.
Thanarat is breathing heavily.
Miller misses with a hook.
Miller throws a jab when Thanarat was well out of range.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Thanarat ducks down to avoid it.
Miller throws a right hand that Thanarat ducks under and follows up with a left that Thanarat also avoids with ease.
Thanarat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miller checks the leg kick.
Thanarat throws a head kick that Miller semi-blocks.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Thanarat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller jabs Thanarat right on the nose. Thanarat blinks but takes it well.
Thanarat tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thanarat scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Thanarat.
Thanarat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thanarat misses with a two punch combination.
Miller lands a body shot.
Miller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thanarat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller cracks Thanarat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a swing at Thanarat's ribcage but misses.
Miller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thanarat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Thanarat misses with a body kick.
Thanarat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thanarat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Miller. Thanarat shrugs it off though.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Miller wants to land a leg kick but Thanarat is out of range.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thanarat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thanarat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller thumps Thanarat with a low kick.
Miller lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Thanarat.
Thanarat tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller tries to bum rush Thanarat with a series of wild strikes but Thanarat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Miller misses.
Thanarat cracks the inside of Miller's front leg.
Thanarat digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
A big left from Thanarat misses.
A big left from Miller misses.
Miller lands a jab to Thanarat's midsection.
Miller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thanarat had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thanarat with a jab.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thanarat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Thanarat is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Miller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thanarat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller misses the jab.
Thanarat throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thanarat throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Thanarat.
Miller scores with a head kick.

It looks like Tak Sin Thanarat has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thanarat checks a low kick from Miller.
Miller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thanarat is able to avoid easily.
Thanarat throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Thanarat.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thanarat was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Thanarat looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Thanarat lands a jab.
Thanarat connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thanarat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Miller wants to slow Thanarat down by chopping away at his legs.
Miller jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Miller cracks the inside of Thanarat's front leg.
Danny Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thanarat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thanarat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thanarat avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thanarat throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Thanarat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Thanarat thumps Miller with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thanarat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thanarat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thanarat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Thanarat misses the target.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thanarat can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Thanarat finds it's target.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thanarat connects with an inside leg kick.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thanarat moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick from Thanarat.
Thanarat throws a solid leg kick but Miller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thanarat.
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thanarat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Miller is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Thanarat misses
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Miller throws a body punch but Thanarat moves out of range.
Thanarat moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Thanarat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thanarat's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thanarat doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Thanarat blocks a low kick nicely.

Miller lands a front kick to the face, that drops Thanarat to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick from Thanarat misses.
Good exchange - Miller coming out on top.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Miller.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Thanarat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Thanarat crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Danny Miller!
Danny Miller looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I would fight again right now if they would let me!'.