PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timpurhkhum Chouncheun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chouncheun comes to the cage accompanied by พิณบรรเลง. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chouncheun
vs
Anthriel

171 cm
32
147 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

175 cm
37
141 lbs
33 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Spartan Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timpurhkhum Chouncheun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Chouncheun.
Anthriel misses with a wild combination.
Anthriel throws a lazy right hand but Chouncheun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Timpurhkhum Chouncheun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chouncheun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anthriel has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Anthriel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chouncheun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anthriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anthriel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chouncheun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anthriel misses with an uppercut. Chouncheun saw that one coming.
Chouncheun is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anthriel.
A swing and a miss from Anthriel.
Chouncheun staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Chouncheun.
Anthriel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Anthriel.
Chouncheun tries to counter by clinching up but Anthriel breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Anthriel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chouncheun doesn't seem phased though.
Anthriel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chouncheun scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chouncheun bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anthriel blocks a head kick by Chouncheun.
A big right from Anthriel misses.
Chouncheun throws a jab but it's blocked by Anthriel.
Chouncheun throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A swing and a miss from Anthriel.
Chouncheun scores with a leg kick.
Chouncheun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chouncheun with a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Our sources have told us that Chouncheun has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Anthriel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chouncheun as Anthriel tries to tie him up.
Chouncheun lands with a left to the head.
Chouncheun tries to land knees in the clinch but Anthriel avoids the damage to the body.
Chouncheun lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthriel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anthriel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chouncheun misses with an elbow strike.
Anthriel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anthriel leaning against his opponent.
Chouncheun swings wildly with an uppercut but Anthriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chouncheun pushes off an throws an elbow but Anthriel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anthriel blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Anthriel.
Anthriel has Chouncheun pushed against the cage.
Anthriel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chouncheun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anthriel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chouncheun tries to land knees in the clinch but Anthriel avoids the damage to the body.
Chouncheun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anthriel.
Chouncheun missing with knees to the body.
Anthriel avoiding damage as Chouncheun throws knees to the body.
Chouncheun missing with knees to the body.

Anthriel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anthriel. Chouncheun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anthriel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anthriel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anthriel throws a hook but Chouncheun blocks it.
Chouncheun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anthriel.
Chouncheun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anthriel throws a right hand that Chouncheun ducks under and follows up with a left that Chouncheun also avoids with ease.
Chouncheun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chouncheun cracks the inside of Anthriel's front leg.
Chouncheun connects with a solid leg kick.
Chouncheun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chouncheun throws a front kick aimed at Anthriel's knee but Anthriel avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chouncheun moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anthriel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Anthriel blocks the low kick.
Chouncheun throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Anthriel to counter with a crisp jab.
Anthriel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anthriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Anthriel does it's job there.
Chouncheun looks to throw the jab but Anthriel is out of range.
Chouncheun wants to clinch.
Anthriel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chouncheun is looking to chop away at Anthriel's legs.
Chouncheun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anthriel.
A little jabbing left from Anthriel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anthriel avoids the head kick by Chouncheun.
Anthriel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Chouncheun is rocked!
Anthriel works the jab nicely.
Oh Chouncheun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chouncheun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anthriel looks to land a right hand but Chouncheun moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timpurhkhum Chouncheun dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anthriel looks to throw the jab but Chouncheun is out of range.
Chouncheun seems to have got his legs back now.
Chouncheun feints and then cracks Anthriel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anthriel down.
A lazy left from Anthriel finds it's target.
Chouncheun takes one to the chin there.

Chouncheun clinches.
Chouncheun trying to land knees to the body.
Anthriel avoiding damage as Chouncheun throws knees to the body.
Chouncheun pushes off an throws an elbow but Anthriel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chouncheun trying to land knees to the body.
Anthriel lands a shoulder strike.
Chouncheun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Anthriel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anthriel misses with a looping right.
Anthriel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chouncheun scoring well with a low kick there.
Chouncheun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anthriel.
Chouncheun is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anthriel.
Chouncheun throws a head kick that misses.
Chouncheun looks to throw the jab but Anthriel is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chouncheun with a jab.
Chouncheun lands with a slapping head kick.
Anthriel lands a jab to the head.
Chouncheun misses with a low kick.
Chouncheun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anthriel swings for the body but Chouncheun moves out of range.
Chouncheun throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Anthriel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chouncheun misses with a low kick.
Anthriel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chouncheun.
A big left from Anthriel misses.
Chouncheun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chouncheun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anthriel keeps the fight on the outside.
Chouncheun attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chouncheun drops his hands momentarily and Anthriel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anthriel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chouncheun.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chouncheun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anthriel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anthriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Chouncheun is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chouncheun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anthriel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anthriel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chouncheun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chouncheun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anthriel.
Anthriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chouncheun looks to throw a body kick
letting Anthriel counter with a right hand.
Anthriel walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Chouncheun drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Anthriel swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Chouncheun's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorn Anthriel!
A pretty intense looking Jorn Anthriel took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.