PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timpurhkhum Chouncheun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chouncheun has chosen พิณบรรเลง as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Anthriel
vs
Chouncheun

175 cm
39
141 lbs
37 - 12 - 1

171 cm
34
147 lbs
24 - 13 - 1

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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 37 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Timpurhkhum Chouncheun!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chouncheun lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anthriel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anthriel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anthriel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chouncheun fails to land with a series of punches.
Anthriel jabs at Chouncheun's body.
Anthriel takes a swing at Chouncheun's ribcage but misses.
Chouncheun ducks under a wild hook from Anthriel.
Anthriel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chouncheun.
Chouncheun misses the shot to the body.
Chouncheun misses with a low kick.
Anthriel throwing a counter right hand but Chouncheun manages to avoid it.
Chouncheun moves away from the strike by Anthriel.
Chouncheun wants to slow Anthriel down by chopping away at his legs.
Chouncheun connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chouncheun misses the jab.
Chouncheun takes one on the button.
Chouncheun misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anthriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Chouncheun moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthriel managing to block the knees to the body from Chouncheun.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anthriel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anthriel defending well as Chouncheun loads up on a big left hand.
Chouncheun pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chouncheun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chouncheun tries to move into range but Anthriel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chouncheun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anthriel staying out of range there.
Chouncheun throws an off balance right hand
and Anthriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anthriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chouncheun moves away.
Anthriel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chouncheun.
Chouncheun throws a leg kick but Anthriel checks it.
Chouncheun with a nice cross.
Anthriel dips to his left and cracks Chouncheun with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chouncheun lands a nice shot that snaps Anthriel's head back.
Anthriel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Chouncheun is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chouncheun is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthriel finish him?
Chouncheun will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anthriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Chouncheun is just out of range.
Chouncheun seems to have recovered his senses.
Timpurhkhum Chouncheun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anthriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chouncheun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anthriel.
Anthriel misses with a straight left.
Chouncheun throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anthriel's head.
Anthriel scores with a hook to the body. Chouncheun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anthriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Chouncheun is just out of range.
Chouncheun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anthriel.
Anthriel throwing a counter right hand but Chouncheun manages to avoid it.
A big right from Anthriel misses.
Anthriel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chouncheun to score with a decent uppercut.
Anthriel misses with a looping left.
Chouncheun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anthriel punishes Chouncheun's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chouncheun takes one to the chin there.
Chouncheun tries to score with a low kick but Anthriel moves his leg out of the way.
Anthriel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chouncheun takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anthriel works Chouncheun's body with a nice hook.
Anthriel misses with a series of wild punches.
Anthriel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anthriel avoids the body shot from Chouncheun.
Anthriel misses with a hook

and Chouncheun counters by moving into the clinch.
Chouncheun lands a nice elbow.
Anthriel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anthriel has had enough of the clinch but Chouncheun keeps him there for the moment.
Chouncheun leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chouncheun creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anthriel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthriel can't find room to land a body shot as Chouncheun controls the action.
Chouncheun tries to land knees in the clinch but Anthriel avoids the damage to the body.
Anthriel blocks an elbow strike from Chouncheun.
Chouncheun lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anthriel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chouncheun throws an elbow but it misses.
Anthriel is struggling to control the position.
Anthriel blocks an elbow strike from Chouncheun.
Chouncheun lands an elbow just above Anthriel 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jorn Anthriel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chouncheun blocks a jab.
Anthriel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anthriel moves out of range of the strikes.
Anthriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Chouncheun is just out of range.
Chouncheun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anthriel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anthriel throwing a counter right hand but Chouncheun manages to avoid it.
Chouncheun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anthriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Chouncheun.
Anthriel scores with a jab.
Anthriel throws a jab but it's blocked by Chouncheun.
Chouncheun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anthriel checks a leg kick.
Anthriel throws a body punch but Chouncheun moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chouncheun in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chouncheun. Anthriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Anthriel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chouncheun was well out of range. Poor timing from Anthriel.
Chouncheun jabs at Anthriel's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel defending well as Chouncheun loads up on a big left hand.
Anthriel moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Timpurhkhum Chouncheun has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anthriel.
Anthriel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chouncheun moves forwards but Anthriel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chouncheun throws a head kick that misses
and Anthriel counters with a right hand to the body.
Chouncheun throws a big shot that misses.
Anthriel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chouncheun.

Chouncheun closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chouncheun throws an elbow but misses.
Chouncheun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anthriel.
Chouncheun has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Anthriel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chouncheun can turn it around.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chouncheun throws an elbow but misses.
Chouncheun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chouncheun throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chouncheun throws an elbow that misses.
Anthriel has Chouncheun pressed against the cage.
Anthriel working aggressively here.

Anthriel breaks from the clinch.
Anthriel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anthriel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chouncheun jabs Anthriel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anthriel misses the body punch
and Chouncheun counters with a good low kick that Anthriel was not able to check.
Chouncheun swings for the body but Anthriel moves out of range.
Chouncheun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anthriel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chouncheun.
Anthriel tests Chouncheun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anthriel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Chouncheun finds it's target.
Chouncheun lands with an overhand left.
Anthriel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chouncheun backs up against the cage.
Chouncheun throws a head kick that misses.
Chouncheun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthriel.
Anthriel scores with a nice right hand.
Chouncheun misses with a left hand
and Anthriel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chouncheun throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chouncheun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anthriel.
It looked like Anthriel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chouncheun tries to clinch up.
Anthriel connects with a superb combination that knocks Chouncheun out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Anthriel before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Chouncheun!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jorn Anthriel!
Jorn Anthriel took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.