PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Somsak Ram Chanchai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montgomery Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chanchai comes to the ring accompanied by Here come the Chanchai. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ram Chanchai
vs
Burns

182 cm
19
202 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Somsak Ram Chanchai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Montgomery Burns!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Chanchai.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chanchai swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Burns moves into the clinch successfully.
Chanchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Chanchai lands with a light punch inside.
Burns lands a shoulder strike.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chanchai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chanchai working aggressively here.
Chanchai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Chanchai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chanchai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chanchai lands a nice elbow.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Chanchai.
Chanchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chanchai.
Chanchai blocking some punches.
A short left from Burns.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chanchai throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
Chanchai blocking some punches.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Nice elbow from Chanchai.
Chanchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Chanchai.
I was talking to Chanchai's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chanchai backwards.

It looks like Somsak Ram Chanchai has been cut.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chanchais head.
Chanchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns blocks the elbow strike.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Chanchai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chanchai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chanchai misses with an elbow over the top.
Chanchai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chanchai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Burns can turn it around.
Chanchai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chanchai backwards.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two 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!
Burns blocking some punches.
Chanchai lands a damaging elbow.
Chanchai blocking some punches.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Chanchai.
Burns avoids the elbow strike from Chanchai, against the ropes.
Burns misses with some punches.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Chanchai throws a head punch that misses.
Chanchai lands an elbow just above Burns 's eye.

It looks like Montgomery Burns has been cut.
Chanchai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chanchai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chanchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chanchai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chanchai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Chanchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Somsak Ram Chanchai will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chanchai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Burns pushes Chanchai up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chanchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chanchai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chanchai struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Chanchai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chanchai lands a knee to the head.
Chanchai misses with a knee to the head.
Chanchai misses with a punch on the inside.
Somsak Ram Chanchai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burns takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chanchai.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Chanchai.
Burns prevents a body shot from Chanchai.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Chanchai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from Chanchai.
Burns misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanchai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chanchai misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chanchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Chanchai.
Chanchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Chanchai missing with knees to the body.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Chanchai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chanchai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chanchai throws an elbow but misses.
Burns working aggressively here.
Chanchai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chanchai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chanchai has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Chanchai lands a left hand.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chanchai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Chanchai fails to land.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Burns.
Chanchai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Chanchai.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chanchai lands a damaging elbow.
Chanchai blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Somsak Ram Chanchai will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chanchai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chanchai misses with a head kick.
Chanchai scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns ducks right into an uppercut from Chanchai.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chanchai.
Chanchai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.

Burns closes the distance and clinches.
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chanchai trying to land knees to the body.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Chanchai.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chanchai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burns's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chanchai has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Chanchai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Chanchai misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Chanchai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Chanchai blocks an uppercut.
Chanchai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burns avoids it.
Chanchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chanchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chanchai misses with an elbow over the top.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chanchai pushes off an throws an elbow but Burns leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Chanchai misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Chanchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns blocking some punches.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chanchai lands an elbow inside.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chanchai tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Chanchai back against the ropes.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.

Chanchai is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns avoiding damage as Chanchai throws knees to the body.
Chanchai struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chanchai.
Burns blocks a body shot from Chanchai.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Chanchai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chanchai misses with an elbow strike.
Chanchai seems to have got his legs back now.
Chanchai lands a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Montgomery Burns just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chanchai backwards.
Burns creates a bit of distance and cracks Chanchai with a big uppercut! Chanchai goes down! The referee pushes Burns away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Chanchai make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Burns takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Montgomery Burns!