PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Montgomery Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Somsak Ram Chanchai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chanchai has chosen Here come the Chanchai as his entrance music. 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.

Burns
vs
Ram Chanchai

180 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Lethal high kicks
KO power

World class MT
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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Montgomery Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Somsak Ram Chanchai!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns moves out of range as Chanchai strikes.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Chanchai ducks down to avoid it.
Chanchai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burns.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chanchai.
Chanchai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chanchai, right into the meat.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanchai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chanchai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
Chanchai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Somsak Ram Chanchai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chanchai throws a leg kick
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Chanchai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Chanchai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Chanchai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a hook.
Burns throws a hook but Chanchai avoids it easily.
Chanchai throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with a three punch combo that has Chanchai backing up. Chanchai nods at Burns to acknowledge the strikes.
Chanchai cracks Burns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chanchai throws out a leg kick but Burns moves out of range and Chanchai only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Burns.
Burns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That kick from Chanchai tenderised Burns's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Chanchai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chanchai moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Chanchai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chanchai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Burns avoids the body shot from Chanchai.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Chanchai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chanchai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chanchai. Chanchai obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chanchai can pounce on him.
Chanchai misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Chanchai does no damage.
Chanchai scores with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns walks into a straight right hand from Chanchai.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chanchai.
Chanchai slips under a jab from Burns.
Chanchai moves away from the strike by Burns.
Chanchai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Somsak Ram Chanchai dominated that round.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Burns blocks a leg kick.
Chanchai tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Burns throws a hook but Chanchai avoids it easily.
Chanchai wants to counter with a clinch but Burns pushes him away.
Chanchai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Chanchai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chanchai throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chanchai staying out of range there.
Chanchai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Chanchai is predictable there
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Somsak Ram Chanchai has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses the jab.
Chanchai misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Chanchai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns throws a jab when Chanchai was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanchai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chanchai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chanchai scores with a punch to the head.

Chanchai has Burns up against the ropes in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Burns has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Chanchai throws an elbow that misses.
Chanchai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chanchai.
Chanchai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chanchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chanchai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chanchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Chanchai connects with a knee to the head.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Chanchai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanchai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Chanchai.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Chanchai.
Chanchai landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Chanchai.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chanchai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burns misses with some punches.
Chanchai lands with a short shot to the head.
Somsak Ram Chanchai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chanchai lands an elbow that stopped Burns in his tracks for a moment.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chanchai blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Somsak Ram Chanchai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Somsak Ram Chanchai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Burns throws a head kick but Chanchai moves out of range.
Chanchai throws an off balance right hand
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Chanchai throws a front kick aimed at Burns's knee but Burns avoids it well.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Chanchai manages to avoid it.
Burns blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Chanchai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Chanchai.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chanchai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burns.
Chanchai lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chanchai.
Burns misses with a leg kick
and Chanchai counters with a three punch combo that has Burns backing up. Burns nods at Chanchai to acknowledge the strikes.

Chanchai moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanchai gets through Burns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chanchai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chanchai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Chanchai.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chanchai tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
Chanchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Chanchai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns lands an uppercut.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chanchai looking to throw knees to the head but Burns is blocking nicely.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chanchai tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns misses with some punches.
Chanchai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chanchai backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chanchai landing knees to the head.
Chanchai misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chanchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from Chanchai.
Chanchai lands an uppercut.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Chanchai.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanchai pushes Burns back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chanchai blocks an uppercut.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Chanchai lands an elbow inside.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns avoids a wild elbow strike from Chanchai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Chanchai.
Chanchai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Somsak Ram Chanchai really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Somsak Ram Chanchai's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Chanchai misses with a leg kick.
Chanchai ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Chanchai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chanchai lands a head shot.
Chanchai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chanchai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That kick from Chanchai tenderised Burns's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chanchai lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chanchai is looking to land body kicks.
Chanchai is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Burns misses with a hook
and Chanchai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chanchai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanchai throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with a good low kick that Chanchai was not able to check.
Somsak Ram Chanchai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chanchai wants to land a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Chanchai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chanchai is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chanchai can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chanchai, right into the meat.
Chanchai misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Chanchai throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Chanchai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Chanchai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chanchai is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chanchai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Chanchai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burns under the eye.
Chanchai feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Chanchai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Chanchai.
Burns cracks Chanchai with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Chanchai moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chanchai.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Chanchai slips the punch.
Chanchai dips to his left and cracks Burns with an uppercut!
Chanchai misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Somsak Ram Chanchai dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Somsak Ram Chanchai's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Chanchai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head.
Chanchai closes the distance but Burns moves to the side
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Chanchai both land. Nice combination.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chanchai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chanchai.
Burns throws a lazy uppercut

and Chanchai counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Chanchai.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chanchai scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns.
A nice left hand lands by Chanchai.
Burns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Chanchai blocks an uppercut.
Chanchai blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chanchai obliges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Chanchai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chanchai lands a good knee to the midsection. Burns won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Chanchai.
Chanchai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chanchai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chanchai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burns's face.
Montgomery Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chanchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanchai lands with a right to the head.
Chanchai lands an elbow inside that Burns shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Chanchai lands an elbow that stopped Burns in his tracks for a moment.
Burns takes a knee right on the jaw!

Burns is rocked!
A knee to the head by Chanchai.
Oh Burns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chanchai tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Burns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chanchai tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Chanchai.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chanchai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chanchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chanchai.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns seems to have got his legs back now.
Chanchai blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Somsak Ram Chanchai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chanchai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Somsak Ram Chanchai!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Somsak Ram Chanchai!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Somsak Ram Chanchai!

Somsak Ram Chanchai wins by unanimous decision!
Somsak Ram Chanchai spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.