PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 412 p4p, 15 weight class) and Rad Dood (ranked 2867 p4p, 160 weight class). Dood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fuckin' Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ruenroeng
vs
Dood

170 cm
24
144 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

168 cm
35
148 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rad Dood!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruenroeng stuffs the takedown attempt from Dood. Dood gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruenroeng takes one to the side of the head.
Dood looks to land a left hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range nicely.
Ruenroeng misses the shot to the body.
Dood tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruenroeng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dood is looking to clinch.
Ruenroeng circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ruenroeng counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Dood misses.
Dood checks a low kick from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Ruenroeng misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Dood misses.
Ruenroeng stalks Dood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dood's face. Dood staggers backwards, shaken.
Dood lands a head shot.
Dood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruenroeng scores with a jab. Dood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Dood.
Dood connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dood, as that shot connected.
Dood tries to bum rush Ruenroeng with a series of wild strikes but Ruenroeng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dood looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruenroeng is just out of range.
Ruenroeng lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Samak Ruenroeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruenroeng's waist but Ruenroeng gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dood off to one side.
Dood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dood misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng lands a nice shot that snaps Dood's head back.
Rad Dood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dood lands with a hook. Ruenroeng tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruenroeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Dood.
Dood lunges at Ruenroeng with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruenroeng's hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruenroeng.
Dood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Samak Ruenroeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rad Dood.
Ruenroeng connects with a right hand. Dood shakes it off.
Dood swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Dood fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ruenroeng to the ground. Dood is now in Ruenroeng's guard.
Dood tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruenroeng is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ruenroeng wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruenroeng utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruenroeng pulls Dood in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruenroeng is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ruenroeng's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dood pulls Ruenroeng in close to prevent any damage.

Dood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruenroeng doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruenroeng manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ruenroeng controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rad Dood will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ruenroeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dood.
Dood connects with a body shot that sends Ruenroeng's belly button to the back.
Dood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruenroeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Dood.
Ruenroeng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ruenroeng staying out of range there.
Dood just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruenroeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruenroeng slaps away a takedown attempt from Dood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Ruenroeng wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng cracks Dood with an open hand slap.
Dood dips to his left and cracks Ruenroeng with an uppercut!
Dood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dood swings widly with a right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice leg kick.
Dood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruenroeng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruenroeng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dood throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a leg kick.
Dood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruenroeng.
Dood changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slow jab from Ruenroeng misses its intended target.

Dood instigates a clinch.
Ruenroeng lands a nice uppercut.
Ruenroeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dood's elbow.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dood is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Ruenroeng on the inside.
Ruenroeng gets through Dood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruenroeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruenroeng lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ruenroeng manages to break the clinch.
Ruenroeng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dood to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dood goes for a double leg but Ruenroeng avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ruenroeng continues to drive forward.
Samak Ruenroeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rad Dood.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick, looking for Dood's leg but Dood calmly moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dood or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruenroeng, which made it look bad.
Dood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruenroeng avoids it really well and circles away.
Dood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruenroeng counters with a stiff right hand.
Dood is looking to clinch.
Ruenroeng connects with the punch.
Ruenroeng scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruenroeng motions for Dood to come forward. Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dood throws out a counter right but Ruenroeng avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Dood misses.
Dood throws a lazy right hand but Ruenroeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruenroeng throws a big counter combination but Dood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dood misses with a double jab.
Ruenroeng appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dood swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruenroeng bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dood's head.
Dood tries to clinch up but Ruenroeng circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruenroeng defending well as Dood loads up on a big left hand.
Ruenroeng seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dood scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruenroeng should have avoided that one.
Ruenroeng punishes Dood's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruenroeng walks into a stiff left hand from Dood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A nice leg kick lands there from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dood circles away quickly and effectively.

Dood tries to keep at a distance but Ruenroeng has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dood blocking some punches.
Dood is trying to pull guard but Ruenroeng turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ruenroeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ruenroeng misses with a body punch.
Ruenroeng trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng is leaning against Dood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dood.
Samak Ruenroeng has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Dood wants the takedown. Ruenroeng is fighting it off but Dood persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ruenroeng's guard against the cage.
Dood trying to control but Ruenroeng is working from the bottom.
Ruenroeng bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dood's guard.

Ruenroeng content to stall in guard here.
Ruenroeng passes Dood's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dood controlling the position well.
Ruenroeng controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dood is in trouble now - Ruenroeng has advanced to mount!
Ruenroeng wants to control the pace but Dood is squirming around nicely.
Ruenroeng takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ruenroeng tries to control but Dood wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ruenroeng tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ruenroeng controlling the position easily from mount.
Ruenroeng has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Further stalling from Ruenroeng.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Ruenroeng is stinking the place up with his stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dood wants to control but Ruenroeng is having none of it.
Ruenroeng content just to control the position here.
Ruenroeng tries to control but Dood wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruenroeng controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Ruenroeng clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dood scores with a jab to the body.
Ruenroeng ducks under a wild hook from Dood.
Ruenroeng tried to counter with a leg kick but Dood avoided it.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruenroeng scores with a four punch combination!
Ruenroeng attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruenroeng throws the left hand but Dood avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Dood misses its intended target.
Dood misses with a straight right.
It appears Ruenroeng was looking to counter with a kick there.
A big right from Dood misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng misses with a low kick.
Ruenroeng throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dood tries to clinch but Ruenroeng is having none of it.
Ruenroeng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dood manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dood throws a jab when Ruenroeng was well out of range.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook. Dood ducked under it nicely.
Ruenroeng looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruenroeng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dood lands a body shot.
Dood takes a swing at Ruenroeng's ribcage but misses.
As Dood backs away, Ruenroeng returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away.
Dood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruenroeng appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick but Dood moves out of range easily.
Ruenroeng is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruenroeng tries to score with a low kick but Dood moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruenroeng. Dood does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ruenroeng counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ruenroeng throws a body shot but no joy.
Dood lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruenroeng off the cage and back into range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruenroeng, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dood checks a leg kick.
Ruenroeng throws a nice looking combination but Dood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruenroeng throws the left hand but Dood avoids the punch easily.
Ruenroeng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dood can do to turn this around?
A low kick from Ruenroeng misses
and Dood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dood scores with the left hand. Ruenroeng knows he should have avoided that one.
Dood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruenroeng circles away quickly and effectively.
Dood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dood just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Ruenroeng misses its target.
Rad Dood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dood connects with a crisp jab.
Dood misses with an uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with an inside leg kick.
Dood throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it.
Ruenroeng slips a straight right by Dood.
Ruenroeng feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dood lands with a straight right. Ruenroeng didn't see that one coming.
Ruenroeng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Ruenroeng clinches with his opponent.
Dood throws a head punch that misses.
Ruenroeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dood prevents a body shot from Ruenroeng.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dood blocks an uppercut.
Dood tries to throw a body punch but Ruenroeng avoids it by throwing Dood back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dood.
Ruenroeng lands a right hand.
Ruenroeng throws a punch but it's blocked by Dood.

Ruenroeng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Rad Dood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ruenroeng scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruenroeng misses with a head kick.
Dood is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Dood down.
Ruenroeng fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruenroeng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dood takes a swing at Ruenroeng's ribcage but misses.
Dood throws an off balance right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice body shot.
Dood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dood lands with a shot to the body.
Dood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ruenroeng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dood to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruenroeng throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruenroeng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dood tries to counter with a clinch but Ruenroeng shakes him off and moves away.
Dood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dood goes for a double leg but Ruenroeng avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ruenroeng continues to drive forward.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruenroeng.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dood. Ruenroeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruenroeng looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick that knocks Dood off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from Ruenroeng misses
and Dood counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruenroeng pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dood is out of range and Ruenroeng settles back down.
Dood throws a big shot that misses.
Ruenroeng throws a body shot but no joy.
Dood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dood looks to clinch
and Ruenroeng counters with a low kick, right behind Dood 's knee.
Ruenroeng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Dood tries to clinch up but Ruenroeng circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruenroeng cracks Dood with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dood misses with a straight left.
Dood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dood throws an off balance right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice uppercut.
Dood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Ruenroeng lands but Dood takes it in his stride.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Dood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruenroeng circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruenroeng moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruenroeng was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ruenroeng swings for the body but Dood moves out of range.
Dood throws an overhand right that lands on Ruenroeng's shoulder, as Ruenroeng tries to avoid the shot.
Dood works Ruenroeng's body with a nice hook.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Dood.
Ruenroeng thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ruenroeng swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dood.
Dood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Samak Ruenroeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rad Dood.
Dood misses with a double jab.
Ruenroeng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ruenroeng digs a good body shot into Dood's ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ruenroeng - the referee stops the clock and Dood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ruenroeng. Dood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dood misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruenroeng moves in looking to clinch but Dood pushes him off.
Ruenroeng getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
Dood throws a hook to the side of Ruenroeng's head but Ruenroeng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dood tries to clinch up
and Dood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruenroeng counters with a right hand to the body.
Dood lands with a good body shot.
Dood lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruenroeng's head.
Ruenroeng gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dood.
Ruenroeng throws out a leg kick but Dood moves out of range and Ruenroeng only half commits.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Ruenroeng showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruenroeng has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Ruenroeng!
Samak Ruenroeng retains his bantamweight title!