Comments on: Yodsaenklai Fairtex vs. Khalid Bourdif

By: Easy B

Easy B — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:03:18 +0000

Not fair Khalid blatantly left that bear back on his face unshaven to draw attention from Yod. But in all seriousness… That thing is FREAKING huge. But really … it is. I think he is a strong fighter and has given Yod maybe the best fight since Samkor (which is epic by the way) Im just not ready for Yod to lose. I think the only way they will pull it is in a k1 fight so I really dont want him to get into k1.

By: greghow

greghow — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:14:26 +0000

“seemed like khalid had a sizeable size advantage”

I’d love to see the tale of the tape for all the dutch-thai fights. Were all the fights even fought with weight classes? Do the Dutch cut more weight than the Thais?

There is quite a bit of bias with the production, too. Just check the replays. They hardly showed any of the Thais good hits on the Dutch. Not to take away anything from the Dutch fighters. Khalid didn’t just survive, but got a lot of good shots in. It was a fight, not the usual one-sided beatdown when Yod is in the ring.

Lastly, someone should mix it up more. He didn’t bother to box in the later rounds. Where were the elbows and knees?

By: thai clinch

thai clinch — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:36:21 +0000

I thought he looked a little slow and gassed. I wonder who he’s gonna fight next. Yod is the man

By: inaantokkaba

inaantokkaba — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:13:48 +0000

seemed like khalid had a sizeable size advantage

By: SE

SE — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:55:00 +0000

yod didnt know if he should fight the guy or inquire about car stereo equipment purchases or cell phone sales.

By: Tibun

Tibun — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:32:08 +0000

Glad i’m not the only one that noticed those huge caterpillars on the Dutch’s face.

By: Gusnark aka Sandjora

Gusnark aka Sandjora — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:43:47 +0000

Yep, not his best performance. Nonetheless, usually he just needs to put his left leg in a gear and the victory is his. He’s that superior.
Commentators seem to be right, Yod looked nervous. I mean Anuwat and Bovy lost and Yod should redeem Thai reputation. I’m glad he did, the opponent stood no chance.

By: jake

jake — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:39:57 +0000

agreed, the dutch had a great showing this year.

also: this fight should’ve ended in 1st round tko due to unanswered unibrow strikes. yod couldn’t handle that brow.

By: C

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:32:38 +0000

It does seem like Yod slowed down a bit in latter rounds. The cut kick that caught Yod was pretty impressive. It’s the first time I’ve seen him got cut kicked and went down. But it’s still always fun to watch him perform–always nonstop fast-paced actions. It also seems that Dutches are doing better and better in Slamm. I think that’s the result of their long-time commitment to Muay Thai. Do you guys agree?