PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chubby Noel (ranked 23225 p4p, 20177 weight class) and Krit Leekpai (ranked 682 p4p, 730 weight class). Noel comes to the ring accompanied by the fat boys fat boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Noel
vs
Leekpai

198 cm
41
215
26 - 27 - 1

192 cm
33
205
19 - 29 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Noel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A left lands for Leekpai.
Noel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leekpai jabs at Noel's body.
Good exchange - Leekpai coming out on top.
Leekpai scores with a nice strike.
Leekpai throws a looping overhand right but Noel ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Noel misses the target.
Leekpai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leekpai lands with a hook. Noel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Noel throws the kick towards the body but Leekpai avoids it.
Leekpai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Noel misses with a body kick.
Leekpai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Noel misses
and Leekpai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leekpai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Noel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leekpai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Noel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leekpai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Noel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leekpai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leekpai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noel. That did some damage!
Leekpai misses with a low kick.
Noel walks into a jab.
Leekpai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leekpai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noel throws out the jab.
Noel misses with a looping left.

Noel moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Noel fails to land.
Noel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leekpai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from Leekpai.
Noel misses with a knee to the head.
Noel lands an uppercut.
Leekpai lands a hook that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leekpai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leekpai misses with a knee strike.
Noel throws a punch but it's blocked by Leekpai.
Noel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noel takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leekpai.
Leekpai is working Noel over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Leekpai fails to land.
Noel blocks an elbow strike.
Noel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leekpai misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noel.
Leekpai has a couple of punches blocked by Noel.
Noel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Noel.
Leekpai tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Leekpai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leekpai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leekpai is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leekpai.
Leekpai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leekpai has a couple of punches blocked by Noel.
Leekpai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leekpai scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krit Leekpai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Noel tries to clinch
and Leekpai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Noel. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leekpai.
Noel thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Leekpai does it's job there.
Leekpai with the inside leg kick.
Leekpai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Leekpai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krit Leekpai seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Leekpai clinches up with Noel and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right from Leekpai.
Noel throws a head punch that misses.
Noel lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leekpai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leekpai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leekpai misses with a punch on the inside.
Noel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leekpai backwards.
Noel throws a head punch that misses.
Noel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leekpais head.
Leekpai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noel has a couple of punches blocked by Leekpai.
Leekpai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
Noel tries to work over Leekpai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Leekpai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leekpai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leekpai has a couple of punches blocked by Noel.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
Noel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leekpai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
Leekpai working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Noel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leekpai.
Leekpai scores with a shot to the side of Noel's head.
A head punch on the inside from Leekpai fails to land.
Krit Leekpai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Noel tries to throw a body punch but Leekpai avoids it by throwing Noel back against the ropes.
Noel has a couple of punches blocked by Leekpai.
Leekpai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Noel blocks an elbow strike from Leekpai.
Leekpai digs a right hand underneath Noel's ribcage. Noel let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws a punch but it's blocked by Leekpai.
Leekpai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leekpai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Leekpai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leekpai lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Leekpai - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Noel.
Leekpai lands with a short shot to the head.
Noel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Leekpai.

Noel is rocked!
Leekpai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Noel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noel avoids a wild elbow strike from Leekpai.
Noel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leekpai lands with a short shot to the head.
Leekpai creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Noel crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Noel face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Leekpai takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Krit Leekpai!
Krit Leekpai decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.