PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aranchai Kiatpatarphan (ranked 1729 p4p, 1526 weight class) and Koos Van Asch (ranked 170 p4p, 152 weight class). 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.

Kiatpatarphan
vs
Van Asch

169 cm
20
154
6 - 2 - 0

167 cm
21
148
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiatpatarphan scores with a nice right hand.
Kiatpatarphan looks to land a right hand but Van Asch moved out of range.
Kiatpatarphan is looking to slow Van Asch down with leg kicks.
Van Asch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Asch is looking to land body kicks.
Van Asch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiatpatarphan.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from Kiatpatarphan.
Van Asch throws out a counter right but Kiatpatarphan avoids it with no problem.
Kiatpatarphan takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Aranchai Kiatpatarphan has been cut.

Van Asch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kiatpatarphan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiatpatarphan is stalling here.
A short left from Van Asch.
Van Asch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiatpatarphan throws a head punch that misses.
Kiatpatarphan blocking some punches.
Van Asch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Kiatpatarphan fails to land.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiatpatarphan struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Asch controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan looking to stall.
Kiatpatarphan tries to throw a body punch but Van Asch avoids it by throwing Kiatpatarphan back against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Asch blocks an uppercut.
Kiatpatarphan throws a head punch that misses.
Van Asch can't find room to land a body shot as Kiatpatarphan controls the action.
Van Asch working aggressively here.
Kiatpatarphan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Asch backwards.
Van Asch leaning against his opponent.
Van Asch misses with a punch to the body.
Van Asch misses with a body punch.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Asch lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiatpatarphan backwards.
Van Asch can't find room to land a body shot as Kiatpatarphan controls the action.
Van Asch throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan has a couple of punches blocked by Van Asch.
Kiatpatarphan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Asch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Van Asch.
Van Asch pushes Kiatpatarphan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Asch tries to pull guard but Kiatpatarphan won't allow it.
Van Asch lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Asch blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a body punch.
Kiatpatarphan lands an uppercut.
Van Asch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Asch prevents a body shot from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan taking a breather.
Kiatpatarphan stalling the fight.
Van Asch tries to work over Kiatpatarphan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Asch is trying to pull guard but Kiatpatarphan has him pressed against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan blocks a body shot from Van Asch.
Van Asch blocks an uppercut.
Kiatpatarphan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiatpatarphan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Asch lands with a right to the head.
Van Asch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiatpatarphan lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiatpatarphan blocking some punches.
Van Asch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a left to the head.
Van Asch tries a body shot but Kiatpatarphan blocks it.
Kiatpatarphan stalling the fight.
Van Asch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Asch has a couple of punches blocked by Kiatpatarphan.
Van Asch blocking some punches.
Kiatpatarphan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Asch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Van Asch fails to land.
Kiatpatarphan is leaning against Van Asch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Asch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiatpatarphan stalling in the clinch but Van Asch improves position.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiatpatarphan.
A nice left hand lands by Van Asch.
Kiatpatarphan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiatpatarphan throws a head punch that misses.
Van Asch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiatpatarphan trying to control the position but instead, Van Asch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kiatpatarphan into the cage.
Van Asch misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Asch.
Kiatpatarphan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Asch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiatpatarphan backwards.
Van Asch has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kiatpatarphan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Asch can turn it around.
Van Asch lands a shoulder strike.
Van Asch tries a body shot but Kiatpatarphan blocks it.
Van Asch blocking some punches.
Kiatpatarphan throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Asch.
Still in the clinch, Van Asch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Asch misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Asch backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Asch misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Asch.
Van Asch scores with a shot to the side of Kiatpatarphan's head.
Van Asch misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koos Van Asch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aranchai Kiatpatarphan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Kiatpatarphan scores with a jab to the body.
Kiatpatarphan throws a leg kick but Van Asch checks it.
Van Asch jabs Kiatpatarphan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kiatpatarphan swings for the body but Van Asch moves out of range.
Van Asch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiatpatarphan misses the shot to the body.
Van Asch tries to clinch up.
As Van Asch backs away, Kiatpatarphan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kiatpatarphan scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiatpatarphan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Asch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiatpatarphan.
Van Asch tries to clinch but Kiatpatarphan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiatpatarphan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a looping right.
Van Asch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kiatpatarphan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kiatpatarphan blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan wants to clinch up but Van Asch keeps it at a distance.
Van Asch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiatpatarphan.
A right-left combo lands from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Asch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kiatpatarphan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiatpatarphan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Asch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiatpatarphan avoids the head kick by Van Asch.
Van Asch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiatpatarphan can pounce on him.
Van Asch catches Kiatpatarphan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Van Asch misses.
Kiatpatarphan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Asch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiatpatarphan throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Asch counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Kiatpatarphan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Asch, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Asch blocks a body shot from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Asch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kiatpatarphan blocks a body shot from Van Asch.
Van Asch presses Kiatpatarphan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kiatpatarphan has Van Asch pushed against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan prevents a body shot from Van Asch.
Kiatpatarphan tries a body shot but Van Asch blocks it.
Kiatpatarphan trying to stall but Van Asch improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Asch.
Kiatpatarphan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiatpatarphan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiatpatarphan.
Van Asch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Asch blocking some punches.
Van Asch lands a nice uppercut.
Van Asch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiatpatarphans head.
Koos Van Asch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Asch throws a head punch that misses.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Asch is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Asch.
Van Asch throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiatpatarphan.
Van Asch throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan pushes Van Asch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Van Asch.
A short left from Van Asch.
Van Asch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Asch gets through Kiatpatarphan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Asch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Asch is leaning against Kiatpatarphan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Asch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Asch lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch pushes Kiatpatarphan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiatpatarphan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Asch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiatpatarphan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Asch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kiatpatarphan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiatpatarphan swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kiatpatarphan fails to land.
Kiatpatarphan can't find room to land a body shot as Van Asch controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kiatpatarphan throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Asch.
Van Asch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Asch has a couple of punches blocked by Kiatpatarphan.
Van Asch stalling in the clinch but Kiatpatarphan improves position.
Van Asch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiatpatarphan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koos Van Asch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aranchai Kiatpatarphan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Van Asch swings for the body but Kiatpatarphan moves out of range.
Van Asch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Asch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kiatpatarphan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kiatpatarphan throws a body shot but no joy.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiatpatarphan blocks a head kick by Van Asch.
Kiatpatarphan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Van Asch throws a right hand that Kiatpatarphan ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiatpatarphan also avoids with ease.
Van Asch tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiatpatarphan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kiatpatarphan.
That kick from Kiatpatarphan tenderised Van Asch's leg. Van Asch is trying to keep his angry face on.

Kiatpatarphan tries to keep at a distance but Van Asch has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Asch blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Asch being controlled against the cage.
Van Asch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiatpatarphan works on Van Asch's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Asch tries to pull guard but Kiatpatarphan holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Asch drops back down to his feet.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Asch misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiatpatarphan has Van Asch pressed against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan takes a shot to the head.
Kiatpatarphan has Van Asch pressed against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiatpatarphan prevents a body shot from Van Asch.
Kiatpatarphan can't find room to land a body shot as Van Asch controls the action.
Koos Van Asch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiatpatarphan has a couple of punches blocked by Van Asch.
Van Asch blocking some punches.
Kiatpatarphan lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiatpatarphan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiatpatarphan being controlled against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a punch to the body.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Asch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiatpatarphan can't find room to land a body shot as Van Asch controls the action.
Kiatpatarphan blocking some punches.
Kiatpatarphan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Asch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiatpatarphans head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiatpatarphan.
Van Asch misses with the head strike.
Kiatpatarphan misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kiatpatarphan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiatpatarphan has a couple of punches blocked by Van Asch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a body punch.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiatpatarphan tries a body shot but Van Asch blocks it.
Kiatpatarphan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiatpatarphan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiatpatarphan.
Van Asch blocks a body shot from Kiatpatarphan.
Van Asch blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Asch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koos Van Asch!
Koos Van Asch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.