PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Whealer Van Hire (ranked 1427 p4p, 2932 weight class) and Phet Mongkut (ranked 145 p4p, 294 weight class). Van Hire comes to the cage accompanied by BMF. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mongkut's choice of entrance music: Piphat Ensemble. Phet Mongkut told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Van Hire
vs
Mongkut

170 cm
21
145
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
155
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Conviction

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Whealer Van Hire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phet Mongkut!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mongkut has closed the distance and engaged Van Hire in a clinch.
Mongkut swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Hire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Hire pushes Mongkut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mongkut has a couple of punches blocked by Van Hire.
Mongkut is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Hire gets an underhook and turns Mongkut into the cage.
Van Hire prevents Mongkut from breaking the clinch.

Mongkut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick from Mongkut, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mongkut throws a head kick that misses.
Mongkut throws a lazy right hand but Van Hire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Mongkut.
A jab from Mongkut misses.
Van Hire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Hire avoids a kick to the body.
Van Hire looks to throw the jab but Mongkut is out of range.
We've been informed that Mongkut has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A good leg kick by Mongkut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Hire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Mongkut darts in and clinches Van Hire up against the cage.
Van Hire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mongkut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mongkut is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mongkut lands with a light punch inside.
Van Hire lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Hire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mongkuts head.
Mongkut pushes Van Hire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Van Hire - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Van Hire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hire lands a hook that snaps the head of Mongkut backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongkut lands a nice uppercut.
Mongkut tries to work over Van Hire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Hire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mongkut missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mongkut fails to land.
Van Hire scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire.
A short left from Van Hire.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mongkut creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Hire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire.
Van Hire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mongkut has had enough of the clinch but Van Hire keeps him there for the moment.
Mongkut throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Hire.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mongkut.
Van Hire pushes Mongkut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire presses Mongkut against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Hire blocks a body shot from Mongkut.
Mongkut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mongkut misses with a punch to the body.
Van Hire misses with a body punch.
Mongkut is trying to stall.
Van Hire blocking some punches.
A short right from Van Hire on the inside.
Mongkut lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Van Hire scores with a nice short uppercut.

Mongkut is rocked!
Mongkut wants to break free but Van Hire has control.
Mongkut looking to stall.
Van Hire blocks an uppercut.
Mongkut tries to circle away but Van Hire has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongkut tries to break the clinch but Van Hire is controlling the position.
Mongkut can't break the clinch.
Van Hire scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Hire has a couple of punches blocked by Mongkut.
Van Hire blocks an uppercut.
Mongkut wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mongkut wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mongkut can't break the clinch.
Van Hire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mongkut is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Hire finish him?
Van Hire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Hire blocks an uppercut.
Van Hire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mongkut is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Hire gets an underhook and turns Mongkut into the cage.
Van Hire creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mongkut's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mongkut drops to his knees and Van Hire pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whealer Van Hire!
After winning the bout, Whealer Van Hire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.