PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sudarat Yoottawaree (ranked 4009 p4p, 3141 weight class) and Xavier Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Knight will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Yoottawaree
vs
Knight

165 cm
20
165
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
165
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sudarat Yoottawaree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xavier Knight!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoottawaree.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yoottawaree sprawls well. Yoottawaree wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight is looking to clinch.
Xavier Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Knight with that takedown attempt.
Sudarat Yoottawaree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Knight.
Knight tries to clinch but Yoottawaree moves out of range.
Yoottawaree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoottawaree lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight tries to clinch but Yoottawaree is having none of it.
Knight looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yoottawaree lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Knight takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoottawaree could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoottawaree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoottawaree throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight closes the distance but Yoottawaree moves to the side
and Yoottawaree counters with a one-two to the body.
Yoottawaree avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight is looking to clinch.
Sudarat Yoottawaree is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoottawaree circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yoottawaree - that will leave a mark!
Yoottawaree looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight moves in looking to clinch but Yoottawaree pushes him off.
Knight is looking to clinch.
Knight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yoottawaree manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knight avoids the head kick by Yoottawaree.
Knight shoots in and drives through. Yoottawaree sprawls well.
Knight looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yoottawaree as he avoids it easily.
Knight shoots for a takedown but Yoottawaree saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoottawaree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoottawaree.
Knight tries to clinch up.
Knight tries to clinch up.
Knight tries for a takedown but Yoottawaree sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight tries to clinch up but Yoottawaree circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoottawaree misses with a head kick.
Yoottawaree throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.

Knight looking to score a takedown here. Yoottawaree is defending well but Knight drives through and ends up in Yoottawaree's guard.

Yoottawaree is looking for a triangle but Knight pushes his legs off easily.
Yoottawaree is breathing heavily.
Yoottawaree working a defensive guard here.
Knight lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoottawaree wants to stand but Knight is controlling the position.
Knight makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoottawaree is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight working some strikes from top position.
Knight is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knight connects with a couple of short punches.
Knight with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Yoottawaree is rocked!
Knight scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Yoottawaree is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knight lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knight slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Knight working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight gets to his feet and stands over Yoottawaree, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Yoottawaree felt that one! Knight unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Yoottawaree from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Knight!