PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yodthanong Photirat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and farmer giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Photirat
vs
giles

171 cm
25
157 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

187 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yodthanong Photirat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, farmer giles!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
giles is looking to clinch but Photirat is avoiding it.
Photirat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from giles.
Photirat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from giles.
Photirat slaps away a takedown attempt from giles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yodthanong Photirat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of farmer giles.
Photirat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
giles looks gassed!
Photirat scores with a kick to the midsection.
Photirat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Photirat instigates a clinch.
giles is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Photirat lands a nice knee to the body.
Photirat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Photirat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
giles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Photirat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Photirat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Photirat tries a knee to the head but giles blocks it.
Photirat with a knee to the head.
Photirat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
giles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Photirat misses with a knee strike.
Photirat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Photirat scores with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Photirat.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but giles blocks with his arms.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but giles blocks with his arms.
Photirat avoiding damage.
Photirat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
giles wants a takedown but no success here.
Photirat controlling the action here for a moment.
giles takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Photirat.
giles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Photirat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Photirat tries a knee to the head but giles blocks it.
Photirat landing knees to the head.
Photirat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
giles wants to get back to striking at distance but Photirat won't allow it.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Photirat lands a nice knee to the body.
Photirat lands an elbow inside that giles shrugs off.
giles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Photirat tries a knee to the head but giles blocks it.
Photirat lands an elbow just above giles 's eye.
Photirat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Photirat misses with a knee to the head.
giles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Photirat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through giles's defenses.
Photirat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but giles blocks it with crossed arms.
Photirat lands an elbow inside that giles shrugs off.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Photirat has giles pressed against the cage, preventing giles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Photirat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from giles.
Photirat with a knee to the head.
Photirat lands a damaging elbow.
Photirat has giles pressed against the cage, preventing giles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Photirat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Photirat working giles over with knees to the body.
Photirat connects with a nasty looking knee right to giles's face.
Photirat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Photirat takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
giles takes an elbow to the temple.
giles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Photirat landing knees to the head.
Photirat looking to throw knees to the head but giles is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Photirat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
giles taking a breather.
Photirat crunches a lovely knee into giles's ribcage.
Photirat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but giles blocks it with crossed arms.
Photirat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
giles takes an elbow to the forehead.
giles wants to get back to striking at distance but Photirat won't allow it.
Photirat is pushing giles up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from Photirat.
giles wants to break free but Photirat has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
giles takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Photirat.
Photirat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Photirat tries a knee to the head but giles blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yodthanong Photirat dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

giles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Photirat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Photirat avoids the head kick by giles.
giles moves out of range of the body kick.
Photirat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
giles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Photirat can pounce on him.
Photirat throws a head kick that misses.
Photirat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by giles.
Photirat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
giles blocks a head kick by Photirat.
giles moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick from Photirat lands but giles takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Photirat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by giles.
Photirat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Photirat throws a front kick that sends giles stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Photirat scores with a three punch combo!
Photirat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
giles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Photirat throws a leg kick which misses giles's front leg but catches the back leg as giles tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Photirat.
Yodthanong Photirat is winning the standup battle so far.

Photirat moves into the clinch successfully.
Photirat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Photirat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Photirat lands an elbow inside that giles shrugs off.
Photirat connects with a nasty looking knee right to giles's face.
Photirat lands a good knee to the midsection. giles won't want to take too many of those.
Photirat lands a damaging elbow.
Photirat displaying some good clinch control by pressing giles up against the cage.
Photirat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but giles blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Photirat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Photirat.
Photirat throws a knee to the head but misses.
giles is trying to break the clinch but Photirat has him pressed against the cage.
Photirat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that giles can do to turn this around?
Photirat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has giles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Photirat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through giles's defenses.
Photirat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through giles's defenses.
Photirat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Photirat connects with a knee to the head.
giles wants to break free but Photirat has control.
Photirat has giles pushed against the cage.
Photirat trying to land knees to the body.
Photirat lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Photirat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
giles wants to break the clinch but can't.
giles working hard to break the clinch.
Photirat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Photirat.
Photirat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from giles.
giles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Photirat has giles pushed against the cage.
giles can't break the clinch.
Photirat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Photirat misses with a knee strike.
giles tries to circle away but Photirat has him pinned against the cage.
giles wants to get back to striking at distance but Photirat won't allow it.
Photirat with a knee to the head.
giles letting Photirat take a breather here.
Photirat misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
giles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Photirat has him pressed against the cage.
Photirat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Photirat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
giles blocks an elbow strike.
giles avoids a wild elbow strike from Photirat.
Photirat misses with a knee to the head.
giles wants to break free but Photirat has control.
giles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Photirat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Photirat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Photirat lands an elbow inside that giles shrugs off.
Photirat connects with a knee to the head.
giles takes a knee right on the jaw!
giles is trying to break free.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Photirat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yodthanong Photirat dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

giles misses with a kick to the body

and Photirat moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on giles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Photirat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
giles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Photirat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
giles wants to get back to striking at distance but Photirat won't allow it.
giles looking for a takedown.
Photirat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Photirat scores with a knee to the head.
Photirat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Photirat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has giles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
giles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but giles blocks with his arms.
giles wants to get back to striking at distance but Photirat won't allow it.
Photirat tries a knee to the head but giles blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
giles tries to break free but Photirat pushes him back against the cage.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
giles can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Photirat lands an elbow inside that giles shrugs off.
Photirat with a knee to the head.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Photirat keeps control of giles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Photirat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has giles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
giles wants to break free but Photirat has control.
giles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Photirat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Photirat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
giles misses with a knee strike.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but giles blocks with his arms.
Photirat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Photirat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
giles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Photirat lands an elbow inside that giles shrugs off.
giles takes a knee to the side of the body.
Photirat lands an elbow that stopped giles in his tracks for a moment.
Yodthanong Photirat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Photirat landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Photirat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but giles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
giles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Photirat misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on giles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Photirat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Photirat obliges.
giles has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Photirat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Photirat misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on giles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Photirat connects with a knee to the head.
giles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
giles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Photirat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Photirat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yodthanong Photirat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
giles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Photirat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but giles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Photirat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Photirat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Photirat with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Photirat.
giles is looking to break free of the clinch but Photirat has double underhooks.
Photirat tries a knee to the head but giles blocks it.
giles is trying to break free.
Photirat misses with a knee strike.
The is referee keeping an eye on Photirat - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
giles is trying to break the clinch but Photirat has him pressed against the cage.
giles looking to throw knees to the head but Photirat is blocking nicely.
Photirat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Photirat connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Photirat.
giles is trying to force a seperation but Photirat has the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Photirat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Photirat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
farmer giles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
giles tries a knee to the head but Photirat blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yodthanong Photirat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Photirat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodthanong Photirat!