PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Muncie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muncie has chosen Eminem - The way i am as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Photirat Fairtex
vs
Muncie

200 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

193 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Black Skull Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Muncie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex throws a front kick aimed at Muncie's knee but Muncie avoids it well.
Fairtex wants to clinch.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Muncie is avoiding it.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Muncie is avoiding it.
Muncie circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Fairtex misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muncie looks to throw the jab but Fairtex is out of range.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Muncie moves out of range.
Good work by Muncie as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muncie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairtex manages to avoid it.
Muncie scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex has been cut.
Fairtex tries to land a leg kick but Muncie saw it coming and moves away.
Fairtex wants to clinch up but Muncie keeps it at a distance.
Muncie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Fairtex.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Muncie misses.
Muncie throws a series of punches but Fairtex avoids them all with ease.
Fairtex walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Muncie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muncie just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Muncie is avoiding it.
Fairtex wants to clinch up but Muncie keeps it at a distance.
Muncie misses with a looping left.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fairtex staying out of range there.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex moves out of range of the strikes.
Fairtex really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muncie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muncie works the jab nicely.
Fairtex is looking to score with low kicks.
Fairtex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muncie.
Fairtex walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Muncie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairtex moves in looking to clinch but Muncie pushes him off.
Muncie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muncie keeps the fight on the outside.
Fairtex scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muncie thows a body shot but no joy.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muncie takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fairtex lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Muncie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Muncie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Muncie moves out of range.
Fairtex connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and Muncie moves out of range easily.
Fairtex throws a leg kick but Muncie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fairtex misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Muncie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

No joy there for Muncie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Muncie moves out of range.
Fairtex is looking to chop away at Muncie's legs.
Muncie throws a series of punches but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fairtex lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Muncie moves out of range.
Muncie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muncie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to clinch there but Muncie circles away.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fairtex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fairtex cracks the inside of Muncie's front leg.
Muncie takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Muncie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muncie blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Muncie catches Fairtex with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Muncie avoids the head kick by Fairtex.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muncie throws a jab when Fairtex was well out of range.
Muncie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muncie moves out of range as Fairtex throws a body kick.
Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muncie's calf.
Fairtex feints and then cracks Muncie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muncie down.
Fairtex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muncie.
Fairtex throws the kick towards the body but Muncie avoids it.
Muncie misses with the combination.
Muncie avoids the head kick by Fairtex.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex doesn't manage to clinch there - Muncie circles away.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Muncie moves out of range.
Fairtex scores with a leg kick.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Muncie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex avoids the body shot from Muncie.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Muncie moves out of range.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake Muncie seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muncie drops Fairtex with a beautiful combination! Fairtex stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Muncie is looking for the KO!
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!
Muncie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fairtex. Fairtex circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex's cut is getting worse.
Fairtex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muncie checks a leg kick.
Muncie misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex throws a front kick that sends Muncie stumbling back into the cage.
Muncie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muncie scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Muncie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab from Muncie misses.
Muncie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fairtex tries to work over Muncie's front leg with a kick but Muncie checks it.
Muncie blocks a leg kick.
Muncie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fairtex has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fairtex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fairtex uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muncie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fairtex tries to clinch up.
Muncie swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to clinch there but Muncie circles away.
Muncie lands a with a good body shot.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairtex scoring well with a low kick there.
Muncie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fairtex's head backwards.
Muncie swats away the attempt to clinch by Fairtex.
Fairtex pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex slips under a jab from Muncie.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and Muncie moves out of range easily.
Muncie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fairtex feints and then cracks Muncie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muncie down.
Fairtex uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muncie.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Muncie is having none of it.
Muncie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fairtex sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fairtex throws a low kick but Muncie avoids it.
Muncie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Muncie throws a shot from downtown. Fairtex moves away and avoids it.
Drake Muncie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muncie takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fairtex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fairtex tried to score with a low kick but Muncie checks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Muncie.
Fairtex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muncie.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muncie punishes Fairtex's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muncie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Fairtex doesn't manage to clinch there - Muncie circles away.
Muncie misses with a series of wild punches.
Muncie avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fairtex doesn't manage to clinch there - Muncie circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muncie throws out the jab.
Fairtex shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Muncie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muncie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Muncie!