PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maukka Peusjaetkae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Peusjaetkae
vs
Vongkhamchanh

186 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maukka Peusjaetkae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Vongkhamchanh!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peusjaetkae closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vongkhamchanh did well to prevent Peusjaetkae getting side control.
Peusjaetkae working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Vongkhamchanh's thigh. Vongkhamchanh counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Peusjaetkae tries to free his leg and advance position but Vongkhamchanh is retaining full guard.
Vongkhamchanh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peusjaetkae throws and elbow that misses. Vongkhamchanh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peusjaetkae's guard. Nice move by Vongkhamchanh!
Peusjaetkae wants to stand but Vongkhamchanh is controlling the position.
Vongkhamchanh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vongkhamchanh won't allow Peusjaetkae to get back to his feet.
Peusjaetkae avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Peusjaetkae shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Peusjaetkae scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vongkhamchanh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peusjaetkae passes Vongkhamchanh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vongkhamchanh works his way to full guard. Good work.
Peusjaetkae postures up in Vongkhamchanh's guard and throws a big left but Vongkhamchanh blocks it.
Peusjaetkae pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vongkhamchanh is keeping the position for now.
Peusjaetkae working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vongkhamchanh's head.
Peusjaetkae knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vongkhamchanh on the ground.
Peusjaetkae working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh looking to control.
Peusjaetkae is in close to Vongkhamchanh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peusjaetkae trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peusjaetkae with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vongkhamchanh looks gassed!
Peusjaetkae working some strikes from top position.
Peusjaetkae pushing down on Vongkhamchanh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Peusjaetkae not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peusjaetkae seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peusjaetkae looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peusjaetkae working over Vongkhamchanh with some ground and pound. Vongkhamchanh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to control but can't.
Peusjaetkae trying to mount his opponent but Vongkhamchanh defends it.
Peusjaetkae is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Peusjaetkae trying to advance position but Vongkhamchanh counters by regaining guard.
Peusjaetkae stands up over Vongkhamchanh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peusjaetkae stands up over Vongkhamchanh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peusjaetkae distracts Vongkhamchanh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peusjaetkae postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vongkhamchanh keeping full guard, as Peusjaetkae tries to pass.
Vongkhamchanh trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peusjaetkae lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Peusjaetkae.
Peusjaetkae cracks Vongkhamchanh with a big right hand but Vongkhamchanh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Vongkhamchanh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vongkhamchanh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Peusjaetkae creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vongkhamchanh sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vongkhamchanh prevents Peusjaetkae from improving position.
Peusjaetkae working the ground and pound.
Vongkhamchanh is breathing heavily.
Peusjaetkae cracks Vongkhamchanh with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peusjaetkae creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Peusjaetkae in side control lands a decent elbow.
Peusjaetkae working the head and body with strikes.
Peusjaetkae grinds an elbow into Vongkhamchanh's temple.
Peusjaetkae in side control lands a decent elbow.
Peusjaetkae working the ground and pound from side control.
Peusjaetkae scores with a couple of short elbows.
Peusjaetkae landing strikes.
Peusjaetkae advances nicely into full mount.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peusjaetkae cracks Vongkhamchanh with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peusjaetkae scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vongkhamchanh?
Peusjaetkae with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Vongkhamchanh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peusjaetkae dominating with strikes here.
Peusjaetkae is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vongkhamchanh can do to turn this around?
Peusjaetkae unloading with bombs!
Peusjaetkae scoring with strikes but Vongkhamchanh is staying in there.
Vongkhamchanh wants to control but Peusjaetkae is having none of it.
Peusjaetkae scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vongkhamchanh?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Peusjaetkae with good strikes from the mount here!
Peusjaetkae landing shots from mount.
Peusjaetkae working Vongkhamchanh over with strikes here.
Peusjaetkae with shots to the head and body - Vongkhamchanh looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Vongkhamchanh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vongkhamchanh taking shots to the head.
Peusjaetkae unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Vongkhamchanh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maukka Peusjaetkae overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peusjaetkae postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vongkhamchanh looks a forlorn figure.
Vongkhamchanh is bucking up trying to escape but Peusjaetkae cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Peusjaetkae is landing with some decent strikes but Vongkhamchanh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Peusjaetkae is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Peusjaetkae lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vongkhamchanh tries to hold on but Peusjaetkae postures up.
Peusjaetkae connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maukka Peusjaetkae dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Peusjaetkae shoots for a double leg takedown but Vongkhamchanh sprawls well. He's pushed Peusjaetkae's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Peusjaetkae misses.
Peusjaetkae misses with a series of wild punches.
Peusjaetkae shoots for a takedown but Vongkhamchanh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peusjaetkae slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vongkhamchanh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peusjaetkae.
Peusjaetkae misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maukka Peusjaetkae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peusjaetkae has a takedown stuffed.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a double jab

and Peusjaetkae counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Peusjaetkae throws and elbow that misses. Vongkhamchanh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peusjaetkae's guard. Nice move by Vongkhamchanh!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peusjaetkae keeping full guard, as Vongkhamchanh tries to pass.
Vongkhamchanh stops Peusjaetkae from standing up.
Vongkhamchanh throwing strikes from guard but Peusjaetkae blocks nicely.
Peusjaetkae avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vongkhamchanh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peusjaetkae swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vongkhamchanh won't allow Peusjaetkae to get back to his feet.
Peusjaetkae keeping moving, preventing Vongkhamchanh from controlling successfully.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Peusjaetkae shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peusjaetkae showed some decent athleticism there.
Peusjaetkae lands strikes from half guard.
Peusjaetkae working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vongkhamchanh wants to improve his position but Peusjaetkae is controlling well.
Peusjaetkae lands strikes from half guard.
Peusjaetkae throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peusjaetkae not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vongkhamchanh won't allow Peusjaetkae to pass to mount.
Peusjaetkae is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vongkhamchanh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peusjaetkae.
Peusjaetkae passes the guard and advances to mount!
A nice elbow there by Peusjaetkae.
Peusjaetkae lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Peusjaetkae cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vongkhamchanh is bucking up trying to escape but Peusjaetkae cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vongkhamchanh taking shots to the head.
Vongkhamchanh working to try and regain half guard.
Scott Vongkhamchanh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peusjaetkae landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vongkhamchanh taking shots to the head.
Peusjaetkae lands a heavy elbow.
Peusjaetkae blocks Vongkhamchanh's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
A nice elbow there by Peusjaetkae.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maukka Peusjaetkae showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peusjaetkae, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maukka Peusjaetkae!