PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phuttharaksa comes to the ring accompanied by TP outro . Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Jr Phuttharaksa
vs
OMalley

174 cm
23
130 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

171 cm
19
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service)

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clive OMalley!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OMalley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
OMalley throws a body kick that misses.
OMalley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phuttharaksa manages to avoid it.

Phuttharaksa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. OMalley is trying to defend but Phuttharaksa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Phuttharaksa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
OMalley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phuttharaksa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
OMalley is trying to stand.

Phuttharaksa is trying to work for a kimura but OMalley is defending well.

Phuttharaksa is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phuttharaksa is working for a kimura but OMalley is defending it quite comfortably.
Phuttharaksa is breathing heavily.
OMalley tries to roll over but Phuttharaksa keeps him under control.

Phuttharaksa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

OMalley is defending against the submission attempts here by Phuttharaksa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Phuttharaksa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Phuttharaksa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. OMalley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Phuttharaksa.
OMalley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Phuttharaksa is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley gets full guard.
OMalley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Phuttharaksa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Phuttharaksa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Phuttharaksa won't allow OMalley to sweep him here.

Phuttharaksa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! OMalley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! OMalley has escaped and now he's on top!
OMalley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Phuttharaksa is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OMalley wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Phuttharaksa's closed guard. He's half up but Phuttharaksa has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Phuttharaksa pivots and extends the arm, OMalley falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Phuttharaksa! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.