PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael MacRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phuttharaksa comes to the ring accompanied by TP outro . MacRoberts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pretty Vacant by The Sex Pistols kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jr Phuttharaksa
vs
MacRoberts

174 cm
24
130 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

176 cm
23
147 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MacRoberts!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Phuttharaksa.
MacRoberts throws a head kick but Phuttharaksa moves out of range.

Phuttharaksa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. MacRoberts looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Phuttharaksa is trying to get an arm triangle but MacRoberts is defending well.
MacRoberts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
MacRoberts is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
MacRoberts is looking to improve his position.

Phuttharaksa maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! MacRoberts could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Phuttharaksa has cracked it and MacRoberts is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Phuttharaksa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa gave a mention to Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).