PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jomhod Kiatadisak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Richards
vs
Kiatadisak

177 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Franklin Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jomhod Kiatadisak!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kiatadisak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richards tries to pull guard but Kiatadisak holds him up against the cage and eventually Richards drops back down to his feet.
Richards tries to pull guard but Kiatadisak holds him up against the cage and eventually Richards drops back down to his feet.
Richards jumps guard but Kiatadisak turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards is trying to pull guard but Kiatadisak has him pressed against the cage.
Kiatadisak lands a damaging elbow.
Richards tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Richards tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kiatadisak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richards jumps guard but Kiatadisak stands there with Richards around his waist. Richards gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Kiatadisak.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kiatadisak.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Richards is trying to pull guard but Kiatadisak has him pressed against the cage.
Richards dodges an elbow strike from Kiatadisak.
Richards tries to pull guard but Kiatadisak holds him up against the cage and eventually Richards drops back down to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Kiatadisak.
Kiatadisak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richards's defenses.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kiatadisak throws an elbow but misses.
Kiatadisak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow inside that Richards shrugs off.
Kiatadisak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richards dodges an elbow strike from Kiatadisak.
Richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kiatadisak just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kiatadisak throws an elbow but misses.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Kiatadisak, against the cage.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Richards takes an elbow to the temple.
Richards jumps guard but Kiatadisak stands there with Richards around his waist. Richards gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiatadisak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow just above Richards 's eye.
Richards tries to pull guard but Kiatadisak won't allow it.
Richards tries to pull guard but Kiatadisak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kiatadisak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
Richards is trying to pull guard but Kiatadisak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kiatadisak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kiatadisak throws an elbow but it misses.
Kiatadisak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kiatadisak lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Richards tries to pull guard but Kiatadisak won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiatadisak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Richards's brow.
Richards is trying to pull guard but Kiatadisak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Richards is trying to pull guard but Kiatadisak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kiatadisak pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kiatadisak misses with an elbow strike.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kiatadisak.
Kiatadisak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
Kiatadisak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kiatadisak throws an elbow but it misses.
Kiatadisak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Richards takes an elbow to the temple.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Richards tries to pull guard but Kiatadisak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Richards dodges an elbow strike from Kiatadisak.
Kiatadisak lands a damaging elbow.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow inside that Richards shrugs off.
Kiatadisak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kiatadisak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kiatadisak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow just above Richards 's eye.
Kiatadisak misses with an elbow strike.
Richards is trying to pull guard but Kiatadisak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kiatadisak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kiatadisak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richards's defenses.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
Richards tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kiatadisak smiles and moves away.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kiatadisak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Richards tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kiatadisak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kiatadisak misses with an elbow strike.
Kiatadisak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards jumps guard but Kiatadisak stands there with Richards around his waist. Richards gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiatadisak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Kiatadisak, against the cage.
Richards jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kiatadisak walks away with a smile on his face. Richards gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kiatadisak wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Richards fails to land the takedown.
Richards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Richards is breathing heavily.

Kiatadisak has managed to clinch.
Kiatadisak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow inside that Richards shrugs off.
Kiatadisak throws an elbow that misses.
Richards dodges an elbow strike from Kiatadisak.
Richards dodges an elbow strike from Kiatadisak.
Kiatadisak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiatadisak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kiatadisak.
Richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kiatadisak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kiatadisak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kiatadisak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kiatadisak throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jomhod Kiatadisak dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kiatadisak moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Kiatadisak wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kiatadisak moves into the clinch successfully.
Richards is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kiatadisak to keep the fight standing.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiatadisak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Richards's brow.
Richards tries to pull guard but Kiatadisak holds him up against the cage and eventually Richards drops back down to his feet.
Richards dodges an elbow strike from Kiatadisak.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Kiatadisak.
Richards tries to pull guard but Kiatadisak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
Kiatadisak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Richards is trying to pull guard but Kiatadisak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Richards jumps guard but Kiatadisak turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
Richards is trying to pull guard but Kiatadisak has him pressed against the cage.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kiatadisak lands a damaging elbow.
Kiatadisak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richards's defenses.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Kiatadisak.
Kiatadisak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jomhod Kiatadisak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Richards jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kiatadisak walks away with a smile on his face. Richards gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Richards fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kiatadisak avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Richards or perhaps it was just good defense by Kiatadisak which made him look bad.

Kiatadisak gets a clinch.
Kiatadisak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kiatadisak. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Richards takes an elbow to the temple.
Kiatadisak pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kiatadisak.
Richards tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kiatadisak smiles and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Kiatadisak as Richards shoots in.
Jomhod Kiatadisak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiatadisak.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch up but Richards circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiatadisak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiatadisak is looking to clinch.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch up but Richards circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiatadisak tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Kiatadisak as Richards shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiatadisak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
Kiatadisak is looking to clinch.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt.
Kiatadisak wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiatadisak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kiatadisak is looking to clinch.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch up.
Kiatadisak fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiatadisak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kiatadisak pushes Richards up against the cage in a clinch.
Richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiatadisak.
Kiatadisak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiatadisak.
Richards jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kiatadisak walks away with a smile on his face. Richards gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch up but Richards circles away and keeps his distance.

Kiatadisak has managed to clinch.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow inside.
Kiatadisak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiatadisak pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kiatadisak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Kiatadisak.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kiatadisak throws an elbow but misses.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
Kiatadisak misses with an elbow strike.
Richards is trying to pull guard but Kiatadisak has him pressed against the cage.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow inside that Richards shrugs off.
Kiatadisak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kiatadisak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richards's defenses.
Kiatadisak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richards takes an elbow to the temple.
Richards takes an elbow to the temple.
Kiatadisak lands a nice elbow.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kiatadisak lands a nice elbow.
Kiatadisak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Richards pulls guard effortlessly.
Kiatadisak wants to stand but Richards has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kiatadisak is fighting to break Richards's control of his arms but Richards is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kiatadisak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kiatadisak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Richards wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kiatadisak tries to stand but Richards is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kiatadisak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kiatadisak rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
Richards is trying to pull guard but Kiatadisak has him pressed against the cage.
Richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kiatadisak just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jomhod Kiatadisak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Richards fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Kiatadisak moves into the clinch successfully.
Kiatadisak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kiatadisak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kiatadisak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kiatadisak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richards's defenses.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Kiatadisak, against the cage.
Kiatadisak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richards's defenses.
Kiatadisak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richards tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiatadisak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Richards's brow.
Kiatadisak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richards's defenses.
Kiatadisak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richards tries to pull guard but Kiatadisak holds him up against the cage and eventually Richards drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiatadisak lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
Kiatadisak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiatadisak.
Kiatadisak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kiatadisak lands a nice elbow.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards tries to pull guard but Kiatadisak holds him up against the cage and eventually Richards drops back down to his feet.
Richards jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kiatadisak walks away with a smile on his face. Richards gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Richards is defended easily by Kiatadisak.
Kiatadisak wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.

Richards shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kiatadisak manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kiatadisak wants to stand but Richards is controlling the position.

Richards thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Richards won't allow Kiatadisak to get back to his feet.

Richards thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richards drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richards jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Richards is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards won't allow Kiatadisak to get back to his feet.

Richards drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richards jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Richards prevents Kiatadisak from getting back to his feet.

Richards drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richards jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Richards is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiatadisak keeping full guard, as Richards tries to pass.

Richards drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richards jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Richards drops back looking for a leg! Kiatadisak is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kiatadisak manages to kick Richards off! Richards jumps back into Kiatadisak's guard.
Richards prevents Kiatadisak from getting back to his feet.
Richards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Richards won't allow Kiatadisak to get back to his feet.
Kiatadisak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Richards drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Richards as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Kiatadisak screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Richards! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Franklin Richards!