PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thahan Nantakarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conan Harrington is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nantakarn
vs
Harrington

180 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thahan Nantakarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nantakarn dodges the punch combination from Harrington.
Harrington misses with a few strikes there.
Harrington moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nantakarn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harrington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nantakarn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harrington throws a nice looking combination but Nantakarn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harrington shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nantakarn pinned against the cage. Nantakarn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harrington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrington throws a leg kick but Nantakarn moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harrington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington digs a good hook to Nantakarn's body.
Harrington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrington fails with the takedown.
Harrington throws a lazy head kick
and Nantakarn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harrington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harrington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nantakarn swivels and escapes.
Thahan Nantakarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conan Harrington.
Harrington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harrington looks gassed!
Nantakarn throws a nice head kick!
Nantakarn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrington.
Harrington swinging wildly here.
Harrington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington works Nantakarn's body with a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Harrington.
Harrington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nantakarn tried to score with a low kick but Harrington checks it.
Harrington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nantakarn misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrington. Nantakarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nantakarn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harrington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Conan Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington tries to bum rush Nantakarn with a series of wild strikes but Nantakarn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrington lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nantakarn will feel that in the morning.
Harrington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nantakarn rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nantakarn throws a leg kick which misses Harrington's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrington tries to avoid it.
Nantakarn lands a head kick. Harrington smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harrington fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nantakarn.
Harrington looks to score with a jab to the body but Nantakarn is just out of range.
Nantakarn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harrington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nantakarn was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrington.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nantakarn.
Harrington tried to score with a low kick but Nantakarn checks it.
Harrington throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Nantakarn.
Thahan Nantakarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nantakarn throws a leg kick but Harrington sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington scores with a jab. Nantakarn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nantakarn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrington.
Nantakarn tries a low kick but Harrington avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nantakarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrington.
Nantakarn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrington checks it well.
Harrington displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harrington cracks Nantakarn with an open hand slap.
Nantakarn throws a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Nantakarn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harrington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Harrington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nantakarn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harrington is out of range.
Nantakarn misses with a wild body shot.
Nantakarn connects with a leg kick. Harrington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nantakarn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Conan Harrington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Nantakarn misses.
Good work by Harrington as he checks the leg kick.
Nantakarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nantakarn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nantakarn tries a head kick but it misses.
Nantakarn is looking to score with low kicks.
Nantakarn staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nantakarn.
Harrington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nantakarn throws a sloppy head kick and Harrington moves out of range easily.
Harrington throws a body kick that misses
and Nantakarn counters with a low kick, right behind Harrington 's knee.
Nantakarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nantakarn 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.
Harrington connects with a body shot.
Harrington looks to land a combination. Nantakarn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Harrington. Those never looked like landing.
Harrington tests Nantakarn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nantakarn misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington throws a jab when Nantakarn was well out of range.
Nantakarn throws a push kick but Harrington slaps the foot to one side.
Harrington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nantakarn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nantakarn thumps Harrington with a low kick.
Harrington lands a nice looking body shot.
Conan Harrington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrington misses with a body kick.
Harrington tries to clinch there but Nantakarn circles away.
A low kick from Harrington is predictable there
and Nantakarn counters with a nice kick to the body.
Harrington is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nantakarn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrington misses with a double jab.
Nantakarn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harrington swinging wildly here.
Harrington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nantakarn is out of range.
Nantakarn throws a wild body kick that Harrington sees coming a mile off.
Harrington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nantakarn connects with a solid leg kick.
Nantakarn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrington.
Harrington tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nantakarn is able to avoid easily.
Nantakarn takes a swing at Harrington's ribcage but misses.
Harrington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nantakarn moves away.
Nantakarn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nantakarn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nantakarn tries to land a front kick but Harrington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harrington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nantakarn motions for Harrington to come forward. Nantakarn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harrington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nantakarn avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrington. Nantakarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington misses with a two punch combination.
Harrington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nantakarn misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thahan Nantakarn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Some bone on bone action there as Harrington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harrington swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nantakarn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nantakarn is looking to slow Harrington down with leg kicks.
Nantakarn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harrington is out of range and Nantakarn settles back down.
Nantakarn takes a swing at Harrington's ribcage but misses.
Harrington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harrington lands a nice looking body shot.
Harrington misses with the combination.
Nantakarn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harrington just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrington throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington throws a big shot that misses.
Nantakarn throws a leg kick but Harrington checks it.
Nantakarn misses with a low kick as Harrington jumps back.
Harrington looks to land a combination but Nantakarn avoids it well.
Harrington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nantakarn just misses with a punch to the body.
Nantakarn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrington checks it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nantakarn.
Harrington throws a right and a left that Nantakarn avoids nicely.
Harrington moves out of range of the body kick.
Nantakarn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nantakarn throws a chopping leg kick but Harrington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington checks a low kick from Nantakarn.
Harrington misses with a body kick.
Harrington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nantakarn manages to avoid it.
Harrington misses with a series of wild punches.
Nantakarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nantakarn - that will leave a mark!
Nantakarn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harrington checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nantakarn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nantakarn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrington. Nantakarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nantakarn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrington tries to clinch but Nantakarn moves out of range.
Harrington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nantakarn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrington checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harrington throws a leg kick but Nantakarn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harrington throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nantakarn misses with a low kick.
Nantakarn thows a body kick. Harrington tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harrington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nantakarn.
Nantakarn throws a chopping leg kick but Harrington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harrington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nantakarn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nantakarn scores with a push kick.
Harrington tries a head kick but it misses.
Nantakarn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Harrington blocks the low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nantakarn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Harrington.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nantakarn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thahan Nantakarn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nantakarn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Thahan Nantakarn!
Thahan Nantakarn spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.