PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ratanachai Sithbanprachan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tung Kuk (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.

Sithbanprachan
vs
Kuk

170 cm
21
162 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

178 cm
19
160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ratanachai Sithbanprachan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tung Kuk !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sithbanprachan throws a head kick but Kuk moves out of range.
Kuk tries to clinch but Sithbanprachan moves out of range.
Kuk misses with a body shot.
Sithbanprachan throws a quick inside leg kick.

Kuk closes the distance and clinches.
Sithbanprachan blocks a body shot from Kuk .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuk .
Kuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Sithbanprachan trying to land knees to the body.
Kuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sithbanprachan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kuk works on Sithbanprachan's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuk lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuk misses with a body punch.
Kuk leaning against his opponent.
Kuk misses with a body punch.
Sithbanprachan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kuk lands a shot to the body.
Sithbanprachan blocks a body shot from Kuk .
Kuk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Sithbanprachan controls his hands.
Kuk slowing the pace effectively.
Kuk prevents a body shot from Sithbanprachan.
Kuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Sithbanprachan backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithbanprachan prevents a body shot from Kuk .
Kuk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sithbanprachan's efforts to push away.
Kuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuk tries to throw a body punch but Sithbanprachan avoids it by throwing Kuk back against the cage.
Sithbanprachan looking to throw knees to the head but Kuk is blocking nicely.

Sithbanprachan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sithbanprachan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Kuk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sithbanprachan, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sithbanprachans head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuk stalls.
Sithbanprachan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuk .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuk tries a body shot but Sithbanprachan blocks it.
Kuk effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sithbanprachan throws an elbow but misses.
Kuk is pushing Sithbanprachan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short body shot lands from Kuk as the two fighters clinch.
Kuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuk is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuk lands with a right to the head.
Sithbanprachan blocks a body shot from Kuk .
Sithbanprachan missing with knees to the body.
Sithbanprachan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Sithbanprachan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kuk stalling against the cage.
Kuk lands with a light punch inside.
Kuk lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Sithbanprachan.
A hook to the body from Kuk .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sithbanprachan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuk is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tung Kuk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sithbanprachan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuk is looking to clinch.
Kuk swings for the body but Sithbanprachan moves out of range.
Kuk wants to clinch.
Kuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuk tries to clinch up but Sithbanprachan circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuk tries to clinch there but Sithbanprachan circles away.
Tung Kuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sithbanprachan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuk circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Sithbanprachan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kuk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Sithbanprachan controls his hands.
Kuk stalling.
Kuk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sithbanprachan backwards.
Sithbanprachan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuk avoids it.
Kuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuk leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kuk scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kuk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kuk receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kuk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sithbanprachan missing with knees to the body.
Sithbanprachan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuk is defending well for now.
Tung Kuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tung Kuk .
Kuk tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sithbanprachan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sithbanprachan throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Tung Kuk has been cut.
Kuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sithbanprachan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuk tries to clinch but Sithbanprachan moves out of range.
Kuk tries to clinch there but Sithbanprachan circles away.
Kuk ducks under a wild hook from Sithbanprachan.

Kuk clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sithbanprachan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuk scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Sithbanprachan is rocked!
Kuk creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sithbanprachan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sithbanprachan drops to his knees and Kuk pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tung Kuk !
A relieved looking Tung Kuk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.