PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Poy Jakkapan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Thugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jakkapan
vs
Thugo

168 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poy Jakkapan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Thugo!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thugo darts in and clinches Jakkapan up against the cage.
Jakkapan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jakkapan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jakkapan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thugo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jakkapan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jakkapan wants to clinch.
Thugo keeps the fight on the outside.
Jakkapan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jakkapan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thugo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jakkapan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jakkapan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thugo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jakkapan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jakkapan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thugo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thugo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thugo tries a head kick but it misses.
Thugo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jakkapan throws a right hand that Thugo ducks under and follows up with a left that Thugo also avoids with ease.
Jakkapan darts in trying to clinch

and Thugo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jakkapan connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakkapan throws a knee to the head but misses.

Thugo has hold of one of Jakkapan's legs. Jakkapan is fighting the takedown attempt but Thugo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Thugo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jakkapan has a closed guard, preventing Thugo from standing up.
Thugo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thugo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jakkapan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jakkapan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thugo throws and elbow that misses. Jakkapan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thugo's guard. Nice move by Jakkapan!
Thugo throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Thugo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thugo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jakkapan pinned against the cage. Jakkapan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Poy Jakkapan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Thugo.
Thugo looks gassed!
Jakkapan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thugo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jakkapan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thugo on the side of the head.
Jakkapan tries to clinch but Thugo is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Thugo or perhaps it was just good defense by Jakkapan which made him look bad.
Jakkapan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thugo's head backwards.
Jakkapan tries to clinch up but Thugo circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thugo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poy Jakkapan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thugo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jakkapan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jakkapan, as that shot connected.
Thugo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Thugo is rocked!

Jakkapan clinches up against the cage.
Thugo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jakkapan finish him?
Jakkapan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thugo seems to have recovered his senses.

Thugo successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jakkapan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thugo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jakkapan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jakkapan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jakkapan won't allow Thugo to sweep him here.
Thugo is trying to keep Jakkapan in close.
Thugo wants to stand and escape but Jakkapan is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thugo looking for a sweep. Not yet Thugo, not yet.

Thugo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jakkapan escapes and throws Thugo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Thugo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jakkapan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jakkapan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thugo wants to control but Jakkapan is having none of it.
Thugo can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Jakkapan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thugo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jakkapan swivels and escapes.
Thugo shoots for a takedown but Jakkapan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jakkapan tries to clinch but Thugo moves out of range.
Jakkapan tries to clinch but Thugo is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jakkapan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jakkapan tries to clinch up but Thugo circles away and keeps his distance.

Thugo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jakkapan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Thugo is thwarting Jakkapan's attempts to control the position.
Jakkapan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thugo winds up and cracks Jakkapan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jakkapan is not content to let Thugo control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakkapan moves into full guard.
Thugo looking to sit in guard and control but Jakkapan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jakkapan prevents Thugo from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jakkapan postures up.
Thugo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jakkapan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thugo is striking from the bottom but Jakkapan uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Thugo is looking to get back to full guard here but Jakkapan has managed to pass to side control instead.
Thugo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thugo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thugo is working to get back to half guard.
Jakkapan throws some wild stikes that Thugo manages to avoid easily.
Thugo tries to reverse the position but Jakkapan maintains control.
Jakkapan looking to ground and pound but Thugo is blocking nicely.
Thugo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thugo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Thugo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thugo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thugo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jakkapan unloads with some shots from mount but Thugo bucks and avoids them well.
Thugo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thugo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Thugo tries to hold on but Jakkapan pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thugo is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Omar Thugo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jakkapan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thugo circles away quickly and effectively.
Poy Jakkapan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jakkapan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jakkapan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thugo moves in looking to clinch but Jakkapan pushes him off.

Thugo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jakkapan is refusing to be controlled, as Thugo sits in half guard.
Thugo is looking to stall here but Jakkapan recovers full guard.
Jakkapan looking for a sweep. Not yet Jakkapan, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thugo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thugo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jakkapan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Thugo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jakkapan, up you get!
Thugo closes the distance and clinches up with Jakkapan, looking for a takedown. Thugo pushes Jakkapan against the cage but Jakkapan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thugo swats away the attempt to clinch by Jakkapan.
Nice sprawl there from Jakkapan as Thugo shoots in.
Thugo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thugo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jakkapan tries to avoid it but Thugo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jakkapan to the ground. Jakkapan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Poy Jakkapan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Thugo.
Jakkapan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Thugo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thugo working over Jakkapan with some ground and pound. Jakkapan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thugo throwing shots but Jakkapan is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thugo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jakkapan is staying active underneath Thugo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jakkapan moves into full guard.
Thugo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Thugo stands and steps away. Jakkapan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakkapan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thugo circles away quickly and effectively.

Thugo closes the distance and clinches.
Thugo wants a takedown but no success here.
Jakkapan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jakkapan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jakkapan connects with a knee to the head.
Thugo is looking to break free of the clinch but Jakkapan has double underhooks.
Thugo can't get the takedown.
Thugo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jakkapan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thugo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jakkapan walks away with a smile on his face. Thugo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thugo swats away the attempt to clinch by Jakkapan.
Jakkapan cracks Thugo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Thugo scores a takedown into full mount!
Thugo working the ground and pound effectively.
Thugo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thugo lands a heavy elbow.
Thugo with the ground and pound from mount.
Jakkapan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Thugo with a couple of short strikes.
Thugo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jakkapan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Thugo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thugo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Thugo!