PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haven West (ranked 4250 p4p, 493 weight class) and Krit Leekpai (ranked 4573 p4p, 528 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

West
vs
Leekpai

188 cm
24
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haven West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leekpai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping West at a distance.
West moves out of range as Leekpai strikes.
Leekpai with a nice cross.

It looks like Haven West has been cut.
Leekpai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. West looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leekpai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West drops down looking for a counter takedown but Leekpai sprawls and moves away.
Krit Leekpai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leekpai scores with a three punch combo!
Leekpai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leekpai works West's body with a nice hook.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leekpai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leekpai scores with a punch to the head.

Haven West's cut is getting worse.
Leekpai throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
West attempts a counter takedown but Leekpai avoids it well and moves away.
Leekpai lands a nice hook to West's body. West takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leekpai scores with a leg kick.
Leekpai throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
West drops down looking for a counter takedown but Leekpai sprawls and moves away.
Leekpai sizes up West with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leekpai cracks a nice hook into West's ribs.
Leekpai looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leekpai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Leekpai.
Leekpai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches West on the side of the head.

Haven West's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
West takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
West looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leekpai throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
West takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Leekpai.
Leekpai connects with a body shot that sends West's belly button to the back.
Leekpai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai scores with a jab to the body.
Leekpai throws a right hand that misses

and West counters with a takedown into side control.
Leekpai can't do much from the bottom here.

West looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Leekpai is looking for a sweep.
Leekpai manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Leekpai keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Leekpai wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

West is trying to work for a kimura but Leekpai is defending well.
Leekpai holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Leekpai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Leekpai looking for a sweep. Not yet Leekpai, not yet.
Leekpai has West pulled in close to control his posture.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
West wants to control from the top but Leekpai keeps moving.
Leekpai pulls West in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krit Leekpai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haven West's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leekpai.
West on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leekpai tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Leekpai catches West right on the button with a cross.
Leekpai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Leekpai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
West drops down looking for a counter takedown but Leekpai sprawls and moves away.
Leekpai throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leekpai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Krit Leekpai seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leekpai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping West at a distance.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
West is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leekpai.

Jeez, Haven West's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Leekpai throws a leg kick which misses West's front leg but catches the back leg as West tries to avoid it.
West slips under a jab.
Leekpai connects with a nice looking jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Haven West's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Krit Leekpai!
Krit Leekpai tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Haven West was interviewed post fight and said 'sfsh the wezzydog will be back notorious and mighty auuuraaahhhh'.