PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krit Leekpai (ranked 2239 p4p, 324 weight class) and Richie Fortune (ranked 2521 p4p, 355 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Leekpai
vs
Fortune

192 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richie Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leekpai throws a shot from downtown. Fortune moves away and avoids it.
Leekpai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fortune looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fortune is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leekpai.
Leekpai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortune was well out of range. Poor timing from Leekpai.
Fortune checks a leg kick.
Fortune has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Leekpai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fortune misses with a hook.
It looked like Leekpai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fortune.
Fortune lands a nice looking body shot.
Leekpai ducks under a wild hook from Fortune.
Leekpai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leekpai looks to land a right hand but Fortune moved out of range.
Fortune tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leekpai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Leekpai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leekpai staying out of range there.
It looked like Leekpai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fortune throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fortune tries to keep at a distance but Leekpai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leekpai lands a body shot.
Fortune swings wildly with an uppercut but Leekpai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leekpai swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortune uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
Fortune manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fortune lands with a right to the head.
Fortune tries a body shot but Leekpai blocks it.
Fortune lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fortune's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leekpai scores with a shoulder strike.
Fortune is stalling here.
Leekpai tries to throw a body punch but Fortune avoids it by throwing Leekpai back against the cage.
Leekpai throws a head punch that misses.
Leekpai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortune blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Fortune on the inside.
Fortune tries a body shot but Leekpai blocks it.
Leekpai tries to throw a body punch but Fortune avoids it by throwing Leekpai back against the cage.
Leekpai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fortune is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fortune lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Leekpai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fortune avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leekpai.
Leekpai throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortune.
Leekpai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leekpai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortune tries a body shot but Leekpai blocks it.
Fortune is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leekpai lands a body punch.
Fortune can't find room to land a body shot as Leekpai controls the action.
Leekpai tries to work over Fortune's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leekpai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortune tries to work over Leekpai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fortune takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leekpai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
Leekpai tries to throw a body punch but Fortune avoids it by throwing Leekpai back against the cage.
Fortune blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Leekpai fails to land.
Leekpai digs a right hand into Fortune's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fortune's gas tank.
Leekpai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leekpai misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortune blocks an uppercut.
Fortune lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leekpai backwards.
Leekpai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortune leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fortune is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leekpai.
Fortune tries a body shot but Leekpai blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fortune misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leekpai blocks a body shot from Fortune.
A short left from Fortune.
Fortune blocks an uppercut.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
Fortune scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortune pushes Leekpai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Fortune.
A hook to the body from Fortune.
Leekpai working aggressively here.
Fortune trying to stall but Leekpai improves his position.
Leekpai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fortunes head.
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortune taking a breather.
Fortune taking a breather.
Fortune is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Leekpai has denied him.
Leekpai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leekpai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leekpai with a hook.
Fortune misses with a wild body shot.
Fortune throws the left hand but Leekpai avoids the punch easily.
Fortune moves away from the strike by Leekpai.
Leekpai takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Leekpai gets tackled into the cage by Fortune. Fortune maintains the clinch.
Fortune throws a punch but it's blocked by Leekpai.
Leekpai scores with a shoulder strike.
Leekpai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortune blocks an uppercut.
Fortune is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fortune misses with a punch to the body.
Krit Leekpai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leekpai misses with the head strike.
Leekpai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fortune can't find room to land a body shot as Leekpai controls the action.
Fortune has a couple of punches blocked by Leekpai.
A head punch on the inside from Leekpai fails to land.
Fortune throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leekpai has a couple of punches blocked by Fortune.
A head punch on the inside from Leekpai fails to land.
Leekpai throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortune.
Leekpai misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Fortune.
Fortune tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortune misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Leekpai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortune lands a right hand.
Fortune tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leekpai's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Leekpai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leekpai tries to throw a body punch but Fortune avoids it by throwing Leekpai back against the cage.
Fortune misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortune blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortune.
Fortune swings wildly with an uppercut but Leekpai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leekpai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai misses with a body punch.
Fortune blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Leekpai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortune pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fortune holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Leekpai working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leekpai as Fortune tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leekpai.
Fortune lands a nice shot to the body.
Leekpai tries to work over Fortune's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leekpai misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Fortune on the inside.
Leekpai struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortune controls his hands.
Leekpai throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leekpai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leekpai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortune.
Fortune is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fortune.
Leekpai lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fortune.
A nice left hand lands by Leekpai.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leekpai.
Leekpai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fortune backwards.
Fortune taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortune.
Fortune is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leekpai misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortune takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortune prevents a body shot from Leekpai.
Leekpai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortune lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Leekpai fails to land.
Leekpai lands with a right to the head.
Fortune misses with some punches.
Fortune is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leekpai is keeping busy.
Leekpai can't find room to land a body shot as Fortune controls the action.
Leekpai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Leekpai.

Fortune is rocked!
Leekpai throws a big uppercut that drops Fortune! More strikes from Leekpai and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fortune lies dazed against the cage as Leekpai celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krit Leekpai!
Krit Leekpai decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.