PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trai Prugsanapan (ranked 4247 p4p, 196 weight class) and Alexander Laird (ranked 3759 p4p, 174 weight class). Prugsanapan's entrance music is Sarama. A fine choice. Trai Prugsanapan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Laird's chin.

Prugsanapan
vs
Laird

170 cm
21
146 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

166 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trai Prugsanapan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Laird!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laird tries to clinch but Prugsanapan is having none of it.
Laird scores with the left hand. Prugsanapan knows he should have avoided that one.
Laird moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Prugsanapan.
Laird looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laird tries to clinch but Prugsanapan is having none of it.
Prugsanapan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prugsanapan swats away the attempt to clinch by Laird.
Prugsanapan misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Prugsanapan does no damage.
Prugsanapan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Prugsanapan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laird fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prugsanapan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laird tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prugsanapan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prugsanapan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prugsanapan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prugsanapan throws a leg kick but Laird checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laird! But no joy.

Laird clinches up with Prugsanapan and pushes him back against the cage.
Laird throws a punch but it's blocked by Prugsanapan.
Laird has a couple of punches blocked by Prugsanapan.
Laird misses with the head strike.
Laird misses with a punch on the inside.
Laird scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Laird.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prugsanapan blocking some punches.
Prugsanapan tries a knee to the head but Laird blocks it.
Prugsanapan tries to land a knee to the head but Laird blocks with his arms.
Laird throws a punch but it's blocked by Prugsanapan.
Prugsanapan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prugsanapan tries to land a knee to the head but Laird blocks with his arms.
Prugsanapan prevents a body shot from Laird.
Laird misses with the head strike.
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!
Prugsanapan blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Prugsanapan.
Prugsanapan with a knee to the head.

It looks like Alexander Laird has been cut.
Prugsanapan lands with a light punch inside.
Laird looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Laird softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laird lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prugsanapan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laird has a couple of punches blocked by Prugsanapan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laird misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prugsanapan misses with a knee strike.

Prugsanapan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prugsanapan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laird throws out the jab.
A cross from Laird lands.
Prugsanapan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Decent striking displayed by Laird there.
Decent striking displayed by Prugsanapan there.
Laird getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Prugsanapan is rocked!
Laird drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Prugsanapan right on the button. Prugsanapan goes down! Laird follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Laird gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Laird!