PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gary Saxton (ranked 24084 p4p, 554 weight class) and Chokdee Siriwat (ranked 23915 p4p, 552 weight class). Siriwat comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vs The World kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Saxton
vs
Siriwat

179 cm
26
165 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

174 cm
27
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Experienced

Excellent MT
Determined

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Saxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chokdee Siriwat!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saxton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Siriwat's hands.

Siriwat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Siriwat has Saxton pressed against the ropes.
Siriwat tries to land knees in the clinch but Saxton avoids the damage to the body.

Siriwat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Siriwat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saxton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Siriwat gets a clinch.

Siriwat manages to break the clinch.

Siriwat takes the fight into the clinch.
Saxton scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siriwat blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Siriwat breaks from the clinch.
Saxton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Saxton finds it's way through Siriwat's defenses.

Saxton gets tackled into the ropes by Siriwat. Siriwat maintains the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Siriwat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Siriwat breaks the clinch.

Siriwat clinches up against the ropes.
Siriwat taking a breather.
Siriwat trying to land knees to the body.
Saxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saxton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Siriwat breaks from the clinch.
Saxton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Siriwat.
Saxton avoids the head kick by Siriwat.
Saxton lands a lovely overhand right.
Saxton fails to land with a series of punches.

Siriwat pushes Saxton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Siriwat missing with knees to the body.
Saxton throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siriwat trying to land knees to the body.
Siriwat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saxton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Siriwat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saxton.
Saxton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Siriwat breaks the clinch.
Saxton cracks Siriwat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Chokdee Siriwat has been cut.
Saxton looks to throw the jab but Siriwat is out of range.

Siriwat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Siriwat tries to land knees in the clinch but Saxton avoids the damage to the body.

Siriwat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saxton tries a head kick but it misses.

Siriwat has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siriwat taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saxton tries to stall but Siriwat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chokdee Siriwat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chokdee Siriwat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Siriwat missing with a left hand there. Saxton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siriwat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saxton.
Saxton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siriwat circles away quickly and effectively.

Siriwat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Siriwat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Siriwat moves into the clinch.

Siriwat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gary Saxton is winning the standup battle so far.
Saxton is looking to score with low kicks.
Chokdee Siriwat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saxton throws a nice looking combination but Siriwat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Siriwat instigates a clinch.

Siriwat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saxton wants to slow Siriwat down by chopping away at his legs.
Saxton wants to slow Siriwat down by chopping away at his legs.
Siriwat staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siriwat scores with a leg kick.
Siriwat goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Saxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Siriwat was well out of range. Poor timing from Saxton.
Saxton throws a nice looking combination but Siriwat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siriwat moves away from the strike by Saxton.
No joy there for Saxton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saxton throws a series of punches but Siriwat avoids them all with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Siriwat blocks the leg kick.
Saxton with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Siriwat closes the distance and pushes Saxton back into the ropes.
Siriwat working Saxton over with knees to the body.
Siriwat stalling in the clinch.
Siriwat's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Saxton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saxton tries to circle away but Siriwat has him pinned against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siriwat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Siriwat manages to break the clinch.

Siriwat closes the distance and pushes Saxton back into the ropes.
Saxton pushes off an throws an elbow but Siriwat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Siriwat manages to break the clinch.
Siriwat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Siriwat clinches up against the ropes.
Siriwat crunches a lovely knee into Saxton's ribcage.
Siriwat blocks the elbow strike.
Saxton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Siriwat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saxton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chokdee Siriwat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chokdee Siriwat's cut.
That's time! Saxton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Siriwat lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Siriwat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siriwat scores with a big combo that sends Saxton crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Saxton flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Siriwat jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chokdee Siriwat!
After the fight, Chokdee Siriwat was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.