PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paw Paw Udomprecha (ranked 1381 p4p, 73 weight class) and Morris Day (ranked 1266 p4p, 65 weight class). Morris Day is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Paw Udomprecha
vs
Day

170 cm
21
136 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

171 cm
29
146 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paw Paw Udomprecha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morris Day!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udomprecha lands the left hand.
Udomprecha throws a leg kick which misses Day's front leg but catches the back leg as Day tries to avoid it.

Udomprecha tries to sprawl but Day drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Day there.
Day looks to land a strike but Udomprecha avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Day postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Udomprecha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Udomprecha is controlling Day's posture.
Day lands a couple of elbows.
Udomprecha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Udomprecha is really struggling to control Day but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day is looking to work some ground and pound but Udomprecha has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Udomprecha is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Day throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Udomprecha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Udomprecha is trying to control the position but Day postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Day working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Udomprecha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Day.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Day takes one to the chin there.
Day walks forward, straight into a front kick from Udomprecha.
Nice sprawl there from Udomprecha as Day shoots in.
Udomprecha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Udomprecha misses with a head kick.

Udomprecha tries to sprawl but Day drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Day not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Day throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Day has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Udomprecha is trying to control but can't.
Day thows a huge punch but Udomprecha dodges it nicely.
Day looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Udomprecha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Udomprecha defending well though.
Udomprecha regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Day.
Day throws a big elbow that misses.
Udomprecha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Day postures up in Udomprecha's guard and throws a big left but Udomprecha blocks it.
Udomprecha has momentary wrist control but Day slips an elbow through the middle.
Day missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Day postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Day scoring with punches to the head and body.
Day working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Udomprecha trying to keep a closed guard but Day is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Udomprecha.
Day takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Udomprecha.
Day takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Day shoots in and drives through. Udomprecha sprawls well.
Udomprecha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Udomprecha wants it to stay on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Udomprecha misses the target.
Paw Paw Udomprecha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morris Day.
Udomprecha tries a head kick but it misses.
Day looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Udomprecha is fending him off so far but Day persists. Nope, Udomprecha circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Udomprecha. No joy for Day on that attempt.
Udomprecha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Udomprecha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Udomprecha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Day gets a takedown into half guard.
Udomprecha is doing well to control the position and prevent Day from advancing to side control.
Day throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day lands strikes from half guard.
Udomprecha has hold of Day's hands but Day slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Udomprecha is concentrating on defense, preventing Day from advancing position.
Udomprecha is trying to maintain the position but Day is very close to passing his half guard.
Day throwing shots but Udomprecha is blocking nicely.
Udomprecha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Day is working away from the top position though.
Day not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Day throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Udomprecha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Day.
Udomprecha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Day.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Morris Day will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Udomprecha delivers a nice body kick.
Day shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Udomprecha as he jumps to the side.
Udomprecha thuds his right hand into Day's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Udomprecha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Udomprecha.

Day gets the takedown into side control.

Udomprecha explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Day shoots in but no luck this time.
Paw Paw Udomprecha is winning the standup battle so far.
Day shoots for a takedown but Udomprecha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paw Paw Udomprecha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morris Day.
Day shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Udomprecha defends it nicely.
Day fails to land the takedown.
Udomprecha lands a really nice looking cross but Day seems unphased.
Udomprecha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Day takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Day's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Day's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Udomprecha lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Udomprecha scores with a jab to the jaw.
Day takes a kick to the side of the head.
Udomprecha connects with a jab.
Udomprecha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Udomprecha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Day drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Udomprecha defends it well.
Udomprecha slaps away a takedown attempt from Day, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Udomprecha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Day takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Udomprecha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Udomprecha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Day.
Day tries to counter with a clinch but Udomprecha shakes him off and moves away.
Day fails with the takedown.
Udomprecha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Day throws a leg kick but Udomprecha moved away.
Udomprecha thinks about countering with a body kick.

Day shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Udomprecha's guard.

Udomprecha kicks Day off and gets to his feet.
Day shoots for a takedown but Udomprecha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day tries to score a power double leg takedown but Udomprecha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Day somewhat.
Udomprecha scores with a kick to the body.
Udomprecha with a hook.
Udomprecha throws a series of strikes that have Day backpedaling.
Morris Day is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day throws the kick towards the body but Udomprecha avoids it.
Udomprecha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Udomprecha digs a good hook to Day's body.
It looks like Udomprecha has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Day shoots for a double leg takedown but Udomprecha sprawls well. He's pushed Day's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Udomprecha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Day shoots in and drives through. Udomprecha sprawls well.
Nice body kick there by Udomprecha.
Udomprecha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Day tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Udomprecha defends well and Day ends up having to push Udomprecha into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Day is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Day is defended easily by Udomprecha.
Udomprecha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Udomprecha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Udomprecha.
Day takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Udomprecha lands a jab to Day's midsection.
Day changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Udomprecha tries to avoid it but Day manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Udomprecha to the ground. Udomprecha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Day shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Udomprecha as he jumps to the side.
Day has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Udomprecha.
Day will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Udomprecha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No luck for Day with that takedown attempt.
Paw Paw Udomprecha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Day shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Udomprecha but Udomprecha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Udomprecha lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Udomprecha scores with a nice strike.
Udomprecha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Udomprecha 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.
Udomprecha lands a lovely overhand right.
Day is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Udomprecha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Day can do to turn this around?
Udomprecha lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Day takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters circling a little - Udomprecha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Day darts in looking for a takedown but Udomprecha gets double underhooks and turns Day into the cage.
Udomprecha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Day's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Day.
Day will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Day gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Udomprecha.
Day takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Day closes the distance and clinches up with Udomprecha, looking for a takedown. Day pushes Udomprecha against the cage but Udomprecha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Day shoots in but no luck this time.
Udomprecha scores with a nice head shot.
Udomprecha fakes the leg kick and cracks Day in the body.
Day changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Udomprecha tries to avoid it but Day manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Udomprecha to the ground. Udomprecha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Udomprecha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Day gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Day on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Udomprecha lands the left hand.
Udomprecha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Day will feel that in the morning.
Udomprecha lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paw Paw Udomprecha dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Udomprecha throws a shot to the body.
Udomprecha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Day at a distance.
Day moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Day has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Udomprecha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Day doesn't seem bothered though.
Udomprecha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Day.
A solid body kick from Udomprecha.
Day goes for a double leg but Udomprecha avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Udomprecha continues to drive forward.
Udomprecha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Udomprecha lands with a straight right. Day didn't see that one coming.

Day scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Udomprecha wants to control but Day postures up.
Day misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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Day is trying to ground and pound but Udomprecha uses the momentary lack of control by Day to regain half guard.
Udomprecha trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Udomprecha's head.
Udomprecha wants to control but Day is keeping busy.
Day missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Udomprecha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Day scores with a couple of nice shots.
Udomprecha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Day.
Udomprecha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Day.
Day scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Udomprecha is in trouble now - Day has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Day misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Udomprecha is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The referee warns Udomprecha that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Day raining down shots from the mount!
Day landing strikes, looking to finish!
Udomprecha is in a horrible position here. Day smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Day throwing strikes here but Udomprecha is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Day landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Udomprecha wants to hold on but Day pushes him away.

Day moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Udomprecha has worked his arm free - good work by Udomprecha!
Day working the body and head with strikes.
Day working away.
Day postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Day goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Udomprecha has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Day but great work by Udomprecha.
Day seems a little lost for a moment, as Udomprecha dominates the positioning.
Udomprecha misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udomprecha is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Day will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Day is looking for a sweep.
Day is being controlled here.
Day is not content to let Udomprecha control the position.
Day wants to control but Udomprecha postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Morris Day.
I think Day 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!