PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aranchai Kiatpatarphan (ranked 3188 p4p, 3930 weight class) and Romega Vartanein (ranked 310 p4p, 368 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Aranchai Kiatpatarphan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aranchai Kiatpatarphan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kiatpatarphan
vs
Vartanein

169 cm
21
154
6 - 4 - 0

179 cm
22
130
3 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

High Peak Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romega Vartanein!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vartanein throws a body punch but Kiatpatarphan moves out of range.
Kiatpatarphan loads up on a big right hand but Vartanein slips the punch.
Vartanein tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiatpatarphan lands the left hand.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a decent looking hook.
Kiatpatarphan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vartanein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vartanein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiatpatarphan was well out of range. Poor timing from Vartanein.
Kiatpatarphan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vartanein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vartanein misses with a body kick.
Vartanein is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vartanein throws a head kick but Kiatpatarphan moves out of range.
Kiatpatarphan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiatpatarphan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vartanein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiatpatarphan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vartanein.
Kiatpatarphan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiatpatarphan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vartanein throws out the jab.
Kiatpatarphan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kiatpatarphan!

Vartanein is rocked!
Vartanein staying out of range there.
Vartanein is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiatpatarphan finish him?
Vartanein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vartanein seems to have recovered his senses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vartanein misses with a body shot.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartanein misses with a low kick.
Vartanein moves away from the strike by Kiatpatarphan.
Vartanein raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Vartanein throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kiatpatarphan to counter with a crisp jab.
Vartanein looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiatpatarphan is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kiatpatarphan.
A jab from Kiatpatarphan does it's job there.
Kiatpatarphan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vartanein throws a hook but Kiatpatarphan avoids it easily.
Kiatpatarphan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vartanein takes one to the chin there.
Vartanein swings for the body but Kiatpatarphan moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kiatpatarphan.
A cross from Vartanein lands.
Vartanein misses with a right hand
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiatpatarphan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vartanein.
Nice uppercut lands for Vartanein. That snapped Kiatpatarphan's head back.
Vartanein throws a shot from downtown. Kiatpatarphan moves away and avoids it.
Vartanein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiatpatarphan was well out of range. Poor timing from Vartanein.
Vartanein throws a hook but Kiatpatarphan blocks it.
Vartanein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiatpatarphan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a hook
and Kiatpatarphan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiatpatarphan cracks Vartanein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vartanein throws a chopping leg kick but Kiatpatarphan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kiatpatarphan cracks Vartanein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vartanein throws a solid leg kick but Kiatpatarphan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vartanein.
Kiatpatarphan lands a glancing blow to the side of Vartanein's head.
Kiatpatarphan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vartanein on the side of the head.
Vartanein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vartanein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiatpatarphan finds it's way round the side to connect with Vartanein's head.
Vartanein takes a swing at Kiatpatarphan's ribcage but misses.
Vartanein throws a body punch but Kiatpatarphan moves out of range.
Kiatpatarphan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a wild combination.
Vartanein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiatpatarphan checks a low kick from Vartanein.
Kiatpatarphan looks to land a left hand but Vartanein moved out of range nicely.
Kiatpatarphan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vartanein lands a lovely overhand right.
Vartanein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vartanein walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vartanein misses with a hook.
Kiatpatarphan throws a counter high kick but Vartanein was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Vartanein misses.
Kiatpatarphan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vartanein. Kiatpatarphan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiatpatarphan missing with a left hand there. Vartanein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiatpatarphan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vartanein's sensitive parts.
Vartanein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vartanein misses with a hook.
Kiatpatarphan ducks under a wild hook from Vartanein.
Vartanein misses with a body shot.
Kiatpatarphan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kiatpatarphan lands a high kick!
Vartanein throws a shot from downtown. Kiatpatarphan moves away and avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kiatpatarphan!
Vartanein tries a low kick but Kiatpatarphan avoids it.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiatpatarphan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vartanein. Vartanein circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiatpatarphan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vartanein.
Vartanein throws a head kick that misses.
Vartanein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan wants to clinch up but Vartanein keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vartanein! But no joy.
Vartanein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vartanein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiatpatarphan moves out of range of the body kick.
Vartanein misses with a shot to the body
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a body kick.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a wild body shot.
Kiatpatarphan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vartanein looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiatpatarphan is just out of range.
Kiatpatarphan ducks under a wild hook from Vartanein.
Vartanein looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiatpatarphan is just out of range.
Kiatpatarphan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vartanein.
Vartanein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kiatpatarphan to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiatpatarphan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Kiatpatarphan finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vartanein misses with a body punch
and Kiatpatarphan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiatpatarphan lands an overhand right.
A head kick misses from Vartanein.
Vartanein tries a head kick but it misses.
Vartanein misses the body punch
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a good low kick that Vartanein was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aranchai Kiatpatarphan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kiatpatarphan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Vartanein.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vartanein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiatpatarphan.
Vartanein throws a low kick but Kiatpatarphan avoids it.
Kiatpatarphan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiatpatarphan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vartanein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiatpatarphan.
Vartanein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vartanein slips under a jab from Kiatpatarphan.
Vartanein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vartanein.
Vartanein throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a straight right hand.
Vartanein misses the shot to the body.
Vartanein misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Kiatpatarphan misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vartanein lands a slapping body shot.
Vartanein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiatpatarphan moves away.
Kiatpatarphan throws a hook but Vartanein blocks it.
A shot to the body from Vartanein misses
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a huge head kick that drops Vartanein! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.