PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sagat Petchyindee (ranked 4183 p4p, 5505 weight class) and Ula Tele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Petchyindee
vs
Tele

225 cm
25
262
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
272
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sagat Petchyindee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ula Tele!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tele misses with a wild body shot.
Tele misses with an uppercut.
Tele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tele tries to bum rush Petchyindee with a series of wild strikes but Petchyindee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tele misses with a straight left.
Tele falls off balance throwing a combination
and Petchyindee counters with a good low kick that Tele was not able to check.
Petchyindee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petchyindee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tele circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from Petchyindee tenderised Tele's leg. Tele is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petchyindee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tele misses with a combination
and Petchyindee counters with a nice leg kick.
Petchyindee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tele throws the left hand but Petchyindee avoids the punch easily.
Tele throws a poor cross that misses

and Petchyindee moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petchyindee pushes Tele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Petchyindee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tele is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Petchyindee lands a hook to the side of the head.

Petchyindee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tele misses with a body shot.
Petchyindee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petchyindee. Tele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tele stalks Petchyindee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Petchyindee's face. Petchyindee staggers backwards, shaken.
Tele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petchyindee is looking to slow Tele down with leg kicks.
Tele tries to clinch up.
Tele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petchyindee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Petchyindee.
Tele misses with a body punch
and Petchyindee counters with a body kick.
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!
Tele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petchyindee moves away.
Petchyindee scores with a spinning back kick!
Tele looks winded!
Tele throws out a loose jab but Petchyindee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Tele misses.
Petchyindee lands with a nice body kick.
Petchyindee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tele.
Tele misses with a hook.
Petchyindee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petchyindee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tele is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Petchyindee.
Tele has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tele there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Ula Tele has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petchyindee.
Tele wants to clinch
and Petchyindee counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Petchyindee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Petchyindee trying to land knees to the body.
Tele misses with a punch on the inside.
Tele tries to stall but Petchyindee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Petchyindee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Petchyindee gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petchyindee as Tele tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petchyindee misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Petchyindee breaks the clinch.
Tele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been informed that Tele has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ula Tele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tele walks forward, straight into a front kick from Petchyindee.

Petchyindee clinches up against the cage.
Tele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Petchyindee fails to land.
Tele is trying to stall.
Petchyindee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sagat Petchyindee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ula Tele's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tele throws a poor cross that misses
and Petchyindee counters with a low kick, right behind Tele 's knee.
Petchyindee lands a nice looking body kick.
Petchyindee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Petchyindee, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petchyindee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee tried to counter with a leg kick but Tele avoided it.
Petchyindee moves away from the strike by Tele.
Petchyindee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tele throws a hook to the side of Petchyindee's head but Petchyindee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petchyindee is looking to counter punch.
Petchyindee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tele.
Tele takes one on the button.
Tele is breathing heavily.
Tele closes the distance but Petchyindee moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tele misses with a lunging right hand

and Petchyindee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Petchyindee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petchyindee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tele or not.
Tele should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tele managing to block the knees to the body from Petchyindee.
Tele is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Petchyindee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petchyindee lands an elbow inside.
Petchyindee blocks a body shot from Tele.
Petchyindee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sagat Petchyindee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petchyindee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tele managing to block the knees to the body from Petchyindee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tele avoids a wild elbow strike from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Petchyindee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Petchyindee moves into the clinch.
Tele has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee prevents a body shot from Tele.
Petchyindee working Tele over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petchyindee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teles head.
Petchyindee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petchyindee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tele prevents a body shot from Petchyindee.
Tele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petchyindee lands a body shot.

Petchyindee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petchyindee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petchyindee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petchyindee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tele swings away with a body shot that misses

and Petchyindee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tele tries to throw a body punch but Petchyindee avoids it by throwing Tele back against the cage.
Petchyindee can't find room to land a body shot as Tele controls the action.
Petchyindee is struggling to control the position.
Tele tries to throw a body punch but Petchyindee avoids it by throwing Tele back against the cage.
Tele lands a left hand.
Tele has a couple of punches blocked by Petchyindee.

Petchyindee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petchyindee lands a leg kick that knocks Tele off balance momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tele crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Petchyindee - the referee stops the clock and Tele gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Petchyindee. Tele manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Petchyindee scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petchyindee counters with a nice body shot.
Petchyindee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tele.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tele tries to clinch up
and Petchyindee counters with an inside leg kick.

Petchyindee rushes Tele and presses him up against the cage.
Tele wants to stall.
Tele takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Petchyindee.
Tele being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Petchyindee for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A right hand to the body from Petchyindee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sagat Petchyindee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ula Tele's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Both fighters circling a little - Petchyindee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tele misses with a body shot.
Petchyindee cracks Tele with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Petchyindee.

Petchyindee moves into range and clinches up with Tele.
Petchyindee works on Tele's body with a couple of short punches.

Petchyindee breaks from the clinch.
Petchyindee fakes the leg kick and cracks Tele in the body.
Petchyindee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tele. That did some damage!
Tele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Petchyindee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tele misses with a punch on the inside.
Tele wants to stall.
Tele has a couple of punches blocked by Petchyindee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petchyindee obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Petchyindee.

Petchyindee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sagat Petchyindee is winning the standup battle so far.
Petchyindee throws a body punch but Tele moves out of range.
Tele misses with an uppercut. Petchyindee saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petchyindee.
A slow jab from Tele misses its intended target.
Petchyindee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tele throws out the jab.
Petchyindee is looking to counter punch.
Tele throws a big shot that misses.
Tele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petchyindee slips under a jab from Tele.
Petchyindee misses with the combination.
Petchyindee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tele can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee lands with an uppercut that bounces Tele off the cage and back into range.

That has opened up Ula Tele's cut even more.
Tele throws out a loose jab but Petchyindee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petchyindee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petchyindee keeps the fight on the outside.
Petchyindee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tele misses the jab.
Tele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petchyindee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tele.
Tele closes the distance but Petchyindee moves to the side
and Petchyindee counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Tele finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tele throws a poor cross that misses

and Petchyindee counters by moving into the clinch.
Petchyindee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Petchyindee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tele blocks the elbow strike.
Petchyindee lands an elbow that stopped Tele in his tracks for a moment.
Petchyindee tries to work over Tele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Petchyindee breaks the clinch.
Tele punishes Petchyindee's body with a nice straight punch.
Ula Tele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petchyindee throws a push kick but Tele slaps the foot to one side.
Tele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tele lands a nice looking body shot.
Tele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petchyindee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petchyindee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tele, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Petchyindee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tele.
Tele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
A short right from Petchyindee.
Tele avoiding damage as Petchyindee throws knees to the body.
Petchyindee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tele avoids the damage to the body.
Tele misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tele.
Tele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tele struggles to land a body shot inside as Petchyindee controls his hands.
Petchyindee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petchyindee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tele avoids it.
Tele is trying to stall.
Tele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat Petchyindee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tele is trying to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sagat Petchyindee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petchyindee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagat Petchyindee!