PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krit Leekpai (ranked 20121 p4p, 4194 weight class) and Boss Yonic (ranked 111 p4p, 87 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Leekpai
vs
Yonic

192 cm
36
205
25 - 34 - 0

172 cm
42
185
34 - 32 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic dives in and grabs Leekpai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leekpai pushes down on Yonic's head and hops out.
A leg kick checked by Yonic.
Yonic checks a leg kick nicely.
Leekpai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yonic cracks Leekpai with a good jab.
Leekpai takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
Yonic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Boss Yonic has been cut.
Yonic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leekpai to score with a decent uppercut.
Yonic scores with a decent looking hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leekpai.
Yonic shoots in looking for a takedown. Leekpai tries to sprawl out of it but Yonic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leekpai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yonic shoots in but Leekpai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krit Leekpai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
Leekpai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yonic.
Yonic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leekpai connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leekpai throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Yonic misses the target.
Yonic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leekpai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Leekpai misses its intended target.

Yonic drives through with a takedown into Leekpai's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Leekpai wriggles free and stands up.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leekpai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yonic manages to circle out of the way.
Yonic takes a swing at Leekpai's ribcage but misses.
Leekpai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Yonic misses the target.
Yonic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leekpai manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic takes a swing at Leekpai's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yonic is defended easily by Leekpai.
Donk. Leekpai catches Yonic right on the button with a cross.
Krit Leekpai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Yonic blocks the leg kick.
Leekpai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Leekpai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yonic. That did some damage!
Yonic misses with a lunging right hand

and Leekpai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leekpai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leekpai lands with a right to the head.
Leekpai looking to throw knees to the head but Yonic is blocking nicely.
Yonic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leekpai to keep the fight standing.
Leekpai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Yonic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leekpai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yonic.
Leekpai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leekpai.
Yonic has a couple of punches blocked by Leekpai.
A short left from Leekpai.
Leekpai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yonic backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Yonic.
Leekpai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leekpai blocks a body shot from Yonic.
Yonic tries to pull guard but Leekpai won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic scores with a shot to the side of Leekpai's head.
Leekpai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leekpai blocks an uppercut.
Leekpai struggles to land a body shot inside as Yonic controls his hands.
Yonic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leekpai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leekpai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yonic working aggressively here.
Leekpai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Leekpai.
Yonic misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leekpai.
A short right from Yonic.
Yonic lands an uppercut.

Yonic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Leekpai pushes Yonic off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leekpai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leekpai throws a hook to the side of Yonic's head but Yonic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leekpai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yonic throws out the jab.
Yonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leekpai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yonic.
Yonic staying out of range there.
Yonic lands a nice looking body shot.
Yonic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leekpai misses with a straight left.
Yonic slips a straight right by Leekpai.
Leekpai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leekpai looks to land a right hand but Yonic moved out of range.

Yonic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Leekpai actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yonic passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krit Leekpai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boss Yonic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Leekpai throws a leg kick but Yonic moved away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leekpai connects with a single shot there.
Leekpai connects with a solid leg kick.
Yonic moves away from the strike by Leekpai.
Yonic misses with a shot to the body
and Yonic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leekpai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yonic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yonic takes one to the chin there.
Yonic takes a swing at Leekpai's ribcage but misses.
Leekpai lands a nice hook to Yonic's body. Yonic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yonic slips a jab from Leekpai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Leekpai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yonic cracks Leekpai with an open hand slap.
Yonic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yonic 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.
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!
Yonic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leekpai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yonic throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Leekpai counter with a right hand.
Leekpai slips a jab from Yonic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leekpai lands a head shot.
Leekpai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yonic.
Leekpai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yonic counters with a stiff right hand.
Yonic throws the left hand but Leekpai avoids the punch easily.
Krit Leekpai is winning the standup battle so far.
Leekpai throws a shot from downtown. Yonic moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Yonic misses.
Leekpai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yonic.
Leekpai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yonic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leekpai manages to avoid it.
Leekpai thumps Yonic with a low kick.
Leekpai tries to work over Yonic's front leg with a kick but Yonic checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Yonic misses.
Yonic shoots for a takedown but Leekpai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leekpai scores with a nice head shot.
Leekpai avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Yonic slips a straight right by Leekpai.
Yonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yonic takes a swing at Leekpai's ribcage but misses.

Yonic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Leekpai's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leekpai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leekpai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leekpai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yonic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Leekpai is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leekpai taking a bit of punishment here - Yonic scoring with strikes.
Leekpai gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic prevents Leekpai from improving his position.
Well, if Yonic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yonic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yonic prevents Leekpai from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yonic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yonic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are battling for position here. Leekpai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Leekpai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leekpai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leekpai.
Leekpai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yonic back to the cage. Leekpai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krit Leekpai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boss Yonic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Leekpai looks to throw the jab but Yonic is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Leekpai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leekpai scores with a leg kick.
Yonic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leekpai.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leekpai sprawls well. Leekpai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yonic gets slowly back to his feet.
Leekpai throws a good cross that connects.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Leekpai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Yonic.
Yonic swings for the body but Leekpai moves out of range.
Leekpai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yonic's sensitive parts.
Leekpai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yonic.
Leekpai tries to counter by clinching up but Yonic breaks away and moves out of range.
Leekpai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yonic.
Leekpai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic lands a head shot.
Leekpai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yonic.
A big left from Yonic misses.
Leekpai thumps Yonic with a low kick.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leekpai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leekpai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yonic can do to turn this around?
Leekpai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Leekpai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yonic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice cross by Leekpai.
Leekpai lands the left hand.
Yonic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yonic slips under a jab.
Leekpai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yonic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yonic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yonic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leekpai.
Leekpai drops his hands momentarily and Yonic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leekpai throws a body shot but no joy.
Leekpai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yonic. That did some damage!
Leekpai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yonic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leekpai manages to avoid it.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Leekpai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yonic walks into a jab.
Leekpai digs a good body shot into Yonic's ribs.
Yonic throws a jab but it's blocked by Leekpai.
Leekpai takes one to the side of the head.
Leekpai defending well as Yonic loads up on a big left hand.
Leekpai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leekpai throws a leg kick but Yonic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leekpai throws a hook but Yonic blocks it.
Yonic scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Leekpai.
A head kick by Leekpai misses
and Yonic counters with a stiff right hand.
Leekpai lands with a cross.
Yonic lands with a shot to the body.
Leekpai wants to slow Yonic down by chopping away at his legs.
Yonic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yonic throws an overhand right that lands on Leekpai's shoulder, as Leekpai tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Yonic misses.
Boss Yonic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yonic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leekpai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Leekpai misses the target.
Leekpai misses with a hook.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leekpai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Krit Leekpai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slow jab from Yonic misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Leekpai misses the target.
Leekpai lands with an overhand left.
Leekpai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leekpai throws a leg kick which misses Yonic's front leg but catches the back leg as Yonic tries to avoid it.
Leekpai misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Leekpai's head but Leekpai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yonic throws a jab when Leekpai was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Leekpai.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
Yonic misses the jab.
Yonic throws a shot from downtown. Leekpai moves away and avoids it.
Leekpai ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Leekpai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
Leekpai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yonic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leekpai. Leekpai obviously looking to wear him down.
Leekpai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leekpai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leekpai slips a jab from Yonic.
Leekpai tests Yonic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leekpai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Leekpai.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krit Leekpai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leekpai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krit Leekpai!
A very excited looking Krit Leekpai rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Boss Yonic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh rats.'.