PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaengsaklek Chuwatana (ranked 4216 p4p, 2756 weight class) and Graham Eanraig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuwatana's entrance music is The Thai national anthem. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Chuwatana
vs
Eanraig

178 cm
25
132
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
136
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaengsaklek Chuwatana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Graham Eanraig!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eanraig lands with a nice body punch.
Good exchange - Eanraig coming out on top.
Chuwatana tries to clinch up but Eanraig circles away and keeps his distance.
Chuwatana tries to clinch up but Eanraig circles away and keeps his distance.

Eanraig gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eanraig tries to throw a body punch but Chuwatana avoids it by throwing Eanraig back against the cage.
Eanraig is leaning against Chuwatana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eanraig gets through Chuwatana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chuwatana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eanraig avoids it.
Chuwatana trying to control the position but instead, Eanraig has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chuwatana into the cage.
Eanraig lands an uppercut.
Eanraig takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chuwatana really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Eanraig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chuwatana backwards.
Eanraig lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eanraig avoiding damage as Chuwatana throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eanraig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chuwatana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eanraig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chuwatana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eanraig avoids it.
Eanraig lands a nice uppercut.
Chuwatana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eanraig is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eanraig lands a hook that snaps the head of Chuwatana backwards.
Chuwatana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eanraig is defending well for now.
Eanraig stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chuwatana trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eanraig.
Chuwatana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chuwatana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eanraig.
Eanraig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Eanraig.
Chuwatana is breathing heavily.
Eanraig scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Eanraig as the two fighters clinch.
Eanraig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eanraig pushes Chuwatana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eanraig lands a body shot.
Eanraig lands a hook that snaps the head of Chuwatana backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eanraig lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eanraig is working for takedown but Chuwatana is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eanraig works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eanraig avoiding damage as Chuwatana throws knees to the body.
Eanraig lands with a right to the head.
Eanraig lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chuwatana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Eanraig.
Eanraig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chuwatana tries to land knees in the clinch but Eanraig avoids the damage to the body.
Eanraig lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Eanraig - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Eanraig on the inside.
Chuwatana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eanraig avoids it.
Eanraig lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eanraig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eanraig lands a nice shot to the body.
Eanraig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Eanraig on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eanraig.
Chuwatana takes a shot to the head.
Eanraig lands a body punch.
Eanraig pushes Chuwatana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eanraig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eanraig lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eanraig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eanraig lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Eanraig.
A short right from Eanraig.
Eanraig stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eanraig gets through Chuwatana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eanraig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eanraig lands a left hand.

Chuwatana is rocked!
Eanraig scores with a hook to the body.
Oh Chuwatana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Eanraig.
Chuwatana seems to have got his legs back now.
Eanraig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eanraig lands a right hand.
We've been informed that Eanraig has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Eanraig lands with a short shot to the head.
Eanraig lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chuwatana backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eanraig scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chuwatana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eanraig scores with a shoulder strike.
Chuwatana missing with knees to the body.
Eanraig lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Eanraig.
Eanraig makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eanraig lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eanraig scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eanraig throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Eanraig.
A body shot lands from Eanraig.
Eanraig lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Eanraig.
Eanraig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chuwatana backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Eanraig.
Eanraig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eanraig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chuwatana backwards.
Eanraig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eanraig cracks Chuwatana with a nice body shot.
Eanraig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chuwatana backwards.
Eanraig is leaning against Chuwatana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot in the inside from Eanraig.
Eanraig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chuwatana or not.
Eanraig digs a right hand underneath Chuwatana's ribcage. Chuwatana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Eanraig.
Eanraig lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Graham Eanraig dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Eanraig moves into range and clinches up with Chuwatana.
Graham Eanraig seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eanraig taking a breather.
Chuwatana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eanraig.
Chuwatana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eanraig.
Chuwatana missing with knees to the body.
Eanraig changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chuwatana fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eanraig keeps the fight on the outside.
Eanraig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Chuwatana clinches up with Eanraig and pushes him back against the cage.
Eanraig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chuwatana trying to stall but Eanraig improves his position.
Chuwatana missing with knees to the body.
Eanraig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuwatana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Eanraig scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Eanraig.
Eanraig lands a right hand.
Eanraig lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eanraig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chuwatana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eanraig.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eanraig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eanraig lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Eanraig.
A left hand lands to the body for Eanraig.
Eanraig lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eanraig.
A shot in the inside from Eanraig.
Nice body punch from Eanraig - that landed with a thud.
Eanraig digs a right hand underneath Chuwatana's ribcage. Chuwatana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eanraig is working Chuwatana over against the cage.
Eanraig throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eanraig lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Eanraig scores with a shot to the side of Chuwatana's head.
A short body shot lands from Eanraig as the two fighters clinch.
Eanraig pushes Chuwatana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Eanraig works on Chuwatana's body with a couple of short punches.
Eanraig is leaning against Chuwatana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eanraig throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eanraig.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Eanraig.
Eanraig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chuwatana backwards.
Eanraig scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Eanraig.
Eanraig drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chuwatana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eanraig.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eanraig.
Eanraig pushes Chuwatana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Eanraig.
Eanraig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chuwatanas head.
Chuwatana stalling in the clinch but Eanraig improves position.
Eanraig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chuwatana or not.
A hook to the body from Eanraig.
Eanraig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eanraig lands a shot to the body.
Eanraig lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eanraig.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eanraig stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eanraig lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Eanraig.
Eanraig scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eanraig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chuwatana backwards.
Eanraig lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chuwatana.
A nice left hand lands by Eanraig.
Eanraig lands a body punch in the clinch.

Eanraig manages to break the clinch.

Eanraig moves into range and clinches up with Chuwatana.
Eanraig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chuwatana backwards.
Chuwatana missing with knees to the body.
Eanraig scores with a shoulder strike.
Eanraig scores with a shot to the side of Chuwatana's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Eanraig.
Chuwatana trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Eanraig.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eanraig.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eanraig lands a shot to the body.
Eanraig stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Eanraig scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eanraig lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chuwatana.
Eanraig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eanraig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eanraig scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Eanraig.
Good body shot from Eanraig.
A left hand lands to the body for Eanraig.
Eanraig pushes Chuwatana against the cage. Eanraig is working some dirty boxing. Eanraig pushes off with a quick right hook! Chuwatana goes down! Chuwatana tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Eanraig moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graham Eanraig!