PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 1178 p4p, 2399 weight class) and Petcharon Darawan (ranked 93 p4p, 172 weight class). Bam Bam Joshy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Joshy
vs
Darawan

150 cm
31
152
19 - 16 - 0

176 cm
30
155
17 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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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 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petcharon Darawan!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darawan misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Joshy misses its target.
Darawan looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshy is just out of range.
Darawan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Darawan.
Joshy scores with a hook.
Joshy connects with a high kick.
Joshy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darawan. Joshy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darawan misses with a straight right.

Darawan forces Joshy back against the cage and clinches.
Darawan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Joshy tries a knee to the head but Darawan blocks it.
Darawan scores with a shot to the side of Joshy's head.
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!
Darawan looking to stall.
Darawan gets through Joshy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joshy managing to block the knees to the body from Darawan.
Joshy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darawans head.
Joshy working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy throws a head punch that misses.
Joshy misses with a punch to the body.
Darawan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joshy avoids it.
Joshy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darawan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Darawan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joshy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joshy throws a hook but Darawan blocks it.
Joshy misses with a two punch combination.
Darawan flicks out a counter leg kick but Joshy steps away.
Joshy slips a jab from Darawan.
Joshy misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joshy.
Joshy slips under a jab.
Darawan throws a series of punches but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darawans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Darawan misses its intended target.
Joshy blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joshy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darawan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darawan thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darawan misses with a looping left.
Joshy motions for Darawan to come forward. Joshy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darawan throws an overhand right that lands on Joshy's shoulder, as Joshy tries to avoid the shot.
Joshy's corner calls for a 1-2. Joshy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joshy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joshy scores with a nice right hand.
Joshy throws a looping overhand right but Darawan ducks down to avoid it.
Darawan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joshy.
Joshy throws a hook but Darawan blocks it.
Joshy lands a right hook to the body.
Darawan checks a low kick from Joshy.
Joshy scores with a nice right hand.
Darawan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darawan throws out a loose jab but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshy throws a big shot that misses.
Darawan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joshy moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darawan missing with a left hand there. Joshy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joshy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darawan lands a nice shot to the body.
Darawan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darawan throws a jab but it's blocked by Joshy.
Joshy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Bam Bam Joshy has been cut.
Joshy jabs at Darawan's body.
Darawan misses with a lunging right hand
and Joshy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darawan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joshy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Joshy lands a leg kick that knocks Darawan off balance momentarily.
A low kick lands for Joshy.
Darawan swings widly with a right hand
and Darawan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joshy lands with a right hand.
Joshy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darawan.
Darawan 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.
Joshy ducks under a wild hook from Darawan.
Joshy throws a quick counter head kick but Darawan was just out of range.
Darawan throws a lazy right hand but Joshy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darawan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joshy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darawan throws an overhand right that lands on Joshy's shoulder, as Joshy tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Joshy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darawan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joshy on the side of the head.
Joshy scores with a jab to the head.
Joshy throws a shot from downtown. Darawan moves away and avoids it.
Joshy connects with a leg kick.
Darawan tries to land a leg kick but Joshy saw it coming and moves away.
Joshy tries to clinch there but Darawan circles away.
Darawan slips a jab from Joshy.
Darawan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Darawan throws a right hand that misses
and Joshy counters with a left to the body.
Darawan takes one on the button.
Petcharon Darawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joshy with a nice cross.
Joshy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joshy throws a lazy right hand but Darawan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Darawan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joshy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darawan backwards.
Joshy lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Bam Joshy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Bam Joshy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Darawan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joshy staying out of range there.
Darawan throws a right hand that misses
enabling Joshy to counter with a crisp jab.
Darawan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joshy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darawan walks into a left hand.
Joshy throws a body punch but Darawan moves out of range.
Bam Bam Joshy is winning the standup battle so far.
Joshy lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Darawan misses.
Darawan throws a looping overhand right but Joshy ducks down to avoid it.
Darawan lands a really nice looking cross but Joshy seems unphased.
Joshy lands a slapping body shot.
Joshy slips a jab from Darawan.
A big left from Darawan misses.
A clash of legs there as Joshy blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darawan missing with a left hand there. Joshy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Joshy.
Darawan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joshy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Darawan misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darawan. That did some damage!
A big left from Darawan misses.
It looked like Joshy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joshy looks to score with a jab to the body but Darawan is just out of range.
Darawan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left lands for Joshy.
Darawan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joshy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darawan.
Darawan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joshy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joshy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darawan misses with a straight left.
Joshy checks a leg kick.
Joshy scores with a nice right hand.
Joshy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Darawan has time to react.
Darawan tries to move into range but Joshy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Darawan.
Darawan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darawan tests Joshy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darawan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joshy was well out of range. Poor timing from Darawan.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Joshy connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joshy misses with a hook.
Darawan slips a jab and a cross from Joshy.
Joshy throws the kick towards the body but Darawan avoids it.
Darawan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darawan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joshy dodges the punch combination from Darawan.
Darawan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshy.
Darawan walks into a jab.
Darawan lands a jab.
Joshy misses the jab.
Darawan misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joshy.
Darawan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joshys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darawan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joshy.
Darawan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darawan misses with a hook
letting Joshy counter with a right hand.
Joshy misses with a hook.
Joshy scores with a nice head shot.
Joshy throws the kick towards the body but Darawan avoids it.
Darawan walks into a straight right hand from Joshy.
Darawan with a nice cross.
Darawan throws a poor cross that misses
and Joshy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joshy throws an overhand right that lands on Darawan's shoulder, as Darawan tries to avoid the shot.
Darawan scores with a hook.

Bam Bam Joshy's cut is getting worse.
Darawan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joshy moves away.
Joshy lands with a cross.
Darawan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darawan tries to move into range but Joshy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Darawan misses.
Joshy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joshy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darawan moves out of range of the strikes.
Darawan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darawan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darawan throws a sloppy body shot
and Joshy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darawan lands the left hand.
Darawan misses with a hook. Joshy ducked under it nicely.
Darawan works the jab nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Darawan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Joshy scores with a hook.
Darawan scores with a nice head shot.
Darawan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darawan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Joshy misses with an uppercut. Darawan saw that one coming.
Joshy thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Joshy backs off Darawan throws a huge counter combo but Joshy manages to avoid it all.
Darawan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joshy misses with a series of wild punches.
Joshy scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darawan swings for the body but Joshy moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Joshy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bam Bam Joshy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bam Bam Joshy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Joshy.
Darawan connects with a body shot.
Darawan moves out of range as Joshy strikes.
Darawan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darawan takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot by Darawan.
Darawan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darawan throws an overhand right that lands on Joshy's shoulder, as Joshy tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darawan, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Joshy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darawan! But no joy.
Darawan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joshy is able to avoid easily.
Joshy throws a shot from downtown. Darawan moves away and avoids it.
Joshy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darawan swings for the body but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Darawan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshy.
Darawan throws an overhand right that lands on Joshy's shoulder, as Joshy tries to avoid the shot.
Joshy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darawan throws out a loose jab but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Joshy.
Darawan is looking to chop away at Joshy's legs.
Joshy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Joshy.
Joshy throws the left hand but Darawan avoids the punch easily.
Joshy connects with a body shot that sends Darawan's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Darawan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joshy cracks Darawan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joshy walks into a stiff left hand from Darawan.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Joshy.
Joshy moves out of range of the leg kick from Darawan.
Joshy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darawan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joshy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Joshy finds it's target.
Darawan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joshy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Darawan misses.
Petcharon Darawan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joshy tries a head kick but it misses.
Joshy dips to his left and cracks Darawan with an uppercut!
Darawan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joshy.
Darawan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joshy misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Darawan.
A big left from Joshy misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Darawan misses.
Joshy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darawan's head.
Joshy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darawan.
Darawan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Bam Bam Joshy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Darawan missing with a left hand there. Joshy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Joshy misses the target.
A jab lands there for Joshy.
Darawan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshy manages to avoid it.
Darawan is looking to slow Joshy down with leg kicks.
Joshy tries to land a front kick but Darawan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darawan swats away the attempt to clinch by Joshy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy missing with a left hand there. Darawan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joshy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Joshy is rocked!
Joshy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darawan throws a body punch but Joshy moves out of range.
Darawan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joshy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darawan swings widly with a right hand
and Joshy counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Joshy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darawan doesn't seem phased though.
Darawan misses with a two punch combination.
Darawan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joshy works the jab nicely.
Darawan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Jeez, Bam Bam Joshy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A left lands for Joshy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darawan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darawan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joshy throws a big shot that misses.
Joshy blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Joshy.

Joshy closes the distance and pushes Darawan back into the cage.
Joshy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joshy blocks a body shot from Darawan.
Joshy misses with a punch on the inside.
Darawan tries to work over Joshy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darawan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joshy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darawan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darawan tries to stall but Joshy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Joshy misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Darawan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darawan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joshy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joshy lands a shoulder strike.
Bam Bam Joshy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darawan throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bam Bam Joshy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joshy, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Bam Joshy!
The defeated Petcharon Darawan had this to say: 'I have nothing to say.'.