PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krit Leekpai (ranked 1259 p4p, 200 weight class) and Mick Dunlop (ranked 2373 p4p, 334 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Leekpai
vs
Dunlop

192 cm
22
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

196 cm
21
218 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Dunlop!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunlop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leekpai is out of range.
Leekpai blocks a head kick by Dunlop.
Nice uppercut lands for Leekpai. That snapped Dunlop's head back.

It looks like Mick Dunlop has been cut.
Dunlop doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leekpai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dunlop tries to bum rush Leekpai with a series of wild strikes but Leekpai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunlop throws a combination that misses
and Leekpai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mick Dunlop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leekpai slips a straight right by Dunlop.
Dunlop moves out of range as Leekpai strikes.
Leekpai scores with a jab to the body.
Leekpai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dunlop. Dunlop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice cross by Leekpai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunlop takes one to the side of the head.
Dunlop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leekpai with a hook.
Dunlop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leekpai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leekpai connects with a jab.
Leekpai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leekpai lands with an uppercut that bounces Dunlop off the cage and back into range.
Leekpai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dunlop misses with a head kick.
Leekpai throws a hook but Dunlop avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leekpai connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Leekpai misses the target.
Dunlop misses with a hook.
Dunlop moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dunlop slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dunlop ducks right into an uppercut from Leekpai.
Dunlop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leekpai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dunlop has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dunlop throws a right hand that misses
and Leekpai counters with a right hand to the body.
Leekpai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leekpai cracks Dunlop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leekpai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunlop.
Dunlop lands a jab to the head.
Dunlop looks for the body kick but Leekpai saw that one coming.
Leekpai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leekpai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leekpai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dunlop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dunlop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That has opened up Mick Dunlop's cut even more.
Dunlop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leekpai counters with a good low kick that Dunlop was not able to check.
Leekpai lands with a shot to the body.
Leekpai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leekpai lands a glancing blow to the side of Dunlop's head.
Dunlop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leekpai throws out the jab.
Dunlop misses with a right hand
and Leekpai counters with a three punch combo that has Dunlop backing up. Dunlop nods at Leekpai to acknowledge the strikes.
Dunlop's corner calls for a 1-2. Dunlop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leekpai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Leekpai as he connects with a hook.

The cut above Mick Dunlop's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Leekpai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunlop.
Dunlop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunlop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunlop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dunlop slips under a jab.
Dunlop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leekpai.
A jab from Dunlop finds it's way through Leekpai's defenses.
Leekpai slips under a jab from Dunlop.
Leekpai misses with an uppercut. Dunlop saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leekpai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dunlop moves out of range as Leekpai strikes.
Leekpai cracks Dunlop with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leekpai lands a nice hook to Dunlop's body. Dunlop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dunlop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leekpai.
Dunlop dodges the punch combination from Leekpai.
Leekpai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dunlop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunlop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leekpai.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dunlop checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Leekpai.
Dunlop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leekpai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leekpai throws a looping overhand right but Dunlop ducks down to avoid it.
Dunlop misses with a head kick.
Leekpai avoids the head kick by Dunlop.
Leekpai with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop moves away from the strike by Leekpai.
Leekpai just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunlop lands with an uppercut that bounces Leekpai off the cage and back into range.
Leekpai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dunlops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leekpai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunlop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dunlop throws an off balance right hand
and Dunlop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunlop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dunlop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leekpai moves away.
Dunlop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dunlop throws a nice looking combination but Leekpai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leekpai cracks Dunlop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dunlop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Leekpai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leekpai slips under a jab from Dunlop.
Dunlop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leekpai.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leekpai scoring well with a low kick there.
Dunlop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leekpai lands a really nice looking cross but Dunlop seems unphased.

Mick Dunlop's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dunlop misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krit Leekpai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Dunlop's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Leekpai avoids the head kick by Dunlop.
Leekpai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunlop.
Leekpai moves out of range of the body kick from Dunlop.
Dunlop connects with a body shot.
Leekpai connects with a looping right hand.
Leekpai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dunlop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leekpai lands a jab to Dunlop's midsection.
Dunlop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leekpai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leekpai with a jab.
Leekpai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leekpai wants to slow Dunlop down by chopping away at his legs.
Dunlop stuns Leekpai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leekpai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dunlop wants to counter the offense by Leekpai and move into the clinch position.
Leekpai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dunlop can do to turn this around?
Leekpai scores with a nice head shot.
Dunlop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leekpai, right into the meat.
Dunlop misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick by Dunlop misses
and Leekpai counters with a straight right hand.
Dunlop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leekpai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leekpai sets himself, and Dunlop steps forward looking for the clinch! Leekpai avoids it this time.
Leekpai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunlop.
Dunlop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leekpai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunlop misses with a straight left.
Leekpai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leekpai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunlop takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leekpai connects with an inside leg kick.
Leekpai scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Dunlop.
Dunlop digs a good hook to Leekpai's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leekpai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunlop lands a glancing blow to the side of Leekpai's head.
Dunlop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leekpai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunlop.
Dunlop misses with a looping right.
Leekpai throwing a counter right hand but Dunlop manages to avoid it.
Dunlop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leekpai counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop throws a head kick that misses.
Leekpai is looking to counter punch.
Dunlop ducks under a wild hook from Leekpai.
Leekpai blocks a head kick by Dunlop.
Dunlop blocks a leg kick.
Leekpai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mick Dunlop's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Krit Leekpai!
Krit Leekpai decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.