PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dicki Kickels (ranked 4854 p4p, 3283 weight class) and Aranchai Kiatpatarphan (ranked 413 p4p, 303 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Aranchai Kiatpatarphan enters the cage!

Kickels
vs
Kiatpatarphan

177 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
19
154
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dicki Kickels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiatpatarphan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kickels.
Kiatpatarphan lands a lovely overhand right.
Kiatpatarphan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kickels.
Kiatpatarphan ducks under a wild hook from Kickels.
Kiatpatarphan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kickels missing with a left hand there. Kiatpatarphan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kickels swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kickels misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiatpatarphan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickels throws a nice looking combination but Kiatpatarphan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiatpatarphan connects with a right hand. Kickels shakes it off.

Kickels is rocked!
Kickels leaves his chin hanging out and Kiatpatarphan seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kickels crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!