PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tak Thinonopakar (ranked 2089 p4p, 2785 weight class) and Carlos Narvaez (ranked 212 p4p, 273 weight class). Narvaez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick. Tak Thinonopakar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thinonopakar
vs
Narvaez

175 cm
26
143
9 - 3 - 0

172 cm
19
145
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tak Thinonopakar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Thinonopakar misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thinonopakar.
Thinonopakar avoids the head kick by Narvaez.
Narvaez lands with a slapping head kick.
Thinonopakar looks to land a left hand but Narvaez moved out of range nicely.
Thinonopakar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thinonopakar takes a swing at Narvaez's ribcage but misses.
Thinonopakar slips a jab and a cross from Narvaez.
Thinonopakar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thinonopakar throws a body shot but no joy.
Narvaez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Narvaez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Thinonopakar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Narvaez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Narvaez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narvaez with the inside leg kick.
Narvaez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Narvaez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narvaez lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thinonopakar lands with a right hand.
Thinonopakar looks to land a combination but Narvaez avoids it well.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thinonopakar.
Narvaez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thinonopakar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Narvaez scoring well with a low kick there.
Thinonopakar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Narvaez circles away quickly and effectively.
Narvaez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thinonopakar.
A slow jab from Narvaez misses its intended target.
Thinonopakar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thinonopakar swings widly with a right hand
and Narvaez counters with an inside leg kick.
Thinonopakar looks to land a combination but Narvaez avoids it well.
Narvaez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thinonopakar rather than just go for the knockout.
Narvaez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Thinonopakar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thinonopakar.
Narvaez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thinonopakar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narvaez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Thinonopakar misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Narvaez.
Narvaez moves out of range of the strikes.
Thinonopakar misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
Thinonopakar throws an off balance right hand
and Narvaez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thinonopakar's knee momentarily.
Narvaez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narvaez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thinonopakar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Narvaez.
Good leg kick by Narvaez.
Narvaez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Narvaez slips under a jab.
Thinonopakar misses with a wild combination.
Thinonopakar misses with a two punch combination.
Thinonopakar throws a jab but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a body shot but no joy.
Thinonopakar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narvaez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thinonopakar's head.
Thinonopakar slips under a jab from Narvaez.
Narvaez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thinonopakar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thinonopakar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thinonopakar needs to keep his hands up - Narvaez had a free shot at his head there.
Thinonopakar looks to throw the jab but Narvaez is out of range.
Thinonopakar throws the left hand but Narvaez avoids the punch easily.
Narvaez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Narvaez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thinonopakar.
Narvaez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thinonopakar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Narvaez avoids the body shot from Thinonopakar.
Thinonopakar scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Narvaez pushes Thinonopakar up against the cage in a clinch.
Narvaez lands a right hand.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thinonopakar is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thinonopakar taking a breather.
Narvaez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thinonopakar.
Thinonopakar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Narvaez.
Thinonopakar wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Thinonopakar to work.
Thinonopakar stalling in the clinch but Narvaez improves position.
Narvaez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thinonopakar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thinonopakar trying to stall but Narvaez improves his position.
Thinonopakar misses with a punch on the inside.
Narvaez lands a right hand.
Narvaez lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Narvaez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Narvaez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Narvaez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thinonopakar misses with a wild body shot.
Thinonopakar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thinonopakar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Narvaez counters with a low kick, right behind Thinonopakar 's knee.
Thinonopakar throws a body shot but no joy.
Narvaez throws out a counter right but Thinonopakar avoids it with no problem.
A low kick lands for Narvaez.
Thinonopakar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Thinonopakar looks to land a right hand but Narvaez moved out of range.
Narvaez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narvaez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thinonopakar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thinonopakar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Thinonopakar.
A shot to the liver by Narvaez. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez misses with a body shot.
Thinonopakar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Narvaez throws out the jab.
Narvaez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thinonopakar swinging wildly here.
Thinonopakar dodges the punch combination from Narvaez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thinonopakar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez throws a chopping leg kick but Thinonopakar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Narvaez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Narvaez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez dodges the punch combination from Thinonopakar.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Narvaez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Narvaez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thinonopakar throws a body shot but no joy.
Thinonopakar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thinonopakar.
Narvaez connects with an inside leg kick.
Narvaez thumps Thinonopakar with a low kick.
Thinonopakar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some wild striking there from Thinonopakar.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thinonopakar misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thinonopakar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Narvaez counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thinonopakar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Narvaez lands with a kick to the temple. Thinonopakar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid leg kick lands there for Narvaez.
Narvaez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Thinonopakar tries to keep at a distance but Narvaez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Narvaez lands a hook that snaps the head of Thinonopakar backwards.
Narvaez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thinonopakar backwards.
Narvaez lands a shot to the body.
Narvaez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Narvaez.

Thinonopakar is rocked!
A short right from Narvaez on the inside.
Oh Thinonopakar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thinonopakar is trying to maintain a safe position but Narvaez gets an underhook and turns Thinonopakar into the cage.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thinonopakar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Narvaez - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Narvaez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Narvaez blocks an uppercut.
Narvaez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narvaez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Narvaez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with an elbow over the top.
Narvaez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Narvaez dips a shoulder and cracks Thinonopakar with a mighty uppercut! Thinonopakar falls back against the cage and Narvaez unloads with a barrage of strikes! Thinonopakar is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Narvaez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Narvaez!
Carlos Narvaez 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.