PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Flash Evans (ranked 4565 p4p, 24806 weight class) and Diloktham Singhapat (ranked 332 p4p, 376 weight class). Evans's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Escape From The City. Singhapat has chosen Stillborn as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Evans
vs
Singhapat

182 cm
18
155
0 - 2 - 0

169 cm
19
135
3 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Brawler
Prefers standup

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flash Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diloktham Singhapat!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Evans.

Evans tries to keep at a distance but Singhapat has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Singhapat prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
Evans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Singhapat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Singhapat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Singhapat.
Evans has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Singhapat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Singhapat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.
Singhapat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evans is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but Singhapat won't allow it.

Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Singhapat 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.
Evans looks to land a combination but Singhapat avoids it well.

Singhapat has closed the distance and engaged Evans in a clinch.
Singhapat tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singhapat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans pushes Singhapat back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Evans breaks from the clinch.
Singhapat throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.

Singhapat has closed the distance and engaged Evans in a clinch.
Singhapat tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Evans is trying to push Singhapat away but Singhapat has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Evans pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Singhapat has him pressed against the ropes.
Evans is trying to push Singhapat away but Singhapat has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Singhapat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Evans.
Still in the clinch, Evans scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singhapat misses with a punch on the inside.
Singhapat tries to land a knee to the head but Evans blocks with his arms.
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but Singhapat won't allow it.
Singhapat tries to stall but Evans uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Evans can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Singhapat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singhapat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Evans has had enough of the clinch but Singhapat keeps him there for the moment.
Evans has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Evans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Singhapat is controlling him.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Evans is trying to push Singhapat away but Singhapat has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Singhapat.

Evans breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Flash Evans will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Singhapat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Evans, pushing him back against the ropes.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.
Evans looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but Singhapat won't allow it.
Evans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Singhapat has him pressed against the ropes.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but Singhapat won't allow it.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Evans has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flash Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Singhapat clinches up with Evans and pushes him back against the ropes.
Singhapat pushes off an throws an elbow but Evans leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Singhapat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.
Singhapat trying to stall but Evans improves his position.
Singhapat keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Singhapat has him pressed against the ropes.
Singhapat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Singhapat crunches a lovely knee into Evans's ribcage.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.
Singhapat lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Evans dodges an elbow strike from Singhapat.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but Singhapat won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Singhapat scores with a shoulder strike.
Singhapat blocks an elbow strike.
Evans wants to break free but Singhapat has control.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evans looks to land a combination. Singhapat sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Singhapat takes the fight into the clinch.
Evans wants to break free but Singhapat has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Evans as Singhapat tries to tie him up.
Singhapat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Evans or not.
Evans is trying to force a seperation but Singhapat has the dominant position.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Singhapat has him pressed against the ropes.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Singhapat throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Singhapat taking a breather.
Diloktham Singhapat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Singhapat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Evans has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Singhapat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Evans's brow.
Singhapat lands an uppercut.
Singhapat stalls.
Singhapat misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diloktham Singhapat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Evans looks to land a combination but Singhapat avoids it well.

Singhapat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Singhapat.
Singhapat is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Singhapat.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Singhapat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but Singhapat won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Singhapat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans has had enough of the clinch but Singhapat keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The referee calls for Evans to work.

Evans breaks the clinch.
Diloktham Singhapat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singhapat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flash Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singhapat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Singhapat.
Singhapat tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans misses with a few strikes there.
Singhapat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Evans instigates a clinch.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but Singhapat won't allow it.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but Singhapat has double underhooks.
Evans is trying to break free.
Singhapat leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.
Evans lands a hook to the side of the head.
Singhapat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Singhapat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Singhapat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singhapat prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
Singhapat struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Evans wants to break free but Singhapat has control.

Evans manages to break the clinch.
Singhapat dodges the punch combination from Evans.

Evans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Singhapat taking a breather.
Singhapat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Singhapat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singhapat moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Singhapat tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flash Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Evans has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flash Evans!
After the fight, Flash Evans was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.