PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naruesorn Chaiyachue (ranked 2722 p4p, 5357 weight class) and Roger Malm (ranked 197 p4p, 335 weight class). Chaiyachue comes to the cage accompanied by God's Plan. Roger Malm will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Chaiyachue
vs
Malm

155 cm
20
130
6 - 5 - 0

182 cm
19
157
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruesorn Chaiyachue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Malm!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chaiyachue fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malm, pushing him back against the cage.
Chaiyachue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chaiyachue stalling in the clinch.
Chaiyachue gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Malm is looking to break free of the clinch but Chaiyachue has double underhooks.
Chaiyachue scores with a hook to the body.
Chaiyachue struggles to land a body shot inside as Malm controls his hands.
Malm misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chaiyachue struggles to land a body shot inside as Malm controls his hands.
Malm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chaiyachue misses with a punch to the body.
Malm stalling in the clinch but Chaiyachue improves position.
Malm trying to control the position but instead, Chaiyachue has worked for underhooks and has pushed Malm into the cage.
Nice body punch from Chaiyachue - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malm throws a head punch that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Chaiyachue has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chaiyachue drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Malm gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Malm has a couple of punches blocked by Chaiyachue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaiyachue is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Malm to keep the fight standing.
Chaiyachue misses with a body punch.
Chaiyachue misses with a punch to the body.
Chaiyachue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Chaiyachue.
Malm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chaiyachue misses with a body punch.
Chaiyachue is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Malm breaks from the clinch.
Roger Malm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Malm closes the distance and pushes Chaiyachue back into the cage.
Malm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaiyachue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Malm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chaiyachue tries to throw a body punch but Malm avoids it by throwing Chaiyachue back against the cage.
Chaiyachue tries a body shot but Malm blocks it.
Malm slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chaiyachue tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malm smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naruesorn Chaiyachue. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Malm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Malm blocks a body shot from Chaiyachue.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Malm as Chaiyachue tries to tie him up.
Malm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chaiyachue tries to work over Malm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Malm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Malm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaiyachue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Malm.
A short right from Malm on the inside.
Chaiyachue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaiyachue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chaiyachue tries to work over Malm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chaiyachue misses with a punch to the body.
Chaiyachue blocks an uppercut.
Malm throws a head punch that misses.
Chaiyachue can't find room to land a body shot as Malm controls the action.
Chaiyachue being controlled against the cage.
Chaiyachue tries to work over Malm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malm.
Chaiyachue effectively controlling the action here.
Chaiyachue misses with a punch to the body.
Chaiyachue blocking some punches.
Chaiyachue being controlled against the cage.
Malm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chaiyachue has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malm misses with the head strike.
Chaiyachue stalling the fight.
Chaiyachue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malm lands an uppercut.
Malm leaning his opponent against the cage.
Malm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chaiyachue has him pressed against the cage.
Malm cracks Chaiyachue with a nice body shot.
Chaiyachue can't find room to land a body shot as Malm controls the action.
Chaiyachue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chaiyachue looking to stall.
Chaiyachue tries a body shot but Malm blocks it.
Chaiyachue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malm looking to slow down the pace here.
Chaiyachue is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Malm dominated that round.
That's time! Chaiyachue's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Malm lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Malm cracks Chaiyachue with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chaiyachue jabs Malm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chaiyachue moves forwards but Malm connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Malm clinches up against the cage.
Chaiyachue tries a body shot but Malm blocks it.
Malm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Malm.
A head punch on the inside from Malm fails to land.
Chaiyachue lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Malm digs a right hand into Chaiyachue's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chaiyachue's gas tank.
Malm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chaiyachue backwards.

Chaiyachue is rocked!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Malm working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaiyachue tries to work over Malm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chaiyachue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malm's elbow.
Malm misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaiyachue tries to work over Malm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malm prevents a body shot from Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue displaying some good clinch control by pressing Malm up against the cage.
Malm is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chaiyachue misses with a body punch.
Malm has a couple of punches blocked by Chaiyachue.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chaiyachue struggles to land a body shot inside as Malm controls his hands.
Malm lands with a short shot to the head.
Malm tries to stall but Chaiyachue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chaiyachue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Malm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaiyachue was well out of range. Poor timing from Malm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malm with a hook.
Oh Chaiyachue is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malm is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Malm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Malm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malm misses with the combination.
Malm lands a head shot.
Malm walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Chaiyachue drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Malm swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Chaiyachue's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Malm!
Naruesorn Chaiyachue was interviewed post fight and said 'I wanna thank the fans who watch our fight today, I didn't get the win today but I will be back stronger on my next fight.'.