PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tirawin Kokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Willey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kokin
vs
Willey

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tirawin Kokin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clint Willey!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kokin motions for Willey to come forward. Kokin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kokin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Willey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kokin sprawls well. Kokin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willey gets slowly back to his feet.
Willey looks for a takedown but Kokin sprawls well.
Willey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Willey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clint Willey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willey closes the distance and clinches up with Kokin, looking for a takedown. Willey pushes Kokin against the cage but Kokin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tirawin Kokin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Willey.
Willey is looking to clinch.
Crunch! Kokin slams his shin into Willey's torso.
Willey looks gassed!
Willey blocks a head kick by Kokin.
Willey fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokin scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kokin.
Kokin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kokin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Willey's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kokin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Willey's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kokin.
Willey walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kokin.
Kokin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Kokin.
Kokin lands with a kick to the temple. Willey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Clint Willey has been cut.
Kokin throws a head kick but Willey moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kokin.
Kokin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kokin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Willey.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Willey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kokin - the referee stops the clock and Willey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kokin. Willey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kokin throws a sloppy head kick and Willey moves out of range easily.
Kokin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kokin, right into the meat.
Willey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kokin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kokin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kokin.
Willey is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kokin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Willey.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kokin.
Tirawin Kokin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kokin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Willey takes a step back to recover.
Kokin lands a high kick!
Kokin feints and then cracks Willey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willey down.
Kokin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kokin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kokin, right into the meat.
Kokin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Willey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kokin.
Kokin is looking to slow Willey down with leg kicks.
Kokin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kokin feints and then cracks Willey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willey down.
Willey has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kokin.
Kokin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Willey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kokin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Willey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kokin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tirawin Kokin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clint Willey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Willey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kokin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kokin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kokin misses with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Willey might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kokin has got the better of the exchanges.
Willey tries to clinch up but Kokin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kokin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kokin - that will leave a mark!
Kokin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Willey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kokin.
Willey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Willey is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Kokin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokin feints and then cracks Willey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willey down.
Kokin scores with a nice body kick.
Willey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kokin. That one must have hurt.
Kokin throws a head kick but Willey moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kokin.
Kokin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kokin.
Kokin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Willey's calf.
Kokin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kokin, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokin scores with a leg kick.
Willey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kokin throws a leg kick which misses Willey's front leg but catches the back leg as Willey tries to avoid it.
Willey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kokin pushes Willey away with a front kick.
Kokin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Willey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kokin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kokin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kokin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kokin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokin scoring well with a low kick there.
Kokin connects with a high kick.

That has opened up Clint Willey's cut even more.
Willey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kokin thows a body kick. Willey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kokin delivers a nice body kick.
Kokin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tirawin Kokin is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kokin, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kokin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kokin. That's going to slow Willey down.
Kokin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kokin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokin throws out a leg kick but Willey moves out of range and Kokin only half commits.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kokin.
Kokin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kokin.
Willey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kokin. Kokin obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Kokin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Kokin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kokin lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kokin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willey can do to turn this around?
Kokin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tirawin Kokin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clint Willey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kokin, right into the meat.
Kokin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Willey.
Kokin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Willey's calf.
Kokin scoring well with a low kick there.
Kokin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kokin scoring well with a low kick there.
Kokin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kokin is looking to slow Willey down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willey tries to land a body kick
and Kokin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kokin scoring well with a low kick there.
Willey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick by Willey misses
and Kokin counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokin throws a head kick that half lands.
Kokin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kokin misses with a head kick.
Willey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kokin circles away.
Clint Willey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kokin, right into the meat.
Kokin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Willey. That did some damage!
Kokin lands with a nice body kick.
Willey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kokin avoids it really well and circles away.
Kokin lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokin is looking to slow Willey down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Kokin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Willey blocks a head kick by Kokin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kokin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kokin lands a nice looking body kick.
Kokin scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kokin. That's going to slow Willey down.
Willey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kokin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kokin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Willey if he has to take too many more of those.
Kokin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kokin.
Kokin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Willey's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kokin.
A solid body kick from Kokin.
Kokin lands a high kick!

The cut above Clint Willey's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kokin throws a head kick but Willey moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kokin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokin keeps Willey at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willey takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kokin cracks the inside of Willey's front leg.
Willey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Willey looks for a takedown but Kokin sprawls well.
Tirawin Kokin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Willey.
Kokin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Willey's calf.
Kokin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Willey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kokin.
Kokin connects with a high kick.
Clint Willey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tirawin Kokin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Clint Willey's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kokin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tirawin Kokin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kokin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tirawin Kokin!