PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mui Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mui Thai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Welsh's chin.

Thai
vs
Welsh

205 cm
25
265 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

199 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Springfield Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mui Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Welsh!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welsh misses with a wild combination.
Thai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Welsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welsh's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Welsh duly obliges.

It looks like Mui Thai has been cut.
Welsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Thai circles away.
Welsh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Welsh throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Welsh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Thai there.
Welsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Welsh.
An inside leg kick from Welsh misses.
Welsh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thai with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welsh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai circles away quickly and effectively.
Thai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Thai misses its intended target.
Welsh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Welsh.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thai shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thai was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Welsh trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thai scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Welsh?
Welsh wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thai.
Thai throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Thai lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai tries to control but Welsh wriggling away.
Thai postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Welsh is out cold - huge knockout for Thai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mui Thai!