PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suchart Chaowanungkarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaowanungkarn has chosen Muay Thai fight music as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Garnett
vs
Chaowanungkarn

190 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaowanungkarn wants to clinch up but Garnett keeps it at a distance.
Garnett looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Chaowanungkarn throws a head kick but Garnett moves out of range.
Chaowanungkarn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chaowanungkarn moves in looking to clinch but Garnett pushes him off.

Garnett moves into the clinch successfully.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a knee strike.
Garnett tries to pull guard but Chaowanungkarn won't allow it.
Chaowanungkarn has Garnett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garnett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Garnett wants to break free but Chaowanungkarn has control.
Chaowanungkarn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chaowanungkarn missing with knees to the body.
Garnett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chaowanungkarn's elbow.

Chaowanungkarn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chaowanungkarn tries to clinch up

and Garnett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garnett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chaowanungkarn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garnett is defending well for now.
Chaowanungkarn connects with a knee to the head.
Chaowanungkarn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Chaowanungkarn has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Garnett is trying to keep an underhook but Chaowanungkarn manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Chaowanungkarn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn wants to stand up but Garnett is controlling the position.
Garnett is not content to let Chaowanungkarn control the position.
Garnett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chaowanungkarn is working away from the top position though.
Garnett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garnett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chaowanungkarn tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Garnett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chaowanungkarn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Chaowanungkarn there.
Garnett trying to hold on to Chaowanungkarn's head to control him but Chaowanungkarn postures up.
Garnett is refusing to be controlled, as Chaowanungkarn sits in half guard.
Garnett trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn thows a huge punch but Garnett dodges it nicely.
Chaowanungkarn prevents Garnett from improving his position.
Garnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chaowanungkarn.
Nice strikes from Chaowanungkarn there.
Chaowanungkarn not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chaowanungkarn throwing shots but Garnett is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chaowanungkarn tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to control. Garnett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garnett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garnett is looking to escape.
Chaowanungkarn lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suchart Chaowanungkarn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chaowanungkarn wants to clinch

and Garnett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garnett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garnett is trying to break free.
Chaowanungkarn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chaowanungkarn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chaowanungkarn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garnett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaowanungkarn obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaowanungkarn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garnett is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kevin Garnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suchart Chaowanungkarn.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chaowanungkarn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Garnett avoids the damage to the body.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to break the clinch but Garnett is controlling him.
Chaowanungkarn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garnett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaowanungkarn obliges.

Garnett gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chaowanungkarn regains guard.
Garnett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chaowanungkarn trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Garnett decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chaowanungkarn, up you get!
Chaowanungkarn throws a low kick, looking for Garnett's leg but Garnett calmly moves out of range.
Chaowanungkarn tries to clinch but Garnett is having none of it.
Chaowanungkarn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chaowanungkarn closes the distance and clinches up with Garnett, looking for a takedown. Chaowanungkarn pushes Garnett against the cage but Garnett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chaowanungkarn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Chaowanungkarn gets tackled into the cage by Garnett. Garnett maintains the clinch.
Garnett tries to score a body lock takedown but Chaowanungkarn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chaowanungkarn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garnett's efforts to push away.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chaowanungkarn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garnett tries to pull guard but Chaowanungkarn holds him up against the cage and eventually Garnett drops back down to his feet.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chaowanungkarn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garnett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chaowanungkarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garnett.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the head.
Chaowanungkarn tries to stall but Garnett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garnett avoids it.
Chaowanungkarn jumps guard but Garnett stands there with Chaowanungkarn around his waist. Chaowanungkarn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Chaowanungkarn pulls guard.
Garnett sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garnett stays in close to Chaowanungkarn's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Garnett trying to control but Chaowanungkarn is working from the bottom.

Kevin Garnett has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chaowanungkarn tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Garnett counters by moving into the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garnett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chaowanungkarn connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaowanungkarn obliges.
Chaowanungkarn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garnett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garnett just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the body.
Garnett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chaowanungkarn's efforts to push away.
Garnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Garnett dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Chaowanungkarn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Garnett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Chaowanungkarn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Garnett is looking for a sweep.
Chaowanungkarn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Garnett prevents Chaowanungkarn from improving position.
Garnett is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chaowanungkarn connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Garnett is squirming around, avoiding Chaowanungkarn's attempts to control the action.
Chaowanungkarn raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chaowanungkarn wants to control the pace but Garnett is squirming around nicely.
Chaowanungkarn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chaowanungkarn throwing strikes here but Garnett is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chaowanungkarn tries to control but Garnett wriggling away.
Garnett is working to get back to half guard.
Garnett is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Garnett because Chaowanungkarn loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chaowanungkarn has hold of Garnett's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Garnett manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Garnett is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garnett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chaowanungkarn landing strikes from the mount and Garnett is in trouble!
Garnett wants to control but Chaowanungkarn is having none of it.
Chaowanungkarn trying to control but Garnett is having none of it.
Chaowanungkarn throws some wild stikes that Garnett manages to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Suchart Chaowanungkarn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chaowanungkarn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suchart Chaowanungkarn!