PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vongkhamchanh's choice of entrance music: EIGHTY4 FLY "LIKE PLANES". These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Paiva
vs
Vongkhamchanh

193 cm
26
195 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Paiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Vongkhamchanh!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiva throws a right hand that Vongkhamchanh ducks under and follows up with a left that Vongkhamchanh also avoids with ease.
A jab from Paiva does it's job there.

It looks like Tommy Vongkhamchanh has been cut.
Vongkhamchanh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paiva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vongkhamchanh avoids the body shot from Paiva.
Some wild striking there from Paiva.
Rafael Paiva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paiva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paiva throws a poor cross that misses
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a head kick. That will keep Paiva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Paiva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vongkhamchanh scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh throws a sloppy head kick and Paiva moves out of range easily.
Vongkhamchanh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paiva.
Paiva scores with a hook.
Vongkhamchanh lands a nice looking body shot.
Paiva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vongkhamchanh circles away quickly and effectively.
Vongkhamchanh dodges the punch combination from Paiva.
Paiva throws a jab but it's blocked by Vongkhamchanh.
A slow jab from Paiva misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Vongkhamchanh.
Paiva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a big head kick but Paiva shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paiva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vongkhamchanh at a distance.
Vongkhamchanh checks the leg kick.
Paiva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vongkhamchanh.
Paiva misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paiva. Vongkhamchanh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paiva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vongkhamchanh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paiva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paiva.
Paiva avoids the head kick by Vongkhamchanh.
Paiva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paiva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paiva throws a combination that misses
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Paiva is breathing heavily.
Vongkhamchanh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paiva's sensitive parts.
Paiva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva throws out a loose jab but Vongkhamchanh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a head kick.
Paiva blocks a head kick by Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh connects with a high kick.
Vongkhamchanh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paiva. That did some damage!
Vongkhamchanh misses with a two punch combination.
Paiva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vongkhamchanh dodges the punch combination from Paiva.
Paiva throws a lazy uppercut
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paiva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vongkhamchanh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rafael Paiva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Vongkhamchanh's cut.
That's time! Paiva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Paiva swings widly with a right hand
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a stiff right hand.
Paiva swings widly with a right hand
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a head kick. That will keep Paiva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vongkhamchanh lands a jab-cross combination.
Vongkhamchanh with a hook.
Paiva lands a jab to the nose.
Paiva throws a body punch but Vongkhamchanh moves out of range.
Vongkhamchanh misses with the combination.
Paiva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paiva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That has opened up Tommy Vongkhamchanh's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva misses with a series of wild punches.
Vongkhamchanh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rafael Paiva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a head kick.
Paiva misses with a combination
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vongkhamchanh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paiva throws a wild body kick that Vongkhamchanh sees coming a mile off.
Paiva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh throws a series of punches but Paiva avoids them all with ease.
Vongkhamchanh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paiva misses with a double jab
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vongkhamchanh.
Paiva misses with a two punch combination.
Paiva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paiva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Vongkhamchanh counter with a right hand.
Vongkhamchanh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paiva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh throws a sloppy head kick and Paiva moves out of range easily.
Rafael Paiva is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Paiva misses
enabling Vongkhamchanh to counter with a crisp jab.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circling - Paiva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vongkhamchanh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paiva's calf.
Paiva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vongkhamchanh. That one must have hurt.
Paiva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vongkhamchanh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vongkhamchanh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paiva.
Paiva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vongkhamchanh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick but Paiva moves out of range.
Vongkhamchanh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vongkhamchanh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Paiva avoids the head kick by Vongkhamchanh.
Paiva misses with a combination
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a head kick. That will keep Paiva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vongkhamchanh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Paiva is rocked!
Paiva drops his hands momentarily and Vongkhamchanh needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Paiva just on the top of the head. Paiva drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Paiva - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Vongkhamchanh!