PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wangjannoi Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rakuuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payakaroon comes to the cage accompanied by thai fight music. Rakuuna is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad Company - Bad Company. Taisto Rakuuna will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Payakaroon
vs
Rakuuna

170 cm
22
158 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
159 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

M/S Paint Fightwear **Laundry service**
Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $99)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wangjannoi Payakaroon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rakuuna!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakuuna lands a jab to the nose.
Rakuuna scores with a nice head shot.
Rakuuna swings widly with a right hand
and Payakaroon counters with a nice body kick.
Rakuuna throws a jab but it's blocked by Payakaroon.
Rakuuna moves out of range of the body kick.
Rakuuna throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rakuuna wants to clinch
enabling Payakaroon to counter with a crisp jab.
Rakuuna tries to clinch up
and Payakaroon counters with a slapping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Payakaroon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakaroon throws a head kick that misses.
Rakuuna throws a jab but it's blocked by Payakaroon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakuuna shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Payakaroon eats them both and turns towards Rakuuna to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rakuuna avoids the head kick by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a body kick that misses.
Rakuuna throws an off balance right hand
and Payakaroon counters with a head kick.
Rakuuna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payakaroon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rakuuna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Payakaroon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Payakaroon throws a low kick, looking for Rakuuna's leg but Rakuuna calmly moves out of range.
Rakuuna throws a poor cross that misses
and Payakaroon counters with a thumping low kick.
Rakuuna misses with a low kick as Payakaroon jumps back.
Rakuuna throws a big shot that misses.
Rakuuna throws a right hand that misses
and Payakaroon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rakuuna connects with a body shot.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick but Rakuuna checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Rakuuna checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taisto Rakuuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakuuna tries to clinch up.
Payakaroon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rakuuna throws a lazy uppercut
and Payakaroon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Payakaroon feints a jab promting Rakuuna to slip. Payakaroon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rakuuna slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Taisto Rakuuna has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Rakuuna misses.
Rakuuna checks a leg kick.
Rakuuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payakaroon.
Nice defenses there by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rakuuna lands with a straight right. Payakaroon didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna misses with a shot to the body
and Payakaroon counters with a low kick, right behind Rakuuna 's knee.
Rakuuna takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rakuuna cracks a nice hook into Payakaroon's ribs.
Payakaroon scoring well with a low kick there.
Rakuuna misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rakuuna throws an overhand right that lands on Payakaroon's shoulder, as Payakaroon tries to avoid the shot.
Payakaroon tries to land a body kick
and Rakuuna counters with a nice body shot.
Rakuuna misses with a hook
and Payakaroon counters with an inside leg kick.
Payakaroon keeps the fight on the outside.
Rakuuna blocks a low kick nicely.
Payakaroon tries to bum rush Rakuuna with a series of wild strikes but Rakuuna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rakuuna throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Payakaroon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rakuuna looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Payakaroon!
Some wild striking there from Payakaroon.
Rakuuna gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon cracks the inside of Rakuuna's front leg.
A head kick misses from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rakuuna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payakaroon.
Rakuuna swings away with a body shot that misses
and Payakaroon counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wangjannoi Payakaroon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Rakuuna's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

That kick from Payakaroon tenderised Rakuuna's leg. Rakuuna is trying to keep his angry face on.
Payakaroon throws a right hand that misses
and Rakuuna counters with a good low kick that Payakaroon was not able to check.
Rakuuna swings widly with a right hand
enabling Payakaroon to counter with a crisp jab.
Rakuuna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rakuuna misses with a body punch
and Payakaroon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Payakaroon lands with a nice body kick.
Payakaroon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rakuuna backs up against the cage.

Rakuuna is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakaroon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rakuuna checks a leg kick nicely.
Rakuuna throws a leg kick that is checked
and Payakaroon counters with a nice leg kick.
Rakuuna is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Payakaroon.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Payakaroon! Rakuuna is backing up but he can't get away as Payakaroon lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Rakuuna and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wangjannoi Payakaroon!
Wangjannoi Payakaroon retains his lightweight title!