PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thanawat Kanokvichitra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myron Obusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanokvichitra comes to the cage accompanied by Tatakai. Obusan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Frontlines by Diabolic feat. Immortal Technique kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Kanokvichitra
vs
Obusan

174 cm
20
153 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

175 cm
27
162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thanawat Kanokvichitra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Myron Obusan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanokvichitra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obusan staying out of range there.
Obusan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kanokvichitra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A right-left combo lands from Obusan.

Kanokvichitra drives through and clinches with Obusan against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Kanokvichitra misses with an elbow over the top.
Kanokvichitra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kanokvichitra crunches a lovely knee into Obusan's ribcage.
Kanokvichitra tries to land knees in the clinch but Obusan avoids the damage to the body.
Kanokvichitra missing with knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kanokvichitra throws a head punch that misses.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Kanokvichitra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a knee to the head but Obusan blocks with his arms.
Kanokvichitra lands an elbow inside that Obusan shrugs off.
Obusan has had enough of the clinch but Kanokvichitra keeps him there for the moment.
Obusan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Obusan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanokvichitra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra misses with an elbow over the top.
Kanokvichitra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obusan.
Obusan blocks an elbow strike.
Kanokvichitra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obusan's face.
Kanokvichitra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obusan dodges an elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obusan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kanokvichitra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Obusan's brow.
Kanokvichitra misses with an elbow strike.
Obusan working hard to break the clinch.
Kanokvichitra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Kanokvichitra is breathing heavily.
Kanokvichitra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Kanokvichitra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obusan.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
A knee to the head by Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Kanokvichitra trying to land knees to the body.

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.
Kanokvichitra tries to land knees in the clinch but Obusan avoids the damage to the body.
Kanokvichitra tries to land knees in the clinch but Obusan avoids the damage to the body.
Kanokvichitra missing with knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obusan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obusan working hard to break the clinch.
Kanokvichitra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obusan blocks it with crossed arms.
Obusan avoids the elbow strike from Kanokvichitra, against the cage.

Obusan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obusan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Obusan misses with a takedown attempt - Kanokvichitra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kanokvichitra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Obusan lands a lovely overhand right.
Obusan throws a leg kick that misses.
Obusan scores with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obusan, right into the meat.
Obusan lands a jab to the nose.
Obusan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Obusan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Obusan swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obusan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kanokvichitra scrambles back to his feet.
Kanokvichitra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kanokvichitra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obusan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kanokvichitra lands a head kick. Obusan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kanokvichitra throws a sloppy head kick
and Obusan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kanokvichitra thinking.
Obusan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kanokvichitra is able to avoid easily.
Obusan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kanokvichitra rushes Obusan and presses him up against the cage.
Kanokvichitra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kanokvichitra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obusan is defending well for now.
Obusan blocks an elbow strike.
Obusan managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra lands a nice knee to the body.
Obusan is trying to force a seperation but Kanokvichitra has the dominant position.
Obusan is trying to break the clinch but Kanokvichitra has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obusan's face.
Obusan is trying to break the clinch but Kanokvichitra has him pressed against the cage.
Obusan blocks the elbow strike.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanokvichitra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kanokvichitra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obusan avoids the elbow strike from Kanokvichitra, against the cage.
Kanokvichitra misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra crunches a lovely knee into Obusan's ribcage.
Kanokvichitra pushes off an throws an elbow but Obusan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obusan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kanokvichitra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obusan.
Obusan managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obusan is defending well for now.
Obusan is trying to push Kanokvichitra away but Kanokvichitra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myron Obusan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Obusan tries a head kick but it misses.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanokvichitra throws a head kick that misses.
Obusan misses with a left hand
and Kanokvichitra counters with a one-two to the body.
Myron Obusan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obusan avoids the head kick by Kanokvichitra.

Kanokvichitra closes the distance and clinches.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obusan avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.
Obusan dodges an elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
Obusan managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obusan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra misses with a knee to the head.
Obusan managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanokvichitra misses with a knee strike.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obusan is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obusan is defending well for now.
Obusan is trying to break free.
Obusan avoids the elbow strike from Kanokvichitra, against the cage.
Obusan takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obusan blocks an elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra throws an elbow that misses.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obusan avoids it.
Kanokvichitra misses with a body punch.
Obusan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obusan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obusan working hard to break the clinch.
Kanokvichitra pushes off an throws an elbow but Obusan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obusan is defending well for now.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obusan is defending well for now.

Obusan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obusan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kanokvichitra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanokvichitra throws a sloppy head kick and Obusan moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Obusan.
Obusan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Obusan or perhaps it was just good defense by Kanokvichitra which made him look bad.
Obusan misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obusan punishes Kanokvichitra's body with a nice straight punch.
Obusan looks to land a left hand but Kanokvichitra moved out of range nicely.
Obusan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch up but Obusan circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanokvichitra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kanokvichitra. Those never looked like landing.
Obusan blocks a head kick by Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra throws a shot to the body.
Obusan misses with a double jab
and Kanokvichitra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick from Kanokvichitra lands but Obusan takes it in his stride.

Kanokvichitra clinches up against the cage.
Kanokvichitra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obusan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanokvichitra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kanokvichitra keeps control of Obusan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kanokvichitra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Obusan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanokvichitra misses with a knee strike.
Obusan blocks an elbow strike.
Obusan working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obusan tries to break the clinch but Kanokvichitra is controlling the position.
Kanokvichitra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kanokvichitra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obusan managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Obusan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Obusan avoids the elbow strike from Kanokvichitra, against the cage.
Obusan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obusan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kanokvichitra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obusan blocks it with crossed arms.
Kanokvichitra pushes off an throws an elbow but Obusan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Obusan is looking to break free of the clinch but Kanokvichitra has double underhooks.

Obusan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Obusan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obusan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kanokvichitra wants to clinch up but Obusan keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Obusan tries to land a leg kick but Kanokvichitra saw it coming and moves away.

Kanokvichitra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Obusan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obusan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanokvichitra can pounce on him.
Obusan throws a leg kick but Kanokvichitra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Obusan throws a jab when Kanokvichitra was well out of range.

Kanokvichitra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kanokvichitra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Obusan blocking some punches.
Obusan managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra throws an elbow that misses.
Obusan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Obusan breaks the clinch.
Kanokvichitra throws a nice head kick!
Kanokvichitra throws a combination. Obusan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kanokvichitra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kanokvichitra moves into the clinch.
Obusan wants to get back to striking at distance but Kanokvichitra won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thanawat Kanokvichitra 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!

Kanokvichitra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obusan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Obusan dives in and scores a takedown into Kanokvichitra's guard.
Kanokvichitra wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kanokvichitra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obusan wants to hold on but Kanokvichitra pushes him away.
Obusan is squirming around, avoiding Kanokvichitra's attempts to control the action.

Kanokvichitra gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obusan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kanokvichitra's waist but Kanokvichitra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Obusan off to one side.
Obusan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kanokvichitra clinches.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Kanokvichitra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Obusan takes an elbow to the temple.
Obusan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Obusan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanokvichitra trying to land knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra working Obusan over with knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kanokvichitra is working Obusan over against the cage.
Kanokvichitra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kanokvichitra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kanokvichitra connects with a knee to the head.
Kanokvichitra throws an elbow that misses.
Kanokvichitra misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obusan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obusan is defending well for now.
Kanokvichitra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obusan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra looking to throw knees to the head but Obusan is blocking nicely.
Obusan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obusan tries to break free but Kanokvichitra pushes him back against the cage.
Kanokvichitra trying to land knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kanokvichitra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obusan.
Obusan is trying to force a seperation but Kanokvichitra has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanokvichitra.
Nice elbow from Kanokvichitra.
Obusan is trying to break the clinch but Kanokvichitra is controlling him.
Obusan avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra misses with an elbow over the top.
Obusan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obusan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kanokvichitra has him pressed against the cage.
Obusan managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Kanokvichitra keeps control of Obusan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obusan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obusan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kanokvichitra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obusan blocks an elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanokvichitra pushes off an throws an elbow but Obusan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanokvichitra throws an elbow that misses.
Kanokvichitra tries to work over Obusan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanokvichitra.
Obusan avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.
Obusan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kanokvichitra misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A frustrated look appears on Obusan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Obusan tries to break the clinch but Kanokvichitra is controlling the position.
Kanokvichitra swings wildly with an uppercut but Obusan uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kanokvichitra throws an elbow but misses.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obusan avoids it.
Obusan avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.
Obusan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Obusan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanokvichitra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kanokvichitra prevents Obusan from breaking the clinch.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obusan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obusan avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obusan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanokvichitra keeps control of Obusan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obusan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
Obusan blocks an elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thanawat Kanokvichitra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kanokvichitra has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thanawat Kanokvichitra!