PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Temple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khumpai Prayut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Temple
vs
Prayut

165 cm
25
143 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

174 cm
23
144 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Temple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khumpai Prayut!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temple ducks under a wild hook from Prayut.
Prayut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Temple.
Temple looks to land a combination but Prayut avoids it well.
Temple lands with a nice body punch.
Prayut turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Temple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prayut stuffs the takedown attempt from Temple. Temple gets slowly back to his feet.
Temple throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prayut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Prayut misses.
Temple takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Temple throws a shot from downtown. Prayut moves away and avoids it.
Prayut is looking to clinch.
Prayut fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Temple has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Prayut.
Prayut dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Temple. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prayut looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Temple misses with a straight right.
Prayut throws a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Prayut.

Temple fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Prayut to the ground. Temple is now in Prayut's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Temple missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Temple stopping the sweep attempt from Prayut.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Prayut is on top in guard.
Temple seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Temple knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prayut on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple looking to control.
Prayut throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prayut would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Prayut throwing strikes from guard but Temple blocks nicely.

Prayut stands up and waves to Temple to follow him.
Prayut throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Temple crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Prayut - the referee stops the clock and Temple gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Prayut. Temple manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Prayut lands a head kick. Temple smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Prayut scoring well with a low kick there.
Temple connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Prayut momentarily.
Temple feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prayuts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Temple rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Prayut counters with a good low kick that Temple was not able to check.
Prayut looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Temple blocks the leg kick.
Temple throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prayut sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prayut takes one to the chin there.
Prayut goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prayut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Temple connects with the punch.
Prayut tries to clinch but Temple moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prayut throws a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Prayut.
Prayut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Temple does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Khumpai Prayut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prayut takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Temple is trying hard to land a takedown here. Prayut sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Temple closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Prayut thows a leg kick but Temple checks it
and Temple connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prayut lands a leg kick that knocks Temple off balance momentarily.
Temple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prayut shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Temple misses with a wild body shot.
Temple tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prayut was well out of range. Poor timing from Temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khumpai Prayut dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Prayut gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Temple.
Prayut tries to clinch up
and Temple counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Prayut feints and then cracks Temple's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Temple down.
Prayut tries to close the distance and clinch but Temple swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Temple is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Prayut fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Prayut explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Prayut motions for Temple to come forward. Prayut throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prayut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prayut ducks right into an uppercut from Temple.
Prayut slips a straight right by Temple.
Prayut throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prayut lands a nice leg kick that just misses Temple's sensitive parts.
Prayut lands a nice leg kick that just misses Temple's sensitive parts.
Prayut throws a solid leg kick but Temple takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Prayut.
Temple is trying hard to land a takedown here. Prayut sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Prayut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prayut thows a body shot but no joy.
Temple looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Temple comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A good leg kick by Prayut.
Temple on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prayut. Prayut obviously looking to wear him down.
Temple throws a lazy right hand but Prayut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prayut is looking to clinch.
Prayut drops his hands momentarily and Temple takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prayut looks to score with a jab to the body but Temple is just out of range.
Temple takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Prayut connects with an inside leg kick.
Khumpai Prayut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Prayut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prayut lands with a kick to the ribs.
Prayut misses with a low kick.
Temple uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prayut.
Temple is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prayut.
Temple misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Temple takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Prayut throws a jab when Temple was well out of range.
Prayut connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prayut scores with a head kick.
Prayut bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Prayut pivots, looking for a leg kick but Temple is out of range and Prayut settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Temple. Those never looked like landing.
Temple misses with a kick to the body.
Prayut avoids the body shot from Temple.
Temple ducks under a wild hook from Prayut.
Prayut misses with a wild body shot.
Prayut tries to clinch up.
Temple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prayut moves away.
Prayut throws a big shot that misses.

Prayut has closed the distance and engaged Temple in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Prayut.
Temple blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temple has had enough of the clinch but Prayut keeps him there for the moment.
Temple misses with a punch on the inside.
Temple swings wildly with an uppercut but Prayut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prayut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prayut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Temple misses with some punches.
Prayut tries to land a knee to the head but Temple blocks with his arms.

Temple's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Temple scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Prayut misses with a low kick.
Temple catches Prayut with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khumpai Prayut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Temple's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Temple misses with a series of wild punches.
Temple takes a swing at Prayut's ribcage but misses.

Temple scores with a takedown into Prayut's guard.
Temple looking to sit in guard and control but Prayut gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Temple has Prayut pulled in close to control his posture.

Prayut stands up and waves to Temple to follow him.
Khumpai Prayut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prayut moves in looking to clinch but Temple pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple swats away the attempt to clinch by Prayut.
Temple looks to score with a jab to the body but Prayut is just out of range.
Prayut is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Temple rather than just go for the knockout.
Temple ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Temple scores with a crisp jab that stopped Prayut in his tracks.
Prayut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Temple.
Temple stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prayut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Prayut. Temple shrugs it off though.
Temple takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Prayut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Temple.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Prayut, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Prayut there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple just misses with a punch to the body.
Temple rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prayut moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Temple takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Prayut pushes Temple away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temple loads up on a big right hand but Prayut slips the punch.
Prayut with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prayut tries to clinch up.
Temple jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prayut doesn't manage to clinch there - Temple circles away.
Temple checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Prayut just misses with a punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Temple crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Prayut - the referee stops the clock and Temple gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Prayut. Temple manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Temple slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temple on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Temple circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Prayut.
Prayut lands a nice looking kick to the body. Temple takes a step back to recover.
Prayut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Temple.

Prayut moves into range and clinches up with Temple.
Prayut working Temple over with knees to the body.
Prayut misses with an elbow over the top.
Prayut landing knees to the body.
Prayut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Temple avoids it.
Temple misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prayut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Temple blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prayut lands an elbow just above Temple 's eye.
Prayut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Prayut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Prayut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Temple takes an elbow to the temple.
Temple will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Prayut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Temple is trying to break free.
Temple blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Temple can't break the clinch.
Henry Temple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prayut misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prayut looking to throw knees to the head but Temple is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prayut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Temple is working for takedown but Prayut is calmly controlling the position for now.
Temple avoids the elbow strike from Prayut, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khumpai Prayut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Prayut winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khumpai Prayut!