PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jokke Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khumpai Prayut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mela comes to the cage accompanied by Da Rockwilder . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mela
vs
Prayut

170 cm
27
144 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

174 cm
24
144 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jokke Mela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 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!
Mela looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prayut is fending him off so far but Mela persists. Nope, Prayut circles away and we're back to standing.
Mela closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prayut circles away.
Prayut leaves Mela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokke Mela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mela takes a swing at Prayut's ribcage but misses.
Prayut slips under a jab from Mela.
Mela misses with a wild body shot.
Prayut feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mela's calf.
Mela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prayut moves away.
Mela throws an off balance right hand
and Prayut counters with an outside leg kick.
Prayut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Prayut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prayut takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mela throws a jab but it's blocked by Prayut.
Khumpai Prayut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prayut connects with a high kick.
Mela misses with a takedown attempt - Prayut sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Prayut misses with a low kick as Mela jumps back.
Mela checks the leg kick.
Prayut slips under a jab.
Mela takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mela fails with the takedown.
Prayut throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prayut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prayut is looking to slow Mela down with leg kicks.
Jokke Mela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prayut misses with a low kick as Mela jumps back.
Prayut is looking to slow Mela down with leg kicks.
Prayut throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mela missing with a left hand there. Prayut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mela looks to throw the jab but Prayut is out of range.
Mela misses with a wild body shot.
Prayut lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prayut throws a head kick that misses.
Mela throws a hook to the side of Prayut's head but Prayut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prayut tries a low kick but Mela avoids it.
Mela misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Prayut.

Mela drives through with a takedown into Prayut's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mela tries to free his leg and advance position but Prayut is retaining full guard.
Mela trying to control the position from guard on top but Prayut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mela is fighting to break Prayut's control of his arms but Prayut is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prayut wants to stand and escape but Mela is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mela takes a swing at Prayut's ribcage but misses.
Prayut throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prayut avoids the body shot from Mela.
Prayut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Khumpai Prayut will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mela lands a really nice looking cross but Prayut seems unphased.
Mela misses with a body punch
and Prayut counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mela's knee momentarily.
Prayut throws a good cross that connects.
Mela shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Prayut sprawls well. Prayut wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mela gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mela. Prayut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prayut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prayut defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mela.
Prayut thows a leg kick but Mela checks it
letting Mela counter with a right hand.
Mela tries for a takedown but Prayut circles away easily
and Prayut makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokke Mela. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prayut.
Prayut throws a body kick that misses.
Prayut throws a leg kick but Mela sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khumpai Prayut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mela swings for the body but Prayut moves out of range.
Mela throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mela looks to score with a jab to the body but Prayut is just out of range.
Prayut takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mela takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Mela looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Prayut really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Prayut wants to stand but Mela is controlling the position.
Prayut keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
Prayut looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mela is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

We're going to have a standup here because Jokke Mela wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mela blocks the body kick.
Prayut pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mela throws a hook but Prayut blocks it.
Mela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mela shoots in and drives through. Prayut sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prayut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mela. Prayut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prayut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prayut throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prayut throws a chopping leg kick but Mela manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mela misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jokke Mela will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Mela looks to score with a jab to the body but Prayut is just out of range.
Prayut scores with a leg kick.
Prayut throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice sprawl there from Prayut as Mela shoots in.
Prayut connects with a high kick.
Prayut tries to clinch there but Mela circles away.
Prayut thumps Mela with a low kick.
Prayut lands a leg kick that knocks Mela off balance momentarily.
Prayut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mela fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prayut tries to clinch but Mela moves out of range.
Prayut misses with a wild body shot.
Prayut scores with a leg kick.
Prayut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prayut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mela connects with a jab.

Prayut moves into the clinch successfully.
Mela is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokke Mela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prayut missing with knees to the body.
Mela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prayut's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prayut's elbow.
Prayut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mela.

Mela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prayut misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mela counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Prayut scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mela. Prayut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mela fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Prayut avoids it really well and circles away.
Prayut chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Prayut lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mela's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela scores with a hook to the body. Prayut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prayut is looking to land body kicks.
Prayut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prayut feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mela's calf.
Mela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prayut.
Prayut looks to land a right hand but Mela moved out of range.
Mela displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mela on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Prayut misses with a body shot.
Prayut lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prayut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mela gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Prayut counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Mela or perhaps it was just good defense by Prayut which made him look bad.

Mela looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mela postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Prayut is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mela, into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prayut tries to stand but Mela is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khumpai Prayut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Prayut 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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