PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lertphong Thongoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Shiaaaat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Thongoon
vs
Shiaaaat

190 cm
23
255 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

204 cm
22
276 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lertphong Thongoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Captain Shiaaaat!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiaaaat tries for a takedown but Thongoon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thongoon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thongoon checks a leg kick nicely.
Thongoon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thongoon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thongoon checks a low kick from Shiaaaat.
Thongoon throws a solid leg kick but Shiaaaat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thongoon.
Shiaaaat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shiaaaat is looking to chop away at Thongoon's legs.
Shiaaaat tries to land a leg kick but Thongoon saw it coming and moves away.
Thongoon moves out of range of the body kick.
Thongoon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shiaaaat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thongoon wants to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Thongoon blocks the leg kick.
Thongoon is looking to clinch.
Thongoon looks to score with a jab to the body but Shiaaaat is just out of range.
Shiaaaat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiaaaat wants to slow Thongoon down by chopping away at his legs.
Thongoon is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shiaaaat.
Shiaaaat is looking to chop away at Thongoon's legs.
That kick from Shiaaaat tenderised Thongoon's leg. Thongoon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thongoon 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.
Thongoon tries a low kick but Shiaaaat avoids it.
Shiaaaat throws a leg kick but Thongoon checks it.
Thongoon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thongoon lands a body shot.
Thongoon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thongoon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shiaaaat at a distance.
Thongoon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shiaaaat avoids the body shot from Thongoon.
Shiaaaat jabs Thongoon right on the nose. Thongoon blinks but takes it well.

Shiaaaat moves into range and clinches up with Thongoon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiaaaat tries to land knees in the clinch but Thongoon avoids the damage to the body.
Shiaaaat pushes off an throws an elbow but Thongoon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Thongoon.

Shiaaaat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thongoon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shiaaaat.
Thongoon checks a low kick from Shiaaaat.
Shiaaaat thumps Thongoon with a low kick.
Thongoon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thongoon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shiaaaat lands a head kick. Thongoon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some bone on bone action there as Thongoon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shiaaaat throws a low kick but Thongoon moves out of range easily.
Thongoon thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Thongoon.
Thongoon lands with a good body shot.
Thongoon throws a leg kick but Shiaaaat sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Shiaaaat.
Shiaaaat with a jab.
Thongoon tries to clinch there but Shiaaaat circles away.
Shiaaaat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thongoon's waist but Thongoon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shiaaaat off to one side.
Shiaaaat throws a solid leg kick but Thongoon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shiaaaat.
Shiaaaat lands with an overhand left.
Thongoon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shiaaaat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thongoon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shiaaaat was well out of range. Poor timing from Thongoon.
Thongoon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Shiaaaat.
Shiaaaat throws a sloppy head kick and Thongoon moves out of range easily.
Captain Shiaaaat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thongoon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shiaaaat.
Thongoon wants to clinch.
Shiaaaat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thongoon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Shiaaaat moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Thongoon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shiaaaat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thongoon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shiaaaat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Shiaaaat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shiaaaat.
Thongoon wants to slow Shiaaaat down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thongoon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thongoon tries to clinch there but Shiaaaat circles away.

Shiaaaat has managed to clinch.
Thongoon avoids the elbow strike from Shiaaaat, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Captain Shiaaaat will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shiaaaat throws a chopping leg kick but Thongoon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thongoon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A leg kick checked by Shiaaaat.
Thongoon throws a chopping leg kick but Shiaaaat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shiaaaat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shiaaaat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thongoon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shiaaaat slips a straight right by Thongoon.
Thongoon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Thongoon has closed the distance and engaged Shiaaaat in a clinch.
Thongoon misses with a knee strike.
Thongoon trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Shiaaaat.
Thongoon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Thongoon.
Shiaaaat tries to land knees in the clinch but Thongoon avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thongoon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shiaaaat lands with a left to the head.

Shiaaaat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thongoon tries to clinch but Shiaaaat moves out of range.
Good work by Shiaaaat as he checks the leg kick.
Thongoon blocks a head kick by Shiaaaat.
Thongoon just misses with a punch to the body.
Thongoon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thongoon moves out of range of the leg kick from Shiaaaat.
Shiaaaat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shiaaaat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thongoons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shiaaaat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Shiaaaat gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiaaaat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thongoon is keeping busy.
Shiaaaat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thongoon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thongoon managing to block the knees to the body from Shiaaaat.
Shiaaaat tries to land knees in the clinch but Thongoon avoids the damage to the body.
Shiaaaat tries to stall but Thongoon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shiaaaat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thongoon looking to stall.
Thongoon tries a body shot but Shiaaaat blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shiaaaat takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thongoon blocks an elbow strike.
Shiaaaat lands a nice elbow.
Shiaaaat takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Captain Shiaaaat has been cut.
Shiaaaat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thongoon is defending well for now.
Thongoon dodges an elbow strike from Shiaaaat.
Shiaaaat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thongoon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thongoon is looking to control Shiaaaat's arms but Shiaaaat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thongoon has his back to the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shiaaaat.
Shiaaaat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thongoon's defenses.
Thongoon blocks an elbow strike from Shiaaaat.
Thongoon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Thongoon.
Shiaaaat is breathing heavily.
Thongoon misses with a knee to the head.
Shiaaaat avoiding damage as Thongoon throws knees to the body.
Shiaaaat managing to block the knees to the body from Thongoon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thongoon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thongoon digs a right hand into Shiaaaat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shiaaaat's gas tank.
Thongoon effectively controlling the action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shiaaaat avoids a wild elbow strike from Thongoon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiaaaat blocks an elbow strike.
Shiaaaat is trying to break the clinch but Thongoon is controlling him.
Thongoon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thongoon obliges.
Shiaaaat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thongoon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thongoon.
Shiaaaat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thongoon is defending well for now.
Thongoon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiaaaat is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thongoon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thongoon lands an elbow that stopped Shiaaaat in his tracks for a moment.
Shiaaaat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Thongoon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lertphong Thongoon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Captain Shiaaaat's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Thongoon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shiaaaat.
Shiaaaat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thongoon.
Shiaaaat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thongoon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shiaaaat.
Thongoon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thongoon ducks under a wild hook from Shiaaaat.

Shiaaaat rushes Thongoon and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Shiaaaat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thongoon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shiaaaat is looking to control Thongoon's arms but Thongoon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shiaaaat has his back to the ropes.
Thongoon trying to stall but Shiaaaat improves his position.
Shiaaaat tries to stall but Thongoon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Shiaaaat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thongoon's brow.
Shiaaaat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thongoon stalling against the ropes.
Thongoon managing to block the knees to the body from Shiaaaat.
Lertphong Thongoon has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiaaaat trying to land knees to the body.
Shiaaaat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shiaaaat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Shiaaaat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shiaaaat cracks Thongoon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thongoon throws a wild body kick that Shiaaaat sees coming a mile off.
Thongoon looks to throw the jab but Shiaaaat is out of range.
Thongoon throws the kick towards the body but Shiaaaat avoids it.
Thongoon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Thongoon blocks the low kick.
Thongoon throws a looping overhand right but Shiaaaat ducks down to avoid it.
Thongoon is looking to wear down Shiaaaat with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thongoon throws a jab when Shiaaaat was well out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thongoon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Shiaaaat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thongoon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thongoon throws a hook but Shiaaaat avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiaaaat scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiaaaat thows a leg kick but Thongoon checks it
and Thongoon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thongoon misses with a hook.

Thongoon tries to keep at a distance but Shiaaaat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thongoon pushes off an throws an elbow but Shiaaaat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Shiaaaat trying to land knees to the body.
Thongoon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shiaaaats head.
Shiaaaat is looking to control Thongoon's arms but Thongoon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shiaaaat has his back to the ropes.
Shiaaaat throws an elbow but it misses.
Shiaaaat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thongoon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shiaaaat's face.
Shiaaaat missing with knees to the body.
Thongoon managing to block the knees to the body from Shiaaaat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiaaaat stalling.
Thongoon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shiaaaat avoids it.
Thongoon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thongoon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thongoon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shiaaaat is keeping busy.
Shiaaaat tries to land knees in the clinch but Thongoon avoids the damage to the body.
Shiaaaat trying to land knees to the body.
Shiaaaat avoids a wild elbow strike from Thongoon.
Thongoon working aggressively here.
Thongoon avoids a wild elbow strike from Shiaaaat.
Thongoon avoids the elbow strike from Shiaaaat, against the ropes.
Thongoon blocks the elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Shiaaaat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiaaaat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thongoon is defending well for now.
Thongoon blocks the elbow strike.
Thongoon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shiaaaat wants to stall.
Thongoon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shiaaaat.
Shiaaaat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Lertphong Thongoon has been cut.

Shiaaaat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thongoon wants to clinch.
Thongoon throws a jab when Shiaaaat was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thongoon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shiaaaat's sensitive parts.
Thongoon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thongoon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shiaaaat avoids the body shot from Thongoon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Shiaaaat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shiaaaat 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Lertphong Thongoon!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Captain Shiaaaat!

The fight ends as a draw!