PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Suriya Phupha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quik Yin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yin has chosen I Got A Feeling (lol :P) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Phupha
vs
Yin

180 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
32
200 lbs
27 - 22 - 1

Great elbows
Good chin

Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suriya Phupha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quik Yin!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Yin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Phupha doesn't seem phased though.
Yin misses with a wild body shot.
Quik Yin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yin misses with a hook.
Yin misses the body punch
and Phupha counters with a nice leg kick.
Phupha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phupha moves out of range of the strikes.
Phupha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yin's hands.
Phupha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yin moves out of range as Phupha throws a body kick.
Phupha slips a straight right by Yin.
Yin misses the shot to the body.
Yin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Phupha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Phupha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Yin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yin loads up on a big right hand but Phupha slips the punch.
Yin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yin misses with a looping left.
Phupha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Phupha counters with an inside leg kick.
Yin throws a sloppy body shot
and Phupha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yin swats away the attempt to clinch by Phupha.
Yin looks to land a left hand but Phupha moved out of range nicely.
Yin moves out of range of the body kick from Phupha.
Phupha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Yin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phupha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yin slips a jab and a cross from Phupha.
Yin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phupha misses with a few strikes there.
Phupha throws a front kick that sends Yin stumbling back into the ropes.
Phupha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yin counters with a straight right hand.
Yin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phupha misses with a low kick.
Phupha darts in trying to clinch
and Yin counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yin scores with a sloppy right hand. Phupha should have avoided that one.
Phupha throws a head kick but Yin moves out of range.
Yin jabs Phupha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phupha.
Yin throws a big shot that misses.
Phupha misses the shot to the body.
Yin throws an overhand right that lands on Phupha's shoulder, as Phupha tries to avoid the shot.
Yin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phupha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phupha closes the distance but Yin moves to the side
letting Yin counter with a right hand.
Phupha tries to clinch up
and Yin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yin misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Yin.
Yin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phupha tries to clinch there but Yin circles away.
Yin throws a shot to the body.
Phupha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yin.
Yin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phupha blocks the body kick.
Phupha slips a straight right by Yin.
Yin throws a jab when Phupha was well out of range.
No joy there for Phupha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phupha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yin keeps the fight on the outside.
Phupha pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yin back to the ropes. Phupha follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Phupha had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yin punishes Phupha's body with a nice straight punch.
Phupha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phupha tries to clinch but Yin moves away
enabling Yin to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phupha.
Phupha tries to clinch but Yin moves away
and Yin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phupha blocks a head kick by Yin.
Yin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phupha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phupha misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phupha thows a leg kick but Yin checks it
and Yin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phupha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yin.
Yin throws a sloppy head kick and Phupha moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yin. Phupha does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quik Yin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fighters circling - Yin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phupha throws a head kick that misses.
Yin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phupha closes the distance but Yin moves to the side
and Yin counters with a straight right hand.
Yin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phupha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phupha throws a head kick that misses.
Yin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yin checks a leg kick.
Yin misses the jab.
Yin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phupha.
Suriya Phupha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phupha tries to clinch up.
Yin blocks a head kick by Phupha.
Yin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phupha tries to clinch up but Yin circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Phupha is looking to land body kicks.
Yin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phupha throws a nice looking combination but Yin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phuphas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yin connects with the punch.
Yin connects with a right hand. Phupha shakes it off.
Quik Yin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phupha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phupha darts in trying to clinch
and Yin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phupha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yin swings for the body but Phupha moves out of range.
Phupha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phupha moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Yin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yin looks to land a right hand but Phupha moved out of range.
Phupha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yin misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Yin misses.
Yin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yin thows a body shot but no joy.
Yin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yin scores with a shot to the body.
Phupha wants to clinch but Yin slips to the side
and Yin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phupha wants to clinch up but Yin keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yin. Phupha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phupha at a distance.
Yin scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phupha moves away.
Phupha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phupha manages to avoid it.
Phupha avoids the body shot from Yin.
Phupha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yin takes a kick to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yin. Phupha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yin scores with a nice right hand.
Yin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yin scores with a hook.
Yin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phupha staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yin misses with a wild body shot.
Phupha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yin keeps the fight on the outside.
Phupha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phupha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phupha ducks under a wild hook from Yin.
Phupha darts in trying to clinch
and Phupha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quik Yin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Phupha avoids the body shot from Yin.
Yin looks to score with a jab to the body but Phupha is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yin. Phupha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phupha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yin throws a looping overhand right but Phupha ducks down to avoid it.
Phupha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phupha throws a push kick but Yin slaps the foot to one side.
Phupha avoids the body shot from Yin.
Phupha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phupha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Phupha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Yin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Phupha throws a shot from downtown. Yin moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yin. Phupha does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Yin.
Yin just misses with a punch to the body.
Yin swings for the body but Phupha moves out of range.
Yin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phupha tries to close the distance and clinch but Yin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phupha wants to clinch
and Yin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yin lands a slapping body shot.
Phupha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phupha closes the distance but Yin moves to the side
letting Yin counter with a right hand.
Yin throws a lazy head kick
and Phupha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phupha looks to clinch
and Yin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yin misses the shot to the body.
Yin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yin.
Yin tests Phupha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phupha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phupha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from Yin.
Yin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Yin misses.
Phupha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phupha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yin circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yin scores with a body shot.
Yin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Yin lands but Phupha takes it in his stride.
Phupha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phupha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phupha is looking to clinch but Yin is avoiding it.
Phupha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yin throws a looping overhand right but Phupha ducks down to avoid it.
Yin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Phupha throws a right and a left that Yin avoids nicely.
A jab from Yin finds it's way through Phupha's defenses.
Phupha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yin lands with a shot to the body.
Phupha fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yin. Phupha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phupha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Yin. Beautiful body shot.
Phupha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Phupha ducks right into an uppercut from Yin.
Yin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Phupha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phupha ducks under a wild hook from Yin.
Yin cracks Phupha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phupha ducks under a wild hook from Yin.
Phupha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yin throws a shot to the body.
Suriya Phupha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yin keeps Phupha at a distance using the push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quik Yin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quik Yin!