PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pornchai Jaroenrattanatarapoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Zeigfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaroenrattanatarapoon comes to the cage accompanied by ASTRAL PROJECTION- Liquid Sun. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jaroenrattanatarapoon
vs
Zeigfried

207 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
288 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

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 New York, Pornchai Jaroenrattanatarapoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solomon Zeigfried!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Zeigfried.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeigfried swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon is looking to clinch but Zeigfried is avoiding it.
Zeigfried misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon tries to clinch but Zeigfried is having none of it.
Zeigfried misses with a two punch combination.

Zeigfried shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jaroenrattanatarapoon is trying to defend but Zeigfried finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zeigfried throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon trying to control from the bottom.

Zeigfried seems to be looking for submissions.
Zeigfried content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeigfried is keen to just control but Jaroenrattanatarapoon is a slippery customer.
Zeigfried is looking to advance position but Jaroenrattanatarapoon won't allow it.
Zeigfried moves nicely into side control.
Zeigfried wants to control but Jaroenrattanatarapoon is keeping him busy.
Zeigfried just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeigfried working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zeigfried is looking to take a break and control but Jaroenrattanatarapoon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zeigfried throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jaroenrattanatarapoon works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Zeigfried seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zeigfried.
Zeigfried controlling the action here.
Zeigfried is nestled in close to Jaroenrattanatarapoon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Zeigfried is working for an americana but Jaroenrattanatarapoon has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Zeigfried was thinking about the submission.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zeigfried makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeigfried throws a big elbow that misses.
Zeigfried engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zeigfried with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zeigfried seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeigfried pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaroenrattanatarapoon is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jaroenrattanatarapoon tries to clinch there but Zeigfried circles away.
Solomon Zeigfried seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Zeigfried shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zeigfried showed some decent athleticism there.
Zeigfried missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zeigfried thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaroenrattanatarapoon's head.
Zeigfried seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jaroenrattanatarapoon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Zeigfried is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon won't allow Zeigfried to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeigfried thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Zeigfried is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zeigfried not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zeigfried lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeigfried lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zeigfried throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon is trying to maintain the position but Zeigfried is very close to passing his half guard.
Zeigfried trying to control from Jaroenrattanatarapoon's half guard. Jaroenrattanatarapoon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Zeigfried throws a big right hand that misses.
Zeigfried in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zeigfried working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jaroenrattanatarapoon's head.
Zeigfried working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeigfried passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeigfried landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zeigfried content to control rather than advance.
Zeigfried missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zeigfried wants to control but Jaroenrattanatarapoon is keeping him busy.
Zeigfried thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zeigfried is looking to take a break and control but Jaroenrattanatarapoon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zeigfried lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeigfried thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zeigfried is keen to just control but Jaroenrattanatarapoon is a slippery customer.
Zeigfried lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Zeigfried looks to land a strike but Jaroenrattanatarapoon avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zeigfried should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zeigfried throwing strikes but missing.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeigfried pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaroenrattanatarapoon is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Zeigfried showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jaroenrattanatarapoon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Zeigfried dives in and scores a takedown into Jaroenrattanatarapoon's guard.
Zeigfried landing with the ground and pound.
Zeigfried trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zeigfried looking to pass the guard.
Zeigfried keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jaroenrattanatarapoon's head.

Zeigfried drops back looking for a leg! Jaroenrattanatarapoon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jaroenrattanatarapoon manages to kick Zeigfried off! Zeigfried jumps back into Jaroenrattanatarapoon's guard.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zeigfried.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeigfried is working Jaroenrattanatarapoon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zeigfried trying to control but Jaroenrattanatarapoon is working from the bottom.
Zeigfried postures up and lands a big shot to Jaroenrattanatarapoon's brow.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Zeigfried has eaten all the pies!
Zeigfried wants to control from the top but Jaroenrattanatarapoon keeps moving.
Zeigfried is working Jaroenrattanatarapoon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pornchai Jaroenrattanatarapoon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeigfried cracks Jaroenrattanatarapoon with a solid left hand.
Zeigfried throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaroenrattanatarapoon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon keeping full guard, as Zeigfried tries to pass.
Zeigfried postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zeigfried has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon keeping moving, preventing Zeigfried from controlling successfully.
Zeigfried lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeigfried cracks Jaroenrattanatarapoon with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeigfried is working Jaroenrattanatarapoon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zeigfried looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Solomon Zeigfried has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zeigfried throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zeigfried trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaroenrattanatarapoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeigfried throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeigfried postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zeigfried has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zeigfried throws a big right hand that misses.
Zeigfried trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaroenrattanatarapoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeigfried trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaroenrattanatarapoon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeigfried working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaroenrattanatarapoon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zeigfried's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Zeigfried comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zeigfried 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Zeigfried!
In his post fight interview, Solomon Zeigfried started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.