PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jin Seok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (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.

Seok
vs
Payakaroon

167 cm
25
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Great elbows
Tends to cut

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Seok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Seok counters with a nice low kick that buckles Payakaroon's knee momentarily.
Payakaroon closes the distance but Seok moves to the side

and Seok counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Seok.
A frustrated look appears on Payakaroon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Seok lands with a right to the head.
Payakaroon prevents a body shot from Seok.

Seok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payakaroon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seok.
Payakaroon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seok blocks a low kick nicely.
Seok scores with a push kick.
Payakaroon wants to clinch up but Seok keeps it at a distance.
Payakaroon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Seok backs up against the ropes.
Payakaroon ducks under a wild hook from Seok.
Nice straight punches there by Payakaroon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Payakaroon.
Seok throws a low kick but Payakaroon avoids it.
Seok tries to clinch up.
Payakaroon ducks under a wild hook from Seok.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A lazy left from Payakaroon finds it's target.
Seok attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seok.
Payakaroon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Payakaroon throws a right hand that Seok ducks under and follows up with a left that Seok also avoids with ease.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up but Seok circles away and keeps his distance.
Payakaroon throws a series of punches but Seok moves out of range.
Payakaroon throws a series of punches but Seok avoids them all with ease.
Seok thumps Payakaroon with a low kick.
Seok lands with a shot to the body.
Seok fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seok takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Payakaroon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seok takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Seok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Payakaroon is able to avoid easily.
Payakaroon tries to land a leg kick but Seok saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payakaroon throws a right hand that Seok ducks under and follows up with a left that Seok also avoids with ease.
Payakaroon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Seok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Payakaroon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payakaroon managing to block the knees to the body from Seok.
Seok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Payakaroon.
Payakaroon is trying to push Seok away but Seok has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Seok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payakaroon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seok.
That kick from Seok tenderised Payakaroon's leg. Payakaroon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Payakaroon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payakaroon throws a right hand that Seok ducks under and follows up with a left that Seok also avoids with ease.
Seok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon looks gassed!

Seok fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Payakaroon, pushing him back against the ropes.
Seok keeps control of Payakaroon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok avoids the elbow strike from Payakaroon, against the ropes.
Seok stalls.
Seok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payakaroon's defenses.
Seok avoiding damage as Payakaroon throws knees to the body.
Seok lands a shot to the body.
Payakaroon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payakaroon's defenses.
A right handed body shot lands from Seok.
Seok stalling.
Payakaroon missing with knees to the body.
Seok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Payakaroon.
Payakaroon is looking to control Seok's arms but Seok gets an underhook and turns him. Now Payakaroon has his back to the ropes.
Seok lands a left hand.
Seok misses with a body punch.
Seok presses Payakaroon against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Seok is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Payakaroon.
Seok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Seok on the inside.
Payakaroon tries to stall but Seok uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seok missing with knees to the body.
Seok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Seok lands an uppercut.
Seok content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Seok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seok misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Seok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payakaroon.
Payakaroon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Seok counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Seok dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Payakaroon tries to clinch but Seok moves away
and Seok counters with a stiff right hand.
Seok misses with a leg kick.
Seok looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seok blocks a leg kick.
Payakaroon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payakaroon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Seok back to the ropes. Payakaroon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Seok fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Payakaroon checks it well.
Seok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payakaroon doesn't seem bothered though.
Payakaroon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Seok backs up against the ropes.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but Seok moves out of range.
Seok dodges the punch combination from Payakaroon.
Seok lands a leg kick that knocks Payakaroon off balance momentarily.

Seok clinches up against the ropes.
Payakaroon is trying to maintain a safe position but Seok gets an underhook and turns Payakaroon into the ropes.
Seok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Payakaroons head.
Jin Seok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Seok.
Payakaroon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Seok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payakaroon backwards.
Seok lands an elbow that stopped Payakaroon in his tracks for a moment.
Payakaroon throws an elbow but it misses.
Seok pushes off an throws an elbow but Payakaroon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Seok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seok just leaning against Payakaroon, taking a breather.
Payakaroon is trying to break the clinch but Seok has him pressed against the ropes.
Payakaroon tries to land knees in the clinch but Seok avoids the damage to the body.
Payakaroon trying to land knees to the body.
Seok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Seok is working Payakaroon over against the ropes.

Seok breaks from the clinch.
Payakaroon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Seok connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Payakaroon scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seok rushes Payakaroon and presses him up against the ropes.
Payakaroon tries to circle away but Seok has him pinned against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payakaroon misses with a knee strike.

Seok manages to break the clinch.

Seok forces Payakaroon back against the ropes and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Payakaroon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Seok.
Seok managing to block the knees to the body from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon blocks an elbow strike from Seok.
Payakaroon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seok trying to stall but Payakaroon improves his position.
Seok missing with knees to the body.
Seok prevents Payakaroon from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok is working Payakaroon over against the ropes.
Payakaroon misses with an elbow over the top.
Payakaroon tries a knee to the head but Seok blocks it.
A body shot lands from Seok.
Payakaroon is breathing heavily.
Payakaroon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seok is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Seok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samart Payakaroon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payakaroon fails to land with a series of punches.
Payakaroon is looking to clinch.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up but Seok circles away and keeps his distance.
Seok tries to clinch up.
Payakaroon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Seok counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Payakaroon.

Seok clinches.
Payakaroon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Seok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Payakaroon looks to clinch

and Seok counters by moving into the clinch.
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!
Seok lands with a short shot to the head.
Payakaroon throws an elbow but it misses.
Payakaroon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Payakaroon blocks a body shot from Seok.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payakaroon is looking to break free of the clinch but Seok has double underhooks.
Seok lands an elbow that stopped Payakaroon in his tracks for a moment.
Seok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Payakaroon backwards.
Payakaroon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Payakaroons head.

Seok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Seok dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Payakaroon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seok.
Payakaroon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Payakaroon throws a series of punches but Seok moves out of range.
Payakaroon misses with a double jab.
Seok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Payakaroon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seok.
Payakaroon throws a nice looking combination but Seok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Payakaroon misses with a two punch combination.
Payakaroon misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Payakaroon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Seok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seok scores with a nice right hand.
Payakaroon throws a hook to the side of Seok's head but Seok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Seok has managed to clinch.

Seok breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok feints and then cracks Payakaroon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Payakaroon down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seok.
Payakaroon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seok ducks under a wild hook from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payakaroon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seok.
Payakaroon misses with the body kick
and Seok counters with a thumping low kick.

Payakaroon moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Seok.

Payakaroon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payakaroon.
Seok throws a solid leg kick but Payakaroon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Seok.

Seok rushes Payakaroon and presses him up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Seok.
Seok is pushing Payakaroon up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice right hand lands inside from Payakaroon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon managing to block the knees to the body from Seok.
A nice left hand lands by Seok.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payakaroon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Payakaroon backwards.
Seok trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seok.
Payakaroon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seok avoids it.
Seok lands a nice uppercut.

Seok breaks the clinch.
Payakaroon lands with a nice combination. Seok backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circling - Seok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seok thumps Payakaroon with a low kick.
Seok lands with a thumping leg kick.
Payakaroon lands with a nice combination. Seok backs away looking to recover.
Seok scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Samart Payakaroon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Seok takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Payakaroon checks a leg kick nicely.
Payakaroon scores with a nice head shot.
Seok loads up on a big right hand but Payakaroon slips the punch.
Seok lands a glancing blow to the side of Payakaroon's head.
Seok is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Payakaroon.

Seok drives through and clinches with Payakaroon against the ropes.
Payakaroon is trying to maintain a safe position but Seok gets an underhook and turns Payakaroon into the ropes.
Payakaroon trying to land knees to the body.
Seok is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Payakaroon is keeping busy.
Payakaroon managing to block the knees to the body from Seok.

Payakaroon manages to break the clinch.
Payakaroon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jin Seok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Seok moves into the clinch.
Seok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Samart Payakaroon has been cut.
Payakaroon wants to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payakaroon blocks an elbow strike.

Seok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Payakaroon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Seok gets a clinch.
Payakaroon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samart Payakaroon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seok is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seok avoiding damage as Payakaroon throws knees to the body.
Seok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Payakaroon avoids it.

Seok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Seok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seok has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jin Seok!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jin Seok!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jin Seok!

Jin Seok wins by unanimous decision!
Jin Seok thanked the fans post fight for their support.