PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meenny Vattalles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phuttharaksa comes to the cage accompanied by TP outro . Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jr Phuttharaksa
vs
Vattalles

174 cm
27
130 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

172 cm
26
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Meenny Vattalles!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vattalles misses with an uppercut
and Phuttharaksa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phuttharaksa moves out of range of the leg kick from Vattalles.
Vattalles lands a nice hook to Phuttharaksa's body. Phuttharaksa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vattalles scores with a shot to the body.
Meenny Vattalles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phuttharaksa moves forwards but Vattalles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phuttharaksa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vattalles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phuttharaksa.
Vattalles throws a low kick but Phuttharaksa avoids it.
Vattalles throws a jab when Phuttharaksa was well out of range.
Vattalles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phuttharaksa takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa fails with the takedown.
Phuttharaksa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vattalles swings for the body but Phuttharaksa moves out of range.
Vattalles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Phuttharaksa blocks the leg kick.
Meenny Vattalles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vattalles misses with a hook.
Phuttharaksa closes the distance but Vattalles moves to the side
and Vattalles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vattalles misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vattalles but Vattalles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Phuttharaksa is looking to clinch.
Vattalles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vattalles looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuttharaksa is just out of range.
Phuttharaksa shoots in for a double leg but Vattalles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Phuttharaksa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vattalles scores with a hook to the body. Phuttharaksa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vattalles misses with a hook. Phuttharaksa ducked under it nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Phuttharaksa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Vattalles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phuttharaksa manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vattalles lands a jab to Phuttharaksa's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vattalles is fending him off so far but Phuttharaksa persists. Nope, Vattalles circles away and we're back to standing.
Phuttharaksa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vattalles's waist but Vattalles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phuttharaksa off to one side.
Vattalles throws an overhand right that lands on Phuttharaksa's shoulder, as Phuttharaksa tries to avoid the shot.
Phuttharaksa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vattalles as he avoids it easily.
Phuttharaksa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vattalles.
Phuttharaksa shoots in for a takedown but Vattalles shows good takedown defense.
Phuttharaksa checks a leg kick.
Vattalles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vattalles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Phuttharaksa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phuttharaksa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vattalles tries to avoid it but Phuttharaksa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vattalles to the ground. Vattalles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles just misses with a punch to the body.
Vattalles throws out a powerful jab.
Vattalles throws an overhand right that lands on Phuttharaksa's shoulder, as Phuttharaksa tries to avoid the shot.
Vattalles lands with an uppercut that bounces Phuttharaksa off the cage and back into range.
Vattalles loads up on a big right hand but Phuttharaksa slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vattalles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phuttharaksa doesn't seem bothered though.
Vattalles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vattalles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Phuttharaksa under the eye.

Phuttharaksa is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vattalles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Phuttharaksa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice cross by Vattalles.
Vattalles punishes Phuttharaksa's body with a nice straight punch.
Phuttharaksa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meenny Vattalles dominated that 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.

Phuttharaksa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phuttharaksa glances at the clock... BAM! Vattalles nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Phuttharaksa crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Phuttharaksa is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Meenny Vattalles!
A pretty intense looking Meenny Vattalles took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.