PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mudah Phakaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mudah Phakaw will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Brock
vs
Phakaw

162 cm
26
152 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

176 cm
26
148 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Dangerous knees
Experienced

Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mudah Phakaw!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phakaw misses with a straight right.
Brock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phakaw misses with a low kick.
Phakaw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brock's calf.
Brock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phakaw takes a swing at Brock's ribcage but misses.
Brock could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Brock rushes Phakaw and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Brock misses with a knee to the head.
Phakaw can't find room to land a body shot as Brock controls the action.
Phakaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phakaw trying to stall but Brock improves his position.
Brock missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Brock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phakaw's brow.
Phakaw lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phakaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Brock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phakaw is defending well for now.
Phakaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phakaw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brock blocks it with crossed arms.
Brock blocking some punches.
Phakaw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phakaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phakaw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brock avoids it.
Phakaw looking to stall.
Brock lands a body punch.
Brock prevents a body shot from Phakaw.
Phakaw takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phakaw misses with a punch to the body.
Phakaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock pushes off an throws an elbow but Phakaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Phakaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phakaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Brock won't allow it.
Phakaw tries to circle away but Brock has him pinned against the ropes.
Phakaw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brock is keeping busy.
Good body shot from Brock.
Phakaw is trying to break free.
Phakaw managing to block the knees to the body from Brock.
Phakaw avoiding damage as Brock throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brock prevents Phakaw from breaking the clinch.
Brock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brock.
Phakaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phakaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
Phakaw tries to work over Brock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brock throws an elbow but it misses.
Phakaw wants to stall.
Brock landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Brock.
Brock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Phakaw wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Brock.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Phakaw is trying to force a seperation but Brock has the dominant position.
Brock tries to land knees in the clinch but Phakaw avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Brock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brock.
Phakaw is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Brock.
Phakaw looking to slow down the pace here.
Brock pushes Phakaw back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Brock tries a body shot but Phakaw blocks it.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phakaw blocks an elbow strike from Brock.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Brock.
Brock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock pushes off an throws an elbow but Phakaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Brock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phakaw's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eddie Brock will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Phakaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brock lands a really nice looking cross but Phakaw seems unphased.
Phakaw moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Phakaw throws a head kick that misses.
Brock tries to close the distance and clinch but Phakaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phakaw misses the shot to the body.
Phakaw throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brock's head.
Phakaw misses with a low kick as Brock jumps back.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Phakaw stalling in the clinch but Brock improves position.
Phakaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brock's elbow.
Brock lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Brock.
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!
Phakaw managing to block the knees to the body from Brock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock tries a knee to the head but Phakaw blocks it.
Phakaw tries to stall but Brock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phakaw avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Phakaw can't break the clinch.
Phakaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
Phakaw tries to work over Brock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phakaw tries to circle away but Brock has him pinned against the ropes.
Phakaw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phakaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Eddie Brock has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phakaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but Phakaw blocks with his arms.
Brock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brock lands a shoulder strike.
Brock lands a knee to the head.
Brock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phakaw's defenses.
Brock can't find room to land a body shot as Phakaw controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Phakaw fails to land.
Phakaw connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phakaw tries to break free but Brock pushes him back against the ropes.
Phakaw taking a breather.
Brock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock looking to throw knees to the head but Phakaw is blocking nicely.
Phakaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Phakaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phakaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Brock.
Phakaw wants to stall.
Phakaw takes a knee right on the jaw!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phakaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phakaw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Phakaw is trying to force a seperation but Brock has the dominant position.
Brock throws an elbow that misses.
Phakaw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brock is keeping busy.
Brock lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Brock.
Nice body punch from Brock - that landed with a thud.
Phakaw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phakaw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phakaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Brock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brock lands a good knee to the midsection. Phakaw won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phakaw backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock works on Phakaw's body with a couple of short punches.
Phakaw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brock lands a knee to the body.
Phakaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A clash of legs there as Brock blocks the low kick.
Brock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phakaw.
Brock throws a looping overhand right but Phakaw ducks down to avoid it.

Brock clinches with his opponent.
Brock scores with a shoulder strike.
Phakaw has had enough of the clinch but Brock keeps him there for the moment.
Phakaw managing to block the knees to the body from Brock.
Phakaw wants to break free but Brock has control.
Phakaw is trying to break free.
Brock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phakaw lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brock trying to land knees to the body.
Phakaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phakaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Brock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Phakaw is trying to maintain a safe position but Brock gets an underhook and turns Phakaw into the ropes.
Phakaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Brock lands an elbow inside that Phakaw shrugs off.
Brock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phakaw avoids the elbow strike from Brock, against the ropes.
Phakaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brock looking to throw knees to the head but Phakaw is blocking nicely.
Brock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Phakaw misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brock.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but Phakaw blocks with his arms.
Brock digs a right hand into Phakaw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Phakaw's gas tank.
Brock unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phakaw wants to break free but Brock has control.
Phakaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brock's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brock obliges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phakaw managing to block the knees to the body from Brock.
Phakaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Brock misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brock.
Phakaw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phakaw is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock lands a knee to the body.
Phakaw is trying to break the clinch but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
Phakaw takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brock throws an elbow but it misses.
Brock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phakaw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Brock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Brock tries to land knees in the clinch but Phakaw avoids the damage to the body.
Brock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phakaw backwards.
Phakaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Brock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brock as Phakaw tries to tie him up.
Brock lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phakaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brock tries to land knees in the clinch but Phakaw avoids the damage to the body.
Brock scores with a knee to the head.
Phakaw trying to stall but Brock improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mudah Phakaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Brock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phakaw is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Brock has denied him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brock!
Eddie Brock very nearly forgot to thank Global Empire MMA Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.