PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Henrique Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phraya Pichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pichai has chosen Solitary Man as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Henrique Acosta
vs
Pichai

180 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
29
193 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joao Henrique Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Phraya Pichai!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acosta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Acosta gets tackled into the cage by Pichai. Pichai maintains the clinch.
Pichai lands an elbow just above Acosta 's eye.

It looks like Joao Henrique Acosta has been cut.
Pichai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Acosta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pichai lands an elbow inside.
Pichai lands an elbow inside that Acosta shrugs off.
Pichai lands a damaging elbow.
Acosta wants to get back to striking at distance but Pichai won't allow it.
Acosta is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pichai lands an elbow that stopped Acosta in his tracks for a moment.

Joao Henrique Acosta's cut is getting worse.
Pichai lands an elbow that stopped Acosta in his tracks for a moment.
Acosta working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pichai.

Joao Henrique Acosta's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pichai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Acosta's defenses.
Acosta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pichai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jeez, Joao Henrique Acosta's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pichai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Acosta is rocked!
Pichai lands an elbow inside that Acosta shrugs off.
Oh Acosta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pichai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Acosta is pressed against the cage. Pichai pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Acosta! Two more big strikes from Pichai and Acosta crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Phraya Pichai!
Phraya Pichai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.