PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Vimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaipet Sasiprapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasiprapa has chosen Malaipet the Diamond as his entrance music. Malaipet Sasiprapa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Vimes
vs
Sasiprapa

175 cm
25
161 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

170 cm
27
158 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Vimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Malaipet Sasiprapa!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasiprapa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vimes catches Sasiprapa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vimes avoids a kick to the body.
Sasiprapa throws a push kick but Vimes slaps the foot to one side.
Vimes moves to clinch but Sasiprapa breaks away
and Sasiprapa counters with a thumping low kick.
Sasiprapa lands a nice shot to the body.
Sasiprapa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sasiprapa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vimes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Malaipet Sasiprapa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vimes cracks Sasiprapa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vimes throws a sloppy head kick and Sasiprapa moves out of range easily.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch up.
Vimes misses the shot to the body.
Sasiprapa takes a swing at Vimes's ribcage but misses.
Sasiprapa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sasiprapa looks for the body kick but Vimes saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vimes moves out of range of the body kick from Sasiprapa.
A head kick misses from Sasiprapa.
Vimes connects with a body shot.
Vimes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sasiprapa eats them both and turns towards Vimes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vimes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sasiprapa wants to clinch.
Vimes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sasiprapa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vimes misses with a body shot.
Sasiprapa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vimes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Vimes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vimes lands a glancing blow to the side of Sasiprapa's head.
Sasiprapa slips a jab from Vimes.
Sasiprapa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vimes is looking to clinch but Sasiprapa is avoiding it.
Vimes scores with a nice head shot.
Sasiprapa staying out of range there.
Vimes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sasiprapa misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vimes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sasiprapa's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa throws a front kick aimed at Vimes's knee but Vimes avoids it well.
Sasiprapa wants to clinch.
Vimes moves out of range of the body kick from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vimes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sasiprapa lands with a nice body punch.
Sasiprapa looks for the body kick but Vimes saw that one coming.
Vimes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sasiprapa. Sasiprapa obviously looking to wear him down.
Vimes is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa misses with a body kick.
Sasiprapa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vimes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sasiprapa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sasiprapa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vimes throws a body punch but Sasiprapa moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa wants to land a leg kick but Vimes is out of range.
A jab from Vimes misses.
Vimes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sasiprapa throws a push kick but Vimes slaps the foot to one side.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch there but Vimes circles away.
Vimes moves in looking to clinch but Sasiprapa pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vimes.
Sasiprapa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sasiprapa connects with a leg kick. Vimes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sasiprapa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sasiprapa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sasiprapa takes a swing at Vimes's ribcage but misses.
Sasiprapa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sasiprapa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vimes takes a swing at Sasiprapa's ribcage but misses.
Sasiprapa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vimes manages to avoid it.
Sasiprapa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vimes rather than just go for the knockout.
Vimes blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vimes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sasiprapa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good standup being displayed there by Vimes as he connects with a hook.
Good work by Vimes as he checks the leg kick.
Sasiprapa throws a head kick but Vimes moves out of range.
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!
Vimes scores with a three punch combo!
Sasiprapa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sasiprapa slips a straight right by Vimes.
Sasiprapa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sasiprapa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left lands for Vimes.
Vimes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sasiprapa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sasiprapa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vimes jabs Sasiprapa right on the nose. Sasiprapa blinks but takes it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malaipet Sasiprapa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vimes stuns Sasiprapa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sasiprapa misses with a low kick as Vimes jumps back.
Vimes missing with a left hand there. Sasiprapa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Vimes misses its intended target.
Sasiprapa throws a leg kick but Vimes checks it.
Sasiprapa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vimes tries to clinch up.
Malaipet Sasiprapa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch up but Vimes circles away and keeps his distance.
Vimes checks the leg kick.
Sasiprapa misses with a looping left.
Vimes lands a slapping body shot.
Sasiprapa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vimes's corner calls for a 1-2. Vimes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasiprapa thows a body shot but no joy.
Sasiprapa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sasiprapa circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sasiprapa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vimes digs a good body shot into Sasiprapa's ribs.
Vimes lands a lovely overhand right.
Sasiprapa throws a front kick aimed at Vimes's knee but Vimes avoids it well.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sasiprapa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sasiprapa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Vimes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sasiprapa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vimes's sensitive parts.

Vimes takes the fight into the clinch.
Sasiprapa blocks a body shot from Vimes.
A left hand lands to the body for Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa lands a shoulder strike.
Vimes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vimes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sasiprapa backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vimes lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vimes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vimes.
Sasiprapa crunches a lovely knee into Vimes's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Vimes fails to land.
Vimes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sasiprapa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vimes avoids it.
Vimes can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sasiprapa.
Vimes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vimes blocks a body shot from Sasiprapa.
Vimes working aggressively here.
Sasiprapa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sasiprapa tries to land knees in the clinch but Vimes avoids the damage to the body.
Vimes tries a body shot but Sasiprapa blocks it.
Sasiprapa lands a body punch.
Sasiprapa struggles to land a body shot inside as Vimes controls his hands.
A short right from Sasiprapa on the inside.
Vimes prevents a body shot from Sasiprapa.
Nice elbow from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa lands with a short shot to the head.
Vimes tries to throw a body punch but Sasiprapa avoids it by throwing Vimes back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vimes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sasiprapa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sasiprapa gets through Vimes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Sasiprapa.
Vimes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sasiprapa lands an elbow inside that Vimes shrugs off.
Sasiprapa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vimes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sasiprapa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vimes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasiprapa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sasiprapa digs a right hand into Vimes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vimes's gas tank.
Sasiprapa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sasiprapa as the two fighters clinch.
Sasiprapa lands a good knee to the midsection. Vimes won't want to take too many of those.
Sasiprapa tries a body shot but Vimes blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vimes.
Vimes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sasiprapa with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa tries to throw a body punch but Vimes avoids it by throwing Sasiprapa back against the cage.
Sasiprapa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sasiprapa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vimes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sasiprapa blocks a body shot from Vimes.
Sasiprapa lands a nice elbow.
Sasiprapa lands a shot to the body.
Sasiprapa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice elbow from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa lands a damaging elbow.
Sasiprapa lands a knee to the body.
Malaipet Sasiprapa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vimes misses with some punches.
Sasiprapa scores with a shoulder strike.
Sasiprapa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vimes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sasiprapa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sasiprapa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sasiprapa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vimes misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malaipet Sasiprapa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice body kick from Sasiprapa.
Jab from Vimes.
Sasiprapa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sasiprapa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sasiprapa ducks under a wild hook from Vimes.
Vimes swings for the body but Sasiprapa moves out of range.
Vimes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Sasiprapa clinches up against the cage.
Sasiprapa lands a shot to the body.
Sasiprapa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vimes's defenses.
Sasiprapa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasiprapa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sasiprapa lands an elbow that stopped Vimes in his tracks for a moment.
Sasiprapa is leaning against Vimes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sasiprapa trying to stall but Vimes improves his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sasiprapa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vimes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sasiprapa scores with a shot to the side of Vimes's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa lands with a light punch inside.
Sasiprapa lands a nice shot to the body.
Sasiprapa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sasiprapa avoiding damage.
Sasiprapa trying to land knees to the body.
Vimes misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa tries to throw a body punch but Vimes avoids it by throwing Sasiprapa back against the cage.
Vimes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sasiprapa presses Vimes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vimes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasiprapa connects with a knee to the head.
Vimes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sasiprapa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sasiprapa lands a nice elbow.
Malaipet Sasiprapa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vimes lands with a left to the head.
Vimes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vimes working aggressively here.
Vimes tries to throw a body punch but Sasiprapa avoids it by throwing Vimes back against the cage.
Sasiprapa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vimes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sasiprapa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vimes misses with the head strike.
Vimes misses with a punch to the body.
Vimes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Vimes fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vimes.
Vimes scores with a shoulder strike.
Vimes misses with a punch to the body.
Sasiprapa prevents a body shot from Vimes.
Vimes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sasiprapa throws an elbow but it misses.
Vimes misses with some punches.
Vimes tries to break the clinch but Sasiprapa is controlling the position.
Sasiprapa blocks an uppercut.
Vimes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vimes misses with some punches.
Vimes misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Samuel Vimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vimes misses with a punch on the inside.
Vimes is trying to break the clinch but Sasiprapa has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sasiprapa obliges.
Vimes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sasiprapa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vimes lands with a short shot to the head.
Sasiprapa blocking some punches.
Vimes swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasiprapa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vimes misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vimes working aggressively here.
Vimes struggles to land a body shot inside as Sasiprapa controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malaipet Sasiprapa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sasiprapa 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malaipet Sasiprapa!
Malaipet Sasiprapa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.