PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cat Von (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niwat Sirichok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem guilty conscience. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Von
vs
Sirichok

201 cm
20
276 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

194 cm
27
276 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Knockout power

Backyard Fighting

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cat Von!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niwat Sirichok!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirichok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sirichok avoids the head kick by Von.
Sirichok doesn't manage to clinch there - Von circles away.
Von misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sirichok loads up on a big right hand but Von slips the punch.
Sirichok avoids the head kick by Von.
Sirichok moves in looking to clinch but Von pushes him off.
Von moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Von lands with a nice body kick.
Von cracks the inside of Sirichok's front leg.
A head kick misses from Von.
Sirichok stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Von.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sirichok blocks a leg kick.

Sirichok clinches up with Von and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sirichok.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirichok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von is trying to break the clinch but Sirichok is controlling him.

Von is trying to trip Sirichok. He has hold of a leg but Sirichok is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Von persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Von stands and steps away. Sirichok gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Von swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sirichok steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Von. That one must have hurt.
Von 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Von.
A head kick misses from Von.
Von throws a head kick but Sirichok moves out of range.

Von rushes Sirichok and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirichok misses with a punch on the inside.
Sirichok keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Von's efforts to push away.

Von manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Von circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sirichok swats away the attempt to clinch by Von.
A head kick from Von lands but Sirichok takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Von.
Von is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Von misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von wants to clinch up but Sirichok keeps it at a distance.
Von connects with an inside leg kick.
Sirichok takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Von fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sirichok checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirichok avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cat Von seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von misses with a low kick.
Von scores with a kick to the body.

Von fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sirichok, pushing him back against the cage.
Von blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Cat Von has been cut.
Von avoids the elbow strike from Sirichok, against the cage.
Von wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sirichok displaying some good clinch control by pressing Von up against the cage.
Von is trying to force a seperation but Sirichok has the dominant position.
Sirichok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirichok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von takes an elbow to the forehead.
Von tries to score a body lock takedown but Sirichok shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sirichok misses with an elbow over the top.
Von avoids the elbow strike from Sirichok, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sirichok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Von's brow.
Sirichok is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sirichok prevents the takedown attempt.
Sirichok is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Von is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von avoids the elbow strike from Sirichok, against the cage.
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!

Von breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cat Von dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cat Von's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sirichok moves into the clinch.
Sirichok throws an elbow that misses.
Von blocks an elbow strike from Sirichok.
Sirichok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Von wants to break the clinch but can't.
Von wants a takedown.
Sirichok lands an elbow that stopped Von in his tracks for a moment.
Sirichok misses with an elbow strike.
Von avoids a wild elbow strike from Sirichok.
Sirichok looking to slow down the pace here.
Von wants to get back to striking at distance but Sirichok won't allow it.
Sirichok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Von has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sirichok stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirichok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Cat Von's cut is getting worse.
Sirichok missing with knees to the body.
Sirichok is trying to stall.
Sirichok throws an elbow but it misses.
Sirichok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sirichok throws an elbow but it misses.
Von dodges an elbow strike from Sirichok.
Von drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sirichok pulls his leg out and moves away.
Von shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Niwat Sirichok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sirichok.
Sirichok has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Von.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Von drives through and clinches with Sirichok against the cage.
Von blocks an elbow strike.
Niwat Sirichok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sirichok is stalling here.
Sirichok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sirichok tries to land a knee to the head but Von blocks with his arms.
Sirichok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sirichok displaying some good clinch control by pressing Von up against the cage.
Von can't break the clinch.
Sirichok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Cat Von's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cat Von's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Niwat Sirichok!
Niwat Sirichok seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.