PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Foreman Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nopparat Somchaimy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Foreman Frazier
vs
Somchaimy

191 cm
23
194 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

194 cm
23
216 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassius Foreman Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nopparat Somchaimy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman Frazier throws a looping overhand right but Somchaimy ducks down to avoid it.
Somchaimy thuds his shin into the meat of Foreman Frazier's side.
Somchaimy thumps Foreman Frazier with a low kick.
Somchaimy throws a series of punches but Foreman Frazier avoids them all with ease.
Foreman Frazier scores with a jab. Somchaimy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Foreman Frazier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Somchaimy misses with a leg kick.
Somchaimy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Foreman Frazier is able to avoid easily.
Foreman Frazier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Somchaimy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foreman Frazier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Somchaimy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Foreman Frazier's calf.
Somchaimy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy throws a head kick that Foreman Frazier semi-blocks.

It looks like Cassius Foreman Frazier has been cut.
We've been told by Foreman Frazier's head coaches at The Garcia Grappling Academy - Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Foreman Frazier misses.
Somchaimy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Somchaimy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foreman Frazier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foreman Frazier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Somchaimy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Foreman Frazier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Somchaimy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Foreman Frazier. Those never looked like landing.
Foreman Frazier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nopparat Somchaimy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman Frazier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crunch! Somchaimy slams his shin into Foreman Frazier's torso.
Foreman Frazier is breathing heavily.
Somchaimy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Foreman Frazier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot lands for Somchaimy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foreman Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Somchaimy.
Foreman Frazier throws a poor cross that misses
and Somchaimy counters with a nice body kick.
Somchaimy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Foreman Frazier's calf.
Somchaimy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Somchaimy scores with a head kick. Foreman Frazier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Somchaimy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Foreman Frazier takes a step back to recover.
Nice cross by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman Frazier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Somchaimy lands a jab to the head.
Somchaimy digs a good body shot into Foreman Frazier's ribs.
Somchaimy thuds his shin into the meat of Foreman Frazier's side.
Somchaimy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Somchaimy connects with a leg kick. Foreman Frazier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Foreman Frazier avoids the body shot from Somchaimy.
An inside leg kick lands from Somchaimy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Somchaimy. That's going to slow Foreman Frazier down.
Somchaimy throws a body kick that misses.
Somchaimy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Foreman Frazier if he has to take too many more of those.
Somchaimy slips under a jab from Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy misses with a head kick.
Foreman Frazier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Foreman Frazier misses with an uppercut. Somchaimy saw that one coming.
Somchaimy feints and then cracks Foreman Frazier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foreman Frazier down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman Frazier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Somchaimy connects with an inside leg kick.
Somchaimy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Somchaimy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Foreman Frazier under the eye.
Somchaimy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Somchaimy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Somchaimy closes the distance and pushes Foreman Frazier back into the cage.
Somchaimy tries to land a knee to the head but Foreman Frazier blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman Frazier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foreman Frazier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Somchaimy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Somchaimy lands a shot to the body.
Somchaimy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foreman Frazier has had enough of the clinch but Somchaimy keeps him there for the moment.
Somchaimy throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy has Foreman Frazier pushed against the cage.
Somchaimy tries to work over Foreman Frazier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foreman Frazier has had enough of the clinch but Somchaimy keeps him there for the moment.
Somchaimy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Foreman Frazier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foreman Frazier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Foreman Frazier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Somchaimy is looking to chop away at Foreman Frazier's legs.
Foreman Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Somchaimy slips the punch.
Somchaimy misses with a body shot.
Foreman Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Somchaimy slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Somchaimy. That's going to slow Foreman Frazier down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somchaimy misses with a leg kick.
Foreman Frazier misses with an uppercut. Somchaimy saw that one coming.
Somchaimy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Somchaimy throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nopparat Somchaimy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cassius Foreman Frazier's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Foreman Frazier lands a jab to the nose.
Foreman Frazier is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Somchaimy lands a really nice looking cross but Foreman Frazier seems unphased.
Somchaimy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier misses with a straight right.
Somchaimy scores with a push kick.
Somchaimy connects with a leg kick. Foreman Frazier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Foreman Frazier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Somchaimy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Foreman Frazier misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Somchaimy. That's going to slow Foreman Frazier down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Foreman Frazier crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Somchaimy - the referee stops the clock and Foreman Frazier gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Somchaimy. Foreman Frazier manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Somchaimy tries a head kick but it misses.
Somchaimy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nopparat Somchaimy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Somchaimy thows a body shot but no joy.
Somchaimy scores with a jab.
Somchaimy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Somchaimy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Somchaimy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Somchaimy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchaimy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Somchaimy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Somchaimy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Somchaimy cracks Foreman Frazier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Somchaimy.
That kick from Somchaimy tenderised Foreman Frazier's leg. Foreman Frazier is trying to keep his angry face on.
A thudding body kick lands there by Somchaimy!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman Frazier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy thumps Foreman Frazier with a low kick.
Somchaimy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy lands with a slapping head kick.
Somchaimy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Foreman Frazier if he has to take too many more of those.
Foreman Frazier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Foreman Frazier is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy digs a good hook to Foreman Frazier's body.
Oh Foreman Frazier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foreman Frazier misses with a looping left.
Foreman Frazier seems to have got his legs back now.
Somchaimy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy thumps Foreman Frazier with a low kick.

Somchaimy lands a big head kick that sends Foreman Frazier tumbling to the mat! Somchaimy takes a step backwards and waves Foreman Frazier back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Foreman Frazier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Somchaimy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Somchaimy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foreman Frazier. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Somchaimy.
Foreman Frazier misses with an uppercut.
A solid body kick from Somchaimy.
Foreman Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Somchaimy ducks under a wild hook from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier swings widly with a right hand
and Somchaimy counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body kick from Somchaimy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy digs a good body shot into Foreman Frazier's ribs.

Somchaimy closes the distance and clinches.
Somchaimy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Somchaimy with a knee to the head.
Somchaimy misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Foreman Frazier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Foreman Frazier throws a head punch that misses.
Foreman Frazier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Foreman Frazier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foreman Frazier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Somchaimy misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman Frazier is trying to force a seperation but Somchaimy has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Somchaimy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somchaimy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foreman Frazier wants to get back to striking at distance but Somchaimy won't allow it.
Somchaimy is working Foreman Frazier over 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!
Foreman Frazier is trying to break the clinch but Somchaimy is controlling him.
Somchaimy lands with a left to the head.
Somchaimy throws a knee to the head but misses.

Foreman Frazier manages to break the clinch.
Somchaimy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Foreman Frazier misses the target.
Somchaimy connects with a leg kick. Foreman Frazier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Somchaimy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Foreman Frazier rather than just go for the knockout.
Somchaimy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nopparat Somchaimy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cassius Foreman Frazier's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Donk. Foreman Frazier catches Somchaimy right on the button with a cross.
Foreman Frazier throws a right and a left that Somchaimy avoids nicely.
Somchaimy moves out of range as Foreman Frazier strikes.
Foreman Frazier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Somchaimy scores with a leg kick.
Somchaimy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Somchaimy connects with a body shot.
Somchaimy lands a right hook to the body.
Somchaimy looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman Frazier is just out of range.
Somchaimy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foreman Frazier's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somchaimy tries to clinch but Foreman Frazier moves out of range.
Foreman Frazier misses with a combination
and Somchaimy counters with a left to the body.
Foreman Frazier moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foreman Frazier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Somchaimy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchaimy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Somchaimy scores with a kick to the body.
Somchaimy tries to land a front kick but Foreman Frazier steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Somchaimy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Somchaimy scores with a kick to the body.
Somchaimy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Somchaimy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foreman Frazier's sensitive parts.
Somchaimy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foreman Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Somchaimy lands a body shot.
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!
Somchaimy feints and then cracks Foreman Frazier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foreman Frazier down.
Somchaimy is looking to clinch but Foreman Frazier is avoiding it.
Somchaimy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Foreman Frazier walks forward, straight into a front kick from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Foreman Frazier as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Somchaimy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Foreman Frazier at a distance.
Foreman Frazier throws a looping overhand right but Somchaimy ducks down to avoid it.
Somchaimy thumps Foreman Frazier with a low kick.
Somchaimy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Foreman Frazier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Foreman Frazier finds it's way round the side to connect with Somchaimy's head.
Somchaimy throws a head kick but Foreman Frazier moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Somchaimy.
Foreman Frazier with a nice cross.
Foreman Frazier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Somchaimy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foreman Frazier keeps the fight on the outside.
Somchaimy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foreman Frazier.
Cassius Foreman Frazier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy slips a jab and a cross from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Foreman Frazier misses with a wild combination.
Somchaimy slips under a jab from Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Somchaimy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Foreman Frazier finds it's way through Somchaimy's defenses.
Foreman Frazier tries to bum rush Somchaimy with a series of wild strikes but Somchaimy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Somchaimy punishes Foreman Frazier's body with a nice straight punch.
Somchaimy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Somchaimy tests Foreman Frazier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foreman Frazier misses with a right hand
and Somchaimy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Somchaimy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Foreman Frazier lands a really nice looking cross but Somchaimy seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman Frazier misses with a combination

and Somchaimy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Foreman Frazier manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Somchaimy.
Crunch! Somchaimy slams his shin into Foreman Frazier's torso.
Somchaimy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Somchaimy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Somchaimy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Somchaimy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foreman Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Somchaimy.
Foreman Frazier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Somchaimy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Foreman Frazier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somchaimy wants to clinch.
Foreman Frazier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Somchaimy's hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nopparat Somchaimy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Somchaimy 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nopparat Somchaimy!
Cassius Foreman Frazier was interviewed post fight and said 'Nopparat is a great fighter and was awesome tonight. But I'll be back!'.