PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nopparat Somchaimy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Payens
vs
Somchaimy

187 cm
24
210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

194 cm
23
216 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nopparat Somchaimy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Payens pivots, looking for a leg kick but Somchaimy is out of range and De Payens settles back down.
De Payens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Somchaimy.
De Payens needs to keep his hands up - Somchaimy had a free shot at his head there.
De Payens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Somchaimy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Somchaimy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Payens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Payens avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Payens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Somchaimy wants to clinch up but De Payens keeps it at a distance.
Somchaimy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Somchaimy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Payens checks the leg kick.
De Payens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Somchaimy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Somchaimy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Somchaimy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Payens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by De Payens.
Somchaimy lands a nice looking body shot.
De Payens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Somchaimy.
An inside leg kick lands from Somchaimy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchaimy misses with a hook
and De Payens counters with a stiff right hand.
Somchaimy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Payens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Payens walks into a straight right hand from Somchaimy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Somchaimy tries to land knees in the clinch but De Payens avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from De Payens fails to land.
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.
Somchaimy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Payens tries to throw a body punch but Somchaimy avoids it by throwing De Payens back against the cage.
De Payens misses with a punch on the inside.
Somchaimy lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy scores with a shoulder strike.
Somchaimy trying to control the position but instead, De Payens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Somchaimy into the cage.
De Payens struggles to land a body shot inside as Somchaimy controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy tries to land a knee to the head but De Payens blocks with his arms.
De Payens swings wildly with an uppercut but Somchaimy uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Payens misses with a punch to the body.
Somchaimy misses with a punch to the body.
Somchaimy tries to throw a body punch but De Payens avoids it by throwing Somchaimy back against the cage.
Somchaimy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Payens gets through Somchaimy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Payens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Somchaimy controlling the action here for a moment.
De Payens misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Somchaimy working aggressively here.
Somchaimy lands a left hand.
De Payens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Somchaimy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Payens throws a punch but it's blocked by Somchaimy.
De Payens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Somchaimy.
Somchaimy has a couple of punches blocked by De Payens.
De Payens throws a punch but it's blocked by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Somchaimy lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Payens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Payens managing to block the knees to the body from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy looking to stall.
De Payens misses with a punch to the body.
De Payens working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Somchaimy tries a body shot but De Payens blocks it.
Somchaimy stalling in the clinch but De Payens improves position.
Somchaimy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Payens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy pushes De Payens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Payens tries to throw a body punch but Somchaimy avoids it by throwing De Payens back against the cage.
Somchaimy blocks a body shot from De Payens.
Somchaimy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De Payens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Somchaimy looking to throw knees to the head but De Payens is blocking nicely.
De Payens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Somchaimy backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Payens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Payens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Somchaimy.
Somchaimy lands with a left to the head.
Somchaimy swings wildly with an uppercut but De Payens uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nopparat Somchaimy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Somchaimy scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Payens attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Somchaimy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Somchaimy.
De Payens scores with a spinning back kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Payens.
Somchaimy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Somchaimy throws a head kick that misses.
Somchaimy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Somchaimy moves away from the strike by De Payens.
De Payens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Somchaimy counters with a good, hard body kick but De Payens shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens misses with an uppercut
and Somchaimy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Somchaimy thuds his shin into the meat of De Payens's side.
Somchaimy throws the left hand but De Payens avoids the punch easily.
De Payens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Payens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Somchaimy manages to avoid it.
De Payens misses with a hook. Somchaimy ducked under it nicely.
De Payens scores with the left hand. Somchaimy knows he should have avoided that one.
Somchaimy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Payens's calf.
De Payens misses with a leg kick
and Somchaimy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Payens takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Somchaimy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Payens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Somchaimy throws a push kick but De Payens slaps the foot to one side.
De Payens swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Somchaimy connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Payens. De Payens circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Somchaimy scores with a sloppy right hand. De Payens should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Somchaimy. That snapped De Payens's head back.
A right-left combo lands from De Payens.
De Payens tried to score with a low kick but Somchaimy checks it.
Somchaimy connects with a jab.
De Payens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Payens lands with a nice combination. Somchaimy backs away looking to recover.
De Payens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - De Payens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Somchaimy misses with a head kick.
Somchaimy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Somchaimy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Somchaimy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Somchaimy.
Somchaimy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Payens.
A cross from Somchaimy lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens moves out of range of the body kick from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy scores with a push kick.
De Payens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Somchaimy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Payens.
Somchaimy lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Payens takes a step back to recover.
Somchaimy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Payens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Payens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Somchaimy can pounce on him.
De Payens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Somchaimy scores with a sloppy right hand. De Payens should have avoided that one.
Somchaimy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Payens throws a head kick that misses
and Somchaimy counters with a leg kick.
Somchaimy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Payens will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Somchaimy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Somchaimy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Somchaimy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Somchaimy instigates a clinch.
Somchaimy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Somchaimy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nopparat Somchaimy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Somchaimy trying to stall but De Payens improves his position.
De Payens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Somchaimy's elbow.
Somchaimy prevents a body shot from De Payens.
Somchaimy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Somchaimy lands a body shot.
Somchaimy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Somchaimy tries a body shot but De Payens blocks it.
Somchaimy looking to throw knees to the head but De Payens is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from De Payens fails to land.
De Payens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Payens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Somchaimy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A low kick from De Payens is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Somchaimy tries to clinch there but De Payens circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy scores with a punch to the head.
Somchaimy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Payens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Payens tries a low kick but Somchaimy avoids it.
De Payens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Payens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Payens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Payens's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Payens tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Somchaimy moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Payens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nopparat Somchaimy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Somchaimy looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Somchaimy.
De Payens misses with a body shot.
Somchaimy throws a leg kick which misses De Payens's front leg but catches the back leg as De Payens tries to avoid it.
Somchaimy connects with a high kick.

De Payens is rocked!
De Payens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh De Payens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Somchaimy lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks De Payens out cold! De Payens is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nopparat Somchaimy!
Nopparat Somchaimy is the new light heavyweight champion!
Hugues De Payens was interviewed post fight and said 'Not only do you not understand my divine purpose, you judge me and cast stones. I will return, the time of judgement is upon your self, you are gods , wake up and realize you are the suffering you create, you are the love, we are one!'.