PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Christoph Lepesiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanomtom has chosen Do or Die as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lepesiy
vs
Khanomtom

175 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

188 cm
21
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]
Condemned

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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christoph Lepesiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nai Khanomtom!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepesiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khanomtom tries to clinch up
and Lepesiy counters with a right hand to the body.
Lepesiy is looking to slow Khanomtom down with leg kicks.
Khanomtom connects with a right hand. Lepesiy shakes it off.
Khanomtom wants to clinch but Lepesiy slips to the side
and Lepesiy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lepesiy swats away the attempt to clinch by Khanomtom.
Nai Khanomtom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanomtom tries to clinch but Lepesiy is having none of it.
Khanomtom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lepesiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khanomtom tries to clinch up.
Lepesiy throws a body punch but Khanomtom moves out of range.

Khanomtom has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lepesiy breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepesiy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khanomtom darts in trying to clinch
and Lepesiy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Lepesiy gets tackled into the ropes by Khanomtom. Khanomtom maintains the clinch.
Khanomtom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khanomtom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khanomtom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lepesiy backwards.
Khanomtom can't break the clinch.
Khanomtom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lepesiy keeps control of Khanomtom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khanomtom with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Lepesiy breaks the clinch.

Lepesiy gets tackled into the ropes by Khanomtom. Khanomtom maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Lepesiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Khanomtom wants to clinch
and Lepesiy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lepesiy digs a good hook to Khanomtom's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lepesiy checks a leg kick nicely.
Khanomtom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khanomtom looks winded!
Lepesiy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Nai Khanomtom has been cut.
Khanomtom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lepesiy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khanomtom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom is looking to clinch.
Lepesiy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khanomtom circles away quickly and effectively.
Lepesiy throws a sloppy head kick and Khanomtom moves out of range easily.
Khanomtom wants to clinch but Lepesiy slips to the side
and Lepesiy counters with a body kick.
Khanomtom tries to clinch up
and Lepesiy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khanomtom tries to clinch but Lepesiy is having none of it.
Lepesiy swats away the attempt to clinch by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom is looking to clinch but Lepesiy is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lepesiy, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khanomtom looks to score with a jab to the body but Lepesiy is just out of range.
Lepesiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Lepesiy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lepesiy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lepesiy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lepesiy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanomtom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanomtom wants to clinch but Lepesiy slips to the side
and Lepesiy counters with a right hand to the body.
Khanomtom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lepesiy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lepesiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanomtom was well out of range. Poor timing from Lepesiy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christoph Lepesiy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nai Khanomtom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Khanomtom has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lepesiy.
Lepesiy checks a leg kick.
Khanomtom tries to clinch but Lepesiy moves out of range.
Lepesiy scores with a three punch combo!
Khanomtom tries to clinch but Lepesiy is having none of it.
Khanomtom wants to clinch
and Lepesiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanomtom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanomtom tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lepesiy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lepesiy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khanomtom at a distance.
Khanomtom wants to clinch up but Lepesiy keeps it at a distance.
Khanomtom is breathing heavily.

Khanomtom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lepesiy, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lepesiy has him pressed against the ropes.

Lepesiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lepesiy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khanomtom moves in looking to clinch but Lepesiy pushes him off.
Khanomtom takes a swing at Lepesiy's ribcage but misses.
Khanomtom tries to clinch but Lepesiy moves away
and Lepesiy counters with a good, hard body kick but Khanomtom shrugs it off.
Lepesiy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khanomtom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lepesiy counters with a three punch combo that has Khanomtom backing up. Khanomtom nods at Lepesiy to acknowledge the strikes.
Khanomtom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lepesiy counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lepesiy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khanomtom thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lepesiy tries a head kick but it misses.
Lepesiy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khanomtom.
Lepesiy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khanomtom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khanomtom is looking to clinch.
Lepesiy checks a leg kick nicely.
Lepesiy throws a right and a left that Khanomtom avoids nicely.
Khanomtom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanomtom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lepesiy counters with a series of strikes. Khanomtom will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom wants to clinch but Lepesiy slips to the side
and Lepesiy counters with a big head kick but Khanomtom shrugs it off.
Lepesiy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Lepesiy. That snapped Khanomtom's head back.
Khanomtom scores with a push kick.
Lepesiy stuns Khanomtom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khanomtom closes the distance but Lepesiy moves to the side
and Lepesiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khanomtom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khanomtom is looking to clinch but Lepesiy is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khanomtom tries to clinch up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Khanomtom crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lepesiy - the referee stops the clock and Khanomtom gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lepesiy. Khanomtom manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanomtom wants to clinch.
Khanomtom darts in trying to clinch
and Lepesiy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lepesiy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khanomtom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lepesiy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christoph Lepesiy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nai Khanomtom's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Khanomtom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lepesiy is looking to wear down Khanomtom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Khanomtom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lepesiy, pushing him back against the ropes.

Lepesiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanomtom feints and then cracks Lepesiy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lepesiy down.
Christoph Lepesiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Khanomtom tries to clinch up.
Khanomtom throws a nice looking combination but Lepesiy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lepesiy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Khanomtom moves into the clinch.
Lepesiy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khanomtom's efforts to push away.
Lepesiy managing to block the knees to the body from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khanomtom is looking to break free of the clinch but Lepesiy has double underhooks.
Khanomtom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lepesiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khanomtom avoids the head kick by Lepesiy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom tries to clinch but Lepesiy is having none of it.
Khanomtom tries to clinch
and Lepesiy counters with a left to the body.
Khanomtom tries to work over Lepesiy's front leg with a kick but Lepesiy checks it.
Lepesiy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Khanomtom misses.
That kick from Lepesiy tenderised Khanomtom's leg. Khanomtom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khanomtom misses with a lunging right hand
and Lepesiy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khanomtom closes the distance but Lepesiy moves to the side
and Lepesiy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khanomtom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lepesiy.
Khanomtom misses with a hook. Lepesiy ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lepesiy swings for the body but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Khanomtom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lepesiy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lepesiy scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lepesiy throws a head kick but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Khanomtom wants to clinch but Lepesiy slips to the side
and Lepesiy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khanomtom swings widly with a right hand
and Lepesiy counters with a one-two to the body.
Khanomtom avoids the body shot from Lepesiy.
Lepesiy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Khanomtom tries to clinch but Lepesiy moves away
and Lepesiy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khanomtom has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lepesiy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepesiy connects with a body shot that sends Khanomtom's belly button to the back.
Lepesiy lands a nice looking body shot.
Lepesiy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lepesiy!
Khanomtom doesn't manage to clinch there - Lepesiy circles away.
Khanomtom closes the distance but Lepesiy moves to the side
and Lepesiy counters with a leg kick.
Khanomtom wants to clinch
and Lepesiy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lepesiy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom wants to clinch but Lepesiy slips to the side
and Lepesiy counters with a straight right hand.
Christoph Lepesiy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khanomtom moves to clinch but Lepesiy breaks away
and Lepesiy counters with a straight right hand.
Khanomtom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lepesiy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khanomtom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khanomtom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lepesiy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanomtom moves to clinch but Lepesiy breaks away
and Lepesiy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khanomtom thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom connects with a looping right hand.
Khanomtom misses with a leg kick
and Lepesiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christoph Lepesiy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lepesiy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christoph Lepesiy!
Nai Khanomtom spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll just do better next time for all of my fans and myself.'.