PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ratanachai Sithbanprachan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chang li (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.

Sithbanprachan
vs
li

170 cm
20
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ratanachai Sithbanprachan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chang li!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
li throws a shot to the body.
Sithbanprachan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with li but li pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sithbanprachan avoids the head kick by li.
Sithbanprachan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

li drives through and clinches with Sithbanprachan against the cage.

Sithbanprachan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed li clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
li avoids the strikes from Sithbanprachan.
Sithbanprachan is not going to allow li to sit and survive in this position.
Sithbanprachan throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Sithbanprachan not allowing li to control his hands.
Sithbanprachan missing with strikes.
li can't escape the position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Sithbanprachan. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's one minute gone in the round.
li avoids the strikes from Sithbanprachan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
li covering up well under a series of strikes from Sithbanprachan.
li grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sithbanprachan.
li tries to break free.
Sithbanprachan misses with an elbow to the head.
Sithbanprachan punches the canvas rather than the man.
li avoids the strikes from Sithbanprachan.
Sithbanprachan throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Sithbanprachan throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Sithbanprachan misses with a punch to the head.
Sithbanprachan is not going to allow li to sit and survive in this position.
Sithbanprachan misses with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sithbanprachan throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Even with his hooks in, Sithbanprachan manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Sithbanprachan thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
li trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
li looks winded!
Sithbanprachan struggling to land strikes to the head as li covers up.
li covers up after that shot from Sithbanprachan.

li is rocked!
Sithbanprachan lands strikes from the back and li isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ratanachai Sithbanprachan!