PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Vimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaipet Sasiprapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sasiprapa's choice of entrance music: Malaipet the Diamond. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Vimes
vs
Sasiprapa

175 cm
28
161 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

170 cm
31
158 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Vimes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Malaipet Sasiprapa!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasiprapa slips a jab and a cross from Vimes.
Sasiprapa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sasiprapa scoring well with a low kick there.
Sasiprapa slips under a jab.
Sasiprapa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sasiprapa lands a nice looking body shot.
Vimes scores with a nice right hand.
Sasiprapa thumps Vimes with a low kick.
Vimes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vimes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vimes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Vimes does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sasiprapa 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.
Sasiprapa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vimes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sasiprapa - the referee stops the clock and Vimes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sasiprapa. Vimes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice shot by Sasiprapa.
Vimes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vimes misses with a looping right.
Sasiprapa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vimes.
Vimes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Vimes misses the target.
Vimes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa cracks the inside of Vimes's front leg.
Vimes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa avoids the body shot from Vimes.
Sasiprapa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vimes throws a looping overhand right but Sasiprapa ducks down to avoid it.
Vimes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sasiprapa. That one must have hurt.
A left and a right from Vimes both land. Nice combination.
Sasiprapa lands a nice hook to Vimes's body. Vimes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vimes throws out a loose jab but Sasiprapa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasiprapa digs a good hook to Vimes's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasiprapa feints and then cracks Vimes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vimes down.
A punch combination from Vimes misses.
Vimes is breathing heavily.
Vimes connects with a body shot.
Vimes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sasiprapa cracks Vimes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sasiprapa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vimes.
Sasiprapa moves out of range as Vimes strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sasiprapa.
Malaipet Sasiprapa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Sasiprapa tenderised Vimes's leg. Vimes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vimes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sasiprapa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vimes.
Vimes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body kick there by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa connects with a leg kick. Vimes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sasiprapa jabs at Vimes's body.
Sasiprapa throws a shot to the body.

Sasiprapa pushes Vimes up against the cage in a clinch.
Sasiprapa digs a right hand into Vimes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vimes's gas tank.
Sasiprapa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sasiprapa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sasiprapa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sasiprapa slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sasiprapa misses with a body punch.
Sasiprapa lands with a right to the head.
Sasiprapa controlling the action here for a moment.
Vimes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vimes.
Sasiprapa struggles to land a body shot inside as Vimes controls his hands.
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vimes.
Sasiprapa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vimes's elbow.
Sasiprapa misses with the head strike.
Sasiprapa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa scores a nice knee to the body.
Vimes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sasiprapa tries to land a knee to the head but Vimes blocks with his arms.
Vimes avoids the elbow strike from Sasiprapa, against the cage.
A short left from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa lands an uppercut.
Sasiprapa tries to land knees in the clinch but Vimes avoids the damage to the body.
Sasiprapa misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vimes.
Sasiprapa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sasiprapa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malaipet Sasiprapa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vimes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sasiprapa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sasiprapa connects with a body shot.
Sasiprapa defending well as Vimes loads up on a big left hand.
Vimes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa slips a jab from Vimes.
Vimes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sasiprapa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vimes rather than just go for the knockout.
Sasiprapa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Sasiprapa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sasiprapa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sasiprapa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sasiprapa wants to clinch
and Vimes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vimes ducks right into an uppercut from Sasiprapa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vimes misses with a hook. Sasiprapa ducked under it nicely.
Sasiprapa needs to keep his hands up - Vimes had a free shot at his head there.
Malaipet Sasiprapa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sasiprapa lands with a shot to the body.
Sasiprapa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vimes takes one to the chin there.
That kick from Sasiprapa tenderised Vimes's leg. Vimes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sasiprapa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sasiprapa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sasiprapa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa scoring well with a low kick there.
Sasiprapa throws a leg kick which misses Vimes's front leg but catches the back leg as Vimes tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sasiprapa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sasiprapa connects with an inside leg kick.
Sasiprapa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sasiprapa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vimes swats away the attempt to clinch by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa cracks Vimes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vimes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vimes.
Sasiprapa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa wants to clinch up but Vimes keeps it at a distance.
Sasiprapa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sasiprapa cracks a nice hook into Vimes's ribs.
Sasiprapa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vimes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sasiprapa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sasiprapa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vimes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sasiprapa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sasiprapa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vimes misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vimes connects with the punch.
Vimes throws a body punch but Sasiprapa moves out of range.
Samuel Vimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Vimes does no damage.
Sasiprapa scores with a head kick. Vimes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vimes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sasiprapa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vimes at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa is looking to slow Vimes down with leg kicks.
Vimes throws a series of punches but Sasiprapa avoids them all with ease.
Sasiprapa connects with a solid leg kick.
Sasiprapa cracks the inside of Vimes's front leg.
Sasiprapa thuds a left hand into Vimes's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sasiprapa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sasiprapa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sasiprapa.
Vimes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Sasiprapa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sasiprapa. That's going to slow Vimes down.
Sasiprapa scoring well with a low kick there.
Sasiprapa jabs Vimes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa connects with an inside leg kick.
Sasiprapa lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sasiprapa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left lands for Sasiprapa.
A cross from Sasiprapa lands.
Sasiprapa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sasiprapa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vimes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sasiprapa throws a body punch but Vimes moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sasiprapa. That's going to slow Vimes down.
Vimes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sasiprapa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sasiprapa throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vimes misses the shot to the body.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch there but Vimes circles away.
Vimes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sasiprapa throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malaipet Sasiprapa 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.

Crunch! Sasiprapa slams his shin into Vimes's torso.
Sasiprapa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vimes.
Nice straight punches there by Vimes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vimes.
Sasiprapa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sasiprapa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vimes with a jab.
Vimes lands a glancing blow to the side of Sasiprapa's head.
Sasiprapa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vimes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sasiprapa moves into the clinch.
Sasiprapa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sasiprapa lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vimes tries to break free but Sasiprapa pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasiprapa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sasiprapa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sasiprapa misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa pushes Vimes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Vimes is rocked!
Sasiprapa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vimes working hard to break the clinch.
Sasiprapa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sasiprapa misses with a body punch.
Sasiprapa throws an elbow that misses.
Vimes managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Vimes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vimes.
Sasiprapa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vimes's elbow.
Nice body punch from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa tries to land knees in the clinch but Vimes avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa digs a right hand into Vimes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vimes's gas tank.
Vimes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sasiprapa missing with knees to the body.
Sasiprapa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sasiprapa tries to land knees in the clinch but Vimes avoids the damage to the body.
Sasiprapa misses with some punches.
Sasiprapa throws an elbow but it misses.
Vimes takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Vimes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Vimes scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sasiprapa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sasiprapa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vimes walks into a jab.
Vimes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sasiprapa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sasiprapa misses with a low kick.
Sasiprapa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sasiprapa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vimes if he has to take too many more of those.
Sasiprapa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vimes.
Sasiprapa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vimes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sasiprapa.
Vimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sasiprapa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasiprapa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vimes throws a hook but Sasiprapa blocks it.
Sasiprapa cracks a nice hook into Vimes's ribs.
Sasiprapa throws a sloppy head kick and Vimes moves out of range easily.
Sasiprapa looks for the body kick but Vimes saw that one coming.
Sasiprapa defending well as Vimes loads up on a big left hand.
Vimes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sasiprapa in his tracks.
Vimes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa throws a leg kick but Vimes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vimes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sasiprapa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vimes.
Sasiprapa staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vimes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vimes misses with a hook
and Sasiprapa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sasiprapa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vimes's calf.
Vimes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malaipet Sasiprapa really dominated that round.
That's time! Vimes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice body punch from Sasiprapa.
Vimes misses with a wild combination.
Sasiprapa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sasiprapa scores with a shot to the body.
Vimes checks a low kick from Sasiprapa.
Vimes misses with an uppercut. Sasiprapa saw that one coming.
Vimes lands a nice hook to Sasiprapa's body. Sasiprapa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sasiprapa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vimes throws an off balance right hand
and Sasiprapa counters with a right hand to the body.
Vimes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa blocks a jab.
Sasiprapa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sasiprapa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sasiprapa connects with a leg kick. Vimes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa just misses with a punch to the body.
Vimes misses with a series of wild punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sasiprapa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sasiprapa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sasiprapa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vimes keeps the fight on the outside.
Vimes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sasiprapa. Sasiprapa obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Sasiprapa misses its intended target.
Sasiprapa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vimes. That did some damage!
Sasiprapa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sasiprapa misses with a looping left.
Sasiprapa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vimes misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vimes misses with a double jab.
Sasiprapa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vimes throws a combination that misses
and Sasiprapa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vimes's knee momentarily.
Sasiprapa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Vimes there.
Sasiprapa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vimes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vimes takes a swing at Sasiprapa's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sasiprapa - that will leave a mark!
Sasiprapa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vimes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasiprapa was well out of range. Poor timing from Vimes.
Vimes walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasiprapa. Vimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Sasiprapa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sasiprapa.
Vimes misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa lunges at Vimes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vimes's hand.
A slow jab from Vimes misses its intended target.
Vimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vimes was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa slips under a jab from Vimes.
Vimes throws a shot from downtown. Sasiprapa moves away and avoids it.
Vimes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa connects with a body shot that sends Vimes's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa jabs Vimes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sasiprapa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sasiprapa misses with a leg kick.
Vimes misses with a body punch
and Sasiprapa counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Sasiprapa darts in and clinches Vimes up against the cage.
Vimes avoids a wild elbow strike from Sasiprapa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vimes managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Vimes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sasiprapa tries a body shot but Vimes blocks it.
Vimes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasiprapa is trying to stall.
Sasiprapa misses with a body punch.
Sasiprapa can't find room to land a body shot as Vimes controls the action.
Sasiprapa misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vimes blocks a body shot from Sasiprapa.
Vimes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malaipet Sasiprapa dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sasiprapa thows a body shot but no joy.
Sasiprapa tried to score with a low kick but Vimes checks it.
Vimes checks a leg kick nicely.
Vimes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sasiprapa avoids the body shot from Vimes.
Vimes connects with a right hand. Sasiprapa shakes it off.
A big right from Vimes misses.
Sasiprapa lands a nice hook to Vimes's body. Vimes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vimes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sasiprapa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sasiprapa.
A bone on bone clash there as Vimes blocks the leg kick.
Sasiprapa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vimes tests Sasiprapa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vimes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sasiprapa can pounce on him.

Sasiprapa closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vimes successfully pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sasiprapa won't allow Vimes to sweep him here.
Sasiprapa wants to control from the top but Vimes keeps moving.
Sasiprapa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sasiprapa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sasiprapa looking to sit in guard and control but Vimes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vimes trying to control but Sasiprapa is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vimes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vimes stopping the sweep attempt from Sasiprapa.
Vimes trying to move into half guard but instead Sasiprapa has managed to sweep!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes keeping moving, preventing Sasiprapa from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vimes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vimes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sasiprapa has time to react.
Vimes swats away the attempt to clinch by Sasiprapa.
Vimes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sasiprapa can pounce on him.
Sasiprapa throws a leg kick but Vimes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Samuel Vimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sasiprapa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vimes throws out the jab.
Vimes misses with a combination

and Sasiprapa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sasiprapa.
Vimes is trying to break the clinch but Sasiprapa is controlling him.
Sasiprapa missing with knees to the body.

Vimes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vimes wants to sweep here but Sasiprapa controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa throwing strikes but missing.

Sasiprapa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vimes lands some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vimes striking off his back but it's not causing Sasiprapa any problems.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malaipet Sasiprapa.
I've got Sasiprapa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 45:50
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malaipet Sasiprapa!
Malaipet Sasiprapa is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Malaipet Sasiprapa thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).