PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and B A Ware (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.

Payakaroon
vs
A Ware

203 cm
27
223 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

195 cm
27
280 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samart Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, B A Ware!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ware.
Payakaroon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Payakaroon cracks Ware with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Payakaroon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payakaroon cracks a nice hook into Ware's ribs.
Payakaroon avoids the head kick by Ware.
Payakaroon lunges at Ware with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ware's hand.
Ware checks a leg kick.
Ware thuds his shin into the meat of Payakaroon's side.
Payakaroon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlaws Clubhouse in the buildup to the fight.
Payakaroon thows a leg kick but Ware checks it
and Ware counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Payakaroon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Samart Payakaroon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payakaroon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ware is out of range and Payakaroon settles back down.
Payakaroon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Payakaroon connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ware turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Payakaroon avoids the body shot from Ware.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon slips a jab from Ware.
Payakaroon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Payakaroon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Payakaroon wants to slow Ware down by chopping away at his legs.
Payakaroon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ware 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.
Payakaroon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ware was well out of range. Poor timing from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon slips a jab and a cross from Ware.
Payakaroon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ware.

Payakaroon closes the distance and clinches.
Payakaroon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ware backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Ware breaks from the clinch.
Payakaroon connects with a body shot that sends Ware's belly button to the back.
Payakaroon throws a body punch but Ware moves out of range.
Payakaroon misses the shot to the body.
Payakaroon throws out a leg kick but Ware moves out of range and Payakaroon only half commits.
Ware throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakaroon throws a head kick but Ware moves out of range.
Payakaroon misses with a hook.
Ware takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ware scores with a hook to the body. Payakaroon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Payakaroon lands with a cross.
Payakaroon fails to land the takedown.
Ware rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Payakaroon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ware.
Ware lands a head kick!
Payakaroon fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samart Payakaroon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ware defending well as Payakaroon loads up on a big left hand.
Payakaroon swings for the body but Ware moves out of range.
Ware scores with a jab. Payakaroon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Payakaroon avoids the head kick by Ware.
Payakaroon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ware jabs Payakaroon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Payakaroon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ware.
A shot to the body from Payakaroon misses
letting Ware counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakaroon lands a body shot.
Payakaroon scores with a leg kick.
Ware throws a push kick but Payakaroon slaps the foot to one side.
Ware throws a lazy head kick

and Payakaroon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Payakaroon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ware is defending well.
Payakaroon tries to work over Ware's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ware stalls.
Payakaroon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ware.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samart Payakaroon 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.

A low kick from Payakaroon misses
and Ware connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Payakaroon lands with a good body shot.
Ware misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payakaroon misses with a low kick.
Ware misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payakaroon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Payakaroon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Payakaroon looks to score with a jab to the body but Ware is just out of range.
Ware's jab looks to have found its range, popping Payakaroon under the eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Ware.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ware feints a jab promting Payakaroon to slip. Ware then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Payakaroon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Payakaroon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ware checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
B A Ware seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ware misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ware manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Ware misses.
A clash of legs there as Ware blocks the low kick.
Payakaroon throws a head kick but Ware moves out of range.

Payakaroon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ware did well to prevent Payakaroon getting side control.
Ware is refusing to be controlled, as Payakaroon sits in half guard.
Payakaroon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ware defending well though.
Ware trying to control but Payakaroon postures up.
Payakaroon is taking a breather. Ware says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon wants to control but Ware is keeping him busy.
Payakaroon tries to pass to full mount but Ware defends it.
Payakaroon thows a huge punch but Ware dodges it nicely.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Payakaroon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ware wants to improve his position but Payakaroon is controlling well.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Payakaroon blocks the body kick.
Payakaroon is looking to wear down Ware with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ware circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ware bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payakaroon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ware was well out of range. Poor timing from Payakaroon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ware.
Ware throws a right and a left that both miss.
B A Ware is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ware misses with a leg kick.
Ware fakes the leg kick and cracks Payakaroon in the body.
Payakaroon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ware misses with a kick to the body.
Ware is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Payakaroon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payakaroon is looking to clinch but Ware is avoiding it.
Payakaroon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ware.
That kick from Payakaroon tenderised Ware's leg. Ware is trying to keep his angry face on.
Payakaroon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payakaroon. Ware does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ware blocks the low kick.
Payakaroon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ware is out of range and Payakaroon settles back down.
Payakaroon darts in looking for a takedown but Ware gets double underhooks and turns Payakaroon into the cage.
Payakaroon pushes off an throws an elbow but Ware leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Payakaroon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ware.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ware prevents a body shot from Payakaroon.
Ware is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Payakaroon as Ware tries to tie him up.
Payakaroon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Payakaroon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Samart Payakaroon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ware looks to land a body kick but Payakaroon moved away.
Payakaroon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ware uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ware moves away.
Ware throws a head kick but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Payakaroon misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payakaroon. Ware does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Payakaroon.
Horrible takedown attempt by Payakaroon or perhaps it was just good defense by Ware, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakaroon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ware defends well and Payakaroon ends up having to push Ware into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Payakaroon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ware wants to break free but Payakaroon has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ware's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Payakaroon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payakaroon prevents a body shot from Ware.
Payakaroon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ware has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Payakaroon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ware can turn it around.
Ware misses with some punches.
Payakaroon gets through Ware's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Payakaroon - that landed with a thud.
Payakaroon tries to throw a body punch but Ware avoids it by throwing Payakaroon back against the cage.
Payakaroon tries to work over Ware's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payakaroon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Payakaroon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ware blocks an elbow strike from Payakaroon.
Ware lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payakaroon backwards.

Ware escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ware lands a nice hook to Payakaroon's body. Payakaroon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Payakaroon connects with an inside leg kick.
B A Ware has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon lands a really nice looking cross but Ware seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Ware misses the target.
Payakaroon motions for Ware to come forward. Payakaroon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ware walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ware throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Payakaroon does no damage.
Ware uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon lands a leg kick that knocks Ware off balance momentarily.
Ware throws a half hearted mid kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Payakaroon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samart Payakaroon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ware looks for the body kick but Payakaroon saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon delivers a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Payakaroon.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Payakaroon.
Ware is not content to let Payakaroon control the position.
Ware is looking to regain half guard here but Payakaroon keeps moving and retains side control.
Payakaroon looking to control but instead Ware has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon is trying to control the action in half guard but Ware is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ware is trying to get back to full guard.
Payakaroon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ware does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Payakaroon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Payakaroon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ware defending well though.
Ware wants to get back to full guard.

Ware actively working from the bottom here.
Ware blocking the ground and pound attempt from Payakaroon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samart Payakaroon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Payakaroon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samart Payakaroon!
A relieved looking Samart Payakaroon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.