PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Max Matthiessen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sagat Petchyindee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petchyindee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Street Fighter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Matthiessen
vs
Petchyindee

180 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Great elbows
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Matthiessen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sagat Petchyindee!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petchyindee throws a leg kick that misses.
Matthiessen tries to clinch up but Petchyindee circles away and keeps his distance.
Petchyindee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matthiessen checks it well.
Petchyindee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthiessen.
Petchyindee swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthiessen.
A lazy body kick from Petchyindee
and Matthiessen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petchyindee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matthiessen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Matthiessen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petchyindee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matthiessen throws a head kick that misses.
Petchyindee tries a low kick but Matthiessen avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Petchyindee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petchyindee.
Petchyindee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matthiessen counters with a left and a right that stings Petchyindee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petchyindee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matthiessen.
Matthiessen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petchyindee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matthiessen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petchyindee misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthiessen misses with a double jab.
Matthiessen moves out of range of the leg kick from Petchyindee.
Sagat Petchyindee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Petchyindee!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Petchyindee - that will leave a mark!
Petchyindee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petchyindee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matthiessen fails to land with a series of punches.
Petchyindee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petchyindee throws the kick towards the body but Matthiessen avoids it.
Sagat Petchyindee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that misses.
Matthiessen is looking to clinch.
Petchyindee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Matthiessen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petchyindee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petchyindee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petchyindee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matthiessen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petchyindee.
Matthiessen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petchyindee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matthiessen is able to avoid easily.
Petchyindee is looking to slow Matthiessen down with leg kicks.
Matthiessen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petchyindee fakes the leg kick and cracks Matthiessen in the body.
Petchyindee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matthiessen's sensitive parts.
Matthiessen checks a leg kick.
Petchyindee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matthiessen checks it well.
Petchyindee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Matthiessen blocks a leg kick.
Matthiessen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petchyindee.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that half lands.
Petchyindee misses with a kick to the body.
Matthiessen doesn't manage to clinch there - Petchyindee circles away.
Matthiessen is looking to chop away at Petchyindee's legs.

Petchyindee moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petchyindee has Matthiessen pressed against the cage, preventing Matthiessen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petchyindee manages to break the clinch.
Petchyindee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petchyindee throws the kick towards the body but Matthiessen avoids it.
Petchyindee throws a leg kick which misses Matthiessen's front leg but catches the back leg as Matthiessen tries to avoid it.
Matthiessen tries to close the distance and clinch but Petchyindee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Petchyindee moves into range and clinches up with Matthiessen.

Petchyindee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthiessen tries to clinch up.
Good work by Matthiessen as he checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Petchyindee.
Petchyindee keeps the fight on the outside.
Petchyindee looks to land a body kick but Matthiessen moved away.
Matthiessen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Matthiessen moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matthiessen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matthiessen throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matthiessen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petchyindee throws a leg kick but Matthiessen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petchyindee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matthiessen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petchyindee throws the kick towards the body but Matthiessen avoids it.
Petchyindee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matthiessen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthiessen checks a low kick from Petchyindee.
Matthiessen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petchyindee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petchyindee throws a leg kick but Matthiessen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petchyindee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petchyindee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Petchyindee clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Petchyindee breaks from the clinch.
Petchyindee throws a low kick, looking for Matthiessen's leg but Matthiessen calmly moves out of range.
Petchyindee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No joy there for Matthiessen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good work by Matthiessen as he checks the leg kick.
Petchyindee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matthiessen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matthiessen swinging wildly here.
Matthiessen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Matthiessen doesn't manage to clinch there - Petchyindee circles away.
Matthiessen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matthiessen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petchyindee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matthiessen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petchyindee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Matthiessen tries to clinch up but Petchyindee circles away and keeps his distance.
Petchyindee throws a body kick that misses.
Matthiessen checks a leg kick nicely.
Matthiessen avoids the head kick by Petchyindee.
Matthiessen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Petchyindee misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthiessen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matthiessen throws a right and a left that Petchyindee avoids nicely.
Matthiessen misses with a few strikes there.
Matthiessen is breathing heavily.
Matthiessen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petchyindee scores with a head kick. Matthiessen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Matthiessen moves out of range of the body kick.
Matthiessen tries to clinch there but Petchyindee circles away.
Petchyindee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petchyindee misses with a kick to the body
and Matthiessen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petchyindee throws a lazy head kick
and Matthiessen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matthiessen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matthiessen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petchyindee.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matthiessen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Petchyindee - the referee stops the clock and Matthiessen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Petchyindee. Matthiessen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Petchyindee closes the distance and clinches.
Petchyindee avoids the elbow strike from Matthiessen, against the cage.
Matthiessen is trying to push Petchyindee away but Petchyindee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Petchyindee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Petchyindee lands a high kick!
Petchyindee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petchyindee throws a front kick that sends Matthiessen stumbling back into the cage.

Matthiessen instigates a clinch.
Petchyindee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petchyindee lands an elbow just above Matthiessen 's eye.

It looks like Max Matthiessen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthiessen takes an elbow to the temple.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Petchyindee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petchyindee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthiessen wants to clinch up but Petchyindee keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Petchyindee is predictable there
and Matthiessen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matthiessen blocks the body kick.
Petchyindee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Matthiessen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petchyindee manages to avoid it.
Matthiessen swinging wildly here.

Petchyindee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petchyindee lands a damaging elbow.

Petchyindee manages to break the clinch.
Petchyindee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matthiessen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petchyindee.
Petchyindee lands a leg kick that knocks Matthiessen off balance momentarily.
Jab by Matthiessen.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Matthiessen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matthiessen misses with the combination.
Petchyindee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petchyindee throws a wild body kick that Matthiessen sees coming a mile off.
Petchyindee keeps the fight on the outside.
Matthiessen throws a series of punches but Petchyindee moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Petchyindee misses.
Petchyindee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Petchyindee lands a high kick!
Petchyindee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petchyindee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petchyindee looks to land a body kick but Matthiessen moved away.
Matthiessen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petchyindee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sagat Petchyindee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Matthiessen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Matthiessen.
Matthiessen checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matthiessen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sagat Petchyindee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Matthiessen tries to close the distance and clinch but Petchyindee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petchyindee thows a body kick. Matthiessen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Petchyindee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petchyindee fakes the leg kick and cracks Matthiessen in the body.
Matthiessen checks a leg kick.
Matthiessen throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petchyindee throws the kick towards the body but Matthiessen avoids it.

Petchyindee closes the distance and pushes Matthiessen back into the cage.
Petchyindee lands an elbow that stopped Matthiessen in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Petchyindee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matthiessen wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petchyindee manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petchyindee, right into the meat.
Matthiessen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matthiessen tries to close the distance and clinch but Petchyindee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petchyindee scoring well with a low kick there.
Petchyindee misses with a low kick.
Petchyindee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matthiessen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Petchyindee.
Petchyindee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matthiessen is able to avoid easily.
Petchyindee avoids the head kick by Matthiessen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petchyindee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Matthiessen. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petchyindee.
Petchyindee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matthiessen is out of range and Petchyindee settles back down.
Petchyindee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matthiessen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthiessen checks a low kick from Petchyindee.
Matthiessen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petchyindee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Max Matthiessen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petchyindee is looking to score with low kicks.
Matthiessen tries to clinch there but Petchyindee circles away.
Matthiessen darts in trying to clinch

and Petchyindee counters by moving into the clinch.
Petchyindee lands an elbow inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Petchyindee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petchyindee misses with a low kick.
Petchyindee looks to land a body kick but Matthiessen moved away.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that misses.
Petchyindee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petchyindee throws a low kick but Matthiessen avoids it.
Petchyindee lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthiessen moves out of range of the body kick.
Matthiessen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Matthiessen. Those never looked like landing.
Matthiessen swinging wildly here.
Matthiessen looks to land a combination but Petchyindee avoids it well.
Petchyindee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A combination from Matthiessen does no damage.
Matthiessen scores with a sloppy right hand. Petchyindee should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petchyindee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matthiessen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matthiessen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matthiessen tries to clinch up but Petchyindee circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petchyindee. That's going to slow Matthiessen down.
Petchyindee lands a front kick.
Matthiessen tries to clinch up but Petchyindee circles away and keeps his distance.
Petchyindee lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthiessen throws a right and a left that Petchyindee avoids nicely.
Petchyindee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petchyindee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petchyindee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petchyindee connects with a leg kick. Matthiessen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matthiessen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Petchyindee moves into range and clinches up with Matthiessen.
Matthiessen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matthiessen misses with a hook to the ribs.

Petchyindee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matthiessen moves out of range as Petchyindee throws a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petchyindee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matthiessen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matthiessen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Matthiessen gets tackled into the cage by Petchyindee. Petchyindee maintains the clinch.

Petchyindee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Petchyindee lands but Matthiessen takes it in his stride.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee slips a jab from Matthiessen.
Petchyindee misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee wants to slow Matthiessen down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matthiessen. That's going to slow Petchyindee down.
Petchyindee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matthiessen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petchyindees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petchyindee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matthiessen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petchyindee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matthiessen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petchyindee.
Matthiessen misses with a few strikes there.
Petchyindee slips a jab and a cross from Matthiessen.
Matthiessen misses with a two punch combination.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee connects with a high kick.
Petchyindee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthiessen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petchyindee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matthiessen moves out of range of the body kick from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matthiessen will feel that in the morning.
Matthiessen misses with a double jab.
Petchyindee looks for the body kick but Matthiessen saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee misses with a low kick.
Petchyindee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matthiessen blocks a head kick by Petchyindee.
Matthiessen wants to clinch.
Matthiessen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petchyindee swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee lands with a kick to the temple. Matthiessen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Petchyindee fakes the leg kick and cracks Matthiessen in the body.
Matthiessen tries to clinch but Petchyindee is having none of it.
Matthiessen blocks a head kick by Petchyindee.
Matthiessen tries to clinch up.
Matthiessen throws a head kick but Petchyindee moves out of range.
Petchyindee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Petchyindee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matthiessen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petchyindee keeps Matthiessen at a distance using the push kick.
Matthiessen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matthiessen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petchyindee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petchyindee lands with a nice body kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee keeps the fight on the outside.
Matthiessen tries to close the distance and clinch but Petchyindee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petchyindee tries a head kick but it misses.
Petchyindee fakes the leg kick and cracks Matthiessen in the body.
Matthiessen misses with a wild body shot.
Petchyindee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matthiessen checks the leg kick.
Matthiessen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matthiessen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petchyindee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matthiessen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petchyindee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petchyindee misses with a body kick.
Petchyindee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthiessen.
Matthiessen blocks a head kick by Petchyindee.
Petchyindee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Matthiessen avoids a kick to the body.
Matthiessen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Petchyindee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matthiessen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matthiessen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petchyindee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Petchyindee pushes Matthiessen up against the cage in a clinch.
Matthiessen is trying to push Petchyindee away but Petchyindee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matthiessen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petchyindee.

Petchyindee manages to break the clinch.
Petchyindee is looking to chop away at Matthiessen's legs.
Matthiessen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat Petchyindee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matthiessen tries to clinch up but Petchyindee circles away and keeps his distance.
Petchyindee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Max Matthiessen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petchyindee throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sagat Petchyindee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petchyindee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Sagat Petchyindee!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Sagat Petchyindee!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Sagat Petchyindee!

Sagat Petchyindee wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Sagat Petchyindee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.