PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mervyn Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sombat Mongkolchai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mervyn Harris has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Harris
vs
Mongkolchai

179 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

174 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Decent knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mervyn Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sombat Mongkolchai!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Mongkolchai closes the distance and clinches.
Mongkolchai misses with a knee strike.
Mongkolchai lands a knee to the body.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mongkolchai is defending well for now.
Harris tries to break free but Mongkolchai pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harris is trying to push Mongkolchai away but Mongkolchai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mongkolchai slowing the pace effectively.
Mongkolchai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A bit of stalling here from Mongkolchai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongkolchai misses with a knee strike.
Mongkolchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mongkolchai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongkolchai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Sombat Mongkolchai has been cut.
Harris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mongkolchai in his tracks.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Harris.
Mongkolchai throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
It looked like Harris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mongkolchai.
Harris lands with a cross.
Mongkolchai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Mongkolchai's head.

Harris rushes Mongkolchai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mongkolchai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
Mongkolchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mongkolchai - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mongkolchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mongkolchai has Harris pressed against the cage.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mongkolchai looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Mongkolchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mongkolchai blocks an elbow strike.
Mongkolchai dodges an elbow strike from Harris.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Mongkolchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harris throws an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Harris has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mongkolchai.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Mongkolchai prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Harris.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Mongkolchai is controlling the position.
Mongkolchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris is pushing Mongkolchai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mongkolchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mongkolchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Mongkolchai misses with a knee to the head.
Mongkolchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris is trying to push Mongkolchai away but Mongkolchai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mongkolchai trying to land knees to the body.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mongkolchai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harris throws an elbow but misses.
Harris is trying to stall.
Harris lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harris wants to stall.
Mongkolchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris is trying to push Mongkolchai away but Mongkolchai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mongkolchai effectively controlling the action here.
Mongkolchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Mongkolchai is controlling him.
Mongkolchai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harris trying to stall but Mongkolchai improves his position.
Mongkolchai prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mongkolchai stalling in the clinch but Harris improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mervyn Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sombat Mongkolchai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mongkolchai takes one on the button.
Mongkolchai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mongkolchai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harris scores with a jab.
Mongkolchai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harris works Mongkolchai's body with a nice hook.
Mongkolchai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mongkolchai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harris throws a combination. Mongkolchai tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Mongkolchai clinches up against the cage.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mongkolchai can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mongkolchai tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Mongkolchai is controlling the position.
Mongkolchai dodges an elbow strike from Harris.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mongkolchai.
Mongkolchai landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongkolchai avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mongkolchai.
Mongkolchai misses with a knee strike.
Harris lands an elbow just above Mongkolchai 's eye.

That has opened up Sombat Mongkolchai's cut even more.
Mongkolchai stalls.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Mongkolchai.
Mongkolchai keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mongkolchai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris blocking some punches.
Mongkolchai stalling in the clinch but Harris improves position.
Mongkolchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mongkolchai looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Mongkolchai has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongkolchai is struggling to control the position.
Mongkolchai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mongkolchai's brow.
Mongkolchai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mongkolchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mongkolchai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mongkolchai is defending well for now.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Mongkolchai has the dominant position.
Mongkolchai stalling in the clinch.
Harris throws an elbow but it misses.
Harris lands an elbow that stopped Mongkolchai in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris wants to break free but Mongkolchai has control.
Mongkolchai looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris is trying to push Mongkolchai away but Mongkolchai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mongkolchai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sombat Mongkolchai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Come on Mongkolchai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mongkolchai misses with a knee strike.
Mongkolchai stalling in the clinch.
Harris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harris is trying to push Mongkolchai away but Mongkolchai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Mongkolchai has double underhooks.
Mongkolchai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris tries to circle away but Mongkolchai has him pinned against the cage.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Mongkolchai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Harris moves into range and connects with a jab.

Sombat Mongkolchai's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mervyn Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongkolchai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris scores with a punch to the head.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mongkolchai misses with a leg kick
and Harris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mongkolchai is breathing heavily.
Harris scores with a punch to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sombat Mongkolchai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mervyn Harris!
A relieved looking Mervyn Harris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.