PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Epeli Nailatikau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nailatikau comes to the cage accompanied by Number of the Bollywood. Tiyapairat has chosen Ram Muay as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nailatikau
vs
Tiyapairat

172 cm
31
162 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

174 cm
41
166 lbs
29 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Epeli Nailatikau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nailatikau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiyapairat throws a series of punches but Nailatikau avoids them all with ease.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick but Nailatikau moves out of range.
Nailatikau scores with a nice body kick.
Tiyapairat throws a leg kick but Nailatikau sees it coming and moves out of range.

Nailatikau gets tackled into the cage by Tiyapairat. Tiyapairat maintains the clinch.
Nailatikau lands a nice knee to the body.
Tiyapairat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nailatikau unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tiyapairat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tiyapairat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nailatikau avoids it.
Nailatikau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Nailatikau prevents Tiyapairat from breaking the clinch.
Nailatikau managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nailatikau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tiyapairat is defending well for now.
Nailatikau has a couple of punches blocked by Tiyapairat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nailatikau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nailatikau lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau lands with a light punch inside.
Nailatikau lands a damaging elbow.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nailatikau avoids it.
Nailatikau letting Tiyapairat take a breather here.
Nailatikau scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Tiyapairat.
Nailatikau blocks an elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat avoids the elbow strike from Nailatikau, against the cage.
Nailatikau lands with a left to the head.
Tiyapairat tries a body shot but Nailatikau blocks it.
Nailatikau landing knees to the head.
Nailatikau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tiyapairat's defenses.

That has opened up Samak Tiyapairat's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Nailatikau avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tiyapairat throws an elbow but misses.
Nailatikau lands with a right to the head.
Tiyapairat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nailatikau scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nailatikau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nailatikau cracks Tiyapairat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Tiyapairat is rocked!
Nailatikau cracks Tiyapairat with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tiyapairat falls to his knees and Nailatikau doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Epeli Nailatikau!
A very excited looking Epeli Nailatikau made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.