PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Country Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chinnawat Shinawatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grace
vs
Shinawatra

169 cm
21
146 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

169 cm
23
133 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Country Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chinnawat Shinawatra!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinawatra throws a good cross that connects.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grace slowing the pace effectively.
Grace lands with a right to the head.
Shinawatra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grace's efforts to push away.
Grace effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grace stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinawatra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shinawatra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shinawatra misses with a knee strike.
Shinawatra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shinawatra avoiding damage.
Grace is trying to break the clinch but Shinawatra has him pressed against the cage.
Grace tries to work over Shinawatra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grace trying to land knees to the body.
Shinawatra taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shinawatra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grace blocks it with crossed arms.
A bit of stalling here from Grace.
Shinawatra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grace misses with some punches.
Grace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shinawatra prevents a body shot from Grace.
Shinawatra slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Shinawatra fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shinawatra.
The referee calls for Grace to work.
Grace creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shinawatra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shinawatra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grace with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grace working Shinawatra over with knees to the body.
Grace blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra tries to land knees in the clinch but Grace avoids the damage to the body.
Shinawatra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grace is stalling here.
Grace leaning against his opponent.
Grace leaning against his opponent.
Shinawatra looking to throw knees to the head but Grace is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grace slows down the pace here.
Shinawatra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chinnawat Shinawatra dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grace takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grace tries for a takedown but Shinawatra circles away easily
and Shinawatra counters with a flying knee that drops Grace! Shinawatra dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chinnawat Shinawatra!
A relieved looking Chinnawat Shinawatra thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.