PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between The Lek Wor Sangprapai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sor Tienpoh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: . 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.

Lek Wor Sangprapai
vs
Sor Tienpoh

173 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

170 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Excellent MT
Big right hand

Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Lek Wor Sangprapai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sor Tienpoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sor Tienpoh has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wor Sangprapai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wor Sangprapai takes a swing at Sor Tienpoh's ribcage but misses.
Wor Sangprapai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sor Tienpoh throws a head kick that misses.
Wor Sangprapai with a hook.
Wor Sangprapai lands a head kick!
Sor Tienpoh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a head kick.
Sor Tienpoh throws a leg kick but Wor Sangprapai moved away.
Wor Sangprapai jabs Sor Tienpoh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sor Tienpoh throws a body shot but no joy.
Wor Sangprapai is looking to counter the offense by Sor Tienpoh and move into the clinch.
Wor Sangprapai misses the shot to the body.
Wor Sangprapai missing with a left hand there. Sor Tienpoh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sor Tienpoh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wor Sangprapai misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wor Sangprapai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sor Tienpoh is out of range and Wor Sangprapai settles back down.
Sor Tienpoh tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Wor Sangprapai both land. Nice combination.
Sor Tienpoh swinging wildly here.
Sor Tienpoh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sor Tienpoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sor Tienpoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wor Sangprapai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wor Sangprapai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice cross by Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai moves out of range of the body kick.
Sor Tienpoh throws a lazy uppercut
and Wor Sangprapai counters with a nice uppercut.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a head kick.
Wor Sangprapai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sor Tienpoh avoids the head kick by Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai blocks a low kick nicely.
Wor Sangprapai is looking for a counter combo.
Wor Sangprapai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Wor Sangprapai does no damage.
Wor Sangprapai just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Sor Tienpoh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wor Sangprapai is looking to wear down Sor Tienpoh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a jab, cross combination.

Sor Tienpoh rushes Wor Sangprapai and presses him up against the ropes.
Sor Tienpoh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wor Sangprapai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Wor Sangprapai.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wor Sangprapai.
Sor Tienpoh throws an elbow but it misses.
Sor Tienpoh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wor Sangprapai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sor Tienpoh taking a breather.
Sor Tienpoh can't break the clinch.
Wor Sangprapai managing to block the knees to the body from Sor Tienpoh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sor Tienpoh lands a hook that snaps the head of Wor Sangprapai backwards.
Wor Sangprapai tries to throw a body punch but Sor Tienpoh avoids it by throwing Wor Sangprapai back against the ropes.
Sor Tienpoh swings wildly with an uppercut but Wor Sangprapai uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sor Tienpoh breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Lek Wor Sangprapai dominated that round.
That's time! Wor Sangprapai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sor Tienpoh throws a sloppy head kick and Wor Sangprapai moves out of range easily.
Wor Sangprapai throws a counter high kick but Sor Tienpoh was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sor Tienpoh looks to land a combination but Wor Sangprapai avoids it well.
Sor Tienpoh moves out of range as Wor Sangprapai strikes.
Wor Sangprapai lands with a good body shot.
Wor Sangprapai lands a really nice looking cross but Sor Tienpoh seems unphased.
Wor Sangprapai cracks Sor Tienpoh with an open hand slap.
Wor Sangprapai throws a head kick that Sor Tienpoh semi-blocks.
Wor Sangprapai lands a high kick!
Sor Tienpoh scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sor Tienpoh ducks under a wild hook from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sor Tienpoh on the side of the head.
Wor Sangprapai throws a lazy head kick
and Sor Tienpoh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sor Tienpoh tries to bum rush Wor Sangprapai with a series of wild strikes but Wor Sangprapai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wor Sangprapai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sor Tienpoh.
Sor Tienpoh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wor Sangprapai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wor Sangprapai throws a right and a left that Sor Tienpoh avoids nicely.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Wor Sangprapai. Those never looked like landing.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wor Sangprapai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wor Sangprapai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sor Tienpoh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai tries a head kick but it misses.
Sor Tienpoh moves away from the strike by Wor Sangprapai.
Sor Tienpoh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sor Tienpoh.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Sor Tienpoh.
Wor Sangprapai takes one on the button.
Wor Sangprapai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sor Tienpoh tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Sor Tienpoh misses with a double jab.
Wor Sangprapai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wor Sangprapai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wor Sangprapai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wor Sangprapai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sor Tienpoh avoids the head kick by Wor Sangprapai.
Sor Tienpoh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wor Sangprapai avoids the head kick by Sor Tienpoh.
Wor Sangprapai throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Sor Tienpoh.
Sor Tienpoh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wor Sangprapai is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wor Sangprapai lands with a nice combination. Sor Tienpoh backs away looking to recover.
Wor Sangprapai looks to score with a jab to the body but Sor Tienpoh is just out of range.
Wor Sangprapai throws the left hand but Sor Tienpoh avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Sor Tienpoh misses.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wor Sangprapai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wor Sangprapai blocks a head kick by Sor Tienpoh.
Wor Sangprapai lands a nice shot that snaps Sor Tienpoh's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Lek Wor Sangprapai dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wor Sangprapai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wor Sangprapai misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Sor Tienpoh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sor Tienpoh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wor Sangprapai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sor Tienpoh lands with a straight right. Wor Sangprapai didn't see that one coming.
Wor Sangprapai blocks a head kick by Sor Tienpoh.
Sor Tienpoh tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Sor Tienpoh.
Sor Tienpoh looks to land a combination but Wor Sangprapai avoids it well.
Wor Sangprapai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sor Tienpoh avoids the head kick by Wor Sangprapai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wor Sangprapai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wor Sangprapai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wor Sangprapai tries a head kick but it misses.
Wor Sangprapai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a kick to the body
and Wor Sangprapai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wor Sangprapai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sor Tienpoh can do to turn this around?
Wor Sangprapai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sor Tienpoh throws out the jab.
Wor Sangprapai tests Sor Tienpoh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sor Tienpoh throws a body punch but Wor Sangprapai moves out of range.
Sor Tienpoh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sor Tienpoh is looking to land body kicks.
Wor Sangprapai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sor Tienpoh's head backwards.
Sor Tienpoh tries to work over Wor Sangprapai's front leg with a kick but Wor Sangprapai checks it.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a double jab.
Sor Tienpoh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wor Sangprapai misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sor Tienpoh tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Wor Sangprapai 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh misses with the combination.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Sor Tienpoh clinches up with Wor Sangprapai and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wor Sangprapai prevents Sor Tienpoh from breaking the clinch.
Sor Tienpoh stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai dodges an elbow strike from Sor Tienpoh.
Wor Sangprapai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sor Tienpoh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wor Sangprapai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wor Sangprapai swings wildly with an uppercut but Sor Tienpoh uses good head movement to avoid it.

Wor Sangprapai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sor Tienpoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wor Sangprapai sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to The Lek Wor Sangprapai.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wor Sangprapai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Lek Wor Sangprapai!
The Lek Wor Sangprapai made sure to mention his sponsor, Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$185 in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks'.