PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Red Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Lek Wor Sangprapai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wor Sangprapai's choice of entrance music: *Thailand Music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bush
vs
Lek Wor Sangprapai

165 cm
19
156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Lek Wor Sangprapai!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wor Sangprapai tries a head kick but it misses.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai tries to bum rush Bush with a series of wild strikes but Bush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bush is looking to counter the offense by Wor Sangprapai and move into the clinch.
Wor Sangprapai throws a leg kick but Bush checks it.
Red Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bush has managed to clinch.
Bush lands an elbow just above Wor Sangprapai 's eye.
Wor Sangprapai prevents a body shot from Bush.
Wor Sangprapai taking a breather.
Bush keeps control of Wor Sangprapai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Wor Sangprapai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wor Sangprapai looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
Wor Sangprapai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wor Sangprapai. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.

Bush rushes Wor Sangprapai and presses him up against the ropes.
Bush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Bush's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wor Sangprapai avoids a wild elbow strike from Bush.
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wor Sangprapai's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.
Bush lands an elbow that stopped Wor Sangprapai in his tracks for a moment.
Wor Sangprapai is trying to break the clinch but Bush has him pressed against the ropes.
Wor Sangprapai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bush has him pressed against the ropes.
Bush lands a nice elbow.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wor Sangprapai has had enough of the clinch but Bush keeps him there for the moment.
Wor Sangprapai tries to break free but Bush pushes him back against the ropes.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wor Sangprapai blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.
Bush can't find room to land a body shot as Wor Sangprapai controls the action.
Wor Sangprapai prevents a body shot from Bush.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wor Sangprapai breaks from the clinch.
Wor Sangprapai moves away from the strike by Bush.
Bush moves in looking to clinch but Wor Sangprapai pushes him off.
Wor Sangprapai tries to land a front kick but Bush steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wor Sangprapai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wor Sangprapai is looking to score with low kicks.
Bush tries to counter by clinching up but Wor Sangprapai breaks away and moves out of range.
Bush fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wor Sangprapai swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush connects with a jab.
Wor Sangprapai lands with a slapping head kick.
Bush tries to clinch up.
Bush connects with the punch.
Wor Sangprapai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wor Sangprapai keeps the fight on the outside.
Wor Sangprapai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bush connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wor Sangprapai scrambles back to his feet.
Wor Sangprapai swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Bush dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wor Sangprapai misses with a head kick.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Wor Sangprapai circles away.
Bush loads up on a big right hand but Wor Sangprapai slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Wor Sangprapai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bush looks to land a left hand but Wor Sangprapai moved out of range nicely.
Bush tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Bush.
Wor Sangprapai thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Bush misses.
Bush's corner calls for a 1-2. Bush obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bush takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wor Sangprapai. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wor Sangprapai lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Bush.
Bush is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bush moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Wor Sangprapai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bush moves in looking to clinch but Wor Sangprapai pushes him off.
Wor Sangprapai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wor Sangprapai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bush rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush tries to clinch there but Wor Sangprapai circles away.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bush connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wor Sangprapai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wor Sangprapai swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
Bush dodges the punch combination from Wor Sangprapai.
Bush on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wor Sangprapai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bush tries to counter by clinching up but Wor Sangprapai breaks away and moves out of range.
Wor Sangprapai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Wor Sangprapai misses.
Wor Sangprapai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wor Sangprapai has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bush tries to clinch but Wor Sangprapai is having none of it.
Bush wants to clinch
letting Wor Sangprapai counter with a right hand.
Wor Sangprapai throws a body kick that misses.
Wor Sangprapai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Bush clinches up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wor Sangprapai tries to break the clinch but Bush is controlling the position.
Wor Sangprapai can't break the clinch.
Wor Sangprapai avoids the elbow strike from Bush, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bush throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bush as Wor Sangprapai tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.
Wor Sangprapai can't break the clinch.
Wor Sangprapai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bush pushes off an throws an elbow but Wor Sangprapai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wor Sangprapai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wor Sangprapai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wor Sangprapai avoids the elbow strike from Bush, against the ropes.
Wor Sangprapai blocks the elbow strike.
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Lek Wor Sangprapai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bush throws a hook to the side of Wor Sangprapai's head but Wor Sangprapai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wor Sangprapai with a jab.

Bush pushes Wor Sangprapai up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Bush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bush misses with an elbow strike.

Wor Sangprapai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bush scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but Wor Sangprapai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bush takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bush lands with a hook. Wor Sangprapai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wor Sangprapai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bush bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wor Sangprapai's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bush clinches up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wor Sangprapai's brow.
Bush lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wor Sangprapai or not.
Wor Sangprapai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Wor Sangprapai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush throws a hook but Wor Sangprapai avoids it easily.
Wor Sangprapai looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bush.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wor Sangprapai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wor Sangprapai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bush clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Wor Sangprapai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bush misses with a body punch.
Bush misses with an elbow strike.
Bush creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bush lands a damaging elbow.

Wor Sangprapai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bush tries to clinch but Wor Sangprapai is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wor Sangprapai looks to land a combination but Bush avoids it well.
Bush wants to clinch up but Wor Sangprapai keeps it at a distance.
Wor Sangprapai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wor Sangprapai throws a nice looking combination but Bush bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bush closes the distance but Wor Sangprapai moves to the side
and Wor Sangprapai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bush dips to his left and cracks Wor Sangprapai with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wor Sangprapai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Wor Sangprapai gets tackled into the ropes by Bush. Bush maintains the clinch.
Bush lands a nice shot to the body.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Wor Sangprapai blocks the elbow strike.
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Wor Sangprapai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bush tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wor Sangprapai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wor Sangprapai connects with a right hand. Bush shakes it off.
Wor Sangprapai throws a shot to the body.
Bush scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

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 Red Bush.
I think Bush has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Bush!
Red Bush seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you'.