PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Heaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boon Nam Chaiyachue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chaiyachue's choice of entrance music: Traditional Muay Thai Music (Sarama) . Jake Heaton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Heaton
vs
Nam Chaiyachue

180 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Heaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Boon Nam Chaiyachue!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chaiyachue forces Heaton back against the cage and clinches.
Chaiyachue putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heaton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heaton stalling in the clinch but Chaiyachue improves position.
Heaton is looking to break free of the clinch but Chaiyachue has double underhooks.
Chaiyachue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heaton's face.
Chaiyachue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heaton is defending well for now.
Chaiyachue displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heaton up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue landing knees to the body.
Chaiyachue connects with a knee to the head.
Chaiyachue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heaton is breathing heavily.
Chaiyachue slowing the pace effectively.
Chaiyachue scores with a knee to the head.
Chaiyachue crunches a lovely knee into Heaton's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaiyachue slowing the pace effectively.
Chaiyachue slows down the pace here.
Chaiyachue is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boon Nam Chaiyachue.

Chaiyachue instigates a clinch.
Chaiyachue crunches a lovely knee into Heaton's ribcage.
Chaiyachue putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heaton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue scores a nice knee to the body.
Chaiyachue connects with a knee to the head.
Chaiyachue slowing the pace effectively.
Chaiyachue working Heaton over with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue is struggling to control the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaiyachue.
Heaton jumps guard but Chaiyachue turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chaiyachue slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue scores with a knee to the head.
Chaiyachue utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chaiyachue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heaton's face.
Chaiyachue working Heaton over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Chaiyachue.
Heaton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heaton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chaiyachue smiles and moves away.
Boon Nam Chaiyachue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Chaiyachue takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue lands a good knee to the midsection. Heaton won't want to take too many of those.
Chaiyachue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chaiyachue displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heaton up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaiyachue obliges.
Chaiyachue effectively controlling the action here.
Chaiyachue taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chaiyachue is pushing Heaton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chaiyachue receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Chaiyachue connects with a knee to the head.
Chaiyachue connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaiyachue controlling the action here for a moment.
Chaiyachue will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heaton up against the cage.
Chaiyachue putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heaton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue landing knees to the head.
Chaiyachue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue scores a nice knee to the body.
Chaiyachue holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boon Nam Chaiyachue dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Heaton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chaiyachue to the ground. Heaton is now in Chaiyachue's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Heaton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Heaton prevents Chaiyachue from getting back to his feet.
Heaton postures up and lands a big shot to Chaiyachue's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Heaton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chaiyachue manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Heaton has Chaiyachue in his guard.

Chaiyachue would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chaiyachue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chaiyachue really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heaton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chaiyachue wants to get up but he can't break Heaton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Heaton holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Heaton wants to sweep but no luck.
Chaiyachue has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Heaton is proving hard to escape from.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Chaiyachue closes the distance and pushes Heaton back into the cage.
Chaiyachue crunches a lovely knee into Heaton's ribcage.
Chaiyachue stalling against the cage.
Chaiyachue landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaiyachue obliges.
Chaiyachue is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chaiyachue is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heaton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue lands a good knee to the midsection. Heaton won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue effectively controlling the action here.
Chaiyachue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boon Nam Chaiyachue seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chaiyachue utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chaiyachue scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaiyachue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue working Heaton over with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue landing knees to the body.
Chaiyachue manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees to the body from Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heaton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chaiyachue slows down the pace here.
Chaiyachue unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heaton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chaiyachue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chaiyachue unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaiyachue unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heaton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boon Nam Chaiyachue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Heaton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heaton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chaiyachue defends it nicely.
Chaiyachue wants to counter with a clinch but Heaton pushes him away.
Heaton misses with a takedown attempt - Chaiyachue sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good leg kick by Chaiyachue there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chaiyachue has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Chaiyachue drives through and clinches with Heaton against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaiyachue is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chaiyachue scores a nice knee to the body.
Chaiyachue taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chaiyachue unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaiyachue is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaiyachue unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaiyachue is stalling here.
Chaiyachue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heaton's face.
Chaiyachue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heaton's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaiyachue obliges.
Chaiyachue will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heaton up against the cage.
Chaiyachue landing knees to the head.
Chaiyachue scores with a knee to the head.

Heaton is rocked!
Chaiyachue lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaiyachue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue is struggling to control the position.
Heaton takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Chaiyachue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Heaton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaiyachue obliges.
Chaiyachue avoiding damage.
Heaton seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Heaton looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaiyachue obliges.
Knees to the body from Chaiyachue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chaiyachue controlling the action here for a moment.
Heaton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chaiyachue unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaiyachue displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heaton up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Heaton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chaiyachue scores a nice knee to the body.
Chaiyachue with a knee to the head.
Chaiyachue landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue stalling against the cage.
Heaton being controlled against the cage.
Chaiyachue continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boon Nam Chaiyachue.
Both fighters circling a little - Chaiyachue finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chaiyachue lands a leg kick that knocks Heaton off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chaiyachue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heaton blocks it with crossed arms.
Heaton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chaiyachue stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jake Heaton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boon Nam Chaiyachue is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chaiyachue utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boon Nam Chaiyachue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chaiyachue winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boon Nam Chaiyachue!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Boon Nam Chaiyachue made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.