PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Melek Taus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Sitthichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taus comes to the ring accompanied by Sho Z Pod Duba. Giant Sitthichai will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Taus
vs
Sitthichai

197 cm
18
230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Melek Taus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giant Sitthichai!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitthichai defending well as Taus loads up on a big left hand.
Sitthichai tries to clinch but Taus moves out of range.
Sitthichai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Taus paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sitthichai moves into the clinch.
Sitthichai tries to land knees in the clinch but Taus avoids the damage to the body.
Sitthichai tries to land knees in the clinch but Taus avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sitthichai obliges.
Sitthichai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taus's face.
Taus struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitthichai controls his hands.
Sitthichai blocks an uppercut.
Sitthichai landing knees to the body.
Sitthichai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taus is breathing heavily.
Sitthichai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taus avoids it.
Sitthichai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sitthichai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sitthichai misses with a knee to the head.
Sitthichai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitthichai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taus avoids it.
Sitthichai lands a nice knee to the body.
Sitthichai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sitthichai throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitthichai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taus misses with a punch on the inside.
Taus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitthichai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitthichai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taus lands a left hand.
Taus scores with a shot to the side of Sitthichai's head.
Taus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitthichai tries to land knees in the clinch but Taus avoids the damage to the body.
Sitthichai looking to throw knees to the head but Taus is blocking nicely.
Taus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taus throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitthichai.
Sitthichai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sitthichai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taus avoids it.
Sitthichai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taus's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitthichai backwards.
Taus throws a head punch that misses.
Taus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taus leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Taus.
Taus scores with a hook to the body.
Taus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Taus as the two fighters clinch.
Taus digs a right hand underneath Sitthichai's ribcage. Sitthichai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taus.
Sitthichai with a knee to the head.
Taus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitthichai or not.
Taus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taus tries to throw a body punch but Sitthichai avoids it by throwing Taus back against the ropes.
Taus managing to block the knees to the body from Sitthichai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giant Sitthichai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sitthichai slips under a jab.
Sitthichai wants to clinch up but Taus keeps it at a distance.
Taus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taus just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitthichai tries to clinch
and Taus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitthichai wants to clinch up but Taus keeps it at a distance.

Sitthichai instigates a clinch.
Sitthichai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sitthichai tries to land knees in the clinch but Taus avoids the damage to the body.
Sitthichai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giant Sitthichai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sitthichai tries to land knees in the clinch but Taus avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitthichai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sitthichai prevents a body shot from Taus.
Taus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitthichai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taus is defending well for now.
Sitthichai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitthichai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitthichai missing with knees to the body.
Taus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Taus.
Sitthichai is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Taus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Taus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitthichai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taus.
Taus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sitthichai up against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sitthichai missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Taus.
Taus tries a body shot but Sitthichai blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Taus scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Taus.
Taus digs a right hand underneath Sitthichai's ribcage. Sitthichai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taus digs a right hand into Sitthichai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitthichai's gas tank.
Taus digs a right hand underneath Sitthichai's ribcage. Sitthichai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Taus.
A right hook to the body lands for Taus.
Taus works on Sitthichai's body with a couple of short punches.
Taus tries to work over Sitthichai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Taus.
A nice left hand lands by Taus.
Taus misses with a body punch.
Sitthichai blocking some punches.
Taus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitthichais head.
Taus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taus lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melek Taus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Taus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taus throws a body punch but Sitthichai moves out of range.
Sitthichai is looking to clinch but Taus is avoiding it.
Good work by Sitthichai as he checks the leg kick.
Taus throws a body shot but no joy.
Giant Sitthichai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taus. Sitthichai does a little dance to reset his feet.

Sitthichai moves into range and clinches up with Taus.
A right hook to the body lands for Taus.
Taus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitthichai backwards.
Taus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitthichai backwards.
Taus managing to block the knees to the body from Sitthichai.
Taus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitthichai blocks a body shot from Taus.
Sitthichai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitthichai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sitthichai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taus lands a body shot.
Sitthichai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taus blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taus is leaning against Sitthichai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Taus.
A shot in the inside from Taus.

Sitthichai is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Taus.
Sitthichai is still on wobbly legs! Can Taus finish him?
Taus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taus breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Sitthichai with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Sitthichai looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Sitthichai get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Melek Taus!
A victorious Melek Taus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.