PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kittichai Bangkok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Fairchild looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Bangkok
vs
Fairchild

185 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Tokyo, Kittichai Bangkok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Fairchild!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bangkok moves into the clinch.
Bangkok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairchild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairchild blocks the elbow strike.
Fairchild managing to block the knees to the body from Bangkok.
Bangkok is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Fairchild breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Bangkok instigates a clinch.
Bangkok jumps guard but Fairchild turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bangkok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fairchild's brow.
Bangkok tries to land a knee to the head but Fairchild blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangkok looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Fairchild pulls guard effortlessly.

Fairchild pushes Bangkok off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bangkok clinches up against the cage.
Bangkok is trying to stall.
Bangkok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bangkok can't find room to land a body shot as Fairchild controls the action.
Bangkok looking to throw knees to the head but Fairchild is blocking nicely.
Fairchild prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fairchild has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bangkok seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fairchild can turn it around.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kittichai Bangkok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bangkok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bangkok prevents a body shot from Fairchild.
Bangkok misses with a punch to the body.

Bangkok breaks from the clinch.
Bangkok is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangkok throws a quick inside leg kick.

Fairchild rushes Bangkok and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bangkok throws a head punch that misses.
Bangkok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairchild is defending well for now.
Fairchild tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fairchild missing with knees to the body.
Bangkok is working for takedown but Fairchild is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bangkok misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bangkok fails to land.
Fairchild using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bangkok tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairchild avoids the damage to the body.

Fairchild pulls guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fairchild pushes Bangkok off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fairchild moves into the clinch successfully.
Fairchild effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fairchild.

Fairchild jumps guard.

Fairchild kicks Bangkok off and gets to his feet.

Fairchild darts in and clinches Bangkok up against the cage.
Fairchild changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bangkok fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Fairchild gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fairchild tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bangkok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bangkok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fairchild lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangkok misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Fairchild pulls Bangkok into guard.

Fairchild has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bangkok off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Fairchild closes the distance and clinches.

Fairchild manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Fairchild uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fairchild pushes Bangkok up against the cage in a clinch.
Fairchild gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bangkok.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fairchild blocks an elbow strike.
Fairchild stalling.
Bangkok is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bangkok missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangkok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bangkok tries for a takedown but Fairchild manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kittichai Bangkok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bangkok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairchild is defending well for now.
Fairchild working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangkok goes for a takedown attempt but Fairchild pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Fairchild drives through and clinches with Bangkok against the cage.
Bangkok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairchild avoids it.

Fairchild breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fairchild gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fairchild lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Fairchild has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bangkok uses from the top position.

Fairchild has his feet on Bangkok's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Fairchild pulls guard effortlessly.
Bangkok has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fairchild pushes Bangkok off and gets back to his feet.
Jordan Fairchild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bangkok clinches up against the cage.
Fairchild will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bangkok up against the cage.
Fairchild misses with a punch to the body.
Fairchild has Bangkok pressed against the cage.
Fairchild lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangkok stalling in the clinch but Fairchild improves position.
Fairchild pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bangkok misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairchild.
Fairchild manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Fairchild.
Fairchild has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Fairchild pulls Bangkok into guard.

Fairchild pushes Bangkok off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fairchild pushes Bangkok up against the cage in a clinch.
Bangkok trying to control the position but instead, Fairchild has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bangkok into the cage.
Fairchild scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Fairchild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bangkok gets tackled into the cage by Fairchild. Fairchild maintains the clinch.
Bangkok throws an elbow that misses.

Fairchild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bangkok pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Fairchild forces Bangkok back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Fairchild showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Fairchild gets control of Bangkok's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fairchild will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Fairchild is working an open guard so Bangkok takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bangkok gets a clinch.
Fairchild trying to land knees to the body.
Fairchild misses with a body punch.
Bangkok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairchild's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairchild taking a breather.
Fairchild managing to block the knees to the body from Bangkok.
Bangkok misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangkok can't find room to land a body shot as Fairchild controls the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bangkok tries to land a knee to the head but Fairchild blocks with his arms.
Bangkok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bangkok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Fairchild breaks the clinch.

Fairchild clinches up against the cage.
Fairchild avoids the elbow strike from Bangkok, against the cage.
Fairchild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairchild dodges an elbow strike from Bangkok.
Fairchild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bangkok working Fairchild over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bangkok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fairchild's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangkok tries a body shot but Fairchild blocks it.
Jordan Fairchild seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bangkok throws an elbow but misses.
Bangkok looking to throw knees to the head but Fairchild is blocking nicely.
Bangkok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairchild is defending well for now.

Fairchild breaks the clinch.

Fairchild takes the fight into the clinch.
Kittichai Bangkok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bangkok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on Fairchild - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bangkok drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fairchild scores with a shot to the side of Bangkok's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fairchild's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bangkok jumps guard but Fairchild turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fairchild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Fairchild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fairchild clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fairchild.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bangkok backwards.
Bangkok misses with some punches.
Fairchild slowing the pace effectively.
Fairchild tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bangkok avoids it.
Jordan Fairchild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bangkok is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fairchild is keeping busy.

Fairchild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kittichai Bangkok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fairchild closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bangkok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairchild will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bangkok up against the cage.
Bangkok tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Fairchild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fairchild has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jordan Fairchild!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jordan Fairchild!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jordan Fairchild!

Jordan Fairchild wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Jordan Fairchild, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.