PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 281 p4p, 6 weight class) and Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong (ranked 846 p4p, 44 weight class). Nagasaki comes to the cage accompanied by Execute Plan: The Song of The Dead . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Nagasaki
vs
Payakarakatong

170 cm
23
136 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

161 cm
24
136 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Blue Moon

Juggernaut And Gladiators(90% Laundry)
IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santosh Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki misses with a straight left.
Payakarakatong tries to clinch but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Nagasaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nagasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakarakatong misses with a hook to the body
and Nagasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payakarakatong scores with a shot to the body.
Nagasaki misses with a looping right.
Nagasaki lands with a good body shot.
Payakarakatong misses with a low kick.
Nagasaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick which misses Nagasaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagasaki tries to avoid it.
Nagasaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Payakarakatong.
Crunch! Payakarakatong slams his shin into Nagasaki's torso.
A nice leg kick lands there from Payakarakatong.
An inside leg kick from Payakarakatong misses.
A good leg kick by Payakarakatong.
Nagasaki lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagasaki moves out of range as Payakarakatong throws a body kick.
Payakarakatong cracks Nagasaki with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong misses with an uppercut.
Payakarakatong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Payakarakatong slips under a jab from Nagasaki.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nagasaki.
Nagasaki misses with a looping right.
Payakarakatong with the counter takedown but Nagasaki avoids it easily.
Payakarakatong thuds his shin into the meat of Nagasaki's side.
Payakarakatong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagasaki.
A decent looking cross lands there for Payakarakatong.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Nagasaki as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Nagasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Payakarakatong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nagasaki scores with a body shot.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot.
Payakarakatong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakarakatong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Payakarakatong lands with a straight right. Nagasaki didn't see that one coming.
Nagasaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nagasaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Payakarakatong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nagasaki. That did some damage!
Nagasaki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Payakarakatong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nagasaki takes a step back to recover.
Payakarakatong looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagasaki is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nagasaki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Payakarakatong - the referee stops the clock and Nagasaki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Payakarakatong. Nagasaki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nagasaki looks to land a right hand but Payakarakatong moved out of range.
Payakarakatong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Payakarakatong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagasaki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Payakarakatong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Payakarakatong jabs at Nagasaki's body.
Payakarakatong misses with a right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Nagasaki throws a looping overhand right but Payakarakatong ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick
and Nagasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Payakarakatong is predictable there

and Nagasaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nagasaki distracts Payakarakatong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nagasaki passes into half guard.
Nagasaki controlling the action here.
Payakarakatong is refusing to be controlled, as Nagasaki sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Nagasaki there.
Payakarakatong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Payakarakatong keeping moving, preventing Nagasaki from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki postures up.
Nagasaki stopping the sweep attempt from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong working a defensive guard here.
Nagasaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nagasaki distracts Payakarakatong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Payakarakatong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Payakarakatong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payakarakatong looking for a sweep. Not yet Payakarakatong, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Payakarakatong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nagasaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong throws an off balance right hand
and Nagasaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Payakarakatong throws an off balance right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Payakarakatong scoring well with a low kick there.
Payakarakatong misses with a jab to the body
and Nagasaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Payakarakatong throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nagasaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick
and Nagasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Payakarakatong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Payakarakatong throws out a leg kick but Nagasaki moves out of range and Payakarakatong only half commits.
Nagasaki connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Payakarakatong tumbling to the canvas! Nagasaki pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Payakarakatong was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Santosh Nagasaki!
After the fight, Santosh Nagasaki was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks Master Bwang it was a honor fighting against my esteemeed mentor.'.