PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krit Leekpai (ranked 2166 p4p, 314 weight class) and Ken Ring (ranked 4265 p4p, 530 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Leekpai
vs
Ring

192 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Ring!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ring tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Leekpai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leekpai scores with a decent looking hook.

Ring rushes Leekpai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ring misses with the head strike.
Ring misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ring misses with a punch on the inside.
Ring swings wildly with an uppercut but Leekpai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leekpai.
Ring digs a right hand underneath Leekpai's ribcage. Leekpai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Leekpai fails to land.
Ring throws a head punch that misses.
Ring fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leekpai blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ring swings wildly with an uppercut but Leekpai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leekpai lands a shoulder strike.
Leekpai lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Leekpai scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leekpai lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring swings wildly with an uppercut but Leekpai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leekpai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ring is trying to maintain a safe position but Leekpai gets an underhook and turns Ring into the cage.

Leekpai breaks from the clinch.
Leekpai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ring looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Leekpai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ring looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ring wants to clinch up but Leekpai keeps it at a distance.
Ring closes the distance but Leekpai moves to the side
and Leekpai counters with a nice leg kick.
Ring wants to clinch.
Leekpai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ring tries to clinch there but Leekpai circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring takes one to the side of the head.
Leekpai throws a lazy right hand but Ring sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ring looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ring tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leekpai swings for the body but Ring moves out of range.
Ring tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ring wants to clinch up but Leekpai keeps it at a distance.
Ken Ring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leekpai keeps the fight on the outside.
Leekpai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leekpai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leekpai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ring has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Leekpai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ring doesn't seem phased though.
Ring takes one to the chin there.

Ring gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ring misses with the head strike.
Leekpai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ring struggles to land a body shot inside as Leekpai controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ring can't find room to land a body shot as Leekpai controls the action.
Leekpai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leekpai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ring backwards.
Leekpai working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leekpai.
Ring lands with a short shot to the head.
Leekpai tries a body shot but Ring blocks it.
Leekpai blocking some punches.
Leekpai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leekpai throws a head punch that misses.
Ring misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leekpai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ring throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Leekpai fails to land.
Leekpai misses with a punch to the body.
Ring fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

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

Ring moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ring blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leekpai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leekpai blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ring.
Ring misses with some punches.
Leekpai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ring misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ring scores with a shot to the side of Leekpai's head.
Leekpai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leekpai blocks an uppercut.
Leekpai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leekpai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leekpai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ring scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
Leekpai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ring throws a punch but it's blocked by Leekpai.
Leekpai blocks a body shot from Ring.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ring tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leekpai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ring takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ring tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leekpai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ring has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leekpai lands a shoulder strike.
Ring throws a head punch that misses.
Leekpai working aggressively here.
Ring works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leekpai has a couple of punches blocked by Ring.
Ring stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ring's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leekpai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leekpai blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ring misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Leekpai.
Leekpai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leekpai blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Ring.
Ring throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leekpais head.
Leekpai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ring can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring taking a breather.
Leekpai lands with a left to the head.
Leekpai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leekpai throws a punch but it's blocked by Ring.
Leekpai misses with a punch on the inside.
Ring tries to work over Leekpai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leekpai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rings head.
Leekpai tries to throw a body punch but Ring avoids it by throwing Leekpai back against the cage.
Ring throws a head punch that misses.
Ring misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leekpai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ring backwards.
Leekpai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leekpai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leekpai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leekpai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leekpai blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leekpai gets through Ring's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leekpai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Leekpai fails to land.
Ring misses with the head strike.
Ring tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leekpai's elbow.
Ring misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
Leekpai misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ring creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Leekpai.
Ring tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Leekpai on the inside.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
A short right from Leekpai.
Leekpai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leekpai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leekpai.

Leekpai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ring is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krit Leekpai is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Leekpai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring is looking to clinch but Leekpai is avoiding it.
Ring tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leekpai swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ring closes the distance and pushes Leekpai back into the cage.
Ring misses with some punches.
Leekpai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leekpai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leekpai digs a right hand underneath Ring's ribcage. Ring let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Leekpai breaks from the clinch.
Leekpai sizes up Ring with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Ring is rocked!
Leekpai circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ring to the canvas! Ring doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Leekpai keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krit Leekpai!
After the fight, Krit Leekpai 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.