PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jaidee Suramongkol (ranked 23697 p4p, 700 weight class) and Rafal Jackiewicz (ranked 5353 p4p, 548 weight class). Jackiewicz has chosen Deuce - Nightmare as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Suramongkol
vs
Jackiewicz

174 cm
20
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
32
141 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaidee Suramongkol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafal Jackiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackiewicz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suramongkol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackiewicz scores with a body shot.
Jackiewicz throws a big shot that misses.
Suramongkol moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackiewicz throws a right hand that Suramongkol ducks under and follows up with a left that Suramongkol also avoids with ease.
Jackiewicz thumps Suramongkol with a low kick.
Jackiewicz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Suramongkol forces Jackiewicz back against the ropes and clinches.
Jackiewicz managing to block the knees to the body from Suramongkol.
Suramongkol lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackiewicz won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suramongkol leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jackiewicz is trying to force a seperation but Suramongkol has the dominant position.
Suramongkol with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suramongkol looking to throw knees to the head but Jackiewicz is blocking nicely.
I was talking to Suramongkol's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jackiewicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suramongkol with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suramongkol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jackiewicz working hard to break the clinch.
Suramongkol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackiewicz avoids it.
Jackiewicz is trying to break free.
Suramongkol throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackiewicz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suramongkol is trying to stall.
Suramongkol seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Jackiewicz is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Suramongkol is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Suramongkol missing with knees to the body.

Jackiewicz manages to break the clinch.
Jackiewicz scores with a jab to the head.
Jackiewicz throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suramongkol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suramongkol throws a head kick that misses.
Jackiewicz lands a glancing blow to the side of Suramongkol's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Jackiewicz.
Jackiewicz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Suramongkol needs to keep his hands up - Jackiewicz had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suramongkol wants to clinch up but Jackiewicz keeps it at a distance.
Jackiewicz scores with a nice right hand.

Suramongkol is rocked!
Jackiewicz digs a good body shot into Suramongkol's ribs.
Oh Suramongkol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suramongkol tried to score with a low kick but Jackiewicz checks it.
Suramongkol seems to have got his legs back now.
Rafal Jackiewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackiewicz lands a slapping body shot.
Jackiewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suramongkol misses with a low kick.
Suramongkol slips a straight right by Jackiewicz.
Jackiewicz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackiewicz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackiewicz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suramongkol avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suramongkol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suramongkol throws a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Jackiewicz. Beautiful body shot.
Jackiewicz looks to land a combination but Suramongkol avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackiewicz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suramongkol half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jackiewicz misses with a few strikes there.
Suramongkol appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Suramongkol tries to work over Jackiewicz's front leg with a kick but Jackiewicz checks it.
Jackiewicz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jackiewicz misses with a looping right.

Suramongkol gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackiewicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suramongkol has Jackiewicz pressed against the ropes, preventing Jackiewicz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackiewicz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suramongkol looking to slow down the pace here.
Suramongkol blocks a body shot from Jackiewicz.
Jackiewicz is trying to break the clinch but Suramongkol is controlling him.
Jackiewicz is trying to break the clinch but Suramongkol is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suramongkol leaning against his opponent.
Suramongkol connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackiewicz's face.
Suramongkol misses with a knee strike.

Jackiewicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suramongkol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suramongkol wants to clinch but Jackiewicz slips to the side
and Suramongkol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suramongkol clinches with his opponent.
Suramongkol missing with knees to the body.
Suramongkol tries a knee to the head but Jackiewicz blocks it.
Suramongkol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackiewicz avoids it.

Jackiewicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackiewicz scores with a jab. Suramongkol acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackiewicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackiewicz lands a slapping body shot.
Jackiewicz misses with a few strikes there.
Suramongkol moves in looking to clinch but Jackiewicz pushes him off.
Jackiewicz lands a head shot.

Jackiewicz closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Suramongkol crashing to the mat! Suramongkol uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackiewicz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackiewicz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suramongkol dodges the punch combination from Jackiewicz.
Suramongkol is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jackiewicz misses with a wild combination.
Jackiewicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suramongkol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suramongkol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackiewicz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackiewicz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Suramongkol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackiewicz lands a jab to Suramongkol's midsection.
Suramongkol tries to clinch but Jackiewicz is having none of it.
Jackiewicz misses with a few strikes there.
Suramongkol on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Suramongkol is looking to chop away at Jackiewicz's legs.
Jackiewicz connects with a right hand. Suramongkol shakes it off.

Suramongkol closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jackiewicz tries to circle away but Suramongkol has him pinned against the ropes.
Suramongkol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackiewicz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Jackiewicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackiewicz throws a jab when Suramongkol was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackiewicz misses the target.
Jackiewicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suramongkol closes the distance but Jackiewicz moves to the side
and Jackiewicz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafal Jackiewicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Suramongkol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suramongkol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jackiewicz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suramongkol tries to move into range but Jackiewicz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackiewicz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Suramongkol instigates a clinch.
Jaidee Suramongkol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Suramongkol landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suramongkol has Jackiewicz pressed against the ropes, preventing Jackiewicz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Suramongkol tries to stall but Jackiewicz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackiewicz is trying to break the clinch but Suramongkol is controlling him.
Suramongkol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackiewicz.
Suramongkol utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Suramongkol takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jackiewicz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suramongkol tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackiewicz counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suramongkol lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackiewicz cracks Suramongkol with an open hand slap.
Suramongkol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rafal Jackiewicz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackiewicz fails to land with a series of punches.
Suramongkol tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackiewicz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Jackiewicz finds it's way through Suramongkol's defenses.
Suramongkol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackiewicz.
Jackiewicz lands a really nice looking cross but Suramongkol seems unphased.
Jackiewicz lands with a nice combination. Suramongkol backs away looking to recover.
Jackiewicz scores with a jab.
Suramongkol looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackiewicz connects with a crisp jab.
Suramongkol tries to clinch up but Jackiewicz circles away and keeps his distance.
Suramongkol walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackiewicz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Despite the aggression on Jackiewicz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jackiewicz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jackiewicz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Suramongkol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Suramongkol has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suramongkol is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Jackiewicz breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suramongkol misses with a low kick as Jackiewicz jumps back.
Suramongkol with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suramongkol moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackiewicz lands with a nice body punch.
Suramongkol wants to clinch.
Suramongkol wants to clinch.
Jackiewicz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Suramongkol moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackiewicz throws a nice looking combination but Suramongkol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Jackiewicz backs away, Suramongkol returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jackiewicz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackiewicz stalks Suramongkol and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suramongkol's face. Suramongkol staggers backwards, shaken.
Jaidee Suramongkol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafal Jackiewicz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackiewicz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackiewicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suramongkol circles away quickly and effectively.
Suramongkol half committed to a counter leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafal Jackiewicz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackiewicz 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Rafal Jackiewicz!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Rafal Jackiewicz!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Rafal Jackiewicz!

Rafal Jackiewicz wins by unanimous decision!
Rafal Jackiewicz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.