PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adsawin Jindasawat (ranked 24237 p4p, 611 weight class) and Mick Dougal (ranked 5750 p4p, 545 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Jindasawat
vs
Dougal

189 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Fast

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adsawin Jindasawat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Dougal!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jindasawat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dougal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jindasawat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Dougal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jindasawat's guard.
Jindasawat has his hands on Dougal's head, controlling the position.
Jindasawat keeping full guard, as Dougal tries to pass.
Dougal trying to control but Jindasawat is working from the bottom.
Jindasawat pulls Dougal in close to his closed guard and prevents Dougal from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jindasawat has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Jindasawat.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jindasawat lands a nice hook to Dougal's body. Dougal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jindasawat lands a nice hook to Dougal's body. Dougal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adsawin Jindasawat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jindasawat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dougal moves in looking to clinch but Jindasawat pushes him off.
Jindasawat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jindasawat throws out a powerful jab.
Jindasawat lands a really nice looking cross but Dougal seems unphased.
Jindasawat with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dougal is defended easily by Jindasawat.
Jindasawat feinted with a counter takedown.
Dougal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jindasawat pinned against the cage. Jindasawat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Dougal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jindasawat wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dougal wants to pass to mount but Jindasawat is defending the position.
Jindasawat is looking for a sweep. Dougal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dougal is thwarting Jindasawat's attempts to control the position.
Dougal working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jindasawat's thigh. Jindasawat counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jindasawat is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LA Vale Tudo that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jindasawat is trying to keep Dougal in close.

Dougal is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jindasawat is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jindasawat has escaped and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jindasawat forces his way into half guard.
Dougal wants to improve his position but Jindasawat is controlling well.
Jindasawat content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dougal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adsawin Jindasawat dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jindasawat lands a nice looking body shot.
Jindasawat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dougal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jindasawat circles away.
Dougal drops his hands momentarily and Jindasawat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jindasawat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mick Dougal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jindasawat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dougal misses with a takedown attempt - Jindasawat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jindasawat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dougal doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jindasawat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dougal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Jindasawat as he connects with a hook.
Dougal darts in looking for a takedown but Jindasawat gets double underhooks and turns Dougal into the cage.
Jindasawat tries to counter with a takedown but Dougal is quick to defend against it.
Adsawin Jindasawat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Dougal.
Jindasawat lands with a nice combination. Dougal backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jindasawat lands with a nice body punch.
Jindasawat scores with a three punch combo!
Jindasawat throws a shot to the body.
Dougal throws a sloppy head kick and Jindasawat moves out of range easily.
Jindasawat lands a body shot.
Jindasawat works the jab nicely.
Dougal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jindasawat to score with a decent uppercut.
Dougal dives in for a single leg takedown but Jindasawat sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dougal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jindasawat digs a good body shot into Dougal's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jindasawat connects with a crisp jab.
Jindasawat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dougal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jindasawat connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jindasawat lands a jab to the nose.
Jindasawat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jindasawat works Dougal's body with a nice hook.
Jindasawat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jindasawat lands a body shot.

Dougal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jindasawat controlling Dougal's posture.
Dougal looking to sit in guard and control but Jindasawat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jindasawat looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jindasawat stopping the sweep attempt from Dougal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jindasawat passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dougal is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Jindasawat politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jindasawat prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dougal is trying to control Jindasawat's posture but Jindasawat avoids it.

Jindasawat working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dougal is looking for a sweep.
Dougal seems a little lost for a moment, as Jindasawat dominates the positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dougal regains half guard.
Jindasawat frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jindasawat looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adsawin Jindasawat dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dougal throws out a leg kick but Jindasawat moves out of range and Dougal only half commits.
Adsawin Jindasawat is winning the standup battle so far.
Dougal shoots in looking for a takedown. Jindasawat tries to sprawl out of it but Dougal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jindasawat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jindasawat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dougal is defended easily by Jindasawat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dougal takes one to the side of the head.
Jindasawat scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dougal closes the distance and clinches up with Jindasawat, looking for a takedown. Dougal pushes Jindasawat against the cage but Jindasawat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adsawin Jindasawat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Dougal.
Jindasawat cracks Dougal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dougal shoots in looking for a takedown. Jindasawat tries to sprawl out of it but Dougal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jindasawat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dougal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dougal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jindasawat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dougal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jindasawat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dougal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dougal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dougal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jindasawat lands a nice shot to the body.
Jindasawat is looking to wear down Dougal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jindasawat lunges at Dougal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dougal's hand.
Jindasawat scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jindasawat scores with a nice head shot.
Jindasawat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dougal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jindasawat looks to land a combination. Dougal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dougal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jindasawat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dougal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jindasawat connects with the punch.
Jindasawat lands a jab to Dougal's midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jindasawat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jindasawat jabs Dougal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jindasawat lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jindasawat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dougal takes one to the side of the head.
Dougal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jindasawat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dougal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jindasawat avoids it really well and circles away.
Jindasawat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jindasawat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice jab there from Jindasawat.
Jindasawat cracks Dougal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jindasawat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dougal can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jindasawat scores with a body shot.
Jindasawat catches Dougal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dougal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dougal dives in for a single leg takedown but Jindasawat sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jindasawat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dougal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Decent striking displayed by Jindasawat there.
Adsawin Jindasawat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jindasawat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jindasawat sizes up Dougal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jindasawat dips to his left and cracks Dougal with an uppercut!
Jindasawat dives in for a single leg takedown but Dougal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dougal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mick Dougal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jindasawat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adsawin Jindasawat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jindasawat, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adsawin Jindasawat!