PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pann Khumpai (ranked 4381 p4p, 355 weight class) and Chris Kriss (ranked 5130 p4p, 381 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Khumpai
vs
Kriss

170 cm
22
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Fist MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pann Khumpai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Kriss!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kriss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khumpai moves out of range of the strikes.
Kriss fails to land with a series of punches.
Khumpai digs a good body shot into Kriss's ribs.
Khumpai misses with a few strikes there.
Khumpai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khumpai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khumpai delivers a nice body kick.
Kriss misses with a hook.
Khumpai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A solid body kick from Khumpai.
Kriss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khumpai slips a straight right by Kriss.

Khumpai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khumpai lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Khumpai.
Khumpai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khumpai tries to break free but Kriss pushes him back against the cage.
Kriss slowing the pace effectively.
Khumpai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Khumpai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khumpai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khumpai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kriss.
Khumpai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Khumpai tries to clinch but Kriss is having none of it.
Khumpai throws a series of punches but Kriss avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the body from Kriss misses
enabling Khumpai to counter with a crisp jab.
Kriss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khumpai counters with a two punch combo.
Khumpai lands a nice hook to Kriss's body. Kriss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khumpai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kriss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khumpai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khumpai tries to clinch but Kriss moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Kriss misses
and Khumpai counters with a series of strikes. Kriss will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kriss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khumpai's hands.
Khumpai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kriss.
Khumpai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kriss circles away quickly and effectively.
Kriss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khumpai counters with a nice uppercut.
Khumpai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kriss paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Khumpai closes the distance and clinches.
Khumpai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Kriss fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriss will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khumpai up against the cage.

Khumpai manages to break the clinch.
Khumpai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chris Kriss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khumpai misses with a two punch combination.
Khumpai doesn't manage to clinch there - Kriss circles away.
Khumpai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kriss connects with a nice looking jab.
Khumpai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Kriss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khumpai doesn't manage to clinch there - Kriss circles away.
Khumpai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kriss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kriss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kriss looks to land a combination but Khumpai avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kriss fails to land with a series of punches.
Kriss tries a head kick but it misses.
Khumpai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kriss misses with a hook
and Khumpai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kriss thinking.
Kriss looks winded!
Kriss swats away the attempt to clinch by Khumpai.
Kriss misses with an uppercut
and Khumpai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Khumpai.

Khumpai closes the distance and pushes Kriss back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kriss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Khumpai counter with a right hand.
Khumpai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khumpai wants to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Khumpai - that will leave a mark!
Khumpai tries to clinch but Kriss moves out of range.
Khumpai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khumpai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kriss can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriss throws a push kick but Khumpai slaps the foot to one side.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kriss in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kriss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khumpai manages to avoid it.
Khumpai throws a big counter combination but Kriss scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kriss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kriss lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khumpai moves in looking to clinch but Kriss pushes him off.
Kriss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khumpai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kriss tries to bum rush Khumpai with a series of wild strikes but Khumpai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khumpai throws a big counter combination but Kriss scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kriss keeps the fight on the outside.
Kriss throws the left hand but Khumpai avoids the punch easily.
Kriss looks to score with a jab to the body but Khumpai is just out of range.
Khumpai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kriss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khumpai avoids a punch combination nicely.

Khumpai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kriss, pushing him back against the cage.
Khumpai missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriss blocks a body shot from Khumpai.
Khumpai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kriss.
Khumpai managing to block the knees to the body from Kriss.
Kriss prevents a body shot from Khumpai.
Khumpai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Khumpai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Kriss misses the target.
Kriss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kriss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kriss takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kriss doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kriss steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Khumpai. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khumpai is looking to clinch but Kriss is avoiding it.
As Khumpai backs off Kriss throws a huge counter combo but Khumpai manages to avoid it all.
Khumpai scores with a push kick.
Kriss misses with a shot to the body
and Khumpai counters with a two punch combo.

Kriss is rocked!
Kriss is breathing heavily.
Khumpai slips a straight right by Kriss.
Khumpai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Khumpai needs to keep his hands up - Kriss had a free shot at his head there.
Khumpai wants to clinch.
Kriss throws a counter combo.
Khumpai fails with an attempt to clinch.

Khumpai gets a clinch.
Khumpai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khumpai avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khumpai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khumpai moves in looking to clinch but Kriss pushes him off.
Kriss throws out a powerful jab.
Kriss swings widly with a right hand
and Khumpai counters with a thumping low kick.
Pann Khumpai is winning the standup battle so far.
Kriss looks to score with a jab to the body but Khumpai is just out of range.
It looked like Khumpai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kriss throws a poor cross that misses
and Khumpai counters with a series of strikes. Kriss will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kriss takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kriss misses the jab.
Kriss scores with a decent looking hook.
Khumpai lands a jab-cross combination.
Kriss is still on wobbly legs! Can Khumpai finish him?
Kriss throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pann Khumpai dominated that second round.
That's time! Khumpai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Khumpai wants to clinch.
Kriss seems to have recovered his senses.
Khumpai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khumpai feints a jab promting Kriss to slip. Khumpai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kriss slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pann Khumpai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kriss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khumpai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khumpai duly obliges.
Khumpai blocks a jab.
Kriss misses with a double jab
and Khumpai counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Kriss! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Khumpai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pann Khumpai!
Pann Khumpai is the new featherweight champion!