PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bologneseli (ranked 6087 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kraisee Watakeekul (ranked 3899 p4p, 0 weight class). Watakeekul has chosen Buakaw Por Pramuk as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bologneseli
vs
Watakeekul

175 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seth Bologneseli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kraisee Watakeekul!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watakeekul tries to clinch but Bologneseli moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Watakeekul crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bologneseli - the referee stops the clock and Watakeekul gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bologneseli. Watakeekul manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Watakeekul moves in looking to clinch but Bologneseli pushes him off.
Bologneseli throwing a counter right hand but Watakeekul manages to avoid it.
Kraisee Watakeekul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bologneseli moves into range and clinches up with Watakeekul.
Watakeekul lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Seth Bologneseli has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Watakeekul.
Watakeekul avoiding damage as Bologneseli throws knees to the body.
Watakeekul looking to throw knees to the head but Bologneseli is blocking nicely.
Watakeekul landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bologneseli.
Watakeekul swings wildly with an uppercut but Bologneseli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watakeekul with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watakeekul tries a knee to the head but Bologneseli blocks it.
Bologneseli takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watakeekul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bologneseli's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watakeekul missing with knees to the body.
Watakeekul landing knees to the head.

Seth Bologneseli's cut is getting worse.
Watakeekul misses with the head strike.
Watakeekul tries a knee to the head but Bologneseli blocks it.
Bologneseli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Watakeekul misses with a body punch.

Bologneseli breaks from the clinch.
Bologneseli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watakeekul darts in trying to clinch
and Bologneseli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watakeekul misses with a looping left.
Watakeekul moves to clinch but Bologneseli breaks away
and Bologneseli counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watakeekul misses with a combination
and Bologneseli counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bologneseli swats away the attempt to clinch by Watakeekul.
Watakeekul throws a right and a left that Bologneseli avoids nicely.
Bologneseli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bologneseli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watakeekul tries to clinch but Bologneseli is having none of it.
Bologneseli tried to counter with a leg kick but Watakeekul avoided it.
Watakeekul tries to clinch but Bologneseli moves away
and Bologneseli counters with a stiff right hand.
Watakeekul moves in looking to clinch but Bologneseli pushes him off.
Watakeekul takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watakeekul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watakeekul closes the distance but Bologneseli moves to the side
and Bologneseli counters with a two punch combo.
Watakeekul misses with a right hand
and Bologneseli counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bologneseli circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bologneseli counters with a straight right hand.
Watakeekul misses with a hook. Bologneseli ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watakeekul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bologneseli keeps the fight on the outside.
Watakeekul wants to clinch but Bologneseli slips to the side
and Bologneseli counters with a nice uppercut.
Watakeekul moves in looking to clinch but Bologneseli pushes him off.
Bologneseli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bologneseli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Watakeekul tries to clinch but Bologneseli moves out of range.
Bologneseli scores with a jab to the head.
Bologneseli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Watakeekul tries to clinch
and Bologneseli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watakeekul throws a right hand that misses
and Bologneseli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watakeekul misses with a lunging right hand
and Bologneseli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Watakeekul wants to clinch up but Bologneseli keeps it at a distance.
Watakeekul tries to clinch
and Bologneseli counters with a nice leg kick.
Watakeekul looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watakeekul tries to clinch but Bologneseli is having none of it.
Watakeekul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watakeekul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watakeekul throws a shot from downtown. Bologneseli moves away and avoids it.
Bologneseli lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Watakeekul tries to close the distance and clinch but Bologneseli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bologneseli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Watakeekul wants to clinch but Bologneseli slips to the side
and Bologneseli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watakeekul moves in looking to clinch but Bologneseli pushes him off.
Bologneseli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watakeekul.
Watakeekul closes the distance but Bologneseli moves to the side
and Bologneseli counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Bologneseli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Bologneseli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Watakeekul misses with a right hand
and Bologneseli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bologneseli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watakeekul.
Watakeekul is looking to clinch but Bologneseli is avoiding it.
Watakeekul tries to clinch but Bologneseli moves away
and Bologneseli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bologneseli connects with a nice looking jab.
Watakeekul misses with a wild combination.
Bologneseli is looking for a counter combo.
Watakeekul looks to clinch
letting Bologneseli counter with a right hand.
Watakeekul fails with an attempt to clinch.
It appears Bologneseli was looking to counter with a kick there.
Watakeekul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bologneseli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bologneseli connects with the punch.
Watakeekul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watakeekul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bologneseli swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bologneseli closes the distance and pushes Watakeekul back into the cage.
Bologneseli will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Watakeekul up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watakeekul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bologneseli holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Watakeekul working aggressively here.
Watakeekul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watakeekul crunches a lovely knee into Bologneseli's ribcage.
Bologneseli has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watakeekul obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watakeekul looking to throw knees to the head but Bologneseli is blocking nicely.
Watakeekul lands a damaging elbow.
Bologneseli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Watakeekul with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bologneseli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watakeekul can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watakeekul lands an elbow inside.
Watakeekul misses with an elbow strike.
Bologneseli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watakeekul swings wildly with an uppercut but Bologneseli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watakeekul lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bologneseli stalls.
Watakeekul creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bologneseli is trying to force a seperation but Watakeekul has the dominant position.
Watakeekul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Bologneseli.
A knee to the head by Watakeekul.
Watakeekul with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bologneseli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Watakeekul with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bologneseli holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Watakeekul tries to throw a body punch but Bologneseli avoids it by throwing Watakeekul back against the cage.
Watakeekul lands a left hand.
Watakeekul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bologneseli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watakeekul has him pressed against the cage.
Watakeekul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bologneseli is defending well for now.
Watakeekul tries a knee to the head but Bologneseli blocks it.
Watakeekul tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watakeekul tries a knee to the head but Bologneseli blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watakeekul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watakeekul misses with a body punch.
Watakeekul tries to work over Bologneseli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watakeekul with a knee to the head.
Watakeekul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bologneseli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bologneseli pushes Watakeekul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bologneseli avoids a wild elbow strike from Watakeekul.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Bologneseli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watakeekul tries to clinch there but Bologneseli circles away.
Watakeekul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bologneseli moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kraisee Watakeekul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seth Bologneseli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bologneseli looks to score with a jab to the body but Watakeekul is just out of range.
Watakeekul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bologneseli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bologneseli throws a quick counter head kick but Watakeekul was just out of range.
Bologneseli throws a one two combo.
Bologneseli keeps the fight on the outside.
As Watakeekul backs away, Bologneseli returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Watakeekul clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Bologneseli.
Bologneseli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Watakeekul misses with a body punch.
Watakeekul swings wildly with an uppercut but Bologneseli uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watakeekul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watakeekul tries to land a knee to the head but Bologneseli blocks with his arms.
Bologneseli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bologneseli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Watakeekul misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Watakeekul just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bologneseli's brow.
Bologneseli managing to block the knees to the body from Watakeekul.
Watakeekul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watakeekul misses with a knee strike.
Watakeekul misses with the head strike.
Bologneseli slowing the pace effectively.
Watakeekul swings wildly with an uppercut but Bologneseli uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watakeekul.
Bologneseli controlling the action here for a moment.
Watakeekul working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watakeekul with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watakeekul throws an elbow but it misses.
Watakeekul with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Watakeekul.
Watakeekul trying to land knees to the body.
Bologneseli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Watakeekul using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bologneseli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watakeekul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bologneseli blocks an uppercut.

Bologneseli breaks the clinch.
Watakeekul wants to clinch up but Bologneseli keeps it at a distance.
Seth Bologneseli is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watakeekul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watakeekul avoids the head kick by Bologneseli.
Bologneseli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bologneseli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Watakeekul throws a shot to the body.
Watakeekul swings widly with a right hand
and Bologneseli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watakeekul thinking.
Watakeekul is looking to clinch but Bologneseli is avoiding it.
A solid body kick from Bologneseli.

Watakeekul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bologneseli stalling against the cage.
Watakeekul missing with knees to the body.
Watakeekul working Bologneseli over with knees to the body.
Watakeekul landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watakeekul takes a shot to the head.
Kraisee Watakeekul seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Bologneseli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watakeekul tries to clinch there but Bologneseli circles away.
Bologneseli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watakeekul was well out of range. Poor timing from Bologneseli.
Watakeekul lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watakeekul is looking to clinch but Bologneseli is avoiding it.
Watakeekul doesn't manage to clinch there - Bologneseli circles away.
Watakeekul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bologneseli throws a combination. Watakeekul tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Watakeekul wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Bologneseli misses the target.
Kraisee Watakeekul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watakeekul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kraisee Watakeekul.
I think Watakeekul has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kraisee Watakeekul!
Kraisee Watakeekul thanked the fans post fight for their support.