PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 1635 p4p, 2484 weight class) and Maxim Ward (ranked 233 p4p, 336 weight class). Payakaroon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ปากหมา (Dog Mouth). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Payakaroon
vs
Ward

178 cm
22
170
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
185
3 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samart Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxim Ward!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward takes a swing at Payakaroon's ribcage but misses.
Ward swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick but Ward sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ward misses the shot to the body.
Payakaroon dodges the punch combination from Ward.
Ward has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Payakaroon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward tries for a takedown but Payakaroon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Ward blocks the low kick.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Payakaroon.
Ward throws a hook but Payakaroon avoids it easily.
Payakaroon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick from Payakaroon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ward misses with an uppercut
and Payakaroon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakaroon scores with a nice strike.
Ward takes one to the chin there.
Payakaroon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ward throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ward ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon with the inside leg kick.
Payakaroon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ward.
Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ward.
Samart Payakaroon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ward throws a hook to the side of Payakaroon's head but Payakaroon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payakaroon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ward throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Payakaroon.
Ward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Payakaroon.
Ward 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Payakaroon.
Ward looks to score with a jab to the body but Payakaroon is just out of range.
Payakaroon lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Payakaroon thumps Ward with a low kick.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payakaroon moves away.
Payakaroon tries a low kick but Ward avoids it.
A shot to the body from Ward misses
and Payakaroon counters with a nice leg kick.
Payakaroon misses with a straight right.
Ward looks for a takedown but Payakaroon sprawls well.
Payakaroon lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payakaroon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Payakaroon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ward is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Payakaroon rather than just go for the knockout.
Ward has his takedown stuffed
and Payakaroon counters with an outside leg kick.
Payakaroon is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Samart Payakaroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Ward.
Ward shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Payakaroon defends it nicely.
Ward lands a right hook to the body.
Ward moves out of range of the strikes.
Ward tries for a takedown but Payakaroon circles away easily
and Payakaroon counters with a nice body kick.
Ward goes for a double leg but Payakaroon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Payakaroon continues to drive forward.
Payakaroon lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Payakaroon. That's going to slow Ward down.
Payakaroon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Payakaroon loads up on a big right hand but Ward slips the punch.
Ward throws a shot from downtown. Payakaroon moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ward misses the target.
Ward's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Payakaroon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ward momentarily.
Ward throws a big shot that misses.
Payakaroon misses with a straight right.
Payakaroon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Payakaroon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Payakaroon throws a hook but Ward avoids it easily.
Payakaroon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Payakaroon misses with an uppercut
and Ward counters with a nice body shot.
Ward misses with a hook. Payakaroon ducked under it nicely.
Payakaroon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ward throws a shot from downtown. Payakaroon moves away and avoids it.
Payakaroon dodges the punch combination from Ward.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick which misses Ward's front leg but catches the back leg as Ward tries to avoid it.
Ward lands a slapping body shot.
Payakaroon is looking to slow Ward down with leg kicks.
Payakaroon with a nice calf kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ward throws a looping overhand right but Payakaroon ducks down to avoid it.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Payakaroon. Payakaroon obviously looking to wear him down.

Payakaroon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ward to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ward trying to control but Payakaroon is working from the bottom.
Payakaroon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Ward has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Payakaroon is working away from the top position though.
Ward preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samart Payakaroon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ward is defended easily by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Ward throws a lazy uppercut
and Payakaroon counters with a nice uppercut.
Payakaroon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ward checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice straight punches there by Ward. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ward.
Ward swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Payakaroon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ward blocks a jab.
Maxim Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payakaroon thumps Ward with a low kick.
Ward with a poor takedown
and Payakaroon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick which misses Ward's front leg but catches the back leg as Ward tries to avoid it.
Ward throws a jab when Payakaroon was well out of range.
Payakaroon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ward is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward jabs Payakaroon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Payakaroon does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payakaroon scores with a hook.
Payakaroon misses with a low kick.
Payakaroon throws a lazy right hand but Ward sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick which misses Ward's front leg but catches the back leg as Ward tries to avoid it.
Payakaroon misses with a hook. Ward ducked under it nicely.
Ward tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ward throws a series of punches but Payakaroon avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Payakaroon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ward.
Payakaroon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ward.
Payakaroon feints and then cracks Ward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ward down.
Ward slips a straight right by Payakaroon.
Ward fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Payakaroon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Payakaroon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ward.
Ward cracks Payakaroon with a good jab.
Ward with a hook.
Ward scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ward misses with a wild body shot.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Payakaroon scores with a leg kick.
Ward misses with a wild body shot.
Payakaroon throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ward avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Payakaroon lunges at Ward with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ward's hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Payakaroon!
Payakaroon lands a glancing blow to the side of Ward's head.
Payakaroon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ward takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ward swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Payakaroon.
Some bone on bone action there as Ward checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Payakaroon lands with a slapping head kick.
Ward misses with a straight right.
Ward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Payakaroon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Payakaroon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Payakaroon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ward.
Payakaroon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward cracks Payakaroon with an open hand slap.
Ward misses the shot to the body.
Payakaroon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ward. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Ward misses.
Payakaroon looks to throw the jab but Ward is out of range.
Ward connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Payakaroon's hands.
Ward takes a swing at Payakaroon's ribcage but misses.
Ward on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Payakaroon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Payakaroon throws an overhand right that lands on Ward's shoulder, as Ward tries to avoid the shot.
Ward throws a body punch but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Payakaroon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payakaroon scores with a leg kick.
Payakaroon slips a jab and a cross from Ward.
Payakaroon with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Payakaroon.
Ward throws a lazy right hand but Payakaroon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Payakaroon scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payakaroon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ward checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ward gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ward throws an off balance right hand
and Payakaroon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ward takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Payakaroon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ward under the eye.
Payakaroon throws a hook but Ward blocks it.
Payakaroon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ward's hands.
Payakaroon scores with a head kick. Ward tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Payakaroon cracks Ward with a good jab.
Payakaroon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ward throws a body shot but no joy.
Samart Payakaroon is winning the standup battle so far.
Ward throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payakaroon avoids the body shot from Ward.
A solid leg kick lands there for Payakaroon.
Payakaroon cracks Ward with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Payakaroon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samart Payakaroon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ward connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Payakaroon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Ward missing with a left hand there. Payakaroon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ward misses with a looping right.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payakaroon was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
Ward uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a solid leg kick but Ward takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Payakaroon.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt - Payakaroon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Payakaroon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Payakaroon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakaroon scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Payakaroon there.
Payakaroon jabs Ward right on the nose. Ward blinks but takes it well.
A punch lands to the side of Payakaroon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ward has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ward's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Payakaroon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ward scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ward misses with a straight right.
Payakaroon throwing a counter right hand but Ward manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward looks to land a left hand but Payakaroon moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Payakaroon misses the target.
Ward takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Payakaroon tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Payakaroon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ward.
Payakaroon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ward.
Ward waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payakaroon.
Payakaroon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ward.
A nice inside leg kick there by Payakaroon. That's going to slow Ward down.
Payakaroon throws a body kick that misses.
Payakaroon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Payakaroon ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
Payakaroon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ward displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payakaroon throws out the jab.
Ward throws a combination. Payakaroon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward throws a body punch but Payakaroon moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Payakaroon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon jabs at Ward's body.
Ward misses the shot to the body.
Ward takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Payakaroon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Payakaroon slips a jab from Ward.
Ward tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Payakaroon feints and then cracks Ward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ward down.
Ward takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Payakaroon throws a body punch but Ward moves out of range.
Payakaroon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ward in his tracks.
Ward takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Payakaroon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Payakaroon staying out of range there.
Payakaroon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ward connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Payakaroon's hands.
Ward throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Payakaroon counters with a solid body kick.
Payakaroon slips a straight right by Ward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ward misses its intended target.
Payakaroon throwing a counter right hand but Ward manages to avoid it.
Ward walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Payakaroon.
Ward misses with the combination.
Payakaroon lunges at Ward with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ward's hand.
Ward avoids a kick to the body.
Payakaroon lands with a nice body kick.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakaroon thuds his shin into the meat of Ward's side.
A head kick misses from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ward.
Ward looks to land a right hand but Payakaroon moved out of range.
Payakaroon misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Ward coming out on top.
Ward tries to bum rush Payakaroon with a series of wild strikes but Payakaroon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ward takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ward in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Ward.
Ward takes one on the button.
Ward on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ward misses with a hook.
Payakaroon feints and then cracks Ward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ward down.
Ward misses with a lunging right hand
and Payakaroon counters with a nice body kick.
Maxim Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payakaroon lands with an uppercut that bounces Ward off the cage and back into range.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payakaroon takes a swing at Ward's ribcage but misses.
Ward swings away with a body shot that misses
and Payakaroon counters with a nice leg kick.
Payakaroon is looking to slow Ward down with leg kicks.
Payakaroon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payakaroon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward walks into a stiff left hand from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ward momentarily.
Payakaroon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ward swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samart Payakaroon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Payakaroon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samart Payakaroon!
A relieved looking Samart Payakaroon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.