PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aranchai Kiatpatarphan (ranked 5555 p4p, 6623 weight class) and Loop Ee (ranked 408 p4p, 450 weight class). Loop Ee struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Loop Ee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kiatpatarphan
vs
Ee

169 cm
18
154
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
155
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Loop Ee!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ee takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Loop Ee has been cut.
Kiatpatarphan with the inside leg kick.
Ee misses with a takedown attempt
and Ee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiatpatarphan throws a head kick but Ee moves out of range.
Ee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a head kick. Ee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kiatpatarphan scoring well with a low kick there.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiatpatarphan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Ee is rocked!
Ee wants to clinch.
Ee is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiatpatarphan finish him?
Kiatpatarphan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ee seems to have recovered his senses.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loop Ee.
Ee fails with the takedown.
Kiatpatarphan tests Ee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a nice strike.
Kiatpatarphan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kiatpatarphan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiatpatarphan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan connects with a solid leg kick.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiatpatarphan throws a head kick but Ee moves out of range.
Kiatpatarphan thows a body kick. Ee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick from Kiatpatarphan lands but Ee takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiatpatarphan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ee will feel that in the morning.
Kiatpatarphan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kiatpatarphan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a push kick.
Kiatpatarphan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ee or perhaps it was just good defense by Kiatpatarphan, which made it look bad.
Ee looks winded!
Kiatpatarphan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ee shoots and misses
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a nice leg kick.
Ee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a head kick.
Ee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiatpatarphan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a hook. Ee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kiatpatarphan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kiatpatarphan connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiatpatarphan.
A lazy left from Kiatpatarphan finds it's target.
Ee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Kiatpatarphan throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Ee is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!