PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Atunes (ranked 862 p4p, 581 weight class) and Chakrit Pratoomwong (ranked 136 p4p, 90 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Atunes
vs
Pratoomwong

190 cm
21
209
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
211
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renato Atunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chakrit Pratoomwong!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pratoomwong.
Atunes lands with an overhand left.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Pratoomwong.
Pratoomwong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pratoomwong throws a right and a left that Atunes avoids nicely.
Pratoomwong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
Pratoomwong looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
Pratoomwong lands with a good body shot.
Atunes feints and then cracks Pratoomwong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pratoomwong down.
Pratoomwong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pratoomwong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Pratoomwong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Atunes 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.
Atunes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Atunes duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pratoomwong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atunes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Atunes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Atunes throws a push kick but Pratoomwong slaps the foot to one side.
Atunes misses with a straight left.
Pratoomwong misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratoomwong lands a jab to the head.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pratoomwong.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Pratoomwong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pratoomwong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pratoomwong moves out of range of the body kick from Atunes.
Pratoomwong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pratoomwong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Atunes rather than just go for the knockout.
Pratoomwong misses with an uppercut.
Atunes moves out of range of the strikes.
Pratoomwong throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes throws a shot to the body.
Atunes jabs Pratoomwong right on the nose. Pratoomwong blinks but takes it well.
Atunes slips a straight right by Pratoomwong.
As Pratoomwong backs away, Atunes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pratoomwong dodges the punch combination from Atunes.
Pratoomwong missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pratoomwong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pratoomwong takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
Pratoomwong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atunes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pratoomwong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Atunes scrambles back to his feet.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pratoomwong! But no joy.
Atunes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Renato Atunes has been cut.
Renato Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes tries to land a body kick
and Pratoomwong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atunes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atunes lands a nice shot that snaps Pratoomwong's head back.
Atunes tries to land a front kick but Pratoomwong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pratoomwong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pratoomwong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Pratoomwong sends Atunes crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pratoomwong is motioning to the referee to let Atunes up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Atunes is rocked!
Pratoomwong misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Oh Atunes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pratoomwong scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes seems to have got his legs back now.
Pratoomwong slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratoomwong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pratoomwong just misses with a punch to the body.
Pratoomwong scores with a jab to the head.
Pratoomwong throws a monster overhand right that drops Atunes! Pratoomwong follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chakrit Pratoomwong!
Chakrit Pratoomwong is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Chakrit Pratoomwong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.