PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chakrit Pratoomwong (ranked 381 p4p, 1274 weight class) and Diego Garcia (ranked 61 p4p, 178 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Pratoomwong
vs
Garcia

195 cm
21
211
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
211
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Hardcore Alchemy
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Knock Out Clothing

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chakrit Pratoomwong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratoomwong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pratoomwong moves out of range of the strikes.
Pratoomwong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Pratoomwong has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.

Garcia pulls guard.

Garcia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pratoomwong uses it to pass to side control.
Garcia tries to bench press Pratoomwong off him but Pratoomwong keeps the position.
Pratoomwong working away.
Garcia is not content to let Pratoomwong control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia tries to bench press Pratoomwong off him but Pratoomwong keeps the position.
Pratoomwong working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
Garcia manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Garcia seems to be looking for submissions.

Garcia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pratoomwong is just riding it out for now. Garcia eventually gives up the hold.

Garcia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pratoomwong is trying to maintain the position but Garcia is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pratoomwong's thigh. Pratoomwong counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Pratoomwong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Garcia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pratoomwong dives on top into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Pratoomwong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Garcia throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pratoomwong escapes and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Garcia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Garcia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pratoomwong throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Pratoomwong misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pratoomwong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia punishes Pratoomwong's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Pratoomwong swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia swings for the body but Pratoomwong moves out of range.
Pratoomwong misses with a straight left.
Garcia defending well as Pratoomwong loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Pratoomwong counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Diego Garcia has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratoomwong looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Pratoomwong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throws a low kick but Pratoomwong avoids it.
Garcia moves out of range as Pratoomwong strikes.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pratoomwong throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pratoomwong misses with a body shot.
Pratoomwong misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Pratoomwong's head coaches at Memento Mori that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Pratoomwong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pratoomwong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Pratoomwong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Pratoomwong.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pratoomwong. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pratoomwong connects with a nice looking jab.
Pratoomwong just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Pratoomwong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pratoomwong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pratoomwong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Garcia misses
and Pratoomwong counters with a nice body shot.
Pratoomwong wants to clinch.
Garcia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pratoomwong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratoomwong digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Pratoomwong misses with a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Pratoomwong as he connects with a hook.

Pratoomwong moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Garcia tries to break free but Pratoomwong pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Pratoomwong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pratoomwong.

Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pratoomwong moves to clinch but Garcia breaks away
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pratoomwong scores with a decent looking hook.

That has opened up Diego Garcia's cut even more.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pratoomwong tried to score with a low kick but Garcia checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pratoomwong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Pratoomwong jumps back.
Pratoomwong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pratoomwong.

The cut above Diego Garcia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Garcia jabs at Pratoomwong's body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garcia.
A good leg kick by Pratoomwong.
Pratoomwong misses with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pratoomwong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pratoomwong looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.

Pratoomwong closes the distance and clinches.
Pratoomwong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pratoomwong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chakrit Pratoomwong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pratoomwong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcia misses.
Pratoomwong lands with a nice body punch.
Pratoomwong throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pratoomwong throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Pratoomwong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pratoomwong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pratoomwong manages to avoid it.
Garcia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pratoomwong rather than just go for the knockout.
Pratoomwong cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pratoomwong throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratoomwong is looking to score with low kicks.
Garcia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pratoomwong blocks a jab.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pratoomwong scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia stuns Pratoomwong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Pratoomwong moved out of range.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pratoomwong throws out the jab.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
Pratoomwong throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Pratoomwong is just out of range.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pratoomwong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pratoomwong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Pratoomwong's head.
Chakrit Pratoomwong is winning the standup battle so far.
Pratoomwong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pratoomwong, as that shot connected.

Diego Garcia's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice body punch from Pratoomwong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pratoomwong.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pratoomwong throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pratoomwong misses with a low kick.
Garcia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Diego Garcia's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chakrit Pratoomwong!
Chakrit Pratoomwong retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Chakrit Pratoomwong was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.