PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlton Adesanya (ranked 22992 p4p, 6379 weight class) and Sitthichai Fairtex (ranked 307 p4p, 260 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adesanya
vs
Fairtex

160 cm
25
147
9 - 12 - 0

174 cm
20
140
3 - 4 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sitthichai Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex throws a head kick but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Adesanya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fairtex avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
Fairtex lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fairtex tries to clinch up but Adesanya circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fairtex. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adesanya ducks under a wild hook from Fairtex.
Adesanya looks to land a combination but Fairtex avoids it well.
Adesanya misses with a straight right.

Fairtex clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adesanya is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.
Fairtex misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya is trying to stall.
Fairtex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adesanya prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
Adesanya tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body.
Adesanya trying to control the position but instead, Fairtex has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adesanya into the ropes.
Fairtex lands with a light punch inside.
Adesanya is trying to maintain a safe position but Fairtex gets an underhook and turns Adesanya into the ropes.
Fairtex trying to land knees to the body.
Fairtex is looking to control Adesanya's arms but Adesanya gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fairtex has his back to the ropes.
Adesanya is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adesanya avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Fairtex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairtex tries a body shot but Adesanya blocks it.
Fairtex throws a head punch that misses.
Adesanya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fairtex looking to slow down the pace here.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adesanya looking to slow down the pace here.
Fairtex working aggressively here.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but Adesanya blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sitthichai Fairtex dominated that round.
That's time! Adesanya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fairtex will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adesanya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adesanya needs to keep his hands up - Fairtex had a free shot at his head there.
Fairtex dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adesanya staying out of range there.
Fairtex scores with a decent looking hook.
Fairtex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fairtex misses with a hook.
Adesanya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairtex.
Adesanya throws a big counter combination but Fairtex scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Adesanya takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fairtex throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya is pushing Fairtex up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Adesanya blocks with his arms.
Fairtex misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adesanya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Fairtex.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Adesanya throws knees to the body.
Fairtex lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
Fairtex has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fairtex makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fairtex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fairtex has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adesanya breaks from the clinch.
Adesanya avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex thuds a left hand into Adesanya's body.
Adesanya moves out of range of the body kick.
Fairtex connects with a solid leg kick.
Fairtex throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fairtex is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesanya was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairtex.
Adesanya avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Adesanya is looking to counter punch.
Fairtex throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carlton Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adesanya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fairtex sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adesanya fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fairtex! But no joy.
Adesanya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fairtex bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adesanya's head.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sitthichai Fairtex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fairtex throws the left hand but Adesanya avoids the punch easily.
Adesanya avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to clinch there but Adesanya circles away.
Adesanya went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Adesanya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fairtex.
Fairtex misses with a straight left.
Adesanya throws a big counter combination but Fairtex scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Well,Adesanya is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fairtex.
Adesanya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fairtex.
Fairtex smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Fairtex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fairtex throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adesanya on the side of the head.
Fairtex lands a nice looking body kick.
A jab from Fairtex misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Adesanya is avoiding it.
It looked like Adesanya was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fairtex throws a body shot but no joy.
Adesanya throwing a counter right hand but Fairtex manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Fairtex. Beautiful body shot.
Adesanya moves out of range of the leg kick from Fairtex.
Adesanya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fairtex avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fairtex cracks Adesanya with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab from Fairtex.
Fairtex paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adesanya doesn't manage to clinch there - Fairtex circles away.
It seemed like Fairtex was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adesanya walks into a straight right hand from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a head kick!
Some wild striking there from Adesanya.
Fairtex throws out a counter right but Adesanya avoids it with no problem.
Sitthichai Fairtex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex scores with a sloppy right hand. Adesanya should have avoided that one.
Fairtex looks to land a right hand but Adesanya moved out of range.
Adesanya throwing a counter right hand but Fairtex manages to avoid it.
Fairtex jabs Adesanya right on the nose. Adesanya blinks but takes it well.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fairtex thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adesanya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fairtex closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fairtex takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adesanya blocks a low kick nicely.
As Fairtex looks to move away, Adesanya throws a big counter combo but Fairtex just gets out of the way.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fairtex fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adesanya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sitthichai Fairtex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fairtex has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Sitthichai Fairtex!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Sitthichai Fairtex!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Sitthichai Fairtex!

Sitthichai Fairtex wins by unanimous decision!