PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Biabas Kitjakarn (ranked 359 p4p, 487 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 39 p4p, 53 weight class). Kitjakarn comes to the cage accompanied by Dancing Drums. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kitjakarn
vs
Ali

171 cm
28
146
14 - 5 - 0

165 cm
37
155
33 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Biabas Kitjakarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitjakarn ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali connects with a body shot.
A big right from Ali misses.
Ali sizes up Kitjakarn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ali swings for the body but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
Kitjakarn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ali 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.
Ali moves out of range as Kitjakarn strikes.
Kitjakarn tries to land a front kick but Ali steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ali 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.
Kitjakarn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ali throws a body punch but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kitjakarn.
Ali staying out of range there.
Kitjakarn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Kitjakarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitjakarn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Kitjakarn moved out of range nicely.
Kitjakarn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Kitjakarn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Kitjakarn avoids the body shot from Ali.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kitjakarn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kitjakarn defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Ali misses with a body punch
and Kitjakarn counters with a stiff right hand.
Ali throws a body kick that misses
and Kitjakarn counters with a right hand to the body.
Kitjakarn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ali is able to avoid easily.
Kitjakarn misses with a wild body shot.
Kitjakarn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Kitjakarn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kitjakarn.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ali lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kitjakarn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kitjakarn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kitjakarn avoids the body shot from Ali.
It looked like Kitjakarn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kitjakarn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kitjakarn throws a leg kick but Ali moved away.
Ali throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Kitjakarn counters by moving into the clinch.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kitjakarn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Ali lands with a right to the head.
Ali blocks a body shot from Kitjakarn.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kitjakarn's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kitjakarn is working Ali over against the cage.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Kitjakarn avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitjakarn.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Kitjakarn.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Ali breaks the clinch.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kitjakarn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kitjakarn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Kitjakarn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ali takes a step back to recover.
Kitjakarn scores with a hook to the body. Ali takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ali throws a leg kick that misses.
Kitjakarn checks a low kick from Ali.
A leg kick checked by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kitjakarn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a low kick, looking for Kitjakarn's leg but Kitjakarn calmly moves out of range.
Kitjakarn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ali's sensitive parts.
Kitjakarn throws a good cross that connects.
Ali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ali moves out of range as Kitjakarn strikes.
Kitjakarn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ali scores with a hook to the body. Kitjakarn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kitjakarn avoids the body shot from Ali.
Kitjakarn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ali throws a lazy uppercut
and Kitjakarn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kitjakarn. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali misses with a leg kick
and Kitjakarn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kitjakarn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Kitjakarn's head but Kitjakarn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kitjakarn throws a wild body kick that Ali sees coming a mile off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kitjakarn moves away.
Kitjakarn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali.
Kitjakarn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ali thumps Kitjakarn with a low kick.
Kitjakarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali cracks a nice hook into Kitjakarn's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ali blocks the low kick.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kitjakarn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kitjakarn throws a solid leg kick but Ali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kitjakarn.
Ali takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ali thuds his right hand into Kitjakarn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kitjakarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Kitjakarn moves out of range of the leg kick from Ali.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Kitjakarn.
Ali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kitjakarn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That kick from Ali tenderised Kitjakarn's leg. Kitjakarn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ali delivers a nice body kick.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kitjakarn throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ali throws a shot to the body.
Ali throws a body punch but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Biabas Kitjakarn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ali misses with a straight left.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kitjakarn manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Kitjakarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitjakarn throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kitjakarn. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitjakarn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ali's sensitive parts.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali slips under a jab.
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ali takes a swing at Kitjakarn's ribcage but misses.
Kitjakarn throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
Ali is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kitjakarn rather than just go for the knockout.
Ali throws a body punch but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
Ali misses with a kick to the body.
Ali moves away from the strike by Kitjakarn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Ali misses the jab.
Kitjakarn ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Kitjakarn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kitjakarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kitjakarn connects with a looping right hand.
Ali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Kitjakarn ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kitjakarn.
A big right from Kitjakarn misses.
Ali now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheers as Ali lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kitjakarn doesn't seem phased though.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kitjakarn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kitjakarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Kitjakarn slips under a jab.
Kitjakarn tries to land a front kick but Ali steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ali lands with a shot to the body.
Kitjakarn misses with a body kick.

Kitjakarn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ali, pushing him back against the cage.

Ali breaks from the clinch.
Ali throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kitjakarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Kitjakarn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ali wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali throws an off balance right hand
and Kitjakarn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a wild body kick that Kitjakarn sees coming a mile off.
Kitjakarn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kitjakarn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ali swings for the body but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
Ali misses with a jab to the body
and Kitjakarn counters with a two punch combo.
Ali pushes Kitjakarn away with a front kick.
Kitjakarn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ali can pounce on him.
Kitjakarn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali slips under a jab from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Kitjakarn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kitjakarn throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
Kitjakarn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kitjakarn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kitjakarn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Kitjakarn is looking to counter punch.
Kitjakarn avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick from Kitjakarn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kitjakarn jabs Ali right on the nose. Ali blinks but takes it well.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kitjakarn manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali with the inside leg kick.
Kitjakarn tries a low kick but Ali avoids it.
Ali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kitjakarn throws a head kick but Ali moves out of range.
Kitjakarn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Biabas Kitjakarn is winning the standup battle so far.
Ali throws a low kick, looking for Kitjakarn's leg but Kitjakarn calmly moves out of range.
Ali avoids a kick to the body.
Ali's corner calls for a 1-2. Ali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kitjakarn is able to avoid easily.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Kitjakarn cracks a nice hook into Ali's ribs.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Kitjakarn dips to his left and cracks Ali with an uppercut!
Ali misses with a low kick as Kitjakarn jumps back.
Ali misses with a left hand
and Kitjakarn counters with a nice leg kick.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali connects with a body shot that sends Kitjakarn's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kitjakarn slips under a jab.
Ali wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Kitjakarn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Kitjakarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali throws a chopping leg kick but Kitjakarn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Kitjakarn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Kitjakarn lands a nice shot that snaps Ali's head back.
Ali scores with a body shot.
Good work by Kitjakarn as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kitjakarn misses the target.
Kitjakarn 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.
Ali misses with a hook to the body
and Kitjakarn counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kitjakarn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ali thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throws an off balance right hand

and Kitjakarn counters by moving into the clinch.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kitjakarn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ali or not.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Kitjakarn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Biabas Kitjakarn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ali lands with a nice body punch.
Sarfraz Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kitjakarn throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Ali catches Kitjakarn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kitjakarn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ali connects with a body shot.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Kitjakarn misses with a low kick.
Kitjakarn wants to slow Ali down by chopping away at his legs.
Ali motions for Kitjakarn to come forward. Ali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kitjakarn tried to counter with a leg kick but Ali avoided it.
Kitjakarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ali jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ali connects with an inside leg kick.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Kitjakarn's shoulder, as Kitjakarn tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Ali misses.
Ali pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kitjakarn is out of range and Ali settles back down.

Kitjakarn closes the distance and pushes Ali back into the cage.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kitjakarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitjakarn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Kitjakarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Biabas Kitjakarn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kitjakarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Ali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ali connects with a looping right hand.
Ali swings for the body but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
Kitjakarn moves forwards but Ali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick from Kitjakarn.
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kitjakarn can pounce on him.
Kitjakarn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Kitjakarn. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kitjakarn.
Ali throws a jab when Kitjakarn was well out of range.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kitjakarn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Kitjakarn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kitjakarn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kitjakarn scrambles back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Kitjakarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kitjakarn cracks Ali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kitjakarn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good shot there by Kitjakarn.
A low kick from Ali is predictable there
and Kitjakarn counters with a nice body kick.
Kitjakarn lands the left hand.
Kitjakarn slips under a jab.
Ali digs a good hook to Kitjakarn's body.
Ali throws an off balance right hand
and Kitjakarn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kitjakarn jabs Ali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kitjakarn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kitjakarn misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
Kitjakarn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
Kitjakarn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ali swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kitjakarn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kitjakarn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ali swings for the body but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
That kick from Kitjakarn tenderised Ali's leg. Ali is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ali throws out a leg kick but Kitjakarn moves out of range and Ali only half commits.
Kitjakarn avoids a kick to the body.
Kitjakarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Ali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kitjakarn thuds his shin into the meat of Ali's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitjakarn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Kitjakarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali throws an off balance right hand
and Kitjakarn counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali throws a leg kick
and Kitjakarn counters with an outside leg kick.
Kitjakarn scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ali doesn't seem bothered though.
Ali does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kitjakarn. That's going to slow Ali down.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Kitjakarn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kitjakarn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kitjakarn with a nice calf kick.
Ali throws a predictable looking body shot

and Kitjakarn counters by moving into the clinch.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biabas Kitjakarn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kitjakarn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitjakarn pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Biabas Kitjakarn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kitjakarn 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biabas Kitjakarn!
A victorious Biabas Kitjakarn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.