PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leroy (ranked 2476 p4p, 2548 weight class) and Aranchai Kiatpatarphan (ranked 245 p4p, 254 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Leroy
vs
Kiatpatarphan

173 cm
20
155
4 - 3 - 0

169 cm
22
154
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Leroy !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiatpatarphan throws a looping overhand right but Leroy ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Leroy misses the target.
Kiatpatarphan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leroy swings widly with a right hand
and Kiatpatarphan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a kick to the body
and Leroy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leroy misses with a looping right.
Leroy blocks a jab.
Leroy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a body punch
and Leroy counters with a left and a right that stings Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leroy 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kiatpatarphan under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leroy tries to clinch but Kiatpatarphan moves out of range.
A slow jab from Kiatpatarphan misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Leroy misses the target.
Kiatpatarphan throws a leg kick
and Kiatpatarphan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Aranchai Kiatpatarphan has been cut.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a few strikes there.
Leroy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kiatpatarphan moves away from the strike by Leroy .

Kiatpatarphan darts in and clinches Leroy up against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan dodges an elbow strike from Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leroy misses with some punches.
Kiatpatarphan works on Leroy 's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Leroy .
Leroy wants to get back to striking at distance but Kiatpatarphan won't allow it.
Kiatpatarphan tries to throw a body punch but Leroy avoids it by throwing Kiatpatarphan back against the cage.
Leroy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leroy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kiatpatarphan prevents Leroy from breaking the clinch.
Leroy misses with an elbow strike.
Leroy tries a body shot but Kiatpatarphan blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy is working Kiatpatarphan over against the cage.
Leroy blocks a body shot from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leroy misses with the head strike.
Leroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiatpatarphan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiatpatarphan avoids the elbow strike from Leroy , against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiatpatarphan lands a left hand.
Kiatpatarphan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leroy 's efforts to push away.
Leroy blocking some punches.
Leroy is trying to force a seperation but Kiatpatarphan has the dominant position.
Leroy misses with a body punch.
Come on Kiatpatarphan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a punch to the body.
Kiatpatarphan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leroy blocking some punches.
Kiatpatarphan avoiding damage as Leroy throws knees to the body.
Kiatpatarphan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leroy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leroy throws out a powerful jab.
Kiatpatarphan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kiatpatarphan throws out a loose jab but Leroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leroy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leroy lands a nice looking body shot.
Kiatpatarphan throws a lazy right hand but Leroy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leroy . Kiatpatarphan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan 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.
It looked like Leroy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leroy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiatpatarphan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Kiatpatarphan misses its intended target.
Leroy misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leroy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan leaning against his opponent.
Good body shot from Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy gets through Kiatpatarphan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a light punch inside.
Kiatpatarphan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiatpatarphan blocks an uppercut.
Kiatpatarphan blocking some punches.
Leroy throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Leroy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiatpatarphan avoids it.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a short shot to the head.
Leroy tries to work over Kiatpatarphan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiatpatarphan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Bruce Leroy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aranchai Kiatpatarphan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Leroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Leroy does no damage.

Kiatpatarphan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leroy , pushing him back against the cage.
Leroy gets through Kiatpatarphan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kiatpatarphan swings wildly with an uppercut but Leroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Kiatpatarphan on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Leroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Leroy breaks the clinch.
Kiatpatarphan missing with a left hand there. Leroy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiatpatarphan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiatpatarphan throws a jab but it's blocked by Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leroy can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiatpatarphan lands a body shot.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a low kick.
Leroy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kiatpatarphan. Kiatpatarphan obviously looking to wear him down.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a spinning back kick!
Leroy throws an overhand right that lands on Kiatpatarphan's shoulder, as Kiatpatarphan tries to avoid the shot.
Leroy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy left from Leroy finds it's target.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Kiatpatarphan.
A jab from Kiatpatarphan misses.
Leroy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiatpatarphan is just out of range.
Leroy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiatpatarphan can pounce on him.
Kiatpatarphan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kiatpatarphan throws a looping overhand right but Leroy ducks down to avoid it.
Leroy feints and then cracks Kiatpatarphan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiatpatarphan down.
Kiatpatarphan avoids the body shot from Leroy .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiatpatarphan lands a jab.
Kiatpatarphan throws a hook but Leroy avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kiatpatarphan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leroy 's hands.
Leroy looks for the body kick but Kiatpatarphan saw that one coming.
Leroy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a hook. Leroy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leroy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a straight right hand.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kiatpatarphan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leroy tried to counter with a leg kick but Kiatpatarphan avoided it.
Leroy throws a leg kick
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Leroy closes the distance and pushes Kiatpatarphan back into the cage.
Kiatpatarphan swings wildly with an uppercut but Leroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiatpatarphan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Leroy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kiatpatarphan can turn it around.
Kiatpatarphan lands a shoulder strike.
Kiatpatarphan lands a left hand.
Kiatpatarphan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kiatpatarphan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leroy backwards.
Kiatpatarphan blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kiatpatarphan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leroy 's efforts to push away.
Leroy gets through Kiatpatarphan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kiatpatarphan fails to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kiatpatarphan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short right from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy blocking some punches.
Leroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiatpatarphan throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kiatpatarphan on the inside.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiatpatarphan tries a body shot but Leroy blocks it.
Kiatpatarphan throws a punch but it's blocked by Leroy .
Leroy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leroy has a couple of punches blocked by Kiatpatarphan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiatpatarphan lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Kiatpatarphan fails to land.
Leroy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kiatpatarphan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kiatpatarphan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan lands a left hand.
Leroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Kiatpatarphan to work.
Leroy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiatpatarphan backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiatpatarphan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiatpatarphan lands a left hand.
Kiatpatarphan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kiatpatarphan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aranchai Kiatpatarphan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aranchai Kiatpatarphan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Kiatpatarphan misses with a straight left.
Leroy lands a nice hook to Kiatpatarphan's body. Kiatpatarphan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leroy connects with the punch.
Kiatpatarphan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiatpatarphan.
A quick step to the side and Leroy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiatpatarphan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leroy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiatpatarphan checks the leg kick.
Leroy works the jab nicely.
Kiatpatarphan throws out a loose jab but Leroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leroy wants to land a leg kick but Kiatpatarphan is out of range.

Kiatpatarphan rushes Leroy and presses him up against the cage.
Leroy gets through Kiatpatarphan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy is trying to break free.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a body punch.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiatpatarphan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leroy misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiatpatarphan lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan wants to stall.
Leroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiatpatarphan's elbow.
Kiatpatarphan gets through Leroy 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Kiatpatarphan.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiatpatarphan is looking to control Leroy 's arms but Leroy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kiatpatarphan has his back to the cage.
Leroy blocking some punches.
Leroy tries to throw a body punch but Kiatpatarphan avoids it by throwing Leroy back against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a light punch inside.
Kiatpatarphan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leroy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiatpatarphan lands a right hand.
Kiatpatarphan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiatpatarphan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leroy or not.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiatpatarphan blocks an elbow strike from Leroy .
Leroy blocks an uppercut.
Leroy lands a shoulder strike.
Kiatpatarphan tries a body shot but Leroy blocks it.
Kiatpatarphan is leaning against Leroy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leroy pushes Kiatpatarphan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leroy misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kiatpatarphan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leroy blocks an uppercut.
Leroy lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Leroy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce Leroy is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiatpatarphan looks to land a right hand but Leroy moved out of range.
Leroy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Leroy missing with a left hand there. Kiatpatarphan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan throws a low kick but Leroy avoids it.
Kiatpatarphan slips a straight right by Leroy .
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leroy 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 Kiatpatarphan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiatpatarphan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kiatpatarphan walks into a stiff left hand from Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan looks to clinch
and Leroy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiatpatarphan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leroy .
Leroy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kiatpatarphan to score with a decent uppercut.
Leroy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leroy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kiatpatarphan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leroy .
Leroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiatpatarphan manages to avoid it.
Leroy misses with a leg kick
letting Kiatpatarphan counter with a right hand.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan loads up on a big right hand but Leroy slips the punch.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a body shot.
Leroy throws a leg kick but Kiatpatarphan moved away.
Kiatpatarphan gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leroy looks for the body kick but Kiatpatarphan saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiatpatarphan. Leroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiatpatarphan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy throws a body shot but no joy.
Leroy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan moves out of range of the strikes.
Leroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leroy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kiatpatarphan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kiatpatarphan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiatpatarphan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leroy .
Leroy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leroy sizes up Kiatpatarphan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leroy misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aranchai Kiatpatarphan.
I think Kiatpatarphan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
A very excited looking Aranchai Kiatpatarphan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.