PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 1150 p4p, 415 weight class) and Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 71 p4p, 29 weight class). Asai comes to the cage accompanied by Grand Sword. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Asai
vs
Sripituksakul

172 cm
44
140
42 - 28 - 2

168 cm
28
136
18 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Arcticus University: London

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 42 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sripituksakul misses with a wild combination.
Asai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sripituksakul is out of range.
Sripituksakul moves out of range of the strikes.
Sripituksakul wants to counter with a clinch but Asai pushes him away.
Asai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sripituksakul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Asai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asai moves into range and connects with a jab.

Sripituksakul clinches with his opponent.
Asai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sripituksakul lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sripituksakul cracks Asai with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai tries a body shot but Sripituksakul blocks it.
Asai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sripituksakul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Asai breaks the clinch.
Asai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sripituksakul has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asai .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asai .
Sripituksakul misses with a hook.
Asai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sripituksakul.
Yoshihiro Asai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asai misses with a low kick.
Sripituksakul swinging wildly here.
Sripituksakul slips under a jab from Asai .
Sripituksakul throws a body shot but no joy.
Asai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Sripituksakul.
Asai with the inside leg kick.
Sripituksakul misses with a looping right.
A big left from Sripituksakul misses.
Sripituksakul checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sripituksakul.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sripituksakul scores with a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asai .
Asai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai slips a jab from Sripituksakul.
Asai misses with a body kick.
Sripituksakul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asai .
Sripituksakul tries to move into range but Asai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Asai throws a jab when Sripituksakul was well out of range.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sripituksakul. That did some damage!
Asai misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asai . Sripituksakul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asai thuds his shin into the meat of Sripituksakul's side.
Asai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sripituksakul on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Asai as he avoids it easily.
Asai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sripituksakul throws a hook to the side of Asai 's head but Asai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Sripituksakul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sripituksakul blocks an uppercut.
Asai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sripituksakul backwards.
Sripituksakul prevents a body shot from Asai .
Sripituksakul lands a shoulder strike.
Sripituksakul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Asai .
Asai blocks an uppercut.
Sripituksakul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sripituksakul lands a left hand.
Asai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sripituksakul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sripituksakul scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sripituksakul is leaning against Asai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Asai tries to work over Sripituksakul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sripituksakul misses with some punches.
Sripituksakul tries to throw a body punch but Asai avoids it by throwing Sripituksakul back against the cage.
Asai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sripituksakul has him pressed against the cage.
Asai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sripituksakul blocks it with crossed arms.
Sripituksakul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asai 's elbow.
Sripituksakul prevents a body shot from Asai .
Sripituksakul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sripituksakul lands an uppercut.
Asai swings wildly with an uppercut but Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sripituksakul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asai tries to work over Sripituksakul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asai tries to throw a body punch but Sripituksakul avoids it by throwing Asai back against the cage.
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 Yoshihiro Asai will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Asai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sripituksakul.
Asai connects with the punch.
Asai lands a glancing blow to the side of Sripituksakul's head.
Asai scores with a shot to the body.
Asai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Asai scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asai .
Sripituksakul ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
Some wild striking there from Sripituksakul.
Asai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Asai throws a leg kick that misses.
Yoshihiro Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Asai .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai is looking to land body kicks.
Asai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice sprawl there from Asai as Sripituksakul shoots in.
Sripituksakul staying out of range there.
Asai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sripituksakul can do to turn this around?
Asai throws a nice looking combination but Sripituksakul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asai throws a shot from downtown. Sripituksakul moves away and avoids it.
Asai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sripituksakul is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sripituksakul misses the shot to the body.
Asai lands a nice shot that snaps Sripituksakul's head back.
A slow jab from Sripituksakul misses its intended target.
Asai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asai .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul fails with a takedown attempt.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
Asai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai misses with a kick to the body
and Sripituksakul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sripituksakul throws a hook but Asai blocks it.
Asai misses with a right hand
and Sripituksakul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai throws a leg kick but Sripituksakul sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sripituksakul is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Asai slips a jab from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Asai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sripituksakul throws a lazy right hand but Asai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sripituksakul ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Asai lands with a hook. Sripituksakul tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sripituksakul misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul misses with a straight left.
Asai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Asai misses with a hook. Sripituksakul ducked under it nicely.
Sripituksakul appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sripituksakul slips a straight right by Asai .
Asai sets himself, and Sripituksakul steps forward looking for the clinch! Asai avoids it this time.
Asai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sripituksakul takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sripituksakul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Asai lands with a cross.
Asai misses with an uppercut. Sripituksakul saw that one coming.
Sripituksakul scores with a jab to the body.
Asai misses with a leg kick
and Sripituksakul counters with a stiff right hand.
Asai lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai misses with an uppercut.
Sripituksakul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sripituksakul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asai .
Sripituksakul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sripituksakul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Sripituksakul throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asai misses with an uppercut. Sripituksakul saw that one coming.
Asai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Asai is looking to chop away at Sripituksakul's legs.
Asai misses with an uppercut. Sripituksakul saw that one coming.
Asai throws a push kick but Sripituksakul slaps the foot to one side.
Asai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asai lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Asai dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sripituksakul is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Asai 's half guard.
Sripituksakul working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Sripituksakul there.

Sripituksakul is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Asai has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sripituksakul with the ground and pound but Asai uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Asai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Asai pulls Sripituksakul in close to his closed guard and prevents Sripituksakul from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Asai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sripituksakul on the ground.
Sripituksakul missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Asai can't keep his opponent in guard - Sripituksakul advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sripituksakul working Asai over with strikes.
Sripituksakul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sripituksakul is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Asai doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sripituksakul.
Nice strikes from Sripituksakul there.
Asai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sripituksakul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sripituksakul scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Sripituksakul seems to be working for a kimura but Asai defends the submission attempt.

Asai is defending against the submission attempts here by Sripituksakul.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sripituksakul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sripituksakul is looking to advance position but Asai won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sripituksakul lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sripituksakul is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Asai wants to get back to his feet.
Sripituksakul lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sripituksakul throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sripituksakul raining down hammerfists from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Little Kitty Sripituksakul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Asai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Asai !
Post fight, Yoshihiro Asai stared into the camera and said 'After That Tough KO Lost For Title, This Win Very Important For Me. Finally I Beat Little Kitty Sripituksakul , He Beat 2 Times And Draw. It Ain’t Over Yet, As Still Coming For Gold.'.