PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arthit Jitmuangnon (ranked 3712 p4p, 6438 weight class) and Juan Heredia (ranked 226 p4p, 313 weight class). Jitmuangnon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is แขกเจ้าเซ็น. Juan Heredia will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jitmuangnon
vs
Heredia

165 cm
25
138
1 - 0 - 1

225 cm
25
110
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

SMESH Nutrition 160Q

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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arthit Jitmuangnon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Heredia!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jitmuangnon closes the distance and clinches.
Heredia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Jitmuangnon is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Heredia can't fight it off and eventually Jitmuangnon manages to take the fight to the floor. Heredia looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Jitmuangnon stands up from Heredia's guard - Jitmuangnon perhaps looking for a knockout.
A good leg kick by Jitmuangnon.
Heredia fails to land the takedown.

Jitmuangnon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Heredia!
Jitmuangnon content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Heredia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jitmuangnon scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jitmuangnon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Heredia to see if he's OK.

Heredia is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitmuangnon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Heredia is still in real trouble! Can Jitmuangnon finish him?

Jitmuangnon decides to stand back up. Jitmuangnon steps back and let's Heredia get back to his feet.
Heredia circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Jitmuangnon. Heredia falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Jitmuangnon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthit Jitmuangnon!
Arthit Jitmuangnon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.