PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Braga (ranked 3143 p4p, 2033 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (ranked 371 p4p, 275 weight class). Payakaroon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wai khru ram muay kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Braga
vs
Payakaroon

184 cm
22
176
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
180
7 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Braga on the side of the head.
Braga misses with a wild body shot.
Braga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payakaroon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payakaroon throws a low kick but Braga avoids it.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick but Braga moved away.
Payakaroon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Braga throws a big counter combination but Payakaroon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Payakaroon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Braga tries to score with a low kick but Payakaroon moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga throws the left hand but Payakaroon avoids the punch easily.

Braga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Payakaroon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Payakaroon misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payakaroon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payakaroon gets through Braga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Braga's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Payakaroon lands with a short shot to the head.
Payakaroon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Payakaroon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Braga is looking to control Payakaroon's arms but Payakaroon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Braga has his back to the cage.
Payakaroon is leaning against Braga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Braga drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Payakaroon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payakaroon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payakaroon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon swings wildly with an uppercut but Braga uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Payakaroon.
Braga is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Payakaroon is defending well.
Payakaroon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payakaroon misses with the head strike.
A short right from Payakaroon.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon lands a shoulder strike.
Payakaroon misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braga.
Payakaroon tries a body shot but Braga blocks it.
Payakaroon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Braga takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon lands an uppercut.

Braga is rocked!
A short right from Payakaroon on the inside.
Oh Braga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Payakaroon swings wildly with an uppercut but Braga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braga blocks an uppercut.
Payakaroon presses Braga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Braga drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Payakaroon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Payakaroon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Braga seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Payakaroon can turn it around.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Braga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payakaroon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Braga being controlled against the cage.
Payakaroon throws a punch but it's blocked by Braga.
Payakaroon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payakaroon working aggressively here.
Payakaroon has a couple of punches blocked by Braga.
A bit of stalling here from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payakaroon throws a punch but it's blocked by Braga.
Braga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Braga blocks an uppercut.
Payakaroon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Braga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payakaroon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payakaroon throws a punch but it's blocked by Braga.
Payakaroon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payakaroon has a couple of punches blocked by Braga.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braga.
Payakaroon lands a shot to the body.
Braga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Payakaroon misses with some punches.
Payakaroon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payakaroon working aggressively here.
Payakaroon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payakaroon misses with some punches.
Payakaroon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Payakaroon working aggressively here.
Braga blocking some punches.
Braga seems to have got his legs back now.
Payakaroon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braga's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon misses with some punches.
Payakaroon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Payakaroon misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a punch but it's blocked by Braga.
Payakaroon misses with a punch on the inside.
Payakaroon lands a big right hand that drops Braga! The killer instinct kicks in and Payakaroon finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Payakaroon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samart Payakaroon!
Samart Payakaroon thanked the fans post fight for their support.