PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pittawat Rukphairee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pittawat Rukphairee has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rukphairee
vs
Hughes

189 cm
20
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pittawat Rukphairee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Hughes!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes with a poor takedown
and Rukphairee counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes fails with the takedown.
Hughes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rukphairee counters with a nice leg kick.
Hughes throws a combination that misses
and Rukphairee counters with a straight right hand.
Mark Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rukphairee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Hughes moves into the clinch.
Rukphairee misses with a punch to the body.

Hughes breaks the clinch.
Hughes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rukphairee lands with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rukphairee.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Rukphairee sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pittawat Rukphairee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hughes.
Hughes looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rukphairee counters with a thumping low kick.
Rukphairee tests Hughes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rukphairee thows a body kick. Hughes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rukphairee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hughes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rukphairee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rukphairee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hughes's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rukphairee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rukphairee lands with a hook. Hughes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hughes misses with a takedown
and Rukphairee counters with a flying knee that drops Hughes! Rukphairee dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pittawat Rukphairee!