PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kittisak Noppakhun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Noppakhun
vs
James

185 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Full Contact Brawlers Fight Gear

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kittisak Noppakhun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lebron James!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James falls off balance throwing a combination

and Noppakhun counters with a takedown into side control.
James is looking for a sweep.
James stops Noppakhun from passing to mount.
James gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

James looking for submissions off his back.
Noppakhun passes to side control.
James gets back to half guard.

James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

James looking for submissions off his back.

James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like Noppakhun is going to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Noppakhun trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
James tries to roll over but Noppakhun keeps him under control.

James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Noppakhun pulls his head out easily.
Noppakhun wants to get back to his feet.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Noppakhun pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

James looking for submissions off his back.
Noppakhun is looking to stall here but James recovers full guard.
James keeping moving, preventing Noppakhun from controlling successfully.
James throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Noppakhun has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing James to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Noppakhun is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - James pulls down on the head and he's put Noppakhun to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lebron James!