PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Troy Melton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaksin Yodsuwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Melton
vs
Yodsuwan

151 cm
26
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Troy Melton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thaksin Yodsuwan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yodsuwan jabs at Melton's body.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Troy Melton has been cut.
Melton loads up on a big right hand but Yodsuwan slips the punch.
Yodsuwan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Melton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yodsuwan was well out of range. Poor timing from Melton.
Yodsuwan lands a glancing blow to the side of Melton's head.
Melton misses the shot to the body.
Yodsuwan scores with a leg kick.
Yodsuwan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yodsuwan slips under a jab.
Yodsuwan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melton was well out of range. Poor timing from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Melton.
Yodsuwan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yodsuwan chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Yodsuwan gets a clinch.
Yodsuwan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yodsuwan missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Melton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yodsuwan gets through Melton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Melton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yodsuwan lands with a light punch inside.
Yodsuwan lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan misses with a knee to the head.
Melton wants to break free but Yodsuwan has control.
Yodsuwan stalling the fight.
Melton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yodsuwan has him pressed against the cage.
Melton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Melton is rocked!
Yodsuwan lands a big knee! That's hurt Melton! Oh, he's all over the place! Yodsuwan lands another knee that sends Melton to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thaksin Yodsuwan!
After winning the bout, Thaksin Yodsuwan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.