PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pittawat Rukphairee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Froch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Froch has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Marlo Froch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rukphairee
vs
Froch

189 cm
25
168 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

176 cm
35
167 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Pittawat Rukphairee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marlo Froch!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Froch checks a leg kick.
Rukphairee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Froch counters with a nice body kick.
Rukphairee lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from Rukphairee.
Rukphairee is looking to slow Froch down with leg kicks.
Froch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Froch loads up on a big right hand but Rukphairee slips the punch.
Froch throws a sloppy head kick
and Froch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rukphairee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rukphairee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Froch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rukphairee moves out of range of the body kick from Froch.
Froch throws a hook to the side of Rukphairee's head but Rukphairee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Froch jabs at Rukphairee's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rukphairee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Froch moves away.
Rukphairee scores with a nice strike.
Some wild striking there from Froch.
Rukphairee throws a leg kick but Froch moved away.
Marlo Froch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Froch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rukphairee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Rukphairee.

It looks like Marlo Froch has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Rukphairee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rukphairee wants to slow Froch down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Froch. That's going to slow Rukphairee down.
Froch throws the left hand but Rukphairee avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Froch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Froch misses with a body kick.
Froch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rukphairee manages to avoid it.
Rukphairee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Froch.
Froch throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Froch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rukphairee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rukphairee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Froch is out of range and Rukphairee settles back down.
Rukphairee scores with a head kick. Froch tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rukphairee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Froch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rukphairee circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Froch. Rukphairee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Froch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rukphairee. Rukphairee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rukphairee throws a leg kick but Froch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rukphairee wants to slow Froch down by chopping away at his legs.
Froch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Froch connects with a looping right hand.
Froch scores with a shot to the body.
Rukphairee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rukphairee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
An inside leg kick lands from Froch.
Good work by Froch as he checks the leg kick.
A combination from Froch does no damage.
Froch takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Froch avoids the head kick by Rukphairee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Froch wants to clinch up but Rukphairee keeps it at a distance.
Froch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rukphairee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Froch swinging wildly here.
Froch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Froch throws a nice looking combination but Rukphairee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good shot there by Froch.
Froch throws a sloppy head kick and Rukphairee moves out of range easily.
Rukphairee throws a wild body kick that Froch sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Froch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rukphairee doesn't seem phased though.
Rukphairee lands with a kick to the temple. Froch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rukphairee throws out a leg kick but Froch moves out of range and Rukphairee only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pittawat Rukphairee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marlo Froch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Froch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rukphairee slips a jab and a cross from Froch.
Froch throws a nice looking combination but Rukphairee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marlo Froch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Froch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rukphairee checks it well.
Froch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Froch throws a jab when Rukphairee was well out of range.
Froch looks to score with a jab to the body but Rukphairee is just out of range.
Froch takes one on the button.
Rukphairee looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Froch closes the distance and clinches.
Froch avoids a wild elbow strike from Rukphairee.
Rukphairee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rukphairee tries to land knees in the clinch but Froch avoids the damage to the body.
Rukphairee misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Froch is trying to break the clinch but Rukphairee has him pressed against the cage.
Rukphairee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Froch is trying to break free.
Rukphairee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rukphairee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Froch's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Froch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Froch misses with a low kick.
Rukphairee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Froch throws a front kick aimed at Rukphairee's knee but Rukphairee avoids it well.
Froch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Froch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rukphairee. Rukphairee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Froch tries to clinch but Rukphairee is having none of it.
Rukphairee throws a sloppy head kick
and Froch counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rukphairee punishes Froch's body with a nice straight punch.
Froch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rukphairee circles away quickly and effectively.

Rukphairee moves into the clinch.
Froch stalling in the clinch.
Froch is looking to break free of the clinch but Rukphairee has double underhooks.
Froch wants to stall.
Rukphairee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Froch is trying to push Rukphairee away but Rukphairee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Froch is trying to break the clinch but Rukphairee has him pressed against the cage.
Froch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rukphairee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Froch is breathing heavily.
Rukphairee throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rukphairee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rukphairee throws an elbow but it misses.
Froch can't break the clinch.
Froch blocks the elbow strike.
Rukphairee tries to land knees in the clinch but Froch avoids the damage to the body.
Froch misses with the head strike.
A short right from Froch on the inside.
Rukphairee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rukphairee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rukphairee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rukphairee misses with an elbow strike.
Rukphairee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rukphairee pushes off an throws an elbow but Froch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rukphairee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Froch wants to get back to striking at distance but Rukphairee won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Froch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Froch dodges an elbow strike from Rukphairee.
Froch avoiding damage as Rukphairee throws knees to the body.
Rukphairee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Froch's efforts to push away.
Rukphairee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Froch avoids the elbow strike from Rukphairee, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Froch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Froch tries to break the clinch but Rukphairee is controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Froch takes a shot to the head.
Rukphairee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rukphairee trying to land knees to the body.
Rukphairee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Froch's efforts to push away.
Rukphairee lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pittawat Rukphairee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marlo Froch's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Froch. Those never looked like landing.
Rukphairee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Froch at a distance.
Froch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rukphairee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Froch misses with a two punch combination.
Pittawat Rukphairee is winning the standup battle so far.
Froch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Froch misses with a lunging right hand

and Rukphairee counters with a head kick that drops Froch to the mat! Froch scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Froch is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Froch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rukphairee.
Froch is still on wobbly legs! Can Rukphairee finish him?
Rukphairee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Froch moves away.
Rukphairee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Froch's head backwards.
Rukphairee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Froch.
Froch wants to clinch.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Rukphairee! Froch is out on his feet! Rukphairee rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Froch is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Froch is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pittawat Rukphairee!