PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Kroft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suriya Pinphet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kroft might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ironman - Black Sabbath. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kroft
vs
Pinphet

188 cm
26
194 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

201 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Kroft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Suriya Pinphet!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinphet connects with an inside leg kick.
Pinphet misses with a body kick.
Kroft moves out of range of the leg kick from Pinphet.
Pinphet thuds his shin into the meat of Kroft's side.
Pinphet fakes the leg kick and cracks Kroft in the body.
Kroft connects with a solid leg kick.
Pinphet misses with a head kick.
Pinphet gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kroft counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Kroft chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinphet can pounce on him.
Kroft takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pinphet tries to clinch but Kroft is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinphet throws a body punch but Kroft moves out of range.
Kroft on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Pinphet pushes Kroft up against the cage in a clinch.
Pinphet is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A frustrated look appears on Kroft's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pinphet lands a left hand.
Pinphet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kroft's face.
Pinphet is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinphet.
Pinphet working Kroft over with knees to the body.
Kroft takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pinphet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pinphet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kroft's brow.
Stalling in the clinch from Pinphet.
Pinphet lands a good knee to the midsection. Kroft won't want to take too many of those.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside that Kroft shrugs off.
Kroft is trying to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kroft is trying to break the clinch but Pinphet is controlling him.
Pinphet lands an elbow that stopped Kroft in his tracks for a moment.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside.
Pinphet is stalling here.
Pinphet prevents Kroft from breaking the clinch.
Pinphet landing knees to the body.
Pinphet misses with an elbow over the top.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside that Kroft shrugs off.
Kroft blocks an elbow strike from Pinphet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinphet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinphet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pinphet keeps control of Kroft as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pinphet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinphet misses with a body punch.
Pinphet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pinphet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Pinphet.
A knee to the head by Pinphet.

It looks like Jeremy Kroft has been cut.
Pinphet controlling the action here for a moment.
Kroft can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pinphet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kroft's brow.
Pinphet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kroft up against the cage.
Kroft avoids the elbow strike from Pinphet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinphet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kroft.
Kroft wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pinphet will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kroft up against the cage.
Pinphet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kroft or not.
Pinphet throws an elbow but it misses.
Kroft is trying to break free.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinphet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinphet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kroft tries to break free but Pinphet pushes him back against the cage.
Pinphet trying to land knees to the body.
Kroft is trying to force a seperation but Pinphet has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suriya Pinphet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Kroft's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pinphet is looking to land body kicks.
Pinphet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kroft throws a body kick that misses.
Pinphet throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kroft steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pinphet. That one must have hurt.
Kroft misses with a hook to the body
and Pinphet counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kroft moves out of range as Pinphet throws a body kick.
Pinphet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pinphet throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroft throws a push kick but Pinphet slaps the foot to one side.
Pinphet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pinphet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pinphet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kroft will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Pinphet clinches up against the cage.
Kroft is trying to break the clinch but Pinphet is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pinphet.
Nice elbow from Pinphet.
Pinphet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kroft's defenses.
Pinphet scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pinphet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Pinphet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pinphet.
Pinphet landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinphet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kroft's defenses.
Kroft is trying to push Pinphet away but Pinphet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside.
Pinphet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kroft.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pinphet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kroft is looking to break free of the clinch but Pinphet has double underhooks.
Pinphet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinphet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Pinphet - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside.
Suriya Pinphet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pinphet presses Kroft against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroft wants to get back to striking at distance but Pinphet won't allow it.
Pinphet lands a nice elbow.
Pinphet working Kroft over with knees to the body.
Kroft takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pinphet lands an elbow inside that Kroft shrugs off.
Pinphet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pinphet stalls.
A short right from Pinphet.
Pinphet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pinphet lands an elbow just above Kroft 's eye.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside that Kroft shrugs off.
Kroft takes an elbow to the temple.
Kroft is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Pinphet.
Pinphet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pinphet lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Pinphet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinphet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kroft up against the cage.
Pinphet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kroft's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kroft wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kroft takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pinphet scores with a knee to the head.
Pinphet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suriya Pinphet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Kroft's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pinphet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinphet misses with a body kick.

Pinphet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pinphet lands a body shot.
Pinphet misses with an elbow over the top.
Kroft looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pinphet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kroft is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kroft wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinphet has him pressed against the cage.
Pinphet has Kroft pressed against the cage, preventing Kroft from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside that Kroft shrugs off.
Pinphet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Pinphet scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroft is looking to break free of the clinch but Pinphet has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Kroft's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pinphet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kroft takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pinphet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kroft takes an elbow to the temple.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside.
Pinphet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pinphet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kroft backwards.
Pinphet lands a nice elbow.
Pinphet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinphet lands a shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pinphet.
Pinphet lands a nice elbow.
Pinphet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinphet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kroft wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pinphet scores with a nice hook to the head.

Kroft is rocked!
Pinphet gets through Kroft's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Kroft is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinphet lands a right hand.
Pinphet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pinphet connects with a knee to the head.
Kroft is pressed against the cage. Pinphet pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Kroft! Two more big strikes from Pinphet and Kroft crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Suriya Pinphet!
After the fight, Suriya Pinphet was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.