PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CP Munk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kulap Prasert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Munk
vs
Prasert

180 cm
27
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

157 cm
19
158 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Versus

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, CP Munk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kulap Prasert!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Munk jabs Prasert right on the nose. Prasert blinks but takes it well.
Prasert should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Munk lands with an uppercut that bounces Prasert off the ropes and back into range.
Munk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prasert manages to avoid it.
Munk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Munk takes the fight into the clinch.
Munk struggles to land a body shot inside as Prasert controls his hands.
Munk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Prasert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Munk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Prasert is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Munk is defending well.
Prasert is trying to pull guard but Munk has him pressed against the ropes.
Prasert blocks a body shot from Munk.
Prasert is trying to pull guard but Munk turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
CP Munk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kulap Prasert.
Munk stalling in the clinch but Prasert improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munk slowing the pace effectively.
Prasert lands an elbow just above Munk 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Prasert has eaten all the pies!
Munk lands a nice knee to the body.
Munk lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Munk.
Munk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Prasert's defenses.
Prasert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Munk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Munk.
Prasert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Munk.
Munk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Munk tries to stall but Prasert uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Munk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prasert's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prasert blocks an elbow strike from Munk.
Munk lands an elbow just above Prasert 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prasert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Munk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Prasert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Munk.
Prasert is trying to pull guard but Munk turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Munk throws a head punch that misses.
Prasert tries for a takedown. No joy.
Prasert tries to circle away but Munk has him pinned against the ropes.
Prasert tries to land knees in the clinch but Munk avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Munk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Munk works on Prasert's body with a couple of short punches.
Munk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Munk connects with a knee to the head.
Munk lands a nice elbow.
Prasert is trying to pull guard but Munk has him pressed against the ropes.
Prasert looks winded!
Munk lands a left hand.
Munk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Munk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prasert backwards.
Good body shot from Munk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prasert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Munk has him pressed against the ropes.
Munk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Munk stalling in the clinch but Prasert improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Munk as Prasert tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Prasert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Munk working Prasert over with knees to the body.
Munk blocks a body shot from Prasert.
Munk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Munk leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Prasert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Munk blocks it with crossed arms.
Prasert is trying to break the clinch but Munk is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Munk.
Munk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Prasert tries for a takedown but Munk manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Prasert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Munk lands a shoulder strike.
Prasert trying to land knees to the body.
Prasert trying to land knees to the body.
Munk gets through Prasert's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munk digs a right hand underneath Prasert's ribcage. Prasert let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Munk.
Munk tries to stall but Prasert uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Prasert looking to stall.
Prasert avoiding damage as Munk throws knees to the body.
Munk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Prasert backwards.
Prasert lands a nice shot to the body.
Munk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Munk lands a nice uppercut.
Prasert tries to break free but Munk pushes him back against the ropes.
Prasert goes for a takedown attempt but Munk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CP Munk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Munk dips to his left and cracks Prasert with an uppercut!
Prasert lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Munk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prasert can do to turn this around?
Munk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Munk blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munk doesn't manage to clinch there - Prasert circles away.
Jab by Munk.

Munk drives through and clinches with Prasert against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Munk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Prasert creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Prasert tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Munk smiles and moves away.
Nice cross by Munk.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Munk.
Prasert tries to counter by closing the distance.
Munk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prasert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Prasert on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munk scores with a nice strike.
Prasert throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Prasert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prasert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munk just misses with a punch to the body.
CP Munk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munk moves in looking to clinch but Prasert pushes him off.
Prasert throws a hook but Munk blocks it.
Munk wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Munk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Munk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Munk cracks Prasert with a nice body shot.
Munk lands a left hand.
Munk tries a body shot but Prasert blocks it.
Munk lands a left hand.

Prasert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munk scores with a body shot.
Munk doesn't manage to clinch there - Prasert circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munk tries to close the distance and clinch but Prasert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Prasert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prasert looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
CP Munk is winning the standup battle so far.
Prasert throws a body kick that misses
and Munk counters with a stiff right hand.
Munk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Munk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munk moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPrasert.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prasert throws a half hearted mid kick.

Munk moves into range and clinches up with Prasert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CP Munk dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick by Prasert misses
and Munk counters with a body kick that stops Prasert in his tracks momentarily.

Munk darts in and clinches Prasert up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Munk.
Munk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Munk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Munk on the inside.
Prasert is trying to break the clinch but Munk has him pressed against the ropes.
CP Munk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Munk scores with a shoulder strike.
Prasert blocking some punches.
Munk lands with a right to the head.
Munk lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Munk.
Munk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Munk on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Munk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Munk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Munk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prasert.
Knees in the clinch landing for Prasert.
Munk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Munk landing knees to the body.
Prasert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Munk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Munk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Munk prevents Prasert from breaking the clinch.
Munk lands with a light punch inside.
Munk lands an elbow inside that Prasert shrugs off.
Munk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Prasert tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Munk smiles and moves away.
Kulap Prasert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prasert pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prasert throws a sloppy head kick
and Munk counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Munk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Munk blocks a head kick by Prasert.
As Prasert tries to get set, Munk tries to push him back and clinch up but Prasert manages to avoid the attempt.
Munk cracks Prasert with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Prasert throws a sloppy head kick and Munk moves out of range easily.

Munk gets a clinch.
Munk lands a nice uppercut.
Munk lands with a light punch inside.
Prasert is looking to break free of the clinch but Munk has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munk managing to block the knees to the body from Prasert.
Munk lands with a light punch inside.
Prasert can't find room to land a body shot as Munk controls the action.
Munk lands a nice shot to the body.
Munk works on Prasert's body with a couple of short punches.
Prasert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Prasert tries to break free but Munk pushes him back against the ropes.
Prasert tries a knee to the head but Munk blocks it.
Prasert tries to land a knee to the head but Munk blocks with his arms.
Munk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Munk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prasert is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Munk is defending well for now.
Munk lands an uppercut.
Prasert looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
CP Munk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Munk scores with a shot to the side of Prasert's head.
Prasert tries to pull guard but Munk holds him up against the ropes and eventually Prasert drops back down to his feet.
Prasert working hard to break the clinch.
Munk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prasert tries to break free but Munk pushes him back against the ropes.
Munk stops a takedown attempt from Prasert.
CP Munk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kulap Prasert.
Munk prevents Prasert from breaking the clinch.
Kulap Prasert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prasert looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Prasert pushes off an throws an elbow but Munk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
CP Munk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Munk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CP Munk!