PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgy Brah (ranked 1136 p4p, 109 weight class) and Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 895 p4p, 91 weight class). Brah comes to the cage accompanied by Dropped by Smoke Serpent. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Brah
vs
Phetboonme

173 cm
22
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
153 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edgy Brah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phetboonme misses with a low kick.
Brah misses with an uppercut.
Phetboonme jabs Brah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phetboonme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brah jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Brah shoots in and bounces Phetboonme off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brah is standing up over Phetboonme. Phetboonme looks to escape but Brah dives into side control.
Phetboonme has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brah just content to control the position.
Brah has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Phetboonme wants to control but Brah postures up.
Brah prevents Phetboonme from escaping the position.
Phetboonme is not content to let Brah control the position.
Phetboonme is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brah is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme is not content to let Brah control the position.
Brah tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Phetboonme pushes Brah away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brah gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Brah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Phetboonme is not content to let Brah control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Phetboonme wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Phetboonme is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brah connects with a decent elbow.
Phetboonme is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Phetboonme is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brah passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Phetboonme!

Brah goes for an armbar but Phetboonme turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Phetboonme.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Phetboonme gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brah tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Phetboonme stands and steps away. Brah gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phetboonme fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brah is out of range.
Brah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phetboonme's hands.
Kongchai Phetboonme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brah slips a jab from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Phetboonme is predictable there
and Brah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phetboonme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phetboonme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brah checks it well.
Brah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brah there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme throws a hook but Brah blocks it.
Phetboonme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brah.
Phetboonme throws out a counter right but Brah avoids it with no problem.
Brah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Phetboonme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot
and Brah counters with a stiff right hand.
Brah clobbers Phetboonme with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brah throws a hook but Phetboonme blocks it.
Phetboonme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brah's calf.
Brah throws an overhand right that lands on Phetboonme's shoulder, as Phetboonme tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Brah misses its intended target.
Phetboonme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brah scores with a sloppy right hand. Phetboonme should have avoided that one.
Kongchai Phetboonme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phetboonme lands a glancing blow to the side of Brah's head.
Phetboonme connects with a solid leg kick.
Phetboonme wants to slow Brah down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from Brah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kongchai Phetboonme will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Phetboonme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brah under the eye.
Phetboonme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phetboonme scores with a nice right hand.
Phetboonme blocks a jab.

Brah changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Phetboonme looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brah working away.
Brah misses with the ground and pound.
Brah is looking to take a break and control but Phetboonme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phetboonme manages to get back to half guard.

Brah is working for a kimura but Phetboonme is defending it quite comfortably.
Brah is keen to just control but Phetboonme is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah tries to pass to full mount but Phetboonme defends it.
Phetboonme looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brah throwing shots but Phetboonme is blocking nicely.
Brah wants to pass to mount but Phetboonme is defending the position.
Phetboonme is trying to maintain the position but Brah is very close to passing his half guard.
Phetboonme is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Phetboonme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brah is keen to just control but Phetboonme is a slippery customer.
Brah works his foot free and advances to mount.
Phetboonme is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Brah looking to finish with strikes here!
Brah breaks from Phetboonme's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brah connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah avoids the attempt from Phetboonme to control.

Brah is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Phetboonme has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Phetboonme tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brah controlling from mount.
Brah throws some wild stikes that Phetboonme manages to avoid easily.
Brah throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Phetboonme squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Phetboonme tries to hold on but Brah postures up.
Phetboonme just holding on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah tries to control but Phetboonme wriggling away.
Brah has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Phetboonme's face.
The referee warns Phetboonme that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Phetboonme keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Phetboonme blocking the ground and pound.
Brah controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phetboonme tries to lock up and control but Brah gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brah looking to finish with strikes here!
Phetboonme wants to control but Brah is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgy Brah dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A shot to the liver by Phetboonme. Beautiful body shot.
Phetboonme tries a low kick but Brah avoids it.
Phetboonme cracks Brah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phetboonme misses with a shot to the body
and Brah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Phetboonme is predictable there
and Brah counters with a straight right hand.
Brah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phetboonme can pounce on him.
Brah looks to land a combination but Phetboonme avoids it well.
Phetboonme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brah's sensitive parts.
Brah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phetboonme avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Phetboonme.
Brah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch
letting Brah counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme wants to slow Brah down by chopping away at his legs.
Brah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body kick from Phetboonme.
Brah connects with a body shot that sends Phetboonme's belly button to the back.
Phetboonme throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick from Phetboonme is predictable there

and Brah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Phetboonme is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brah tries to free his leg and advance position but Phetboonme is retaining full guard.
Brah passes Phetboonme's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Phetboonme avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brah.
Phetboonme controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phetboonme defending well though.
Brah is pressing down on Phetboonme's thigh, looking to free his foot. Phetboonme is holding on for now.

Brah is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Phetboonme doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brah.
Brah has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Phetboonme wants to get back to his feet.
Brah working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme pushes Brah off looking to stand but Brah dives back in and keeps control.
Brah tries to pass to full mount but Phetboonme defends it.
Phetboonme avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brah.
Brah wants to take a breather but Phetboonme is having none of it.
Phetboonme is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brah prevents Phetboonme from standing back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phetboonme sprawls well. Phetboonme wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brah gets slowly back to his feet.
Phetboonme thows a leg kick but Brah checks it
and Brah counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brah swinging wildly here.
Phetboonme motions for Brah to come forward. Phetboonme throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phetboonme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brah under the eye.
Brah swings for the body but Phetboonme moves out of range.
Brah looks to throw the jab but Phetboonme is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Brah.
Nice straight punches there by Phetboonme. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phetboonme.
Phetboonme attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brah throws a sloppy head kick and Phetboonme moves out of range easily.
Brah misses with a wild body shot.
Brah misses with a hook
and Phetboonme counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Brah blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Phetboonme misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Edgy Brah did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Phetboonme connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brah's hands.
Brah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Brah gets a takedown into half guard.
Phetboonme trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah tries to pass to full mount but Phetboonme defends it.
Brah is trying to control. Phetboonme wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Phetboonme is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brah's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brah's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme wants to stand up but Brah is stuck to his back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Phetboonme's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Brah rolls, trying to escape but Phetboonme keeps control of the position.
Brah looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Brah tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Phetboonme is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Phetboonme throws a right hand that misses
and Brah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by Brah as he checks the leg kick.
Phetboonme takes one on the button.
Phetboonme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme lands a lovely overhand right.
Brah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phetboonme.
Brah lands with a cross.

Brah drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brah working the ground and pound.
Kongchai Phetboonme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phetboonme is trying to get back to half guard.
Phetboonme tries to escape but Brah is in control.
An elbow from Brah crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Phetboonme is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brah has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brah working the ground and pound.
Brah trying to control the position but Phetboonme is working away.

Brah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brah controlling the position from side mount.
Phetboonme is not content to let Brah control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Phetboonme tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Phetboonme pushes Brah away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brah gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Brah tries to move into full mount but can't pass Phetboonme's legs.

Brah tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brah has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brah throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgy Brah had his way with Kongchai Phetboonme in that round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phetboonme's head.
Phetboonme lunges at Brah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brah's hand.
Phetboonme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phetboonme misses with a wild body shot.
Phetboonme swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phetboonme with a hook.
Phetboonme throws a sloppy head kick and Brah moves out of range easily.
Brah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Brah misses the target.
A low kick from Phetboonme misses
and Brah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kongchai Phetboonme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah staying out of range there.
Brah looks to land a left hand but Phetboonme moved out of range nicely.
Brah misses with a looping left.
Phetboonme slips a jab from Brah.
The fighters circling - Phetboonme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phetboonme only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Phetboonme swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Brah to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Phetboonme 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brah throws a hook but Phetboonme avoids it easily.
Brah staying out of range there.
Brah feinted with a counter takedown.
Phetboonme misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Brah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brah.
Phetboonme misses with an uppercut
and Brah counters with a one-two to the body.
Phetboonme looks to land a left hand but Brah moved out of range nicely.
Brah feinted with a counter takedown.
Phetboonme misses with an uppercut
and Brah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phetboonme.
Brah swinging wildly here.
Brah misses the jab.
Phetboonme is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brah with a body shot.
Phetboonme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phetboonme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Phetboonme scores with a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phetboonme.
No joy there for Brah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick
and Brah counters with a straight right hand.
Phetboonme throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phetboonme has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phetboonme lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Phetboonme is predictable there

and Brah counters with a shoot takedown. Phetboonme fights it but they end up in guard.

Phetboonme wriggles free and stands up.
Phetboonme connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brah momentarily.
Phetboonme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brah's head backwards.
Phetboonme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme misses with a leg kick
and Brah counters with a nice uppercut.
Brah blocks a leg kick.
Brah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Phetboonme misses the target.
Phetboonme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for Brah.
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phetboonme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Phetboonme misses

and Brah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Phetboonme manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Brah keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Brah controls his hands.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brah pushes Phetboonme back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Phetboonme is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brah is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Phetboonme to the mat. Phetboonme regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Phetboonme manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Brah blocks it.
Brah is looking for a takedown.
Phetboonme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brah backwards.

Brah gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Phetboonme regains guard.
Phetboonme wants to stand up but Brah is controlling him.
Brah trying to control but Phetboonme is working from the bottom.
Edgy Brah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edgy Brah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brah controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kongchai Phetboonme.
I think Brah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:46
Judge Josh West scores the fight 50:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgy Brah!
Edgy Brah retains his featherweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Edgy Brah waved his t-shirt featuring Freebok (85% Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.