PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krit Leekpai (ranked 1026 p4p, 155 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 924 p4p, 145 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.

Leekpai
vs
Sharma

192 cm
23
205 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

192 cm
21
224 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Leekpai.
Leekpai lands a jab.
Leekpai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sharma is out of range and Leekpai settles back down.
Sharma staying out of range there.
Sharma lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leekpai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leekpai just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharma misses the shot to the body.
Leekpai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharma.
Leekpai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leekpai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Leekpai blocks the leg kick.
Sharma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leekpai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sharma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leekpai was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharma.
Leekpai checks the leg kick.
Leekpai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leekpai avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sharma.
Leekpai throws a low kick, looking for Sharma's leg but Sharma calmly moves out of range.
Leekpai backing away here, and Sharma unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Leekpai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leekpai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sharma slips under a jab from Leekpai.
Leekpai ducks under a wild hook from Sharma.
Leekpai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good work by Sharma as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharma lands a jab.
Sharma thuds a left hand into Leekpai's body.
Sharma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leekpai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sharma lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sharma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leekpai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai misses the jab.
Sharma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sharma tries to move into range but Leekpai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Sharma.
Leekpai wants to land a leg kick but Sharma is out of range.
Leekpai keeps the fight on the outside.
Sharma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sharma, right into the meat.
Leekpai moves away from the strike by Sharma.
Sharma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leekpai is able to avoid easily.
Sharma works the jab nicely.
Sharma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leekpai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leekpai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sharma lands with a nice body punch.
Sharma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sharma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leekpai.
Sharma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sharma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sharma avoids the body shot from Leekpai.
Sharma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leekpai is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leekpai rushes Sharma and presses him up against the cage.
Sharma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leekpai has a couple of punches blocked by Sharma.
Leekpai misses with an elbow strike.
Leekpai misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharma prevents a body shot from Leekpai.
Leekpai landing knees to the head.
Leekpai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharma is defending well for now.
Sharma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Sharma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leekpai rather than just go for the knockout.
Sharma cracks a nice hook into Leekpai's ribs.
Sharma defending well as Leekpai loads up on a big left hand.
Sharma walks into a left hand.
Leekpai misses with a looping right.
Sharma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Leekpai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharma misses with a body kick.
Leekpai misses with a hook to the body
letting Sharma counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leekpai connects with a nice looking jab.
Sharma tests Leekpai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharma misses with a wild body shot.
Leekpai misses with a series of wild punches.
Sharma counters with a body kick.
Leekpai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sharma.
Sharma scores with a hook to the body. Leekpai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sharma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leekpai.
Sharma scores with a decent looking hook.
Leekpai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leekpai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leekpai throws a chopping leg kick but Sharma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leekpai misses with an uppercut. Sharma saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Sharma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leekpai misses with a hook.
Leekpai lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rohith Sharma will probably get the nod.
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.

Leekpai scores with a hook.
Sharma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leekpai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sharma.
Sharma loads up on a big right hand but Leekpai slips the punch.
Leekpai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leekpai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sharma is out of range.
Sharma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leekpai.
Leekpai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leekpai throws out a powerful jab.
Leekpai blocks a jab.
Leekpai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sharma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leekpai moves out of range of the body kick from Sharma.
Nice uppercut there from Leekpai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leekpai.
Sharma is looking to slow Leekpai down with leg kicks.
Sharma works Leekpai's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leekpai throws a jab when Sharma was well out of range.
Rohith Sharma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leekpai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sharma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leekpai looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharma is just out of range.
Sharma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leekpai moves away.
Leekpai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharma throws a sloppy head kick and Leekpai moves out of range easily.
Sharma has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Leekpai throws a leg kick but Sharma checks it.
Sharma motions for Leekpai to come forward. Sharma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sharma slips a straight right by Leekpai.
Sharma throws a chopping leg kick but Leekpai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sharma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leekpai misses with a low kick.
Sharma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sharma thumps Leekpai with a low kick.
Good shot there by Sharma.
Sharma digs a good hook to Leekpai's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharma was well out of range. Poor timing from Leekpai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leekpai was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharma.
Leekpai 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.
Sharma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leekpai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharma.
Sharma looks to score with a jab to the body but Leekpai is just out of range.
Leekpai throws a lazy uppercut
and Sharma counters with a right hand to the body.
Leekpai avoids a kick to the body.
Leekpai digs a good hook to Sharma's body.
Sharma throws a low kick but Leekpai avoids it.
Sharma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sharma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leekpai.
Leekpai looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharma is just out of range.
Sharma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharma looks to score with a jab to the body but Leekpai is just out of range.
Leekpai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leekpai tests Sharma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharma scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leekpai checks a leg kick.
Sharma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leekpai was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharma.
Leekpai catches Sharma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leekpai throws a lazy right hand but Sharma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharma scores with a nice body kick.
Sharma cracks Leekpai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leekpai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharma.
Sharma blocks a leg kick.
Sharma takes a swing at Leekpai's ribcage but misses.
Sharma throws a body punch but Leekpai moves out of range.
Sharma slips a jab and a cross from Leekpai.
Leekpai throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharma.
Sharma misses with a hook.
Leekpai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sharma.
Leekpai slips a jab and a cross from Sharma.
Leekpai tests Sharma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leekpai connects with a leg kick. Sharma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma throws a body shot but no joy.
Leekpai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leekpai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Leekpai.
Sharma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sharma with a hook.
Sharma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leekpai misses with a looping left.
Sharma throws a shot from downtown. Leekpai moves away and avoids it.
Sharma checks a low kick from Leekpai.
Leekpai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sharma.
Sharma misses with a wild body shot.
Sharma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leekpai cracks Sharma with a good jab.
Leekpai is looking to score with low kicks.
Leekpai is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
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 Krit Leekpai will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sharma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leekpai.
Sharma jabs at Leekpai's body.
Sharma lunges at Leekpai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leekpai's hand.
Good leg kick by Leekpai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leekpai takes a swing at Sharma's ribcage but misses.
Sharma throws a push kick but Leekpai slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sharma.
Sharma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leekpai.
Leekpai doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharma circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharma misses the target.
Leekpai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sharma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leekpai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharma doesn't manage to clinch there - Leekpai circles away.
Leekpai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leekpai lands a really nice looking cross but Sharma seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharma slips a straight right by Leekpai.
Leekpai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharma misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sharma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leekpai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Leekpai as he connects with a hook.
Leekpai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leekpai throws a body shot but no joy.
Leekpai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sharma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leekpai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
Sharma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leekpai throws a hook but Sharma avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Leekpai. That snapped Sharma's head back.
Nice jab there from Leekpai.
Sharma staying out of range there.
Leekpai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sharma counters with a good, hard body kick but Leekpai shrugs it off.
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!

Sharma forces Leekpai back against the cage and clinches.
Sharma misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai lands a nice uppercut.
Sharma blocks an uppercut.
Sharma avoiding damage as Leekpai throws knees to the body.
Sharma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sharma blocks an uppercut.
Sharma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leekpai swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leekpai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leekpai blocks an uppercut.
Sharma tries to work over Leekpai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leekpai's elbow.
Sharma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leekpai blocks a body shot from Sharma.
Leekpai prevents a body shot from Sharma.
Sharma tries a body shot but Leekpai blocks it.
Sharma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharma tries a body shot but Leekpai blocks it.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
Leekpai misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharma swings wildly with an uppercut but Leekpai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leekpai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharma blocking some punches.
Sharma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leekpai can't find room to land a body shot as Sharma controls the action.
Sharma has a couple of punches blocked by Leekpai.
A hook to the body from Leekpai.
Sharma blocks an uppercut.
Leekpai throws an elbow but it misses.
Leekpai throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharma.
Leekpai will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sharma misses with a body punch.
Leekpai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leekpai.
Sharma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leekpai looking to throw knees to the head but Sharma is blocking nicely.
Leekpai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leekpai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharma misses with some punches.
Leekpai lands with a right to the head.
Sharma blocks an elbow strike.
Leekpai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leekpai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharma.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sharma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Leekpai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leekpai misses with an elbow over the top.
Leekpai tries to work over Sharma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharma pushes Leekpai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Sharma as the two fighters clinch.
Sharma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leekpai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharma swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Krit Leekpai.
Well Leekpai 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Krit Leekpai!
Krit Leekpai decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.