Lertsila Chumpaetour vs ?

We've visited Lertsila Chumpaetour previously in his fight against Jomthong Chuwattana. Lertsila is a very slick fighter with great control in the clinch and evasion of strikes. He is a former champion and has been taking fights against opponents at higher weights, though still at the highest level.

? is a prolific fighter, musician, author, and just about everything else. On Youtube, ? is commonly cast uncredited as a fighter, as is the case here. ? wears blue trunks in this bout. Lertsila is in red.




Thanks to PushKickPromotions for uploading this. This fight is a showcase of a technical dismantling. Matched against a fighter like Jomthong who is taller and technically perhaps more than a match for him, it is hard to fully appreciate Lertsila's level of technique. His opponent is shut down entirely in almost every aspect. ? cannot launch any offensive of his own and gives flounders even in maintaining a balanced base. Like all great evasive fighters, Lertsila has an oil-tight defense at all distances and levels. Notice how he controls at long range with teeps, intercepts punches at medium range, and casually disrupts his opponent's balance in clinch range. Clearly, his opponent is not of a level with Lertsila, but watching fights like this is one of the best ways to appreciate the effects of 10 or more years of hard work and over 200 fights. Beyond that, and short of working with or fighting them, watching the fighters train and fight in person is the best way we have of comprehending their command of Muay Thai technique.