Kulapdam Sor. Sor. Piakuthai vs. Muangthai PK. Saenchai, 05 June 2018

Muangthai tries to control his opponent’s hand position when he moves forward. Many fighters will raise their hands to frame when the opponents move in. Muangthai exploits this tendency by either cupping both of his opponent’s gloves from the side or pushing them down from above. This allows him to get close and create openings while neutralizing his opponent’s boxing. It is, however, a loose and temporary position and does not provide the body control of the clinch. It’s interesting to see some faint resemblances between Muangthai’s techniques and wing chun moves but this makes some sense given the range he likes to fight at.