Appreciate all the kind words on this vid, I'm not sure when I'll make another one of these but I do enjoy making vlogs on my phone for IG sometimes - instagram.com/craigtlp
Congratz on your win, Craig! Having been around since your WoW days, it was great to see your personal growth throughout the years and I'll be cheering you on!
This is such a crazy change to have witnessed. From a 16 year old watching you as a nerdy kid with a bad piercing, to a 26 year old watching you compete in muay thai fights in arguably the best shape of your life. It's been extremely motivating and just want to say thank you for that.
shows you what happens when you finally are tested and something in your life makes you finally face it. his break up was the wake up call and hes done amazing ever since. people need some kind of hardship its shapes people.
If this man went pro against anyone who was actually a full time Muy Thai fighter he would die in the ring. The guy he fought was the janitor of the stadium.
I've been following you since the beginning. Just the other day I had this random thought & wondered what you'd been up to. Not just a day later and this video popped up on my feed. This is incredible man. You really took life by the balls & made it happen. The weight loss is one thing but the Combat Sports is another. You stared your fears in the eye & made it happen. Massive Props my man 🙏
Wow... Amazing story and incredible achievement brother... Love the message, life really is an MMORPG... and it looks like you just completed your class change quest! Nice job!
I'm so glad that your quality of life has improved so much over the years. And i love that you still include us on your ventures with all these videos versus leaving youtube altogether
Right, i have never commented on your vids throughout the years, so this would be my first i have seen you at your highs and lows, i have seen you go through breakups, move to different countrys, seen you go through depressions, and happy fullfilled stages, but this is your ultimate high, and you seem to be in a really great spot, you look as sharp as a pencil, and turned your life around. Starting MT seems to be the best thing you ever did. You can be proud of this Craig, cause we as your viewers sure as hell are proud of what you have achieved. Salutations from a belgian fan
Absolutely, very inspirational. I haven't followed the channel closely (only seen a few vids over the last several years, I admit), but I remember one vid many years ago about his breakup and regret about how he's let himself go. Now to see this vlog entry is extremely positive and makes me happy for Peon :) No laziness to be seen!
Dude you are a hero to me and an inspiration. You're breaking that stereotype image that people attach to gamers: Fat, lazy, stay at home, no job just play games all day. I watched your videos back when you first started even the ones you removed. Seeing this person you have become is truly an inspiration to me. Thank you for showing me this journey. Much love and respect.
Peon I've been following you ever since I was a kid and I'm now just about to enter the working world with a new family, thanks for being an inspiration and bringing me entertainment all these years. Amazing transformation and amazing fight! Love from Singapore
i never comment on videos, but having been watching your stuff for years it was truly a great inspiration to see the life you've been willing to share with us and how much of a change someone can go through with strong willpower and commitment to make that change. So happy for you man, you deserve it!
I absolutely adore that comment you made at the very end about how you should take care of your character level up and enjoy the content on offer while it lasts. All the love!
I basically check out your channel once a year, since i've become old. But wanted to say that I'm really impressed by how far you have come. Having trained kyokushin for 15 years, had muay thai fights and coached people who are now pro, all I can say is good job.
One minute in and all I can say is; BRUH! You look GREAT! I mean... They don't call it 'Fighting Shape' for nothin, but dang. Good on'ya sir! LETS GO!!!! That FIRST Right kick from you and he Feared it the rest of the match. Well done, Sir!
Bro i've been watching your videos for 9 years now man, from your WoW content to your "Is it worth playing", to now your random MMO/RPG gameplay and small amount of thailand/muay thai videos that you have uploaded in your time and watching this really hit a soft spot for me. I was smiling ear to ear with tears in my eyes! I've been training for 7-8 years in mma/muay thai and recently just did 4 months in thailand and had my first pro thai fight. Being an avid gamer like yourself and coming from a "stereo type" group of people (also a hugeeeee anime fan) its amazing to see how doing this sport has helped not only with your other content on youtube but also your character as a person and IRL skill tree ;) Honestly i relate so much and im so happy others can find love and a passion and set goals in the same sport i love and use them to grow as a person from it and with the people you meet in it! I hope you continue to train and max out those close quarters combat stats and we get to see you have a few more fights ! Better yet hope to train with you one day in thailand as i will be there for an extended period again soon! All the best bro and keep it up YOU are truly inspiring for many!
He posts these videos when im going through some sht , everytime it's like he's timing it. Since i dropped the gym and boxing for like 2 years i been gaining weight and drinking too much. Been thinking about starting it again and this motivated me again to start it. Thank's Craig and congrats on the win. Keep it up man!
I have achieved wonders in my life as a gamer. What I did not tell anyone is that I literally gamified my life. People forgets that life is a RPG. If they level up properly and understand how the game runs, the world becomes their oester. Thanks for making this video. I am also training kickboxing, jiu jitsu and Muay Thai. Some day, I may compete.
Discovered your channel back in high school and when you weren’t in the best shape. Seeing this transformation is insane and as someone who competed in wrestling and jiu jitsu as well as doing Muay Thai on the side the amount of respect I have for you for putting yourself in a fight is insane. You are a beast brotha
DUDE ... this is SOO SO SO SO SO inspiring ... as a gamer living in America who is burnt out from American grind and leaving the country to go to probably thailand first and start my real life mmorpg main quest and create more content and live a slower more intentional life, this is HELLA inspiring thank you
truly amazing bro. Seeing you out there doing all that you set out to do and living your best life. Most people never go out of there comfort zones or try new things. This right here awesome on a different level, much props.
Man, I'm so proud of you, Peon! Been following you since, I don't know, well before you moved to Thailand, 2018 or something and was able to follow your Journey. I'm glad you settled in so much and now even won your first fight. You look awesome! Congrats on everything you've achieved and keep pushing!
Thank you for the courage not only to share your opinions online about games, but also your personal life! Massive respect my man! You keep em comin, and we'll keep on supporting!
Last time i did a youtube comment was on your last Life is an MMORPG video, and i'll say it again. These videos are the absolute best huge insperation coming from a viewer from the machinima days. Much love
I've been watching you from the early days - fantastic to see all your hard work and discipline paying off. You are always approaching self improvement with humility and introspection. A lot of people could learn from your attitude. Keep up the good work brother.
I have been training Kickboxing and done 4 fights just to put what prespective i have. I can say for sure that you did an awesome fight! Well done mate! Those checks were awesome and he had loads of pain in his lead leg XD
as someone who has watched you for years, this was pretty awesome, and you should be extremely proud of yourself. your fitness level is through the roof and you seem to look and feel the happiest i have ever seen. much respect for getting to that level to compete and actually win. can't wait to see what else you can accomplish
I really respect the effort and the passion to follow-through until the very end of a real fight in muay thai in Thailand! As a MT practitioner and coach i know well the pain, fatigue and mental struggle of the training and discipline, so awesomely done! I am sure it's am experience you will never forget and will forever be part of you.
I have been into combat sports for over 15 years. You can actually fight, man. You have a really good low kick, especially for that being your first fight. Congrats on the win.
Mate, Craig I think you embody every young WoW gamer trying to find his place in life. We've all struggled with weight, body images issues, confidence, social anxiety and it's so refreshing to see the fruits of your labour as a success story. You look entirely different at each stage of this series, this one you look like some Elf race from Skyrim (compliment). I just wanted to thank you for being a constant source of inspiration on behalf of the gaming community, your videos serve a greater purpose then just entertainment. I know how hard it is to lose weight going from 160kg to 90 now I'm back up to 130kg and I'm doing one meal a day, lean meats and vegetables with 5 cardio sessions a week, I'm considering Muay Thai now thanks to you, it looks like the most hardcore workout session you could imagine haha. Anyway, thanks again brother, don't let episode 5 be another two years, maybe start your own dojo now that you have the jaw and the beard "Chad Peon's level up gym", I'd join if I lived there peace out from Australia.
I am so proud of you man. Total inspiration. Seriously man been following your content and coverage of games for a long time and you are right, I loved this content and this entire chapter for you. You seem fulfilled. I genuinely enjoyed this video. Seemed like an update from an old friend. Good job on this one man and I wish you all the peace and prosperity.
Been watching you since early days. Back in high school and you are still my fav content creator and the only one I still come back to to keep up with. You’ve made some amazing progress and man does it show. I’m so happy for you keep up the amazing work!
You gave yourself a very good post fight analysis/reflection. I had noticed during the fight that you weren't using the teep, preferring instead for low roundhouses so it's good you recognized that. Additionally, for the art of 8 limbs, you weren't accessing all 8 weapons very often. Regardless, being able to recognize that in your own fight was very good so congrats. You are definitely right about wanting to get more comfortable in the clinch, however, you seem much more inclined and "built" towards striking which isn't a bad thing. I'm sure your coaches broke your fight down in way more detail anyways. And for what it's worth, at the amateur level, it isn't a bad thing deviating from the fight norm of "starting slow". Sometimes it can give you the edge if you can get the momentum going.
SHAME WORKS. BRING IT BACK. Too much sensitivity and fake acceptance. ACCEPT EVERYONE BUT SHAME THEM TO BE HEALTHY AND NOT LEAVE TJIS EARTH TOO EARLY FROM SOMETHING AVOIDABLE.
So I've watched this fight a couple times and I think your opponent is what we'd call a Tuk Tuk driver. It's great you're training and had your first bout but it sucks that the Thai's are really leaning into fight tourism and setting up these "Fights" for foreigners but they're really just dives to support the industry. It's not your fault but unfortunately this isn't what I'd call a competition. Keep training and if you're really interested in amateur competition be a bit more diligent with your coaches and ask for someone who isn't being paid to show up and lose.
From my (very) amateur perspective you did 2 things perfectly right: you realized he was open to low kicks and hammered them in relentlessly, wich drained the guy and made him afraid. Having you leg destroyed can really take the fight out of a beginner. He was so scared of your kicks by the end of round one, fully on the defensive. But you also paced yourself and took your time. Its easy to overextend when you smell blood and the lose the fight by gassing out. Well done 🎉
For anyone wondering this is a tourist atraction thing where you pay to train in a mt gym and they find you a fight agaist someone who you outweight by 50 pounds and have almost no expirence in thai boxing so you can beat the shit out of them and telk everyone you had a fight in thailand lol
Wanted to write the same, checking if anyone else noticed, this shit looks so staged that it makes me embarrassed! They usually find you some tuktuk driver or simply you pay a bloke to do absolutely nothing like the guy he "fought". Guys overthere do that for a living. It's a part of the tourist offer.
I envy you so much! I remember my first fight. The adrenaline rush is a scary but incredible feeling. I wish I could re-live it all. The more fights you have, the more it feels like a daily quest to a point where you forget why you started in the first place. Never forget this fight. Save it and whenever you will feel like giving up, try to remember the moment you raised your guard and watched your opponent walk towards you for the first time. You can get tough opponents, you can change sports completely, that feeling will never ever... ever repeat. Mad respect for doing it
This was beautiful Craig. Been watching as both of us have gotten older. And I love this kind of content. And you’ve always had a great attitude about things. And putting it all into perspective at the end was amazing. Honestly. Great work.
I’ve been following for about ten years, and I gotta say, This was awesome to watch! You’ve actually turned in to a badass, much respect, and keep up the good work!
Peon! Congratz on the win! it's crazy to see the lifestyle you have adopted over the years. It's been great to pick up on it over the years of following you! Very cool video!
Crazy coincidence, started watching your channel a few weeks back. In i have been obsessed with Muay Thai a couple of months, then i see you getting into Muay Thai fights. You did a hell of a fight! Im just gettng back into kickboxing myself, after a long hiatus.
been watching you for many many years now. I have to say, wow. What a transformation You also did great on your first fight too, look forward to more in this series. From another IRL: The MMO, convert
Your progress in 3 years on and off is staggering, technique is on point and fairplay to you for fighting on a show. Sparring in itself takes some real guts!
Man, been watching you since you started your channel. I've been getting out of shape myself. I just made a huge move to a new country and now you have inspired me to improve my health. Thanks for the inspiration and keep up the good work.
MASSIVE respect bro. Great content as always. Cool to see you took a fight, especially in Thailand. I am a 3-stripe purple belt in jiu-jitsu myself. Always big respect to anyone who puts themselves out there to compete with eyes on them. It takes a lot of guts, and also the hardwork/preparation.
Haven’t seen a video of yours since like before new world released and now you’re doing Muay Thai and *winning* your first real fight that’s insane man props to you!
Man I have never been so happy for someone I've never met in real life before. Remember where you were mentally and physically whenever you first moved to Thailand. Years later, you managed to completely turn your life around, you're fit and extremely active. You look great! Congratulations on your first ever fight!
Awesome stuff man, keep up the good work. Guess I've found my new favourite games, snowboarding and Muay Thai RUclipsr! (Good to see Muay Thai finally getting some pop culture traction. The art deserves it)
Man it feels like I've been watching your video for 10 years. And now I see you fight and win a muay thai fight ... in fucking Thailand. You're amazing, well done.
Appreciate all the kind words on this vid, I'm not sure when I'll make another one of these but I do enjoy making vlogs on my phone for IG sometimes - instagram.com/craigtlp
no longer a lazy peon
Congratz on your win, Craig! Having been around since your WoW days, it was great to see your personal growth throughout the years and I'll be cheering you on!
Amazing journey! Haven't seen the end yet, been a follower for years, but I love the content. So awesome!
MAD PROPS!!!!! First to simply put in the time training to compete, and second on a solid victory!
I guess you're just ThePeon now, well done mate. Very inspiring - so much so I've just done my first set of push-ups in years!
Bro REALLY is into pvp
He's working towards gaining that Grand Marshal rank
FULL PVP OPEN WORLD LOOT POG
He did a lot of solo leveling and wants to show off his new stats.
did you do big damage
He really going full NPC. Endgame HNM boss. Master Trials unlocked.
Doing Muay Thai in Thailand is next level. MASSIVE respect.
Yeah haha, of all the places to have your first fight!!
He needs to drop the Lazy part of his name. He does it all. I dont need multiple peons when I have The Peon.
He had to go to the next zone cause otherwise he would overlevel and get less xp
Once the yt and Thailand chapter might end, he could go back to a western country to become a trainer
And to do it without elbow pads/shin guards and full pro rules is mad
This is such a crazy change to have witnessed. From a 16 year old watching you as a nerdy kid with a bad piercing, to a 26 year old watching you compete in muay thai fights in arguably the best shape of your life. It's been extremely motivating and just want to say thank you for that.
Easily the best shape not arguably
shows you what happens when you finally are tested and something in your life makes you finally face it. his break up was the wake up call and hes done amazing ever since. people need some kind of hardship its shapes people.
And in this decade you just sat around playing games and eating chips... What a waste
@@victorhugo3952 absolutely CRAZY response 😭😭
@@victorhugo3952 do you need a hug? 😢
Now it's time to go pro and call yourself "Big Damage". Huge respect to you for picking a challenge and sticking to it!
That unironically goes hard!!
If this man went pro against anyone who was actually a full time Muy Thai fighter he would die in the ring. The guy he fought was the janitor of the stadium.
@@alk6328 So show us a video of you fighting one then? The world certainly needs less of people like you
technically it is a pro fight even if it’s not a high level fight
@@alk6328 why would a gaming youtuber thats been casually training for only 3 years go against a muay thai pro?
I'm Surprise Peon didn't choose the mage class this time. Mad respect for going Melee build!
technically clinchign style would be melee and kicking would be range classes
sadly this mmo dont have magic lol
@@crimsonshadowx6 Oh? But it does.
@@crimsonshadowx6 It's called being a scientist/engineer lmao
Big Damage!
I've been following you since the beginning. Just the other day I had this random thought & wondered what you'd been up to. Not just a day later and this video popped up on my feed. This is incredible man. You really took life by the balls & made it happen. The weight loss is one thing but the Combat Sports is another. You stared your fears in the eye & made it happen. Massive Props my man 🙏
I was writing something so like this i might as well just adscrive to what you just said.
Bro, same!!
Last vid of his I watched was the one when he moved to Thailand and just had this same thought
I had the widest grin on my face watching this ! Best youtuber story arc right there !
Same!
Same!
Same!
Wow... Amazing story and incredible achievement brother... Love the message, life really is an MMORPG... and it looks like you just completed your class change quest! Nice job!
Omg it's Steven! We love youuuuu
Goat W comment
Class change from computer specialist to warrior complete.
The lord has given his blessing.
I dont think its a full class change, hes not doing muay thai fulltime. Its more of a multiclassing kinda thing
bruh this was intense AF and extremely well presented. thanks for sharing.
I guess Lazy Peon isnt as lazy as i thought..what a Chad! Goodluck💪
I'm so glad that your quality of life has improved so much over the years. And i love that you still include us on your ventures with all these videos versus leaving youtube altogether
0:58 👀 my reaction to seeing the usual chubster a few years back having one heck of a glow up. Dang, I missed a lot of the character arc changing.
The question should rather be how the hell he was able to hack the character creation options so far into the game play 😆🤣
@guresuzume it's a little known cheat engine called 'gymnasium" super powerful bit needs a lot of user input to function.
Bros face mid fight is scary. You came for a fight and I loved every part of it.
Right, i have never commented on your vids throughout the years, so this would be my first i have seen you at your highs and lows, i have seen you go through breakups, move to different countrys, seen you go through depressions, and happy fullfilled stages, but this is your ultimate high, and you seem to be in a really great spot, you look as sharp as a pencil, and turned your life around. Starting MT seems to be the best thing you ever did. You can be proud of this Craig, cause we as your viewers sure as hell are proud of what you have achieved. Salutations from a belgian fan
Absolutely, very inspirational. I haven't followed the channel closely (only seen a few vids over the last several years, I admit), but I remember one vid many years ago about his breakup and regret about how he's let himself go. Now to see this vlog entry is extremely positive and makes me happy for Peon :) No laziness to be seen!
Dude you are a hero to me and an inspiration. You're breaking that stereotype image that people attach to gamers: Fat, lazy, stay at home, no job just play games all day. I watched your videos back when you first started even the ones you removed. Seeing this person you have become is truly an inspiration to me. Thank you for showing me this journey. Much love and respect.
Peon I've been following you ever since I was a kid and I'm now just about to enter the working world with a new family, thanks for being an inspiration and bringing me entertainment all these years. Amazing transformation and amazing fight! Love from Singapore
i never comment on videos, but having been watching your stuff for years it was truly a great inspiration to see the life you've been willing to share with us and how much of a change someone can go through with strong willpower and commitment to make that change. So happy for you man, you deserve it!
Watched you for years mate, what a inspiration on how you can change your life from where you were to where you are now. Amazing.
those checks shook him bad, and the fact you followed up with some brutal kicks had him rethinking his life choices.
bro was scared to recieve more kicks to his left leg and was limping after each one
was it open weight? he looked way bigger than his opponent
@@maroz1905 said they were both 70kg.
Also said they had 40 and 50 fights each, so how true do you think the weight statistics were?!
@@hussainthebane Peon is much more than 70kg there
Wow, congrats on the win
Man, that made me so happy to watch!!
Proud of the guy, he is one of us!!
@@SubjectiveFunny Actually clapping for him when he was declared victor
@@Reachermordacai Same here man!!! :D
Spoilers 😂
@@OnlyTrueProletariat Who reads comments first and then watches the video?
That punch at 15:50 was really solid.
Great video, the compilation before the fight really got me hyped up. Well done!
I absolutely adore that comment you made at the very end about how you should take care of your character level up and enjoy the content on offer while it lasts. All the love!
Woo!! Thats very impressive mate! Nearly shouted "BIG DAMAGE!" whenever you throw those leg kicks!
I basically check out your channel once a year, since i've become old. But wanted to say that I'm really impressed by how far you have come. Having trained kyokushin for 15 years, had muay thai fights and coached people who are now pro, all I can say is good job.
One minute in and all I can say is; BRUH! You look GREAT! I mean... They don't call it 'Fighting Shape' for nothin, but dang. Good on'ya sir!
LETS GO!!!! That FIRST Right kick from you and he Feared it the rest of the match. Well done, Sir!
Bro i've been watching your videos for 9 years now man, from your WoW content to your "Is it worth playing", to now your random MMO/RPG gameplay and small amount of thailand/muay thai videos that you have uploaded in your time and watching this really hit a soft spot for me. I was smiling ear to ear with tears in my eyes! I've been training for 7-8 years in mma/muay thai and recently just did 4 months in thailand and had my first pro thai fight. Being an avid gamer like yourself and coming from a "stereo type" group of people (also a hugeeeee anime fan) its amazing to see how doing this sport has helped not only with your other content on youtube but also your character as a person and IRL skill tree ;) Honestly i relate so much and im so happy others can find love and a passion and set goals in the same sport i love and use them to grow as a person from it and with the people you meet in it! I hope you continue to train and max out those close quarters combat stats and we get to see you have a few more fights ! Better yet hope to train with you one day in thailand as i will be there for an extended period again soon! All the best bro and keep it up YOU are truly inspiring for many!
You have changed so much it's mind blowing, even your face is not truly the same. You have chosen the Chad path, and its doing wonders...
He posts these videos when im going through some sht , everytime it's like he's timing it. Since i dropped the gym and boxing for like 2 years i been gaining weight and drinking too much. Been thinking about starting it again and this motivated me again to start it. Thank's Craig and congrats on the win. Keep it up man!
nobody cares
@@azrulamir1487 You don't have to be so sad kid. Start working out. It's not worth hating on random people.
@@kariuwithpixels im sure im way bigger than u so,
@@azrulamir1487 Drop ur ig , let me hit you with a follow big man
Just takes a little push in the right direction. You got this! 💪🏻💪🏻
As an amature, mma fighter, congrats, man! It looks like you genuinely enjoyed it 👍
I have achieved wonders in my life as a gamer. What I did not tell anyone is that I literally gamified my life. People forgets that life is a RPG. If they level up properly and understand how the game runs, the world becomes their oester. Thanks for making this video. I am also training kickboxing, jiu jitsu and Muay Thai. Some day, I may compete.
I’ve really enjoyed everything you’ve done and put out since moving to Thailand. So happy for you bro
*Bro evolved from a Lazy Peon in a bad Video Game to a Raidboss.* 😎
15:42
*Respect!*
My favourite videos of yours, your MMO Life vlogs. Really interesting to get an update over the years, regardless how much time has passed inbetween
Bro damn haha Big Damage FTW! Got lots of power in those punches, Congrats!!
Absolute respect to anyone that gets into a ring, never mind doing so well with only 70+ fights on record 😂
Discovered your channel back in high school and when you weren’t in the best shape. Seeing this transformation is insane and as someone who competed in wrestling and jiu jitsu as well as doing Muay Thai on the side the amount of respect I have for you for putting yourself in a fight is insane. You are a beast brotha
Truly inspiring. Congratulations on your first fight! Setting a goal like that and training for years to achieve it is definitely worthy of respect.
So proud of you peon!! From lazy mmo gamer to a full on muay Thai fighter, so cool! ❤
DUDE ... this is SOO SO SO SO SO inspiring ... as a gamer living in America who is burnt out from American grind and leaving the country to go to probably thailand first and start my real life mmorpg main quest and create more content and live a slower more intentional life, this is HELLA inspiring thank you
Congrats Craig!
Just getting in the ring takes incredible courage. Amazing work.
bruh! what a great mindset to have! congratz on your win! but the real prize here is having that positive and healthy lifestyle. Respect.
truly amazing bro. Seeing you out there doing all that you set out to do and living your best life. Most people never go out of there comfort zones or try new things. This right here awesome on a different level, much props.
Man, I'm so proud of you, Peon!
Been following you since, I don't know, well before you moved to Thailand, 2018 or something and was able to follow your Journey. I'm glad you settled in so much and now even won your first fight. You look awesome!
Congrats on everything you've achieved and keep pushing!
Been watching your epic MMO adventures for years, and seeing you crush it in your first Muay Thai fight was incredible - congrats! ❤
Thank you for the courage not only to share your opinions online about games, but also your personal life! Massive respect my man! You keep em comin, and we'll keep on supporting!
Last time i did a youtube comment was on your last Life is an MMORPG video, and i'll say it again. These videos are the absolute best huge insperation coming from a viewer from the machinima days. Much love
Man, This guy is living the life. Playing MMOs nonstop but when he's touching the grass, he's kicking some A**, baby. Damn!
I've been watching you from the early days - fantastic to see all your hard work and discipline paying off. You are always approaching self improvement with humility and introspection. A lot of people could learn from your attitude. Keep up the good work brother.
good on you dude. come a long way since the early muay thai videos.
bro you got jacked, well done! keep it up
I just watched your 2nd fight and wow this one was even better! I hope you make more of these they are so much fun. thanks
Super inspiring as always, congrats on the win! :)
I have been training Kickboxing and done 4 fights just to put what prespective i have.
I can say for sure that you did an awesome fight! Well done mate! Those checks were awesome and he had loads of pain in his lead leg XD
the checks of him were perfect
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Agreed. Snap those punches! No pushing. Loved this match.
as someone who has watched you for years, this was pretty awesome, and you should be extremely proud of yourself. your fitness level is through the roof and you seem to look and feel the happiest i have ever seen. much respect for getting to that level to compete and actually win. can't wait to see what else you can accomplish
bro is doing side quests
I'd say this is no side quest
Bro plays MMO's for a living and is still fit enough to win a Muay thai fight, 👊Respect.
Someone always has the spoil the outcome.
@@vexxxgaming7303 The vids been out for 3 hours dawg and if you're reading the comments before you watch that's on you
@@vexxxgaming7303 you are stupid
I really respect the effort and the passion to follow-through until the very end of a real fight in muay thai in Thailand! As a MT practitioner and coach i know well the pain, fatigue and mental struggle of the training and discipline, so awesomely done! I am sure it's am experience you will never forget and will forever be part of you.
hopefully you're getting all your rested XP. great update.
This was sik leveled up in IRL massively.
You're a genuine inspiration man. So glad you're doing good!
I have been into combat sports for over 15 years. You can actually fight, man. You have a really good low kick, especially for that being your first fight. Congrats on the win.
Mate, Craig I think you embody every young WoW gamer trying to find his place in life.
We've all struggled with weight, body images issues, confidence, social anxiety and it's so refreshing to see the fruits of your labour as a success story.
You look entirely different at each stage of this series, this one you look like some Elf race from Skyrim (compliment).
I just wanted to thank you for being a constant source of inspiration on behalf of the gaming community, your videos serve a greater purpose then just entertainment.
I know how hard it is to lose weight going from 160kg to 90 now I'm back up to 130kg and I'm doing one meal a day, lean meats and vegetables with 5 cardio sessions a week, I'm considering Muay Thai now thanks to you, it looks like the most hardcore workout session you could imagine haha.
Anyway, thanks again brother, don't let episode 5 be another two years, maybe start your own dojo now that you have the jaw and the beard "Chad Peon's level up gym", I'd join if I lived there peace out from Australia.
I am so proud of you man. Total inspiration. Seriously man been following your content and coverage of games for a long time and you are right, I loved this content and this entire chapter for you. You seem fulfilled. I genuinely enjoyed this video. Seemed like an update from an old friend. Good job on this one man and I wish you all the peace and prosperity.
one of the coolest vlogs i have seen great stuff 💪😁
Great vid chap, and well done on the win, cant wait for the next VLOG.
Been watching you since early days. Back in high school and you are still my fav content creator and the only one I still come back to to keep up with. You’ve made some amazing progress and man does it show. I’m so happy for you keep up the amazing work!
you are a beast man.... i wish you success and happyness.
Big damage finally paid off 🤣
Someone needs to make an edit of this fight with Peon saying "big damage" after every kick.
You have evolved so much since I first saw your videos. You're a real inspiration dude. Keep just being you.
You gave yourself a very good post fight analysis/reflection. I had noticed during the fight that you weren't using the teep, preferring instead for low roundhouses so it's good you recognized that. Additionally, for the art of 8 limbs, you weren't accessing all 8 weapons very often. Regardless, being able to recognize that in your own fight was very good so congrats. You are definitely right about wanting to get more comfortable in the clinch, however, you seem much more inclined and "built" towards striking which isn't a bad thing. I'm sure your coaches broke your fight down in way more detail anyways. And for what it's worth, at the amateur level, it isn't a bad thing deviating from the fight norm of "starting slow". Sometimes it can give you the edge if you can get the momentum going.
what in the fuck is 8 limbs
@@Dramn_ Sometimes referred to as 8 weapons. It is a Muay Thai expression. 2 hands + 2 feet + 2 elbows + 2 knees. 8 weapons/limbs
@@KP-np1ps Okay thankyou
Thanks for the insight :)
KICKS LIKE A TRUCK
Watching you since 2015 or 2016, i was so excited to see you win bro, it was truly heart felt. Youre winning at life !
And all this, because his girlfriend left him for being a nerd. Let that sink in fellas. One wake up call and this man found himself. Inspirational
What ? When ? I mean what's wrong with being nerdy ? It has nothing to do with irl I'm also an athlete
@eliotanderson6554 That's cute. Sorry, Princess, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I'm into nerds myself.
SHAME WORKS. BRING IT BACK. Too much sensitivity and fake acceptance. ACCEPT EVERYONE BUT SHAME THEM TO BE HEALTHY AND NOT LEAVE TJIS EARTH TOO EARLY FROM SOMETHING AVOIDABLE.
Her loss
So I've watched this fight a couple times and I think your opponent is what we'd call a Tuk Tuk driver. It's great you're training and had your first bout but it sucks that the Thai's are really leaning into fight tourism and setting up these "Fights" for foreigners but they're really just dives to support the industry. It's not your fault but unfortunately this isn't what I'd call a competition. Keep training and if you're really interested in amateur competition be a bit more diligent with your coaches and ask for someone who isn't being paid to show up and lose.
From my (very) amateur perspective you did 2 things perfectly right: you realized he was open to low kicks and hammered them in relentlessly, wich drained the guy and made him afraid. Having you leg destroyed can really take the fight out of a beginner. He was so scared of your kicks by the end of round one, fully on the defensive.
But you also paced yourself and took your time. Its easy to overextend when you smell blood and the lose the fight by gassing out.
Well done 🎉
For anyone wondering this is a tourist atraction thing where you pay to train in a mt gym and they find you a fight agaist someone who you outweight by 50 pounds and have almost no expirence in thai boxing so you can beat the shit out of them and telk everyone you had a fight in thailand lol
Sounds about right- looks like he outweighs the dude by 50 lbs. Not sure what I watched but it looked pretty dirty.
Wanted to write the same, checking if anyone else noticed, this shit looks so staged that it makes me embarrassed! They usually find you some tuktuk driver or simply you pay a bloke to do absolutely nothing like the guy he "fought". Guys overthere do that for a living. It's a part of the tourist offer.
DUDE YOUR PVP IS INSANE! And your intimidation stat is wild, the lighting and angle made you look like demon for real!
I envy you so much!
I remember my first fight. The adrenaline rush is a scary but incredible feeling. I wish I could re-live it all.
The more fights you have, the more it feels like a daily quest to a point where you forget why you started in the first place. Never forget this fight. Save it and whenever you will feel like giving up, try to remember the moment you raised your guard and watched your opponent walk towards you for the first time. You can get tough opponents, you can change sports completely, that feeling will never ever... ever repeat. Mad respect for doing it
WOW just wow man this was so amazing!
TheLazyPeon has 100% out there grinding a whole new game!
CONGRATS ON THE WIN!
This was beautiful Craig.
Been watching as both of us have gotten older. And I love this kind of content. And you’ve always had a great attitude about things. And putting it all into perspective at the end was amazing.
Honestly. Great work.
Congrats Bro it's one thing to train MT but to actually compete, and document your story is another. You are winning in this MMORPG
I’ve been following for about ten years, and I gotta say, This was awesome to watch! You’ve actually turned in to a badass, much respect, and keep up the good work!
Only respect for you sir. The change through the years is astonishing! Keep it up🫡
Peon! Congratz on the win! it's crazy to see the lifestyle you have adopted over the years. It's been great to pick up on it over the years of following you! Very cool video!
Hey bro… I’ve been watching you on and off for years now. Dope to see you strive to better yourself physically and mentally. Keep it going brother!
Crazy coincidence, started watching your channel a few weeks back. In i have been obsessed with Muay Thai a couple of months, then i see you getting into Muay Thai fights. You did a hell of a fight! Im just gettng back into kickboxing myself, after a long hiatus.
been watching you for many many years now. I have to say, wow. What a transformation
You also did great on your first fight too, look forward to more in this series.
From another IRL: The MMO, convert
Great video Peon, please continue the series and congrats on your first pvp tournament. Good loot and great damage! ;)
Your progress in 3 years on and off is staggering, technique is on point and fairplay to you for fighting on a show. Sparring in itself takes some real guts!
Man, been watching you since you started your channel. I've been getting out of shape myself. I just made a huge move to a new country and now you have inspired me to improve my health. Thanks for the inspiration and keep up the good work.
MASSIVE respect bro. Great content as always. Cool to see you took a fight, especially in Thailand. I am a 3-stripe purple belt in jiu-jitsu myself. Always big respect to anyone who puts themselves out there to compete with eyes on them. It takes a lot of guts, and also the hardwork/preparation.
Haven’t seen a video of yours since like before new world released and now you’re doing Muay Thai and *winning* your first real fight that’s insane man props to you!
Man I have never been so happy for someone I've never met in real life before.
Remember where you were mentally and physically whenever you first moved to Thailand.
Years later, you managed to completely turn your life around, you're fit and extremely active. You look great!
Congratulations on your first ever fight!
Awesome stuff man, keep up the good work. Guess I've found my new favourite games, snowboarding and Muay Thai RUclipsr!
(Good to see Muay Thai finally getting some pop culture traction. The art deserves it)
Your focus and stature were so well balanced in this man, amazing job.
Dude Muay Thai is AWESOME. It has changed my life. I love this. Thank you for sharing.
the runescape music for the intro was hype! is nice to have the series back, is a crazy difference in just a few years, keep at it Peon
I’ve been following your journey for a long time man ! What and amazing journey it has been . Truly motivational . Cheers to the not so lazy peon
Damn man, you have come a long way since I started watching you. You are an inspiration for sure.
Man it feels like I've been watching your video for 10 years. And now I see you fight and win a muay thai fight ... in fucking Thailand. You're amazing, well done.