By James Goyder

Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep made the first defence of his PABA flyweight title in Bangkok on Friday afternoon (local time) and easily overcome veteran Samuel Tehuayo. The former world champion finally broke the resistance of the tough Indonesian journeyman with body shots in the eighth round.

The two fighters also fought in 2012 and 2013 with and Yodmongkol winning by  on both occasions, although in the second fight he never succeeded in putting Tehuayo down. In 57 previous fights the Indonesian had only been stopped six times but he took some serious punishment from the Thai flyweight.

From the opening round Yodmongkol set out his stall to attack. He was firing in one-two combinations upstairs and throwing in the occasional hard left hand to the body with Tehuayo offering nothing in return, save for a telegraphed haymaker here and there.

In the second round a right uppercut snapped Tehuayo's head back and in the third Yodmongkol started to get some serious body work in. The Thai was landing hard left hooks and short straight rights to the midsection of the Indonesian

Tehuayo had to take more punishment downstairs in the fourth as he paid the price for continually allowing Yodmongkol to back him up against the ropes. The reigning PABA flyweight champion was basically able to take his time and pick his shots with the Indonesian in defensive mode.

In the fifth Tehuayo allowed himself to be backed up against the ropes again but came out with a couple of early flurries that at least forced Yodmongkol to cover up and stop throwing punches. After weathering this early storm the champion went straight back to the task of trying to pick holes in the guard of a static opponent.

As the fight progressed Tehuayo began to use more head movement and footwork instead of simply resting against the ropes and relying on a tight guard for protection. Unfortunately for the Indonesian Yodmongkol's bodywork had already taken a toll and in the eighth he took a knee after a right hook to the midsection.

Tehuayo doesn't get stopped very often and he beat the count but moments later a left hand to the body left him reeling in agony and this time there was no question of the journeyman getting back to his feet. The win takes Yodmongkol to 39-3 while his opponent drops to 19-37-2.

This article originally appeared on The Fight Nation.