A fighter warms up before a bout in Bangkok’s Klong Prem Prison. Thai prisoners, many of them hardened by years of incarceration, were pitted against free foreign fighters in both Muay Thai and traditional boxing bouts. The incorporation of foreigners is a new concept dreamed up by an independent organization called Prison Fight. Prison Fight brands itself as a charity organization and its fights as charity events. Organizers told us they provide prisoners with sport equipment, some cash, and, of course, a serious chance at having their sentences reduced.

CT A fighter warms up before a bout in Bangkok’s Klong Prem Prison. Thai prisoners, many of them hardened by years of incarceration, were pitted against free foreign fighters in both Muay Thai and traditional boxing bouts. The incorporation of foreigners is a new concept dreamed up by an independent organization called Prison Fight. Prison Fight brands itself as a charity organization and its fights as charity events. Organizers told us they provide prisoners with sport equipment, some cash, and, of course, a serious chance at having their sentences reduced. A massive haze fire in Borneo's Central Kalimantan province. Locals often fall victim to the fire or develop long term medical conditions from inhaling the toxic smoke the fires produce. Round 3 in the pit at the Thailand Cock Fighting Championship 2015. As his friends watch, a boy jumps into the sea near Smokey Mountain Slum in Manila. A fireman from the Bukit Tunggal District Fire Assault Squad douses the blaze of a vast forest fire in Palangkaraya, one of the communities most affected by the haze crisis. A group of elephants and their mahouts take a break for lunch during the 11th annual King's Cup Elephant Polo in Hua Hin, Thailand. The Mesjid Agung Mosque in the center of Pekanbaru, Indonesia is shrouded in haze most mornings during the haze season. A charcoal maker in Manila's Smokey Mountain Slum. The National, an American indie rock band, play live in Manila to a sold-out audience. A fireman from the Bukit Tunggal District Fire Assault Squad pauses in the embers of a vast forest fire in Palangkaraya, one of the communities most affected by the haze crisis. A devotee prays after receiving a Sak Yant tattoo. Every year thousands of devotees and tourists made the pilgrimage to Wat Bang Phra temple outside of Bangkok to witness the fervent and fascinating rituals of the annual Sak Yant Tattoo Festival. A Rohingya refugee camp outside of Sittwe, Myanmar from above. Men shout out bets as a cockfight reaches it's climax at Thailand's Cockfighting Championships. Inmates dressed as ring girls pose for pictures before the start of a Muay Thai bout at the all-male Klong Prem Prison in Bangkok. The impetus was arguably the most bizarre fighting event in Asia - "Prison Fight." Run by an organization of the same name, Prison Fight gives Thai prisoners the unique opportunity to fight free foreign fighters in both Muay Thai and traditional boxing bouts. Incredibly, if the Thais win their fights they have opportunity to shorten their sentences. A fighter winds up a brutal punch during a bout in Bangkok’s Klong Prem Prison. Thai prisoners, many of them hardened by years of incarceration, were pitted against free foreign fighters in both Muay Thai and traditional boxing bouts. The incorporation of foreigners is a new concept dreamed up by an independent organization called Prison Fight. Prison Fight brands itself as a charity organization and its fights as charity events. Organizers told us they provide prisoners with sport equipment, some cash, and, of course, a serious chance at having their sentences reduced.

Inmates dressed as ring girls pose for pictures before the start of a Muay Thai bout at the all-male Klong Prem Prison in Bangkok. The impetus was arguably the most bizarre fighting event in Asia - "Prison Fight." Run by an organization of the same name, Prison Fight gives Thai prisoners the unique opportunity to fight free foreign fighters in both Muay Thai and traditional boxing bouts. Incredibly, if the Thais win their fights they have opportunity to shorten their sentences.

A older inmate helps wrap the hands of a young fighter before his match.

A fighter wraps his arm in the traditional Muay Thai style.

A fighter holds his arms up during a ceremonial dance before the start of the fights.

A fighter is oiled up backstage before his bout.

Many of the inmates have traditional Thai tattoos or Sak Yank for good luck or to aid them in the right.

A fighter fixes his hair before he steps into the ring.