He is closer than most, ok perhaps with a bit of a cockney accent, but most people here get it totally wrong calling it 'Pa-thai-ya' - which is much worse than his effort.
He says Pattaya correctly, listen to how the Thais say it and read how it is written - พัทยา
That is how the guy says it, so many westerners pronounce it as 'Pa-thai-ya', or something like that, which is not correct.