PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sakmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 250 p4p, 32 weight class) and Kaiji Inoue (ranked 361 p4p, 43 weight class). Inoue has chosen Ladies and Gentlemen (Saliva) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sitsongrit
vs
Inoue

174 cm
23
148 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
149 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaiji Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Inoue. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Inoue.
Sitsongrit throws a quick counter kick to the body but Inoue avoids it.
Inoue pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Inoue settles back down.

Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Inoue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Inoue.
Inoue lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Inoue or not.
Sitsongrit avoids the elbow strike from Inoue, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inoue's elbow.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inoue's elbow.
Inoue blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Inoue controls his hands.
Inoue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has been cut.
Inoue landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Inoue.
Inoue struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Inoue pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Inoue.
Sitsongrit avoids the elbow strike from Inoue, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Inoue or not.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Inoue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Inoue controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inoue's elbow.
Inoue lands a damaging elbow.
Inoue blocks an uppercut.
Inoue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inoue lands an elbow that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inoue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inoue.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit blocks the elbow strike.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Inoue struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Inoue blocking some punches.
Inoue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Inoue avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Inoue.
Inoue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Inoue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Inoue jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sitsongrit walks away with a smile on his face. Inoue gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sitsongrit cracks the inside of Inoue's front leg.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Kaiji Inoue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inoue takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Inoue knows he should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Inoue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Inoue scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Inoue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Inoue is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
Inoue throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inoue on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Inoue swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Inoue throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Inoue throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Inoue moves out of range.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Inoue.
Inoue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Inoue misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Inoue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Inoue slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Inoue's corner calls for a 1-2. Inoue obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Inoue slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Inoue is just out of range.
Sitsongrit works Inoue's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit lands with a slapping head kick.
Inoue misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Inoue is able to avoid easily.
Inoue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Inoue is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inoue was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Inoue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inoue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Inoue.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inoue was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Inoue moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sakmongkol Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Inoue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Inoue takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Inoue swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Inoue walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Inoue scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Inoue misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sitsongrit as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Inoue moves away and avoids it.
Inoue connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Inoue.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Inoue takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Inoue saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inoue can do to turn this around?
A leg kick checked by Inoue.
Inoue fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inoue.
A good leg kick by Inoue.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Inoue lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Inoue throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Inoue slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Inoue throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Inoue manages to avoid it.
Inoue avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Inoue's body. Inoue takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Inoue connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Inoue in the body.
Inoue looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sitsongrit is fending him off so far but Inoue persists. Nope, Sitsongrit circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Inoue with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Inoue lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Inoue takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Inoue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Inoue throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sitsongrit was covering up waiting for the punch and Inoue finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inoue would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Sitsongrit is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Inoue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inoue has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
A short left from Inoue.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Inoue avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Inoue blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inoue pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inoue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Inoue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inoue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Inoue.
Inoue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.

Inoue has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sitsongrit uses from the top position.
Sitsongrit would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sitsongrit stays in close to Inoue's body and controls the position.

Inoue throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Inoue is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Inoue is working an open guard so Sitsongrit takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Inoue.
Inoue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Inoue.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Inoue moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sakmongkol Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Inoue moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
As Sitsongrit backs off Inoue throws a huge counter combo but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it all.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Inoue moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Inoue avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Inoue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Inoue.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and pushes Inoue back into the cage.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Inoue and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit works on Inoue's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Inoue gets control of Sitsongrit's arms and successfully pulls guard. Inoue will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sitsongrit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Our spies down at at Far-Q Fight Club inform us that Inoue has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sitsongrit has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Sitsongrit stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Inoue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Inoue changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inoue is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Inoue's head but Inoue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Inoue lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Inoue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Inoue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Inoue throws a lazy body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that stops Inoue in his tracks momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Inoue. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Inoue.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inoue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inoue unleashes a big counter combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Inoue throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that stops Inoue in his tracks momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Inoue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inoue swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Inoue missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Inoue forces Sitsongrit back against the cage and clinches.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Inoue avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inoue.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Inoue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inoue is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Inoue has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Inoues head.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inoue misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inoue.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Inoue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inoue tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Inoue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Inoue blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Inoue backwards.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Inoue.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inoue.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Inoue backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit avoids the elbow strike from Inoue, against the cage.
Inoue blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Inoue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inoue lands an elbow inside that Sitsongrit shrugs off.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Inoue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sakmongkol Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Inoue circles away.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Inoue with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Inoue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Inoue throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Inoue.
Inoue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Inoue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Inoue moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Inoue loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Inoue's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
Inoue lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Inoue moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Inoue lands an elbow that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks for a moment.
Inoue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inoue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inoue tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Inoue is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Inoue tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit tests Inoue's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Inoue takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Inoue takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Inoue pushes him off.
Inoue has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Inoue's head.
Inoue gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Inoue doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Inoue 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Inoue. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Inoue acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Inoue fails with the takedown.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaiji Inoue.
Inoue takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue just misses with a punch to the body.
Inoue misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Inoue checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Inoue misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Inoue was well out of range.
Inoue was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice body kick from Sitsongrit.

Sitsongrit rushes Inoue and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inoue scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Inoue.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Inoue's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Inoue's gas tank.
Inoue has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Inoue backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Inoue tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Inoue controls the action.
Inoue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Sitsongrit has Inoue up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inoue throws a head punch that misses.
Inoue's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inoue blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sakmongkol Sitsongrit had his way with Kaiji Inoue in that round.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Inoue slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Inoue flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Inoue connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Inoue shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Inoue or perhaps it was just good defense by Sitsongrit, which made it look bad.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
letting Inoue counter with a right hand.

Inoue gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Inoue misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inoue is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sitsongrit to keep the fight standing.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue pushes off an throws an elbow but Sitsongrit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Inoue tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaiji Inoue.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Inoue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Inoue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Inoue struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit cracks Inoue with a nice body shot.
Inoue is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sitsongrit to keep the fight standing.
Inoue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inoue works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit cracks Inoue with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Inoue's head.
Inoue takes a shot to the head.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Inoue was well out of range.
Inoue throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Inoue has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Inoue there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Inoue tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit defends well and Inoue ends up having to push Sitsongrit into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kaiji Inoue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inoue misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Inoue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inoue throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Inoue avoids a kick to the body.
Inoue cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Inoue defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
And Inoue tries to counter it with a takedown but Sitsongrit pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inoue.
Inoue changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Inoue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit cracks the inside of Inoue's front leg.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.

Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Inoue throws an elbow that misses.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
A short right from Inoue.
With the fighters up against the cage, Inoue throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inoue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
Inoue lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inoue misses with a knee strike.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inoue's elbow.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Inoue jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sitsongrit walks away with a smile on his face. Inoue gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Inoue looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Inoue down with leg kicks.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Inoue tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Inoue misses the jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Inoue throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Sakmongkol Sitsongrit misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.