PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gemellus Axius (ranked 1004 p4p, 543 weight class) and Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 116 p4p, 77 weight class). Axius comes to the cage accompanied by Feed the Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Axius
vs
Sitsongrit

175 cm
29
142
16 - 12 - 1

171 cm
30
144
21 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gemellus Axius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Axius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Axius moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Axius tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Axius tries to counter by clinching up but Sitsongrit breaks away and moves out of range.
Axius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Axius is looking to clinch.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Axius misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Axius jumps back.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Axius's belly button to the back.
Axius wants to clinch
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Axius.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Axius swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit gets through Axius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
Axius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Axius lands an uppercut.
Axius tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Axius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axius tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Axius back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Axius blocks an uppercut.
Axius misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Axius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Axius working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axius tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit holds him up against the cage and eventually Axius drops back down to his feet.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Axius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axius tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axius.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Axius.
Axius has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Axius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axius lands with a short shot to the head.
Axius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Axius.
Axius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axius tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sitsongrit just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gemellus Axius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Axius swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axius lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit is working Axius over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Axius scores with a nice short uppercut.
I was talking to Axius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Axius controls the action.
Axius gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Axius is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axius prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Axius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Axius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axius is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Axius controls the action.
Axius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Axius lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Axius.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Axius fails to land.
Axius 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. Axius gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Axius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Axius misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Axius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Axius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Axius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Axius jumps back.
Axius connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Axius.
Axius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yodsawan Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Axius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Axius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Axius is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Axius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Axius.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Axius throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Axius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sitsongrit defending well as Axius loads up on a big left hand.
Axius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Axius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Axius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Axius fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sitsongrit to keep the fight standing.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit gets through Axius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axius tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Axius is looking to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch.
Axius throws a body shot but no joy.
Axius is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Axius.
Axius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Axius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Axius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Axius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Axius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Axius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Axius ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Axius.
Axius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Axius misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Axius.
Axius scores with a jab.

Axius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Axius blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Axius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gemellus Axius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Axius tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Axius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Axius prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Axius is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axius misses with some punches.
Axius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Axius 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. Axius gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Axius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Axius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axius misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Axius misses with a low kick.
Axius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axius looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Axius.
Axius throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Axius stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Axius just misses with a punch to the body.

Axius moves into range and clinches up with Sitsongrit.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Axius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axius blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Axius misses with a punch on the inside.
Axius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Axius fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yodsawan Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Axius.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Axius looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Axius sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Axius moved away.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axius was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axius manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Axius.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Axius.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Axius throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit motions for Axius to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Axius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Axius staying out of range there.
Axius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Axius doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Axius scores with a push kick.
Axius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Axius lands with a nice combination. Sitsongrit backs away looking to recover.
Axius misses with a wild combination.
Axius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Axius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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!
Axius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
Axius blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Axius.
Gemellus Axius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Axius checks a leg kick.
Axius tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Axius moves out of range of the body kick.
Axius tries to counter by clinching up but Sitsongrit breaks away and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Axius.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.

Axius has Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Axius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axius working aggressively here.
Axius fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axius swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Axius blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Axius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Axius.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axius's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
Axius misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Axius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axius misses with a body punch.
Axius throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Axius.
Axius swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axius tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit holds him up against the cage and eventually Axius drops back down to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
Our winner, Yodsawan Sitsongrit, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.