PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 32 p4p, 109 weight class) and Petsuwan Sitsongrit (ranked 4 p4p, 10 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benedetti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gloom, Doom, Heartache & Whiskey - Viking Skull. On his way into the cage it seems that Lorenzo Benedetti has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Benedetti
vs
Sitsongrit

173 cm
31
147
26 - 10 - 4

176 cm
32
144
20 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
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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 26 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Benedetti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benedetti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit thumps Benedetti with a low kick.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Benedetti lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benedetti with a nice calf kick.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benedetti doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Benedetti's defenses.
Benedetti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Benedetti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Benedetti misses.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benedetti on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Benedetti's body.
Benedetti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Benedetti scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Benedetti steps away.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lorenzo Benedetti will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Benedetti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Sitsongrit motions for Benedetti to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benedetti throws out a powerful jab.
Benedetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benedetti feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Benedetti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Benedetti's leg. Benedetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benedetti at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Benedetti should have avoided that one.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
Benedetti is looking for a counter combo.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benedetti. Benedetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benedetti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sitsongrit will feel that in the morning.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Benedetti is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benedettis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Benedetti moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti misses the jab.

Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Benedetti up against the cage.

Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Benedetti counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sitsongrit eats them both and turns towards Benedetti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sitsongrit's knee momentarily.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benedetti connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
Benedetti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benedetti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benedetti.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Benedetti slaps the foot to one side.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Benedetti throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Petsuwan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Benedetti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Benedetti's front leg but catches the back leg as Benedetti tries to avoid it.
Benedetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Benedetti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
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 takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benedetti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benedetti momentarily.
Benedetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Benedetti. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Benedetti's leg but Benedetti calmly moves out of range.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Benedetti steps away.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Benedetti defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
Benedetti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A body shot lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Benedetti obliges.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Benedetti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lorenzo Benedetti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit keeps control of Benedetti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Benedetti obliges.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Lorenzo Benedetti did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benedetti to score with a decent uppercut.
Benedetti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.

Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit avoids the elbow strike from Benedetti, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benedetti is keeping busy.
Benedetti scores a nice knee to the body.
Benedetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Benedetti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit avoids a wild elbow strike from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit dodges an elbow strike from Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit pushes Benedetti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benedetti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sitsongrit blocks it with crossed arms.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Sitsongrit is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit pushes Benedetti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti throws an elbow but it misses.

Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Benedetti finds it's target.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benedetti's hands.
Sitsongrit jabs at Benedetti's body.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Nice straight punches there by Benedetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benedetti.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benedetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Benedetti finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit stuns Benedetti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Benedetti takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Benedetti settles back down.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
Benedetti throws a right hand that misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Petsuwan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Benedetti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti 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's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti 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.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti lands with a cross.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Benedetti had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Benedetti's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benedetti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benedetti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Benedetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Benedetti digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benedetti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedetti's sensitive parts.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti connects with a jab.
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Sitsongrit rushes Benedetti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit thumps Benedetti with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Benedetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benedetti.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benedetti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Benedetti counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Benedetti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petsuwan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit is the new featherweight champion!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit thanked the fans post fight for their support.