PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 561 p4p, 1463 weight class) and Carl Kahng (ranked 75 p4p, 189 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carl Kahng was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sitsongrit
vs
Kahng

181 cm
23
171
5 - 2 - 1

180 cm
27
180
7 - 6 - 1

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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carl Kahng!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kahng drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Kahng pushes him off.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Kahng sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahng throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Kahng's body.
Sitsongrit punishes Kahng's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Kahng moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kahng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kahng looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahng is just out of range.
Kahng throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit throws a nice looking combination but Kahng bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sitsongrit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit cracks Kahng with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kahng moves out of range of the strikes.
Kahng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Kahng moves out of range.
Kahng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Kahng.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.

Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit is working Kahng over against the cage.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahng working hard to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Kahng controls the action.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Kahng blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kahng backwards.
Sitsongrit prevents Kahng from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Kahng is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Kahng controls his hands.
Kahng tries to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahng.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Kahng has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sitsongrit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kahng can turn it around.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.

Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit is looking to wear down Kahng with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahng misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sitsongrit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahng.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit stuns Kahng with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Kahng moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kahng on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Kahng.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Kahng moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Kahng off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahng is just out of range.
Kahng lands a nice looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kahng. Kahng circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Kahng misses its intended target.
Kahng takes one to the chin there.
Kahng checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kahng throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahng throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Poomchamtuek 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.

Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Kahng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Kahng checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Kahng counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kahng in his tracks.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Kahng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Kahng moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Kahng moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahng.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Kahng thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit cracks Kahng with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahng moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kahng avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Kahng's corner calls for a 1-2. Kahng obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kahng takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Kahng.
The fighters circling - Kahng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahng throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kahng.
Kahng throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Kahng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahng misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Kahng's head.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Kahng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kahng.
Kahng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
enabling Kahng to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Kahng slaps the foot to one side.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Kahng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Kahng slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
letting Kahng counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahng manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kahng counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kahng can do to turn this around?
Kahng connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Kahng avoids it.
Kahng just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Kahng.
Kahng misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Kahng's knee but Kahng avoids it well.
Kahng throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Kahng might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Kahng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Kahng misses.
Kahng staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses
and Kahng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Kahng.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Kahng appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Kahng up against the cage.
Kahng is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling him.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Kahng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Kahng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahng misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit tests Kahng's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kahng throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahng missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kahng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kahng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Kahng is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Kahng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kahng throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Kahng.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahng moves away.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kahng's head.
Kahng scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Kahng takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kahng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Kahng misses with a straight right.
Kahng throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahng takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Kahng ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.

Kahng tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahng is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Kahng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Kahng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kahng wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Kahng blocks it.
Kahng blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kahng takes a shot to the head.
Kahng working hard to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kahng's elbow.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Kahng.
Kahng tries to circle away but Sitsongrit has him pinned against the cage.
Kahng blocks an uppercut.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kahng backwards.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kahng's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Kahng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Kahng's head.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahng is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling him.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carl Kahng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahng's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.

Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
Kahng thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Kahng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Kahng.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahng throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Poomchamtuek 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.