PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thongthailek Sitsongrit (ranked 2038 p4p, 3429 weight class) and Cathal O Doherty (ranked 167 p4p, 257 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sitsongrit
vs
O Doherty

176 cm
28
156
8 - 5 - 1

172 cm
30
150
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thongthailek Sitsongrit !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Doherty staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit scores with a head kick.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit .
O Doherty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
O Doherty throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
O Doherty throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
O Doherty just misses with a punch to the body.
O Doherty's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Doherty's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by O Doherty.
O Doherty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but O Doherty moves out of range.
Cathal O Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Doherty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Doherty lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Doherty looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a nice head kick!
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
O Doherty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Doherty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Doherty misses with a hook.
O Doherty sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from O Doherty finds it's target.
Sitsongrit defending well as O Doherty loads up on a big left hand.
O Doherty misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Doherty misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
O Doherty's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
The fighters circling - O Doherty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Doherty was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit .
A looping hook to the body misses from O Doherty. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Doherty jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that stops O Doherty in his tracks momentarily.
O Doherty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Doherty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit .
O Doherty connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Doherty.
Sitsongrit throws a quick counter head kick but O Doherty was just out of range.
O Doherty misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit 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.
O Doherty looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
O Doherty moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit .
O Doherty scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by O Doherty.
Sitsongrit throws a counter high kick but O Doherty was just alert enough to avoid it.
O Doherty swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Doherty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Doherty throws a big shot that misses.
O Doherty catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Doherty.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from O Doherty misses the target.
O Doherty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Doherty finds it's way round the side to connect with Sitsongrit 's head.
O Doherty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Doherty throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a big counter.
O Doherty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from O Doherty misses.
O Doherty tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Doherty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Doherty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Doherty throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
O Doherty misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into O Doherty's ribs.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Doherty.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
O Doherty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from O Doherty misses its intended target.
O Doherty throws a body shot but no joy.
O Doherty connects with a body shot.
O Doherty is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sitsongrit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - O Doherty had a free shot at his head there.
O Doherty with a hook.
Sitsongrit jabs O Doherty to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but O Doherty moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but O Doherty moves out of range.
O Doherty misses with a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a big head kick but O Doherty shrugs it off.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by O Doherty.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cathal O Doherty will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

O Doherty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Doherty throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Sitsongrit counters with a quick kick to the body but O Doherty blocks it.
O Doherty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Doherty misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - O Doherty had a free shot at his head there.
O Doherty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Doherty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Doherty lands with an overhand left.
Cathal O Doherty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from O Doherty misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by O Doherty as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit thumps O Doherty with a low kick.
O Doherty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
O Doherty lands a jab.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Doherty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
O Doherty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice straight punches there by O Doherty. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Doherty.
O Doherty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Doherty connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.

Sitsongrit is rocked!
O Doherty throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Oh Sitsongrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit seems to have got his legs back now.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from O Doherty.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from O Doherty misses its intended target.
And Sitsongrit counters with a quick kick to the body but O Doherty blocks it.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice body kick.
O Doherty misses with a body punch
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Doherty cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit 's ribs.
O Doherty throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from O Doherty.
O Doherty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit delivers a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Doherty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but O Doherty manages to avoid it.
O Doherty takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Doherty misses with a hook
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
O Doherty clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, jab by O Doherty - just one landing.

O Doherty drops Sitsongrit with a beautiful combination! Sitsongrit stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - O Doherty is looking for the KO!
O Doherty ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit .
A big left from O Doherty misses.
A telegraphed right hand from O Doherty misses the target.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Doherty! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Doherty looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
O Doherty misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Doherty throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
O Doherty throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Doherty misses with a wild body shot.
O Doherty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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.
O Doherty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
O Doherty lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Doherty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Doherty catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Doherty misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that stops O Doherty in his tracks momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on O Doherty's shoulder, as O Doherty tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but O Doherty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Doherty cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
O Doherty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from O Doherty misses.
O Doherty just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSitsongrit .
O Doherty swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from O Doherty misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a head kick.
O Doherty connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from O Doherty does it's job there.
O Doherty swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and O Doherty takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from O Doherty.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Doherty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but O Doherty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Doherty scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cathal O Doherty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

O Doherty misses with a looping left.
O Doherty misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
O Doherty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
O Doherty misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
O Doherty swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A bone on bone clash there as O Doherty blocks the leg kick.
O Doherty throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that stops O Doherty in his tracks momentarily.
O Doherty cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
O Doherty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Doherty there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Doherty stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Doherty throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
O Doherty loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
O Doherty misses with an uppercut.
O Doherty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses O Doherty's front leg but catches the back leg as O Doherty tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Doherty throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Doherty, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends O Doherty's belly button to the back.
O Doherty misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Doherty misses the shot to the body.
O Doherty clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot by O Doherty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Doherty misses the shot to the body.
O Doherty misses the jab.
O Doherty loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
O Doherty throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
O Doherty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sitsongrit counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. O Doherty is lucky that one didn't land flush.
O Doherty has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit .
O Doherty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from O Doherty misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
O Doherty scores with a punch to the head.
O Doherty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
O Doherty throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for O Doherty.
O Doherty throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from O Doherty does it's job there.
O Doherty swings widly with a right hand
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Doherty.
O Doherty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Doherty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Doherty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Doherty lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O Doherty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Doherty just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thongthailek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cathal O Doherty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
O Doherty scores with a hook.
O Doherty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Doherty moves out of range of the strikes.
O Doherty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from O Doherty.
O Doherty thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Doherty looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Doherty falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. O Doherty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Doherty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from O Doherty.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but O Doherty moved away.
O Doherty misses with a wild combination.
O Doherty jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Doherty.
O Doherty connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Doherty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like O Doherty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cathal O Doherty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Doherty 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathal O Doherty!
A less than humble Cathal O Doherty misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Thongthailek Sitsongrit stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations for the victory. I thank God for being able to face such a good opponent. I will improve and I will come back stronger ðŸ”¥'.