PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between LaDaniel Strong (ranked 1207 p4p, 1166 weight class) and Magomed Sitsongrit (ranked 151 p4p, 146 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Strong
vs
Sitsongrit

179 cm
27
159
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
32
145
17 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

UNDEFEATED
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LaDaniel Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magomed Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Strong's knee but Strong avoids it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands an elbow that stopped Strong in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like LaDaniel Strong has been cut.
Strong misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong throws a head kick that misses
and Strong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strong slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Strong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strong pushes Sitsongrit away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Strong defends it well.
Strong tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Strong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit wants to counter the offense by Strong and move into the clinch position.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strong.
Strong 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.
Sitsongrit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Strong throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sitsongrit tries to keep at a distance but Strong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Strong has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Strong scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Strong as the two fighters clinch.
Strong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strong takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strong.
Sitsongrit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sitsongrit pushes off an throws an elbow but Strong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Strong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sitsongrit's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sitsongrit looking to throw knees to the head but Strong is blocking nicely.
Strong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strong lands with a right to the head.
Strong lands with a left to the head.
Strong tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strong.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strong lands a left hand.
Strong working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Strong blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Strong is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.

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 blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Strong.
Sitsongrit tries a knee to the head but Strong blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Strong.
Strong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Strong.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Strong misses with some punches.
Strong digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Strong misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Strong back against the cage.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Strong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strong misses with a leg kick

and Sitsongrit counters with a shoot takedown. Strong fights it but they end up in guard.
Sitsongrit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Strong keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
Sitsongrit advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong is refusing to be controlled, as Sitsongrit sits in half guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sitsongrit is looking for a kimura here.
Strong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sitsongrit on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Strong!
Sitsongrit wants to control the pace but Strong is squirming around nicely.
Strong avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sitsongrit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Strong is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sitsongrit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Strong is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit controlling from the full mount.
Sitsongrit thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sitsongrit cracks Strong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sitsongrit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sitsongrit looking to ground and pound but Strong is blocking nicely.
Sitsongrit controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strong is trying to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Magomed Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on LaDaniel Strong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Strong closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
A short left from Strong.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Strong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Strong moved out of range.
Strong jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sitsongrit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Strong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Strong takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Strong misses with an uppercut
and Strong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strong misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Strong.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
LaDaniel Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Strong.

Strong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strong tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong misses with a body punch.
Strong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a nice elbow.
Strong tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Strong scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit presses Strong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Strong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Strong.
Strong works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strong misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Strong scores with a shoulder strike.
LaDaniel Strong has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Strong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Strong tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Strong.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the head but Strong blocks with his arms.
Strong swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looking to throw knees to the head but Strong is blocking nicely.
Sitsongrit lands an elbow just above Strong 's eye.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Strong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strong misses with some punches.
Strong misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Strong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is working Strong over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strong struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sitsongrit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strong's brow.
Sitsongrit works on Strong's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Strong.
Strong tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.

Sitsongrit pulls guard successfully.
Strong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sitsongrit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strong postures up.
LaDaniel Strong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strong throws a strike but Sitsongrit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Magomed Sitsongrit.
I've got Sitsongrit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magomed Sitsongrit!
A very excited looking Magomed Sitsongrit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.