PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilja Vashuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anuwat Sit Hrun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anuwat Sit Hrun has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ilja Vashuta's chin.

Vashuta
vs
Sit Hrun

189 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilja Vashuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anuwat Sit Hrun!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vashuta misses with a takedown attempt - Sit Hrun sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vashuta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sit Hrun circles away.

Sit Hrun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sit Hrun is pushing Vashuta up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sit Hrun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vashuta.
Sit Hrun missing with knees to the body.
Vashuta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sit Hrun has him pressed against the cage.
Sit Hrun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vashuta is defending well for now.
Vashuta dodges an elbow strike from Sit Hrun.
Sit Hrun slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sit Hrun lands a knee to the body.
Sit Hrun just leaning against Vashuta, taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sit Hrun obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sit Hrun lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sit Hrun takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vashuta managing to block the knees to the body from Sit Hrun.
Sit Hrun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ilja Vashuta has been cut.
Sit Hrun is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vashuta avoiding damage as Sit Hrun throws knees to the body.
Sit Hrun lands a good knee to the midsection. Vashuta won't want to take too many of those.
Sit Hrun missing with knees to the body.
Vashuta managing to block the knees to the body from Sit Hrun.
Vashuta has a couple of punches blocked by Sit Hrun.
Sit Hrun is stalling here.
Sit Hrun receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vashuta has had enough of the clinch but Sit Hrun keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Sit Hrun.
Sit Hrun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vashuta is breathing heavily.
Sit Hrun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sit Hrun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sit Hrun dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sit Hrun working Vashuta over with knees to the body.
Sit Hrun slows down the pace here.
Vashuta takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hrun lands an elbow inside.
Sit Hrun lands a nice elbow.
Vashuta avoiding damage as Sit Hrun throws knees to the body.
Sit Hrun manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vashuta avoiding damage as Sit Hrun throws knees to the body.
Sit Hrun is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vashuta tries to break the clinch but Sit Hrun is controlling the position.
Sit Hrun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sit Hrun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vashuta is defending well for now.
Sit Hrun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vashuta is defending well for now.
Sit Hrun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sit Hrun slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anuwat Sit Hrun.
Vashuta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sit Hrun avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilja Vashuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vashuta shoots in and drives through. Sit Hrun sprawls well.
Sit Hrun connects with a leg kick. Vashuta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vashuta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vashuta.

Vashuta gets tackled into the cage by Sit Hrun. Sit Hrun maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anuwat Sit Hrun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilja Vashuta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sit Hrun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vashuta.
Horrible takedown by Vashuta or perhaps it was just good defense by Sit Hrun which made him look bad.
Vashuta shoots in looking for a takedown. Sit Hrun tries to sprawl out of it but Vashuta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sit Hrun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilja Vashuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vashuta looks for a takedown but Sit Hrun sprawls well.

Sit Hrun moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Sit Hrun.
Stalling in the clinch from Sit Hrun.
Sit Hrun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sit Hrun dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vashuta fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sit Hrun leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vashuta managing to block the knees to the body from Sit Hrun.
Vashuta takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sit Hrun takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sit Hrun lands an elbow that stopped Vashuta in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sit Hrun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vashuta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sit Hrun smiles and moves away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vashuta 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.
Ilja Vashuta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sit Hrun forces Vashuta back against the cage and clinches.
Sit Hrun is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vashuta wants a takedown but no success here.
Vashuta tries to pull guard but Sit Hrun won't allow it.
Sit Hrun lands an elbow just above Vashuta 's eye.
Sit Hrun displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vashuta up against the cage.
Vashuta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sit Hrun avoiding damage.
Sit Hrun lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hrun lands a knee to the body.
Vashuta tries to pull guard but Sit Hrun holds him up against the cage and eventually Vashuta drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sit Hrun.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sit Hrun.
Sit Hrun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vashuta takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vashuta takes an elbow to the temple.
Sit Hrun scores a nice knee to the body.
Sit Hrun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vashuta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sit Hrun lands a good knee to the midsection. Vashuta won't want to take too many of those.
Sit Hrun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sit Hrun lands a nice elbow.
Sit Hrun leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hrun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vashuta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sit Hrun lands an elbow just above Vashuta 's eye.
Sit Hrun stalls.
Sit Hrun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vashuta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vashuta takes a knee to the side of the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sit Hrun.
Sit Hrun lands a good knee to the midsection. Vashuta won't want to take too many of those.
Sit Hrun controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anuwat Sit Hrun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ilja Vashuta'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sit Hrun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Sit Hrun as Vashuta shoots in.

Sit Hrun has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sit Hrun.
Vashuta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sit Hrun controlling the action here for a moment.
Vashuta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sit Hrun scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sit Hrun lands a knee to the body.
Anuwat Sit Hrun seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sit Hrun landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sit Hrun lands a nice knee to the body.
Vashuta takes an elbow to the temple.
Sit Hrun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sit Hrun content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sit Hrun landing knees to the body.
Sit Hrun content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sit Hrun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sit Hrun stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anuwat Sit Hrun.

Sit Hrun rushes Vashuta and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hrun stalling.
Sit Hrun tries to land knees in the clinch but Vashuta avoids the damage to the body.
Sit Hrun content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sit Hrun lands a good knee to the midsection. Vashuta won't want to take too many of those.
Sit Hrun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Sit Hrun.
Sit Hrun with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Vashuta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vashuta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sit Hrun's waist but Sit Hrun gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vashuta off to one side.
Sit Hrun fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sit Hrun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vashuta.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilja Vashuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sit Hrun lands a damaging elbow.
Vashuta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sit Hrun slows down the pace here.
Sit Hrun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vashuta tries to pull guard but Sit Hrun won't allow it.
Sit Hrun lands a nice elbow.
Sit Hrun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vashuta letting Sit Hrun take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hrun scores a nice knee to the body.
Anuwat Sit Hrun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sit Hrun slows down the pace here.
Sit Hrun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ilja Vashuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sit Hrun is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sit Hrun continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Vashuta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anuwat Sit Hrun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sit Hrun 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 24:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anuwat Sit Hrun!