PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Filimonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anuwat Sit Hrun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandr Filimonov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Filimonov
vs
Sit Hrun

201 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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, Alexandr Filimonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anuwat Sit Hrun!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Filimonov has managed to clinch.
Sit Hrun missing with knees to the body.
Sit Hrun blocks an elbow strike.
Sit Hrun trying to land knees to the body.
Filimonov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Filimonov tries to land knees in the clinch but Sit Hrun avoids the damage to the body.
Filimonov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sit Hrun is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sit Hrun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filimonov missing with knees to the body.
Sit Hrun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Filimonov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sit Hrun avoids the elbow strike from Filimonov, against the cage.
Filimonov tries to land knees in the clinch but Sit Hrun avoids the damage to the body.
Sit Hrun tries to stall but Filimonov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sit Hrun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Filimonov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filimonov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sit Hrun trying to land knees to the body.
Filimonov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sit Hrun avoiding damage as Filimonov throws knees to the body.
Filimonov tries to land knees in the clinch but Sit Hrun avoids the damage to the body.
Filimonov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filimonov misses with an elbow strike.
Filimonov pushes off an throws an elbow but Sit Hrun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Filimonov missing with knees to the body.
Sit Hrun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filimonov missing with knees to the body.
Sit Hrun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sit Hrun tries to stall but Filimonov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sit Hrun holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Filimonov missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sit Hrun avoids a wild elbow strike from Filimonov.
Sit Hrun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sit Hrun avoids a wild elbow strike from Filimonov.
Sit Hrun lands an elbow inside that Filimonov shrugs off.
Filimonov missing with knees to the body.
Filimonov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sit Hrun missing with knees to the body.
Sit Hrun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sit Hrun leaning against his opponent.
Sit Hrun avoids the elbow strike from Filimonov, against the cage.
Filimonov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sit Hrun is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anuwat Sit Hrun.
Sit Hrun tries to land a leg kick but Filimonov saw it coming and moves away.

Sit Hrun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sit Hrun with a knee to the head.
Sit Hrun manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two 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.
Sit Hrun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sit Hrun is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Filimonov has denied him.
Sit Hrun creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filimonov's defenses.
Filimonov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Filimonov is breathing heavily.
Filimonov avoiding damage as Sit Hrun throws knees to the body.
Filimonov missing with knees to the body.
Sit Hrun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Filimonov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Filimonov lands an elbow just above Sit Hrun 's eye.
Sit Hrun wants to stall.
Filimonov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Filimonov trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Filimonov as Sit Hrun tries to tie him up.
Filimonov lands an elbow that stopped Sit Hrun in his tracks for a moment.
Filimonov misses with an elbow strike.
Sit Hrun tries a knee to the head but Filimonov blocks it.
Sit Hrun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sit Hrun lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sit Hrun lands a nice elbow.
Sit Hrun lands an elbow just above Filimonov 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hrun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Filimonov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sit Hrun lands a nice elbow.
Sit Hrun is struggling to control the position.
Sit Hrun lands a good knee to the midsection. Filimonov won't want to take too many of those.
Sit Hrun stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sit Hrun trying to land knees to the body.
Sit Hrun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sit Hrun is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Filimonov blocks an elbow strike.
Sit Hrun taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sit Hrun avoiding damage as Filimonov throws knees to the body.
Filimonov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sit Hrun avoids it.
Filimonov misses with an elbow over the top.
Filimonov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sit Hrun trying to land knees to the body.
Filimonov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sit Hrun taking a breather.
Filimonov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sit Hrun avoiding damage as Filimonov throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sit Hrun.
Filimonov avoiding damage as Sit Hrun throws knees to the body.
Filimonov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filimonov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sit Hrun blocks an elbow strike.
Sit Hrun blocks the elbow strike.
Filimonov managing to block the knees to the body from Sit Hrun.
Sit Hrun tries to land knees in the clinch but Filimonov avoids the damage to the body.
Filimonov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Filimonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sit Hrun.
Sit Hrun crunches a lovely knee into Filimonov's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sit Hrun obliges.
Sit Hrun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Filimonov is keeping busy.
Sit Hrun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sit Hrun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Filimonov lands an elbow inside that Sit Hrun shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sit Hrun avoiding damage as Filimonov throws knees to the body.
Sit Hrun trying to control the position but instead, Filimonov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sit Hrun into the cage.
Sit Hrun is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Sit Hrun lands an elbow just above Filimonov 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anuwat Sit Hrun dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Filimonov moves to clinch but Sit Hrun breaks away
and Filimonov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Filimonov has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filimonov throws an elbow but misses.
Filimonov lands a damaging elbow.
Filimonov pushes off an throws an elbow but Sit Hrun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sit Hrun managing to block the knees to the body from Filimonov.
Sit Hrun is trying to maintain a safe position but Filimonov gets an underhook and turns Sit Hrun into the cage.
Sit Hrun throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sit Hrun blocks an elbow strike from Filimonov.
Filimonov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sit Hrun is defending well for now.
Sit Hrun is trying to stall.
Sit Hrun holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sit Hrun is trying to stall.
Sit Hrun blocks the elbow strike.
Sit Hrun pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sit Hrun avoids a wild elbow strike from Filimonov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filimonov throws an elbow but misses.
Sit Hrun trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filimonov throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filimonov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sit Hrun obliges.
Filimonov missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sit Hrun lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sit Hrun.
Filimonov misses with an elbow over the top.
Sit Hrun managing to block the knees to the body from Filimonov.
Filimonov takes an elbow to the temple.
Sit Hrun will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Filimonov up against the cage.
Sit Hrun creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filimonov's defenses.
Sit Hrun displaying some good clinch control by pressing Filimonov up against the cage.
Filimonov blocks an elbow strike from Sit Hrun.
Sit Hrun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sit Hrun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Filimonov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sit Hrun missing with knees to the body.
Sit Hrun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sit Hrun creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sit Hrun obliges.
Filimonov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sit Hrun creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Filimonov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sit Hrun dodges an elbow strike from Filimonov.
Filimonov trying to land knees to the body.
Sit Hrun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Filimonov avoids it.
Sit Hrun pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sit Hrun avoids a wild elbow strike from Filimonov.
Filimonov missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Sit Hrun.
Filimonov throws an elbow but it misses.
Sit Hrun misses with an elbow over the top.
Filimonov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filimonov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sit Hrun is defending well for now.
Filimonov pushes off an throws an elbow but Sit Hrun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sit Hrun lands an elbow that stopped Filimonov in his tracks for a moment.
Sit Hrun dodges an elbow strike from Filimonov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hrun lands a nice knee to the body.
Sit Hrun lands an elbow just above Filimonov 's eye.
Sit Hrun leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sit Hrun missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sit Hrun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sit Hrun is pushing Filimonov 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 trying to land knees to the body.
Filimonov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sit Hrun stalling in the clinch but Filimonov improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filimonov throws an elbow but misses.
Filimonov lands an elbow that stopped Sit Hrun in his tracks for a moment.
Sit Hrun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Filimonov.
Sit Hrun will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Filimonov up against the cage.
Sit Hrun wants to stall.
Filimonov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sit Hrun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Filimonov avoids it.
Sit Hrun blocks an elbow strike from Filimonov.
Filimonov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Filimonov lands an elbow inside.
Sit Hrun blocks an elbow strike.
Sit Hrun holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sit Hrun trying to stall but Filimonov improves his position.
Sit Hrun creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filimonov's defenses.
Filimonov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sit Hrun is struggling to control the position.
Sit Hrun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filimonov.
Sit Hrun trying to land knees to the body.
Filimonov trying to land knees to the body.
Sit Hrun pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sit Hrun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Filimonov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sit Hrun's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Filimonov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Filimonov tries to clinch up
and Sit Hrun counters with a big head kick but Filimonov shrugs it off.

Sit Hrun instigates a clinch.
Sit Hrun lands a damaging elbow.
Filimonov blocks an elbow strike from Sit Hrun.
Filimonov throws an elbow but it misses.
Filimonov throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sit Hrun seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Sit Hrun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sit Hrun avoids the elbow strike from Filimonov, against the cage.
Filimonov lands an elbow that stopped Sit Hrun in his tracks for a moment.
Filimonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sit Hrun.
Sit Hrun has Filimonov pressed against the cage.
Sit Hrun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Filimonov avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sit Hrun.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Filimonov as Sit Hrun tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anuwat Sit Hrun.
Filimonov darts in trying to clinch

and Sit Hrun moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sit Hrun lands a damaging elbow.
Sit Hrun avoiding damage as Filimonov throws knees to the body.
Filimonov pushes off an throws an elbow but Sit Hrun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sit Hrun pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sit Hrun taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Filimonov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sit Hrun.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sit Hrun.
Sit Hrun avoids a wild elbow strike from Filimonov.
Filimonov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Filimonov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sit Hrun creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filimonov's defenses.
Sit Hrun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filimonov throws an elbow but misses.
Filimonov misses with an elbow strike.
Sit Hrun lands a damaging elbow.
Anuwat Sit Hrun seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sit Hrun avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filimonov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sit Hrun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Filimonov managing to block the knees to the body from Sit Hrun.
Filimonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sit Hrun.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Filimonov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sit Hrun trying to control the position but instead, Filimonov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sit Hrun into the cage.
Sit Hrun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filimonov trying to land knees to the body.
Sit Hrun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sit Hrun looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sit Hrun blocks the elbow strike.
Filimonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sit Hrun.
Filimonov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sit Hrun.
Filimonov avoiding damage as Sit Hrun throws knees to the body.
Sit Hrun lands a damaging elbow.
Filimonov pushes off an throws an elbow but Sit Hrun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sit Hrun obliges.
Sit Hrun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filimonov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hrun dodges an elbow strike from Filimonov.
Filimonov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Filimonov avoiding damage as Sit Hrun throws knees to the body.
Filimonov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filimonov pushes off an throws an elbow but Sit Hrun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sit Hrun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Filimonov avoids it.
Sit Hrun blocks an elbow strike from Filimonov.
Sit Hrun pressing his opponent against the cage.
Filimonov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sit Hrun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sit Hrun dodges an elbow strike from Filimonov.
Sit Hrun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Filimonov avoids it.
Sit Hrun takes an elbow to the temple.
Sit Hrun content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sit Hrun dodges an elbow strike from Filimonov.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sit Hrun.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Filimonov missing with knees to the body.
Sit Hrun lands an elbow inside.
Sit Hrun dodges an elbow strike from Filimonov.

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.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sit Hrun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filimonov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sit Hrun's brow.
Anuwat Sit Hrun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Filimonov misses with an elbow over the top.
Sit Hrun is looking to control Filimonov's arms but Filimonov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sit Hrun has his back to the cage.
Filimonov misses with an elbow over the top.
Sit Hrun leaning his opponent against the cage.
Filimonov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sit Hrun's defenses.
Sit Hrun avoids the elbow strike from Filimonov, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filimonov throws an elbow but misses.
Filimonov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sit Hrun tries to land knees in the clinch but Filimonov avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Filimonov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sit Hrun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filimonov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alexandr Filimonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filimonov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sit Hrun's brow.

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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

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