PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Lars Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sittichai Sittsongpeenong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Karlsson
vs
Sittsongpeenong

179 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sittichai Sittsongpeenong!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sittsongpeenong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sittsongpeenong.
A swing and a miss from Karlsson.

Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Sittsongpeenong blocks an uppercut.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson scores with a shot to the side of Sittsongpeenong's head.
Karlsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sittsongpeenong blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sittsongpeenong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.

Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karlsson digs a good body shot into Sittsongpeenong's ribs.
Sittsongpeenong blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Sittsongpeenong misses.
Karlsson throws a nice looking combination but Sittsongpeenong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karlsson looks to land a left hand but Sittsongpeenong moved out of range nicely.
Karlsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sittsongpeenong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Karlsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sittichai Sittsongpeenong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut there from Sittsongpeenong.
Sittsongpeenong looks to clinch
and Sittsongpeenong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sittsongpeenong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Karlsson misses its intended target.
Sittsongpeenong just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Karlsson misses.
Sittsongpeenong misses the shot to the body.
Sittsongpeenong lands the left hand.
Sittsongpeenong missing with a left hand there. Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Karlsson.
Sittsongpeenong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a left hand
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson takes a swing at Sittsongpeenong's ribcage but misses.
Sittsongpeenong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sittsongpeenong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karlsson.
Karlsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karlsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karlsson counters with a series of strikes. Sittsongpeenong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sittsongpeenong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sittsongpeenong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karlsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Sittsongpeenong's head.
Sittsongpeenong throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Nice jab there from Sittsongpeenong.
Karlsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sittsongpeenong.
Sittsongpeenong works over Karlsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Sittsongpeenong is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Karlsson has Sittsongpeenong up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sittsongpeenong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sittsongpeenong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Sittsongpeenong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lars Karlsson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sittsongpeenong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sittsongpeenong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson.
Sittsongpeenong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a lunging right hand
and Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Sittsongpeenong.
Sittsongpeenong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a wild body shot.
Sittsongpeenong avoids the body shot from Karlsson.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a straight right.
Karlsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karlsson moves away from the strike by Sittsongpeenong.
Sittsongpeenong slips a jab and a cross from Karlsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sittsongpeenong with a hook.
Karlsson moves away from the strike by Sittsongpeenong.
Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Sittsongpeenong takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Sittsongpeenong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karlsson scores with a hook.
Sittsongpeenong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Karlsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Karlsson.
Karlsson missing with a left hand there. Sittsongpeenong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sittsongpeenong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sittsongpeenong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karlsson.
Karlsson slips a jab and a cross from Sittsongpeenong.
Sittsongpeenong throws the left hand but Karlsson avoids the punch easily.

Karlsson moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Karlsson as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson scores with a shot to the side of Sittsongpeenong's head.
A hook to the body from Sittsongpeenong.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Sittsongpeenong blocks it.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Sittsongpeenong blocks it.
Sittsongpeenong takes a shot to the head.
Sittsongpeenong scores with a hook to the body.
Karlsson presses Sittsongpeenong against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sittsongpeenong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karlsson's elbow.
Sittsongpeenong misses with some punches.
Sittsongpeenong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Karlsson.
Sittsongpeenong presses Karlsson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karlsson misses with a body punch.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sittsongpeenong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sittsongpeenong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lars Karlsson will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Karlsson.
Sittichai Sittsongpeenong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sittsongpeenong fails to land with a series of punches.
Sittsongpeenong tries to clinch up.

Karlsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sittsongpeenong gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sittsongpeenong can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
Sittsongpeenong lands a left hand.
Sittsongpeenong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sittsongpeenong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Karlsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to work over Sittsongpeenong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sittsongpeenong tries to work over Karlsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson gets through Sittsongpeenong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson blocks a body shot from Sittsongpeenong.
Sittsongpeenong blocking some punches.
Karlsson digs a right hand underneath Sittsongpeenong's ribcage. Sittsongpeenong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sittsongpeenong blocking some punches.
Karlsson pushes Sittsongpeenong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sittsongpeenong throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson lands with a left to the head.
Lars Karlsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karlsson lands with a right to the head.
Sittsongpeenong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Sittsongpeenong is rocked!
Sittsongpeenong lands with a right to the head.
Sittsongpeenong tries to work over Karlsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Sittsongpeenong fails to land.
Sittsongpeenong blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sittsongpeenong.
Sittsongpeenong can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
Karlsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sittsongpeenong backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sittsongpeenong has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Sittsongpeenong blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karlsson.
Sittsongpeenong throws a head punch that misses.
Sittsongpeenong throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Sittsongpeenong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karlssons head.
Sittsongpeenong misses with the head strike.
Sittsongpeenong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
Karlsson prevents a body shot from Sittsongpeenong.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sittsongpeenong is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Sittsongpeenong tries to work over Karlsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Sittsongpeenong misses with some punches.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Karlsson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Karlsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karlsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Karlsson!