PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Damon Davis (ranked 6841 p4p, 106 weight class) and Citthichai Ritsongpeenong (ranked 7160 p4p, 121 weight class). Damon Davis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Citthichai Ritsongpeenong's chin.

Davis
vs
Ritsongpeenong

188 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent MT
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damon Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Citthichai Ritsongpeenong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritsongpeenong ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Ritsongpeenong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ritsongpeenong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davis doesn't seem bothered though.
Ritsongpeenong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Ritsongpeenong counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Ritsongpeenong finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
Ritsongpeenong digs a good hook to Davis's body.
Ritsongpeenong throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Damon Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritsongpeenong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ritsongpeenong jabs Davis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ritsongpeenong just misses with a punch to the body.
Ritsongpeenong misses the shot to the body.
Ritsongpeenong lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis misses with a left hand
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritsongpeenong misses with a wild body shot.
Davis misses with a leg kick.

Davis clinches up against the ropes.
Ritsongpeenong misses with a body punch.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ritsongpeenongs head.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ritsongpeenong misses with a body punch.
Ritsongpeenong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ritsongpeenong.
Ritsongpeenong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis prevents a body shot from Ritsongpeenong.
Ritsongpeenong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ritsongpeenong can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Davis lands a right hand.
Ritsongpeenong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ritsongpeenong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis lands an elbow that stopped Ritsongpeenong in his tracks for a moment.
Ritsongpeenong tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Ritsongpeenong back against the ropes.
Ritsongpeenong blocking some punches.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis pushes off an throws an elbow but Ritsongpeenong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritsongpeenong uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritsongpeenong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Ritsongpeenong controls the action.
Davis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ritsongpeenong lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ritsongpeenong.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ritsongpeenong blocks an elbow strike from Davis.
A short right from Ritsongpeenong.
Good body shot from Davis.
Davis lands an elbow inside that Ritsongpeenong shrugs off.
Ritsongpeenong struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Ritsongpeenong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ritsongpeenong misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Ritsongpeenong.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Ritsongpeenong avoids the elbow strike from Davis, against the ropes.
Ritsongpeenong can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Ritsongpeenong throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Good body shot from Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Citthichai Ritsongpeenong dominated that round.
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.

Ritsongpeenong digs a good hook to Davis's body.
Ritsongpeenong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Davis wants to slow Ritsongpeenong down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritsongpeenong. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis throwing a counter right hand but Ritsongpeenong manages to avoid it.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Ritsongpeenong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damon Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ritsongpeenong misses with a two punch combination.
Ritsongpeenong sizes up Davis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ritsongpeenong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Ritsongpeenong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Davis forces Ritsongpeenong back against the ropes and clinches.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Ritsongpeenong controls the action.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ritsongpeenong misses with a hook to the ribs.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Ritsongpeenong.
Ritsongpeenong avoids the body shot from Davis.
Ritsongpeenong swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis jabs at Ritsongpeenong's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Ritsongpeenong scores with a body shot.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ritsongpeenong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ritsongpeenong lunges at Davis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davis's hand.
Ritsongpeenong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Ritsongpeenong.
It looked like Davis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ritsongpeenong.
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ritsongpeenong looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Davis throws a series of punches but Ritsongpeenong avoids them all with ease.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Citthichai Ritsongpeenong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Ritsongpeenong throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem.
Ritsongpeenong catches Davis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheers as Ritsongpeenong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davis doesn't seem phased though.
Ritsongpeenong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ritsongpeenong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ritsongpeenong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Ritsongpeenong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritsongpeenong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ritsongpeenong missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ritsongpeenong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there
and Ritsongpeenong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ritsongpeenong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Ritsongpeenong slips the punch.
Ritsongpeenong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ritsongpeenong cracks Davis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ritsongpeenong looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Ritsongpeenong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis defending well as Ritsongpeenong loads up on a big left hand.
Davis misses with the combination.
Ritsongpeenong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ritsongpeenong digs a good body shot into Davis's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Davis misses
and Ritsongpeenong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ritsongpeenong.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ritsongpeenong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Ritsongpeenong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Citthichai Ritsongpeenong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Davis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Ritsongpeenong's head but Ritsongpeenong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ritsongpeenong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davis wants to clinch
and Ritsongpeenong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis drops his hands momentarily and Ritsongpeenong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Citthichai Ritsongpeenong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ritsongpeenong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ritsongpeenong's hands.
Ritsongpeenong throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Ritsongpeenong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis tried to counter with a leg kick but Ritsongpeenong avoided it.
Ritsongpeenong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davis to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritsongpeenong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Davis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ritsongpeenong misses with a looping left.
Ritsongpeenong looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Davis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davis gets a clinch.
Davis misses with an elbow over the top.
Damon Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ritsongpeenong blocks the elbow strike.
Davis misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ritsongpeenong.
Davis misses with an elbow over the top.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Ritsongpeenong.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
Davis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ritsongpeenong takes a shot to the head.
Ritsongpeenong blocks the elbow strike.
Ritsongpeenong misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with an elbow strike.
Ritsongpeenong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Davis throws an elbow but misses.
Ritsongpeenong avoids a wild elbow strike from Davis.
Ritsongpeenong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Ritsongpeenong.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Ritsongpeenong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritsongpeenong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ritsongpeenong.
Davis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Damon Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritsongpeenong.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damon Davis.
I think Ritsongpeenong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Citthichai Ritsongpeenong!
An out of breath Citthichai Ritsongpeenong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.