PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Jedrzejczyk (ranked 3030 p4p, 335 weight class) and Sirimongkol Niyotrong (ranked 3312 p4p, 371 weight class). Sirimongkol Niyotrong acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jedrzejczyk
vs
Niyotrong

168 cm
25
147 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

172 cm
22
152 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)
Sully's Bar & Grill

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Jedrzejczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sirimongkol Niyotrong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedrzejczyk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Niyotrong 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Jedrzejczyk misses the target.
Jedrzejczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Niyotrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niyotrong with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Niyotrong.
Jedrzejczyk throwing a counter right hand but Niyotrong manages to avoid it.
Niyotrong feints and then cracks Jedrzejczyk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jedrzejczyk down.
The fighters circling - Niyotrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niyotrong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jedrzejczyk's hands.
A swing and a miss from Niyotrong.
Jedrzejczyk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niyotrong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jedrzejczyk swats away the attempt to clinch by Niyotrong.
Niyotrong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niyotrong thows a body kick. Jedrzejczyk tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good work by Niyotrong as he checks the leg kick.
Niyotrong throws a hook but Jedrzejczyk blocks it.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niyotrong misses with a leg kick
letting Jedrzejczyk counter with a right hand.
Niyotrong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niyotrong closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Jedrzejczyk to counter with a crisp jab.
Jedrzejczyk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niyotrong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Niyotrong tests Jedrzejczyk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Niyotrong.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niyotrong misses with a low kick.
Jedrzejczyk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niyotrong misses with a leg kick
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a stiff right hand.
Jedrzejczyk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niyotrong. Niyotrong obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Niyotrong.
A nice leg kick lands there from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jedrzejczyk has time to react.
Niyotrong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Niyotrong lands with a cross.
Niyotrong wants to land a leg kick but Jedrzejczyk is out of range.
Jedrzejczyk throws a counter high kick but Niyotrong was just alert enough to avoid it.
Niyotrong scores with a punch to the head.
Jedrzejczyk slips under a jab from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong misses with a right hand
and Jedrzejczyk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jedrzejczyk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Niyotrong tries to counter with a clinch but Jedrzejczyk shakes him off and moves away.
Niyotrong blocks a head kick by Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niyotrong fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Jedrzejczyk.
Niyotrong throws out a counter right but Jedrzejczyk avoids it with no problem.
Jedrzejczyk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niyotrong scoring well with a low kick there.
Niyotrong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jedrzejczyk thuds a left hand into Niyotrong's body.
Jedrzejczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Niyotrong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Niyotrong's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Niyotrong's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Niyotrong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Niyotrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niyotrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jedrzejczyk blocks an uppercut.
Niyotrong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niyotrong lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niyotrong tries to work over Jedrzejczyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niyotrong lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Niyotrong.
Jedrzejczyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niyotrong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niyotrong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jedrzejczyk's efforts to push away.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to break the clinch but Niyotrong has him pressed against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Niyotrong has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Jedrzejczyk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to push Niyotrong away but Niyotrong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Niyotrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Jedrzejczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jedrzejczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niyotrong working aggressively here.
Niyotrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niyotrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jedrzejczyk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jedrzejczyk working hard to break the clinch.
Niyotrong scores with a shot to the side of Jedrzejczyk's head.
Niyotrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niyotrong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jedrzejczyk's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sirimongkol Niyotrong dominated that round.
That's time! Jedrzejczyk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Niyotrong ducks under a wild hook from Jedrzejczyk.
Niyotrong wants to counter with a clinch but Jedrzejczyk pushes him away.
Niyotrong tried to score with a low kick but Jedrzejczyk checks it.
Jedrzejczyk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jedrzejczyk throws out a loose jab but Niyotrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niyotrong connects with a solid leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk lands a really nice looking cross but Niyotrong seems unphased.
Niyotrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Jedrzejczyk misses.
Niyotrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Jedrzejczyk.
Niyotrong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niyotrong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk throws a poor cross that misses

and Niyotrong moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Niyotrong.
Jedrzejczyk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niyotrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jedrzejczyk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jedrzejczyk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Niyotrong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jedrzejczyk'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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Niyotrong has double underhooks.

Jedrzejczyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niyotrong tries to clinch but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Niyotrong checks a leg kick.
Niyotrong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Niyotrong!
A jab lands there for Niyotrong.
Jedrzejczyk tries to work over Niyotrong's front leg with a kick but Niyotrong checks it.
Niyotrong wants to slow Jedrzejczyk down by chopping away at his legs.
Jedrzejczyk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Niyotrong lands a nice looking body kick.
Jedrzejczyk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big right from Niyotrong misses.
Niyotrong connects with an inside leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a low kick as Niyotrong jumps back.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head kick that Niyotrong semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a solid leg kick but Niyotrong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jedrzejczyk.
Niyotrong tries to counter with a clinch but Jedrzejczyk shakes him off and moves away.
Jedrzejczyk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Niyotrong checks it well.
Niyotrong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jedrzejczyk throws a hook but Niyotrong avoids it easily.
Niyotrong sizes up Jedrzejczyk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Niyotrong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Niyotrong throws a low kick but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range easily.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a right hand.
Niyotrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Jedrzejczyk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick
and Niyotrong counters with a stiff right hand.
Jedrzejczyk works the jab nicely.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a shot to the body.
Niyotrong tries to land a front kick but Jedrzejczyk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jedrzejczyk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Niyotrong closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk blocks a body shot from Niyotrong.
Still in the clinch, Niyotrong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jedrzejczyk working hard to break the clinch.
Niyotrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Niyotrong lands a left hand.
Niyotrong keeps control of Jedrzejczyk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niyotrong.
Jedrzejczyk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Niyotrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jedrzejczyk wants to get back to striking at distance but Niyotrong won't allow it.
Niyotrong tries a body shot but Jedrzejczyk blocks it.
Niyotrong lands an uppercut.
Niyotrong lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niyotrong.
Niyotrong has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jedrzejczyk after a bit of a struggle.
Jedrzejczyk tries to break free but Niyotrong pushes him back against the cage.
Niyotrong prevents Jedrzejczyk from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Niyotrong on the inside.
Jedrzejczyk blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niyotrong digs a right hand underneath Jedrzejczyk's ribcage. Jedrzejczyk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jedrzejczyk has had enough of the clinch but Niyotrong keeps him there for the moment.
Niyotrong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jedrzejczyk backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niyotrong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jedrzejczyk backwards.
Niyotrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jedrzejczyk blocks an uppercut.
Niyotrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niyotrong tries a body shot but Jedrzejczyk blocks it.
Niyotrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jedrzejczyk or not.
Niyotrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niyotrong blocks an elbow strike.
Niyotrong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niyotrong tries to work over Jedrzejczyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Jedrzejczyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niyotrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jedrzejczyk to counter with a crisp jab.

Niyotrong rushes Jedrzejczyk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Niyotrong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sirimongkol Niyotrong 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Niyotrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niyotrong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Niyotrong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jedrzejczyk just misses with a punch to the body.
Jedrzejczyk lands a glancing blow to the side of Niyotrong's head.
Niyotrong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jedrzejczyk is able to avoid easily.
Jedrzejczyk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Niyotrong.
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick
and Niyotrong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Niyotrong darts in and clinches Jedrzejczyk up against the cage.

Jedrzejczyk breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jedrzejczyk.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick which misses Jedrzejczyk's front leg but catches the back leg as Jedrzejczyk tries to avoid it.
Niyotrong misses with an uppercut. Jedrzejczyk saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick but Jedrzejczyk moved away.
Jedrzejczyk tried to counter with a leg kick but Niyotrong avoided it.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head kick that misses.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a leg kick
and Jedrzejczyk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jedrzejczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niyotrong lands a jab to the nose.
Niyotrong connects with a right hand. Jedrzejczyk shakes it off.
Niyotrong throws a hook to the side of Jedrzejczyk's head but Jedrzejczyk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niyotrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jedrzejczyk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niyotrong, right into the meat.
Jedrzejczyk throws a solid leg kick but Niyotrong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk drops his hands momentarily and Niyotrong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jedrzejczyk lands a nice looking body shot.
Jedrzejczyk digs a good body shot into Niyotrong's ribs.
Jedrzejczyk blocks a head kick by Niyotrong.
Jedrzejczyk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Niyotrong counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jedrzejczyk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jedrzejczyk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong throws the left hand but Jedrzejczyk avoids the punch easily.
Niyotrong is looking to score with low kicks.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jedrzejczyk takes a swing at Niyotrong's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niyotrong.
Jedrzejczyk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niyotrong.
A big right from Niyotrong misses.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to counter punch.
Jedrzejczyk lands a jab to the nose.
Jedrzejczyk blocks a low kick nicely.
Jedrzejczyk throws out a loose jab but Niyotrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niyotrong scores with a sloppy right hand. Jedrzejczyk should have avoided that one.
Jedrzejczyk ducks under a wild hook from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong misses with a hook. Jedrzejczyk ducked under it nicely.
Jedrzejczyk throws an off balance right hand
and Niyotrong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jedrzejczyk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Niyotrong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Niyotrong moves out of range of the leg kick from Jedrzejczyk.
Niyotrong blocks a head kick by Jedrzejczyk.
A head kick by Jedrzejczyk misses
and Niyotrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick but Niyotrong checks it.
Good leg kick by Niyotrong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jedrzejczyk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niyotrong. Niyotrong obviously looking to wear him down.
Jedrzejczyk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Niyotrong.
Niyotrong takes a kick to the side of the head.
Niyotrong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Niyotrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jedrzejczyk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niyotrong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niyotrong cracks the inside of Jedrzejczyk's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a shot from downtown. Niyotrong moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Niyotrong.
Niyotrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niyotrong throws a chopping leg kick but Jedrzejczyk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Niyotrong blocks the body kick.
Niyotrong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jan Jedrzejczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Niyotrong. That's going to slow Jedrzejczyk down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niyotrong. That's going to slow Jedrzejczyk down.
Niyotrong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jedrzejczyks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Niyotrong scores with a nice head shot.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick
and Jedrzejczyk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niyotrong, right into the meat.

Niyotrong closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sirimongkol Niyotrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Niyotrong 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sirimongkol Niyotrong!