PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petchuangtong Sitsongrit (ranked 6250 p4p, 119 weight class) and Ricardo Ricket (ranked 7736 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricket has chosen One Foot as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sitsongrit
vs
Ricket

179 cm
19
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
30
155 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

RESISTANCE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchuangtong Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Ricket!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricket on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Ricket checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRicket.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that Ricket ducks under and follows up with a left that Ricket also avoids with ease.
Ricket throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Ricket 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.

Ricket feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ricket distracts Sitsongrit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Ricket gets to his feet. Sitsongrit looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sitsongrit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Rio in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sitsongrit jabs Ricket right on the nose. Ricket blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ricket moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Ricket uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Ricket dodges the punch combination from Sitsongrit.
Ricket fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Ricket takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ricket goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ricket gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Ricket is rocked!
Ricket looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sitsongrit lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ricket. Sitsongrit pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petchuangtong Sitsongrit!
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit made sure to mention his sponsor, RESISTANCE in his post fight interview.