PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wisit Songsri (ranked 24374 p4p, 620 weight class) and Robert Bolt (ranked 6148 p4p, 548 weight class). Bolt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. We are the Champions kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Wisit Songsri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert Bolt's chin.

Songsri
vs
Bolt

180 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wisit Songsri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Songsri gets caught napping as Bolt dives in and scores a takedown. Songsri manages to retain guard.
Songsri wants to stand but Bolt is controlling the position.
Bolt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bolt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Songsri wants to stand but Bolt is controlling the position.

Songsri is working an open guard so Bolt takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bolt rushes Songsri and presses him up against the cage.
Songsri trying to stall but Bolt improves his position.
Songsri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Songsri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Songsri crunches a lovely knee into Bolt's ribcage.
Songsri stalling in the clinch.
Songsri prevents a body shot from Bolt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bolt fails to land.

Bolt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robert Bolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Songsri has Bolt up against the cage in a clinch.
Bolt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolt taking a breather.
Songsri just leaning against Bolt, taking a breather.
Bolt blocking some punches.
Songsri tries to break the clinch but Bolt is controlling the position.
Bolt stalls.
Songsri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Songsri can't break the clinch.
Bolt prevents a body shot from Songsri.
Songsri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Songsri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Songsri misses with a punch to the body.
Bolt lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Wisit Songsri has been cut.
Bolt avoiding damage as Songsri throws knees to the body.
Songsri is struggling to control the position.

Bolt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bolt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Songsri's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt passes Songsri's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Songsri avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolt.

Bolt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Songsri is just riding it out for now. Bolt eventually gives up the hold.
Bolt not doing much here.
Bolt trying to control the action but Songsri is working from the bottom.

Bolt stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Songsri to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bolt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Songsri on his heels. He'll look to pass Songsri's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bolt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Songsri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Songsri is breathing heavily.
Bolt landing with the ground and pound.
Songsri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bolt lands a couple of digs.
Bolt sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolt working some strikes from top position.
Bolt scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Bolt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wisit Songsri's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Songsri enables Bolt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Songsri manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bolt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bolt controls the position.
Bolt is looking to take a break and control but Songsri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolt in side control, throwing shots but Songsri defends.
Robert Bolt has got the better of the ground game so far.

Bolt is trying to get an arm triangle but Songsri is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bolt stands up and beckons Songsri to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Songsri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Bolt gets the takedown into side control.

Songsri sneaks out the side door and pushes Bolt away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bolt clinches up against the cage.
Songsri wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolt won't allow it.
Bolt prevents a body shot from Songsri.
Songsri looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Songsri can't break the clinch.
Songsri misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bolt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Songsri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolt avoids it.
Songsri wants to break free but Bolt has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Songsri wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolt won't allow it.
Songsri wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolt won't allow it.
Songsri tries to work over Bolt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Bolt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bolt lands a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bolt managing to block the knees to the body from Songsri.
Songsri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bolt has him pressed against the cage.
Bolt managing to block the knees to the body from Songsri.
Songsri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Songsri wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolt won't allow it.
Bolt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bolt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bolt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bolt keeps control of Songsri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Songsri trying to land knees to the body.
Songsri is trying to break free.
Songsri is trying to break the clinch but Bolt has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Songsri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Songsri is trying to break free.
Songsri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bolt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Songsri backwards.
Bolt lands an elbow inside that Songsri shrugs off.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Songsri takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Songsri looking to throw knees to the head but Bolt is blocking nicely.
Bolt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bolt has Songsri pressed against the cage, preventing Songsri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Songsri throws an elbow but it misses.

Bolt jumps guard and drags Songsri to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bolt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Bolt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wisit Songsri's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bolt tries for a takedown but Songsri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Bolt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bolt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bolt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Bolt is working for a submission of some sort.
Bolt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bolt decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bolt has closed the distance and engaged Songsri in a clinch.
Songsri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Songsri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Songsri prevents a body shot from Bolt.
A bit of stalling here from Bolt.
Songsri stalling against the cage.
Songsri has had enough of the clinch but Bolt keeps him there for the moment.
Songsri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robert Bolt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Songsri wants to break free but Bolt has control.

Songsri breaks from the clinch.
Robert Bolt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two 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.

Bolt moves into the clinch.
Bolt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Songsri connects with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Bolt.
Songsri working hard to break the clinch.
Bolt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Songsri can't break the clinch.
Bolt stalling against the cage.
Songsri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt managing to block the knees to the body from Songsri.
Bolt lands an elbow inside.

Songsri breaks the clinch.

Songsri gets caught napping as Bolt dives in and scores a takedown. Songsri manages to retain guard.
Songsri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bolt on the ground.

Songsri has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bolt has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Songsri trying to land knees to the body.
Bolt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Songsri's efforts to push away.
Bolt prevents Songsri from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt misses with a body punch.
Bolt managing to block the knees to the body from Songsri.
Bolt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolt has Songsri pressed against the cage, preventing Songsri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolt crunches a lovely knee into Songsri's ribcage.
Bolt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Songsri's efforts to push away.
Bolt slowing the pace effectively.
Wisit Songsri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolt managing to block the knees to the body from Songsri.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Bolt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bolt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Bolt!
Post fight, an emotional Robert Bolt said 'I would like to give a quick message, while I have the chance here. To all the people who have doubted me, for this fight and the last, I knew what was going to happen all along. I am the hardest worker in this company, and I will continue to strive for greater success, including a second belt. '.