PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcinho Sitsongrit (ranked 662 p4p, 76 weight class) and Ching Chang Bing Bang (ranked 1018 p4p, 121 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sitsongrit
vs
Chang Bing Bang

172 cm
28
153 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

173 cm
29
148 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Dark Knight Nutrition

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcinho Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ching Chang Bing Bang!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Bing Bang.
Bing Bang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Bing Bang blocks it.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Bing Bang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Bing Bang counters with a good, hard body kick but Sitsongrit shrugs it off.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Bing Bang's body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Marcinho Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bing Bang! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bing Bang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook

and Bing Bang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bing Bang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Bing Bang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Bing Bang lands a knee to the body.
Bing Bang trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit wants to take the fight to the mat but Bing Bang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bing Bang was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Bing Bang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bing Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Bing Bang is looking for the big counter here.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Bing Bang saw that one coming.
Bing Bang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bing Bang takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bing Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Bing Bang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Bing Bang unleashes a big counter combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Bing Bang's ribcage but misses.
Bing Bang tries to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit shakes him off and moves away.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bing Bang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Bing Bang is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sitsongrit jabs Bing Bang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bing Bang walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bing Bang manages to avoid it.
Bing Bang is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing Bang avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit punishes Bing Bang's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Bing Bang counters with a solid body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Bing Bang ducked under it nicely.
Ching Chang Bing Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Bing Bang moves out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bing Bang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bing Bang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit sizes up Bing Bang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Bing Bang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bing Bang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bing Bang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Bing Bang counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Bing Bang was well out of range.
Bing Bang is looking for the big counter here.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Bing Bang slips the punch.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Bing Bang moved out of range nicely.
Bing Bang is looking for the big counter here.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bing Bang throws a counter combo.
Bing Bang blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Bing Bang ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcinho Sitsongrit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sitsongrit misses with a left hand

and Bing Bang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bing Bang.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bing Bang lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bing Bang can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Bing Bang.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Bing Bang.
Bing Bang crunches a lovely knee into Sitsongrit's ribcage.
Bing Bang scores a nice knee to the body.
Bing Bang misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Bing Bang controls the action.
Bing Bang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bing Bang lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
A left hand lands to the body for Bing Bang.
Bing Bang is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Bing Bang on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bing Bang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing Bang lands a good knee to the midsection. Sitsongrit won't want to take too many of those.
Bing Bang tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Bing Bang controls his hands.
Sitsongrit wants to take the fight to the mat but Bing Bang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bing Bang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sitsongrit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bing Bang can turn it around.
Bing Bang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sitsongrit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Bing Bang avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Bing Bang missing with knees to the body.
Bing Bang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bing Bang smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcinho Sitsongrit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bing Bang.
It seemed like Bing Bang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ching Chang Bing Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
And Bing Bang responds with a good body kick, but Sitsongrit manages to step out the way in time.
A shot to the body from Sitsongrit misses
and Bing Bang counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Bing Bang moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Bing Bang counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bing Bang manages to avoid it.
Bing Bang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Bing Bang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
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!
Bing Bang slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Bing Bang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bing Bang moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Bing Bang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bing Bang counters with a left to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Bing Bang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bing Bang defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Bing Bang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bing Bang.
Bing Bang blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bing Bang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Bing Bang moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Bing Bang ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Bing Bang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Bing Bang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bing Bang.
Bing Bang lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bing Bang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bing Bang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Bing Bang counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Bing Bang unleashes a big counter combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.

Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Bing Bang lands a knee to the body.
Sitsongrit wants to take the fight to the mat but Bing Bang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ching Chang Bing Bang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Sitsongrit with that takedown attempt.
Bing Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bing Bang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Bing Bang moved out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bing Bang was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Bing Bang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Bing Bang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Bing Bang counters with a two punch combo.
Bing Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcinho Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bing Bang.
Despite the aggression on Bing Bang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Bing Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bing Bang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bing Bang counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Marcinho Sitsongrit has been cut.

Sitsongrit bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bing Bang wants to control but Sitsongrit postures up.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sitsongrit tries for a kimura but Bing Bang is defending well.
Bing Bang struggling a bit here.
Bing Bang is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bing Bang keeps working.
Bing Bang tries to buck Sitsongrit off but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Bing Bang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Sitsongrit tries for a kimura but Bing Bang is defending well.
Sitsongrit working away.

Sitsongrit tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bing Bang is not content to let Sitsongrit control the position.
Bing Bang is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing Bang holds on to Sitsongrit's head and controls the position momentarily.
Bing Bang regains half guard.
Sitsongrit prevents Bing Bang from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bing Bang can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sitsongrit is keen to just control but Bing Bang is a slippery customer.
Bing Bang tries to get to full guard but Sitsongrit has control of the leg.
Sitsongrit is trying to control the action in half guard but Bing Bang is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bing Bang tries to get to full guard but Sitsongrit has control of the leg.
Bing Bang is refusing to be controlled, as Sitsongrit sits in half guard.
Bing Bang wants to get back to full guard.

Sitsongrit seems to be working for a kimura but Bing Bang defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sitsongrit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bing Bang is just riding it out for now. Sitsongrit eventually gives up the hold.

Sitsongrit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bing Bang is just riding it out for now. Sitsongrit eventually gives up the hold.
Sitsongrit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bing Bang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Bing Bang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bing Bang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sitsongrit controls the pace.
Bing Bang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sitsongrit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Sitsongrit is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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 Marcinho Sitsongrit.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcinho Sitsongrit!
Marcinho Sitsongrit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.