PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard River (ranked 2953 p4p, 152 weight class) and Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 1081 p4p, 57 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

River
vs
Kitty Sripituksakul

170 cm
21
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
136 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River closes the distance and clinches up with Sripituksakul, looking for a takedown. River pushes Sripituksakul against the cage but Sripituksakul circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sripituksakul throws out a counter right but River avoids it with no problem.
Sripituksakul connects with a body shot.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sripituksakul throws out the jab.
River thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sripituksakul is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sripituksakul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sripituksakul scores with a hook to the body. River takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
River throws a lazy head kick
and Sripituksakul counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sripituksakul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sripituksakul. That did some damage!
River wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

River gets a clinch.
Sripituksakul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sripituksakul misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sripituksakul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
River has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from River there as he acknowledges the shot.
River slips a jab and a cross from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sripituksakul throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by River or perhaps it was just good defense by Sripituksakul, which made it look bad.
River slips under a jab from Sripituksakul.

River closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
River lands a right hand.
A bit of stalling here from River.
Sripituksakul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sripituksakul tries a body shot but River blocks it.
River's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sripituksakul misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Sripituksakul scores with a nice short uppercut.
River gets through Sripituksakul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River blocks a body shot from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sripituksakul smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernhard River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
River throws a head kick but Sripituksakul moves out of range.
Sripituksakul with a hook.
Sripituksakul throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
Sripituksakul stalks River and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into River's face. River staggers backwards, shaken.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Sripituksakul's shoulder, as Sripituksakul tries to avoid the shot.
Sripituksakul throws out a powerful jab.
River misses with a body shot.
River connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sripituksakul. Sripituksakul circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
River takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
River avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab from River.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River cracks Sripituksakul with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Sripituksakul.
River fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Sripituksakul as River shoots in.
Sripituksakul scores with a hook.
A jab from River finds it's way through Sripituksakul's defenses.

River rushes Sripituksakul and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
River lands with a left to the head.

Sripituksakul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River lands with a hook. Sripituksakul tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sripituksakul throws an off balance right hand
and River counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sripituksakul's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sripituksakul misses with a looping right.
River swings for the body but Sripituksakul moves out of range.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sripituksakul lands an impressive looking overhand right. River doesn't seem phased though.
River connects with a leg kick. Sripituksakul looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sripituksakul jabs River to the body, keeping him at a distance.
River throws a jab when Sripituksakul was well out of range.
Sripituksakul ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sripituksakul takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sripituksakul blocks a jab.
Sripituksakul is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
River missing with a left hand there. Sripituksakul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
River wants to slow Sripituksakul down by chopping away at his legs.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul misses with a combination
and River counters with a series of strikes. Sripituksakul will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Little Kitty Sripituksakul has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Sripituksakul. That snapped River's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Little Kitty Sripituksakul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Little Kitty Sripituksakul's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

River tries to work over Sripituksakul's front leg with a kick but Sripituksakul checks it.
Sripituksakul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bernhard River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sripituksakul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River tries to clinch but Sripituksakul is having none of it.
Sripituksakul digs a good hook to River's body.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sripituksakul manages to avoid it.
Sripituksakul looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Sripituksakul throws a body shot but no joy.
River feints and then cracks Sripituksakul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sripituksakul down.
Sripituksakul misses with a looping left.
Sripituksakul throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River swings for the body but Sripituksakul moves out of range.
River throws a looping overhand right but Sripituksakul ducks down to avoid it.
River takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sripituksakul takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sripituksakul misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sripituksakul misses the target.
River quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Sripituksakul down.
River takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sripituksakul stuns River with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
River bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sripituksakul uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before River has time to react.
Sripituksakul lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sripituksakul has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sripituksakul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
Sripituksakul swings and misses with a shot to the body
and River counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sripituksakul's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River moves out of range as Sripituksakul strikes.
Sripituksakul throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
As Sripituksakul backs away, River returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sripituksakul lands with a nice combination. River backs away looking to recover.
River misses with a low kick as Sripituksakul jumps back.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Sripituksakul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sripituksakul has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sripituksakul and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sripituksakul moves away from the strike by River.
Sripituksakul swinging wildly here.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from River misses.
Sripituksakul slips under a jab from River.
River fails to land the takedown.
Sripituksakul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sripituksakul gets cracked with a nice right hand there by River.
River throws a jab when Sripituksakul was well out of range.
Sripituksakul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Sripituksakul.
River definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sripituksakul takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Sripituksakul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Sripituksakul scores with a nice right hand.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sripituksakul.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sripituksakul.
Nice uppercut there from Sripituksakul.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sripituksakul goes for a double leg but River avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as River continues to drive forward.
Sripituksakul misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul just misses with a punch to the body.
Sripituksakul's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot by Sripituksakul.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sripituksakul checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some wild striking there from River.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sripituksakul missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
River misses with a kick to the body.
Sripituksakul steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from River.
Sripituksakul moves into range and connects with a jab.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sripituksakul takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sripituksakul throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by River.
Sripituksakul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent River stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

River looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bernhard River will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Little Kitty Sripituksakul's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

River connects with a single shot there.
Sripituksakul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but River moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sripituksakul slips under a jab.
Sripituksakul just misses with a punch to the body.
Sripituksakul with a nice cross.
Sripituksakul just misses with a punch to the body.
River throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sripituksakul's waist but Sripituksakul gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing River off to one side.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sripituksakul displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from River.
Sripituksakul throws out a counter right but River avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul lands a lovely overhand right.
Sripituksakul misses with the combination.
Sripituksakul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
River throws a quick counter head kick but Sripituksakul was just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul shoots in for a takedown but River shows good takedown defense.
A swing and a miss from River.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sripituksakul swinging wildly here.
River looks to throw the jab but Sripituksakul is out of range.
Sripituksakul looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
Sripituksakul with a jab.
River shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sripituksakul defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernhard River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Sripituksakul finds it's way through River's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Sripituksakul blocks the low kick.
Sripituksakul misses with a wild body shot.
Sripituksakul's jab looks to have found its range, popping River under the eye.
Sripituksakul ducks under a wild hook from River.
Sripituksakul lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
River throws a hook but Sripituksakul blocks it.
Sripituksakul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but River circles away quickly and effectively.
Sripituksakul jabs River to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sripituksakul lands a nice shot to the body.
Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
River fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sripituksakul lands a right hook to the body.
Sripituksakul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
River scores with a spinning back kick!
Sripituksakul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul throws an off balance right hand
and River counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sripituksakul misses the shot to the body.
River throws a right and a left that Sripituksakul avoids nicely.
Sripituksakul throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
Sripituksakul cracks a nice hook into River's ribs.
Sripituksakul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling River to score with a decent uppercut.
Sripituksakul lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul is looking for the big counter here.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River moves away from the strike by Sripituksakul.
River looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sripituksakul avoids a punch combination nicely.
River fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
River moves away from the strike by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River misses with a looping right.
Sripituksakul on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - River finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sripituksakul throws a hook but River blocks it.
River darts in looking for a takedown but Sripituksakul gets double underhooks and turns River into the cage.
It seemed like Sripituksakul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
River walks into a straight right hand from Sripituksakul.
River swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sripituksakul.

Sripituksakul closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. River did well to prevent Sripituksakul getting side control.
Sripituksakul is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Little Kitty Sripituksakul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sripituksakul 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
Our winner, Little Kitty Sripituksakul, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.