PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 19 p4p, 31 weight class) and Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Aiken comes into the arena with N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Aiken
vs
Sitsongrit

160 cm
36
136
32 - 11 - 3

168 cm
31
139
25 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Core Combat
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit walks into a stiff left hand from Aiken.
Aiken tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Aiken ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Aiken, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Aiken moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Aiken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Aiken.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aiken lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aiken seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Aiken.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Aiken connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aiken connects with a solid leg kick.
Aiken thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aiken is able to avoid easily.
Aiken punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit cracks Aiken with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aiken.
Aiken misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aiken.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Aiken avoids it.
It looked like Aiken wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aiken.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Aiken's ribs.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Midick Aiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aiken swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Aiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aiken loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aiken darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aiken digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Aiken stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Aiken misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit walks into a stiff left hand from Aiken.
Aiken misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Aiken sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aiken lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aiken blocks a low kick nicely.
Aiken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aiken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aiken.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Aiken's body. Aiken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aiken.
The crowd cheers as Aiken lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitsongrit doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Aiken slips the punch.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aiken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aiken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Aiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Aiken throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit counters with a good, hard body kick but Aiken shrugs it off.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Aiken's leg. Aiken is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aiken throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Aiken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aiken down.
Aiken throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Aiken missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Aiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aiken.
Aiken tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Aiken.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Aiken avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Aiken tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit delivers a nice body kick.
Aiken 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Sitsongrit stuns Aiken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Aiken ducks down to avoid it.
Aiken looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Aiken scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aiken moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aiken.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aiken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aiken throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aiken lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiken throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aiken throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Aiken cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Aiken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Midick Aiken dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sitsongrit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aiken throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aiken throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aiken moves away.
Aiken has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Aiken smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aiken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Aiken digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Aiken misses with an uppercut.
Aiken throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Sitsongrit might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Aiken has got the better of the exchanges.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Aiken ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aiken. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken throws out a powerful jab.
Aiken blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aiken tried to counter with a leg kick but Sitsongrit avoided it.
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Aiken.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Aiken stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aiken throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Midick Aiken is winning the standup battle so far.
Aiken misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Aiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Aiken is just out of range.
Aiken scores with a hook.
A jab from Aiken misses.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Aiken ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Aiken misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Aiken tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Aiken fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Aiken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aiken misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aiken throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Aiken moves out of range easily.
Aiken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Aiken tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aiken looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Aiken.
Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Aiken seems unphased.
Aiken lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Aiken tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Aiken takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aiken lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Aiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Aiken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aiken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aiken misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aiken scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aiken tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Aiken.
Aiken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aiken buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
A big right from Aiken misses.
Aiken stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aiken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aiken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Aiken.
Aiken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aiken jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Aiken misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit cracks Aiken with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aiken misses with a body punch
and Sitsongrit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aiken looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Aiken moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Aiken walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aiken throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Aiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Aiken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Aiken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aiken wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Aiken misses the jab.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Aiken's ribcage but misses.
Aiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Aiken's ribcage but misses.
Aiken throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aiken throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Aiken throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Aiken lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Aiken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Aiken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aiken throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aiken finds it's way round the side to connect with Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Aiken misses.
Sitsongrit stuns Aiken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aiken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Aiken misses with a series of wild punches.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Aiken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Aiken missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aiken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aiken throws a body shot but no joy.
Aiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Aiken is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Aiken.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aiken was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Aiken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aiken cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit jabs Aiken right on the nose. Aiken blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aiken throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Aiken.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Aiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Aiken misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aiken thinking.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Aiken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aiken cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Aiken strikes.
Nice defenses there by Aiken.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aiken 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.
Aiken moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aiken misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit is looking for the big counter here.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Aiken tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aiken throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Aiken misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Aiken swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aiken with a body shot.
Aiken throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Aiken with a jab.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aiken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Aiken saw that one coming.
Aiken lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Aiken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aiken momentarily.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aiken.
Aiken looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Aiken moves out of range easily.
Aiken throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps Aiken's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiken throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Midick Aiken clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aiken connects with a looping right hand.
Aiken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Aiken right on the button with a cross.

Aiken is rocked!
Aiken throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aiken.
Oh Aiken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Aiken is just out of range.

Aiken gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
Aiken seems to have got his legs back now.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Aiken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aiken momentarily.
Aiken walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aiken misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aiken misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit scores with a counter punch that sends Aiken to the canvas! Sitsongrit smells blood - he's punishing Aiken with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Aiken has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.