PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 280 p4p, 1064 weight class) and George Backman (ranked 19 p4p, 51 weight class). 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
Backman

171 cm
32
136
26 - 12 - 0

180 cm
32
145
9 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Shadow Warrior Nutrition
Voodoo Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition

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 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Backman throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Backman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Backman takes one to the side of the head.
Backman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body
and Backman counters with a nice uppercut.
Backman swinging wildly here.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Backman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Backman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Backman.
Sitsongrit cracks Backman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Backman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit stuns Backman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sitsongrit Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body kick.
Backman throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sitsongrit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Backman backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Backman trying to control the position but instead, Sitsongrit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Backman into the cage.
Backman stalling in the clinch but Sitsongrit improves position.
Sitsongrit prevents Backman from breaking the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Backman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Backman blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Backman with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Backman.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Backman just leaning against Sitsongrit, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Backman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.

Backman is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Backman is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Backman takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Backman fails to land.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a big uppercut that drops Backman! More strikes from Sitsongrit and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Backman lies dazed against the cage as Sitsongrit celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Yodsawan Sitsongrit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.