PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hratch Tzien (ranked 329 p4p, 466 weight class) and Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 19 p4p, 26 weight class). Tzien comes to the cage accompanied by R*ck It. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tzien
vs
Sripituksakul

170 cm
29
145
13 - 8 - 0

168 cm
26
136
14 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Arcticus University: London
Voodoo Nutrition

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hratch Tzien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tzien closes the distance and pushes Sripituksakul back into the cage.
A hook to the body from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul presses Tzien against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sripituksakul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sripituksakul misses with a punch to the body.
Sripituksakul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tzien cracks Sripituksakul with a nice body shot.
Tzien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tzien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sripituksakul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sripituksakul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sripituksakul blocks a body shot from Tzien.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tzien.
Sripituksakul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sripituksakul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tzien works on Sripituksakul's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzien tries a body shot but Sripituksakul blocks it.
Sripituksakul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tzien backwards.
Tzien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sripituksakul lands with a light punch inside.
Sripituksakul lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tzien lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tzien throws a head punch that misses.
Tzien lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sripituksakul has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tzien seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sripituksakul can turn it around.
Sripituksakul is working Tzien over against the cage.
Sripituksakul tries to throw a body punch but Tzien avoids it by throwing Sripituksakul back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tzien.
A short left from Tzien.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tzien.
Sripituksakul misses with a body punch.
Sripituksakul lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sripituksakul misses with a punch to the body.
Tzien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sripituksakul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sripituksakul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tzien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tzien lands with a right to the head.
Tzien prevents a body shot from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tzien's elbow.
A short right from Sripituksakul on the inside.
Sripituksakul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Sripituksakul.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sripituksakul blocks a body shot from Tzien.

Sripituksakul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien feints and then cracks Sripituksakul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sripituksakul down.
Sripituksakul checks a leg kick nicely.
Tzien staying out of range there.
Tzien lands with a cross.
Hratch Tzien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sripituksakul blocks a low kick nicely.
Sripituksakul throws a hook but Tzien blocks it.
Tzien tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sripituksakul is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Sripituksakul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tzien takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tzien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul slips under a jab from Tzien.
Sripituksakul wants to counter with a clinch but Tzien pushes him away.
A leg kick checked by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul cracks Tzien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tzien connects with a jab.
Tzien thumps Sripituksakul with a low kick.
Sripituksakul shoots in for a takedown but Tzien shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tzien is looking to counter the offense by Sripituksakul and move into the clinch.
Tzien slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul staying out of range there.
Sripituksakul avoids the body shot from Tzien.
Tzien on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Hratch Tzien has been cut.
Tzien defending well as Sripituksakul loads up on a big left hand.
Sripituksakul misses with a looping right.
Sripituksakul throws a jab when Tzien was well out of range.
Sripituksakul lands a body shot.
Sripituksakul looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tzien scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tzien connects with a crisp jab.
Sripituksakul blocks a jab.
Sripituksakul misses with a looping left.
Sripituksakul swats away the attempt to clinch by Tzien.
Hratch Tzien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Tzien, right into the meat of the thigh.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzien pushes Sripituksakul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tzien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sripituksakul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tzien lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sripituksakul backwards.
Tzien doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tzien blocks a body shot from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul tries a body shot but Tzien blocks it.
Sripituksakul misses with a punch to the body.
Tzien misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tzien.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tzien creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sripituksakul.

Tzien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tzien scoring well with a low kick there.

Sripituksakul clinches with his opponent.
Tzien lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sripituksakul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sripituksakul scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slapping leg kick lands for Tzien.
Sripituksakul looks to score with a jab to the body but Tzien is just out of range.
Sripituksakul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tzien throws a jab when Sripituksakul was well out of range.
Tzien stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tzien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sripituksakul can do to turn this around?
Sripituksakul misses with a hook.
Tzien throws a shot from downtown. Sripituksakul moves away and avoids it.
Sripituksakul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sripituksakul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sripituksakul appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tzien scores with a jab to the jaw.

Sripituksakul closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tzien's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sripituksakul is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sripituksakul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sripituksakul throwing strikes but missing.
Sripituksakul stopping the sweep attempt from Tzien.

Tzien is looking for a triangle but Sripituksakul pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul throwing strikes but missing.
Sripituksakul scoring with some ground and pound.
Sripituksakul is in close to Tzien's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tzien looking to control.
Sripituksakul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tzien preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sripituksakul with a nice head shot there.
Tzien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sripituksakul is one step ahead there.
Sripituksakul is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sripituksakul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Tzien is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sripituksakul defends well.
Tzien working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul stands up over Tzien, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sripituksakul working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tzien's head.
Sripituksakul is working Tzien over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sripituksakul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Tzien looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Sripituksakul 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.
Sripituksakul postures up.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul throwing strikes from guard but Tzien blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sripituksakul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Tzien is looking for a triangle but Sripituksakul pushes his legs off easily.
Sripituksakul postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sripituksakul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Sripituksakul 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.
Sripituksakul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sripituksakul scoring with some ground and pound.

Sripituksakul got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tzien has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sripituksakul has managed to get both his arms back between Tzien's legs - danger averted.

Tzien had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sripituksakul defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien working a defensive guard here.
Sripituksakul working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tzien's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sripituksakul makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sripituksakul tries to free his leg and advance position but Tzien is retaining full guard.
Sripituksakul landing some decent shots from guard.

Tzien escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sripituksakul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tzien utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Little Kitty Sripituksakul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hratch Tzien's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sripituksakul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzien.
Sripituksakul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tzien.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tzien.
Tzien throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sripituksakul moves away from the strike by Tzien.
Sripituksakul changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tzien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sripituksakul.
Tzien slips under a jab.
Tzien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sripituksakul misses with a straight right.
Tzien catches Sripituksakul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sripituksakul throws a body punch but Tzien moves out of range.
Tzien seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tzien throws a jab but it's blocked by Sripituksakul.
Tzien connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tzien takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul cracks Tzien with a good jab.
No joy there for Tzien, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sripituksakul blocks a leg kick.
Sripituksakul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Sripituksakul rushes Tzien and presses him up against the cage.
Sripituksakul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tzien tries to land knees in the clinch but Sripituksakul avoids the damage to the body.
Sripituksakul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sripituksakul throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul tries a body shot but Tzien blocks it.
Sripituksakul misses with a body punch.
Sripituksakul prevents Tzien from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tzien scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sripituksakul can't find room to land a body shot as Tzien controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul blocks a body shot from Tzien.
Sripituksakul goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tzien prevents it.

Tzien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien looks to land a right hand but Sripituksakul moved out of range.
Sripituksakul moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tzien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sripituksakul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tzien tried to score with a low kick but Sripituksakul checks it.
Tzien misses with an uppercut.
Sripituksakul's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tzien connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sripituksakul scrambles back to his feet.
Sripituksakul moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tzien lands a nice shot that snaps Sripituksakul's head back.
Tzien throws out a powerful jab.
Tzien misses with a hook. Sripituksakul ducked under it nicely.
Tzien throws a leg kick but Sripituksakul sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tzien throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tzien takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tzien with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sripituksakul looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sripituksakul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Tzien looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sripituksakul takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Sripituksakul is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tzien defends it well.
Sripituksakul wants to free his trapped foot but Tzien is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sripituksakul missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sripituksakul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Sripituksakul seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien gets full guard.

Tzien has his foot on Sripituksakul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sripituksakul works his way back into a safe position though.
Sripituksakul throws a big right hand that misses.

Tzien is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sripituksakul throwing strikes but missing.
Tzien keeping full guard, as Sripituksakul tries to pass.
Sripituksakul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sripituksakul throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Little Kitty Sripituksakul.
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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
An out of breath Little Kitty Sripituksakul thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.