PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Showtime Sitsongrit (ranked 1408 p4p, 1717 weight class) and Manny Perez (ranked 148 p4p, 189 weight class). Sitsongrit comes to the cage accompanied by ศึกษานารี - LABANOON. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sitsongrit
vs
Perez

177 cm
29
154
7 - 6 - 0

175 cm
31
150
18 - 17 - 0

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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Showtime Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit misses with a wild combination.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perez throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by clinching up but Perez breaks away and moves out of range.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Perez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Perez moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Perez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perez tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Perez blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Perez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Sitsongrit moves into range and clinches up with Perez.

Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Perez lands an overhand right.
Perez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Perez dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Perez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.
Perez scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Perez tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Perez moves away
and Perez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a double leg but Perez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Perez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sitsongrit to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Perez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sitsongrit's guard.

Perez wants to control from the top but Sitsongrit keeps moving.
Perez is pushing down on Sitsongrit's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sitsongrit is fighting to maintain full guard but Perez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Perez trying to control from half guard but Sitsongrit is working away.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to full guard.
Sitsongrit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Perez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Perez is pressing down on Sitsongrit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sitsongrit is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perez lands strikes from half guard.
Sitsongrit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sitsongrit tries to roll over but Perez keeps him under control.
Perez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sitsongrit regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Perez.
Perez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perez throws an elbow that misses. Sitsongrit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perez's guard. Nice move by Sitsongrit!

Sitsongrit is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sitsongrit is aware though and is defending well.
Sitsongrit sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sitsongrit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Perez is looking to regain half guard here but Sitsongrit keeps moving and retains side control.
Perez regains half guard.
Perez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sitsongrit trying to pass the guard but Perez defending well.
Sitsongrit is trying to control the action in half guard but Perez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Perez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sitsongrit's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sitsongrit's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Perez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Perez circles away.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Perez keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Perez as Sitsongrit shoots in.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perez! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.

Sitsongrit moves into range and clinches up with Perez.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Perez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Perez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Perez.
Perez tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Perez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sitsongrit is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Perez.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Showtime Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perez or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perez.
Sitsongrit pushes Perez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit avoids a wild elbow strike from Perez.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Perez tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Showtime Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sitsongrit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perez, pushing him back against the cage.
Perez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perez slows down the pace here.

Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Perez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Perez lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Perez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Perez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perez scores with a jab.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Perez keeps it at a distance.
Perez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Manny Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Perez lands.
Sitsongrit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Showtime Sitsongrit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez lands a body shot.
Perez throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sitsongrit moves into the clinch successfully.
Sitsongrit keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Perez breaks the clinch.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sitsongrit drags the fight down to the ground.
Sitsongrit has his hands on Perez's head, controlling the position.
Perez wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is keeping the position.
Perez landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sitsongrit is keeping the position for now.
Sitsongrit wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perez throwing strikes from guard but Sitsongrit blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Showtime Sitsongrit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.

Perez gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries for a takedown but Perez manages to get underhooks.
Perez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perez backwards.

Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Perez's legs.
Manny Perez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perez scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Sitsongrit has closed the distance and engaged Perez in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perez throws an elbow but misses.

Sitsongrit drags the fight down to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sitsongrit holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez wants to control from the top but Sitsongrit keeps moving.
Perez throwing strikes from guard but Sitsongrit blocks nicely.
Perez stands and throws Sitsongrit's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Perez tries to advance to mount but Sitsongrit instead regains half guard.
Perez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit is controlling Perez's posture.
Showtime Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perez passes Sitsongrit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to full guard.
Perez thows a huge punch but Sitsongrit dodges it nicely.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to full guard.
Perez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sitsongrit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Perez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Perez throwing shots but Sitsongrit is blocking nicely.
Sitsongrit has hold of Perez's hands but Perez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sitsongrit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sitsongrit moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position here.

Sitsongrit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perez defends well.
Perez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Perez throws a strike but Sitsongrit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Perez keeping full guard, as Sitsongrit tries to pass.

Perez working for a triangle but Sitsongrit defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Perez looking for subs off his back but Sitsongrit has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sitsongrit prevents Perez from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perez manages to get to full guard.
Sitsongrit with a flurry of punches that miss.

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 Showtime Sitsongrit.
I think Perez 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Perez!
A victorious Manny Perez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.