PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 1696 p4p, 2604 weight class) and Damian Dilbrandt (ranked 229 p4p, 331 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sitsongrit
vs
Dilbrandt

177 cm
22
156
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
164
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt feints a jab promting Sitsongrit to slip. Dilbrandt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sitsongrit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Dilbrandt tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Dilbrandt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dilbrandt's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dilbrandt throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.

Sitsongrit clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt lands a nice elbow.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
Dilbrandt misses with a short punch on the inside.

Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Dilbrandt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitsongrit doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dilbrandt. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt thows a left - swing and a miss!

Sitsongrit moves into the clinch successfully.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
Damian Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Dilbrandt up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sitsongrit clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dilbrandt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Dilbrandt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Dilbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt lands a right hand.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Dilbrandt controls the action.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Dilbrandt controls his hands.
Sitsongrit works on Dilbrandt's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.

Dilbrandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dilbrandt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Dilbrandt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dilbrandt punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dilbrandt throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Dilbrandt's shoulder, as Dilbrandt tries to avoid the shot.
Dilbrandt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dilbrandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dilbrandt throws a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Dilbrandt tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dilbrandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dilbrandt 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 Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Damian Dilbrandt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A low kick lands for Dilbrandt.

Sitsongrit moves into range and clinches up with Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Dilbrandt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Dilbrandt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dilbrandt's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Dilbrandt blocks it.

Dilbrandt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dilbrandt throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Dilbrandt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt scores with a hook.

Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Dilbrandt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Dilbrandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dilbrandt is able to avoid easily.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Dilbrandt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dilbrandt misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Dilbrandt with the inside leg kick.
Damian Dilbrandt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dilbrandt. Dilbrandt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Dilbrandt ducks down to avoid it.
Dilbrandt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dilbrandt avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Dilbrandt's front leg but catches the back leg as Dilbrandt tries to avoid it.
Dilbrandt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Dilbrandt had a free shot at his head there.
Dilbrandt scores with a leg kick.
Dilbrandt checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dilbrandt checks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Dilbrandt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Dilbrandt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Dilbrandt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilbrandt. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Dilbrandt right on the button with a cross.
Dilbrandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilbrandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Dilbrandt shakes it off.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Dilbrandt with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.

Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Dilbrandt up against the cage.
Dilbrandt throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Dilbrandt misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Damian Dilbrandt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Dilbrandt jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dilbrandt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dilbrandt thinks about the counter body kick.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Sitsongrit pushes Dilbrandt up against the cage in a clinch.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dilbrandt keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt avoids them all with ease.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping right.
Dilbrandt lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dilbrandt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Dilbrandt misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt throws a big shot that misses.
Dilbrandt throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilbrandt circles away quickly and effectively.
Dilbrandt swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Dilbrandt gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Dilbrandt avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.

Dilbrandt breaks from the clinch.
Dilbrandt wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dilbrandt cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit pushes Dilbrandt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dilbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Dilbrandt throws a head punch that misses.
Dilbrandt throws a head punch that misses.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dilbrandt.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt lands a right hand.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dilbrandt throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Dilbrandt controls his hands.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Damian Dilbrandt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.

Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a right and a left that Dilbrandt avoids nicely.
Dilbrandt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Dilbrandt.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
A lazy left from Dilbrandt finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dilbrandt tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit stalling the fight.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dilbrandt's efforts to push away.
Dilbrandt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Surianglek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dilbrandt 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Dilbrandt!
Damian Dilbrandt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.