PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rikiya Goromaru (ranked 2138 p4p, 1586 weight class) and Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit (ranked 225 p4p, 169 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Goromaru
vs
Sitsongrit

170 cm
26
145
7 - 7 - 0

174 cm
28
151
7 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rikiya Goromaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Goromaru.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goromaru manages to avoid it.
Goromaru lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Goromaru misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Goromaru.
Goromaru swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Goromaru misses with a hook to the body
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Goromaru ducks down to avoid it.
Goromaru throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Goromaru moves out of range.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goromaru clinches with his opponent.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goromaru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goromaru.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Goromaru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goromaru throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goromaru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goromaru misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Goromaru fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goromaru.
Goromaru lands a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Goromaru.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Goromaru lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Goromaru fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru wants to stall.
Goromaru throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goromaru.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Goromaru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Goromaru looking to stall.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit cracks Goromaru with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goromarus head.
Goromaru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goromaru wants to stall.
Goromaru stalling in the clinch but Sitsongrit improves position.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Goromaru takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goromaru backwards.
Sitsongrit gets through Goromaru's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is working Goromaru over against the cage.
Goromaru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goromaru blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goromaru backwards.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Goromaru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Goromaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Goromaru is trying to drag Sitsongrit to the mat but Sitsongrit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Goromaru lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Goromaru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Goromaru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goromaru takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Goromaru.
Goromaru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit is working Goromaru over against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit is working Goromaru over against the cage.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goromaru working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goromarus head.
Goromaru blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Goromaru controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goromaru misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goromaru.
A head punch on the inside from Goromaru fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goromaru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Goromaru wants to clinch but Sitsongrit slips to the side
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goromaru thinking.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goromaru darts in trying to clinch
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Goromaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Goromaru counters with a nice body shot.
Goromaru will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Goromaru steps away.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit cracks Goromaru with a good jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Goromaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goromaru shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sitsongrit pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goromaru looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goromaru misses the jab.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Goromaru misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Goromaru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Goromaru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Goromaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Goromaru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goromaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Goromaru counters with a nice uppercut.
Goromaru throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Goromaru.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Sitsongrit.

Goromaru is rocked!
Goromaru throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Goromaru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goromaru drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit drops Goromaru with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Goromaru! Sitsongrit dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
In his post fight interview, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.