PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petcharon Sitsongrit (ranked 596 p4p, 940 weight class) and Jim Reefer (ranked 72 p4p, 109 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sitsongrit
vs
Reefer

176 cm
23
155
9 - 2 - 0

179 cm
24
155
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conquer
Conviction

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petcharon Sitsongrit !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reefer!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reefer is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
Reefer misses with the head strike.
Reefer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Reefer.
A shot in the inside from Reefer.
Reefer lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reefer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Sitsongrit has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Reefer tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Reefer back against the cage.
Reefer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit .
Reefer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reefer tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Reefer scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit 's head.
Reefer is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the head but Reefer blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Reefer fails to land.
Reefer scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Reefer.
Reefer lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit leaning against his opponent.
Reefer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reefer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Reefer lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reefer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reefer.
Reefer misses with the head strike.
Reefer lands a right hand.
Reefer lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reefer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Reefer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Reefer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reefer's elbow.
A short right from Reefer.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reefer avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
Reefer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reefer.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reefer.
Stalling in the clinch from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reefer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit .
Reefer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reefer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Reefer swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reefer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit 's elbow.
Reefer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit tries to stall but Reefer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reefer gets through Sitsongrit 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Reefer.
Reefer trying to land knees to the body.

Reefer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reefer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reefer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reefer throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reefer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the head but Reefer blocks with his arms.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Reefer.
Sitsongrit looking to throw knees to the head but Reefer is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Reefer fails to land.
Reefer misses with some punches.
Reefer throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Reefer blocks it.
Sitsongrit 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reefer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
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 lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Reefer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reefer blocking some punches.
Reefer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position but instead, Reefer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sitsongrit into the cage.
Reefer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reefer cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit is working Reefer over against the cage.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Reefer.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Reefer lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit .
Reefer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reefers head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Reefer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sitsongrit moves forwards but Reefer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reefer misses with a double jab.
Reefer throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Reefer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Reefer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Sitsongrit moves into the clinch successfully.
Reefer tries to work over Sitsongrit 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reefer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Sitsongrit .

It looks like Jim Reefer has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reefer.
Reefer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reefer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sitsongrit .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reefer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer tries to work over Sitsongrit 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reefer lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Reefer.
Sitsongrit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reefer as Sitsongrit tries to tie him up.
Reefer has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit .
Good body shot from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Reefer's head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Reefer backwards.
Sitsongrit gets through Reefer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Reefer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reefer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Reefer misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit cracks Reefer with a nice body shot.
Reefer is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reefer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reefer has Sitsongrit pressed against the cage.
Reefer misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sitsongrit gets through Reefer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reefer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Reefer has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reefer or not.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a knee to the body.
Sitsongrit scores a nice knee to the body.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Reefer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jim Reefer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sitsongrit lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit stalling in the clinch but Reefer improves position.
Reefer scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit 's head.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Reefer uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reefer tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Reefer back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit .
Reefer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Reefer tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit wants to stall.
Reefer blocking some punches.
Reefer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reefer.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reefer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reefer takes a shot to the head.
Reefer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reefer is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reefer.
Reefer throws a head punch that misses.
Reefer misses with the head strike.
Reefer misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reefer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reefer tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reefer has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit .
Reefer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.

Reefer breaks from the clinch.
Crunch! Reefer slams his shin into Sitsongrit 's torso.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Reefer misses.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reefer.
Reefer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit .
Reefer lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit 's hand.
Reefer misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Reefer rushes Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Reefer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jim Reefer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jim Reefer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Reefer avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Reefer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Reefer clinches up against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the head but Reefer blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reefer.
Reefer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reefer working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit .
Reefer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reefer throws a head punch that misses.
Reefer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reefer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reefer lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reefer lands a right hand.
Reefer cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Reefer has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Reefer.
Sitsongrit is pushing Reefer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reefer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reefer takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Reefer.
Reefer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking to throw knees to the head but Reefer is blocking nicely.
Reefer tries to work over Sitsongrit 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit is trying to maintain a safe position but Reefer gets an underhook and turns Sitsongrit into the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reefer.
Reefer pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Reefer.
Reefer managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit .
Petcharon Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reefer managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reefer is defending well for now.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Reefer blocks it.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Reefer's ribcage. Reefer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Reefer.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reefer scores with a shoulder strike.
Reefer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reefer swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit .
A short body shot lands from Reefer as the two fighters clinch.
Reefer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Reefer blocks it.
Sitsongrit is trying to maintain a safe position but Reefer gets an underhook and turns Sitsongrit into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reefer lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Reefer.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the head but Reefer blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Reefer.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Reefer scores with a hook to the body.
Reefer can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Reefer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reefer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reefer is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reefer presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reefer pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reefer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reefer leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reefer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reefer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reefer lands a body punch.
Reefer lands an uppercut.
Reefer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reefer looking to slow down the pace here.
Reefer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit .
Reefer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Reefer.
Reefer can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Reefer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reefer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Reefer!
After winning the bout, Jim Reefer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Petcharon Sitsongrit spoke after the fight, saying 'I have nothing to say.'.