PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Panomrunglek Sitsongrit (ranked 4146 p4p, 6093 weight class) and Mr Azerbaijan (ranked 411 p4p, 486 weight class). Azerbaijan has chosen Huka Blues - Harry Slash & The Slashtones as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sitsongrit
vs
Azerbaijan

177 cm
20
156
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
20
158
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Solid chin

Warrior's Way

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Panomrunglek Sitsongrit !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Azerbaijan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azerbaijan throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Azerbaijan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azerbaijan throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azerbaijan.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Azerbaijan avoids it.
A left lands for Azerbaijan.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that half lands.
Azerbaijan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Azerbaijan counters with a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit lunges at Azerbaijan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azerbaijan's hand.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Azerbaijan.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Azerbaijan sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azerbaijan misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azerbaijan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Azerbaijan counters with a solid body kick.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Azerbaijan throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Azerbaijan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Azerbaijan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Azerbaijan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Azerbaijan throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Azerbaijan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Azerbaijan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Azerbaijan takes a swing at Sitsongrit 's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azerbaijan connects with a jab.
Azerbaijan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azerbaijan connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Sitsongrit .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azerbaijan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azerbaijan throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit 's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.

Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Azerbaijan lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Azerbaijan.
Sitsongrit has had enough of the clinch but Azerbaijan keeps him there for the moment.
Azerbaijan working aggressively here.
Azerbaijan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azerbaijan backwards.
Azerbaijan scores with a shoulder strike.
Azerbaijan looking to slow down the pace here.
Azerbaijan misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit sets himself, and Azerbaijan steps forward looking for the clinch! Sitsongrit avoids it this time.
A big right from Azerbaijan misses.
Azerbaijan scores with a punch to the head.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit .
Azerbaijan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit 's head backwards.
Azerbaijan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Azerbaijan sees coming a mile off.
Azerbaijan blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit .
Azerbaijan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Azerbaijan is out of range.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Azerbaijan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Azerbaijan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azerbaijan misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azerbaijan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azerbaijan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Azerbaijan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sitsongrit throws a big counter combination but Azerbaijan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Azerbaijan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Azerbaijan scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but Azerbaijan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Azerbaijan scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azerbaijan moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Azerbaijan misses with a straight right.
Azerbaijan misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azerbaijan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Azerbaijan dominated that round.
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.

Azerbaijan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Azerbaijan backs up against the cage.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azerbaijan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit .
Azerbaijan tries a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit is wise to it.
Sitsongrit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Azerbaijan shakes it off.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azerbaijan thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
Azerbaijan scoring well with a low kick there.
Azerbaijan misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azerbaijan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sitsongrit 's defenses.
Azerbaijan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Azerbaijan tries to work over Sitsongrit 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan lands an elbow that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks for a moment.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panomrunglek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Azerbaijan prevents Sitsongrit from breaking the clinch.
Azerbaijan lands with a left to the head.
Azerbaijan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Azerbaijan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azerbaijan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azerbaijan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Azerbaijan.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Azerbaijan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Azerbaijan lands an elbow just above Sitsongrit 's eye.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit .
Azerbaijan throws an elbow that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azerbaijan backwards.
Sitsongrit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Azerbaijan has him pressed against the cage.
Azerbaijan throws an elbow that misses.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Azerbaijan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Azerbaijan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Azerbaijan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Azerbaijan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azerbaijan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azerbaijan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Azerbaijan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Azerbaijan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azerbaijan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azerbaijan connects with a looping right hand.
Azerbaijan blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit .
Azerbaijan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Azerbaijan counters with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit .
Sloppy strikes from Azerbaijan. Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azerbaijan.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Azerbaijan.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Azerbaijan is out of range.
Azerbaijan blocks the body kick.
Azerbaijan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azerbaijan looks to land a combination but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Azerbaijan ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sitsongrit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Azerbaijan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Sitsongrit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Azerbaijan, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit .
Azerbaijan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azerbaijan misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azerbaijan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mr Azerbaijan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Azerbaijan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit .
Azerbaijan connects with the punch.
Azerbaijan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a counter high kick but Azerbaijan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Azerbaijan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azerbaijan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit .
Azerbaijan throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Azerbaijan moves away
letting Azerbaijan counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azerbaijan misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azerbaijan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azerbaijan.
Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Azerbaijan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azerbaijan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azerbaijan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit tries to bum rush Azerbaijan with a series of wild strikes but Azerbaijan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Azerbaijan connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sitsongrit catches Azerbaijan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Azerbaijan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azerbaijan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azerbaijan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sitsongrit .
Azerbaijan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit .
Azerbaijan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Azerbaijan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild combination.
Azerbaijan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Azerbaijan counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Azerbaijan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit . That's going to slow Azerbaijan down.
Azerbaijan with a nice cross.
Azerbaijan lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit 's head back.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azerbaijan to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Azerbaijan misses the jab.
Azerbaijan throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Azerbaijan.
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Azerbaijan.
As Azerbaijan tries to get set, Sitsongrit tries to push him back and clinch up but Azerbaijan manages to avoid the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Azerbaijan if he has to take too many more of those.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Azerbaijan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azerbaijan misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Azerbaijan misses
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Azerbaijan misses.
Sitsongrit thumps Azerbaijan with a low kick.
Azerbaijan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azerbaijan thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Azerbaijan misses with a low kick.
Azerbaijan throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a series of strikes. Azerbaijan will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azerbaijan moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit .
Azerbaijan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Azerbaijan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Azerbaijan.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azerbaijan lands a lovely overhand right.
Azerbaijan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azerbaijan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azerbaijan doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Azerbaijan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azerbaijan cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Azerbaijan jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Azerbaijan misses with a low kick.
Azerbaijan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Panomrunglek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azerbaijan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

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 Panomrunglek Sitsongrit .
I think Azerbaijan 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

The fight is ruled a draw!