PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Douglas (ranked 24454 p4p, 24544 weight class) and Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 565 p4p, 557 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Douglas
vs
Sitsongrit

180 cm
20
175
0 - 2 - 0

181 cm
20
171
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Douglass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Douglas instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Douglas as Sitsongrit tries to tie him up.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Douglas moves into the clinch.
Douglas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Douglas's head.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Douglas stalling against the cage.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas blocks an uppercut.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit being controlled against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Douglas.
A nice left hand lands by Douglas.
Douglas tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sitsongrit.
Douglas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Douglas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Douglas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Douglas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Douglas's ribcage. Douglas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Douglas lands with a short shot to the head.
Douglas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sitsongrit.
Dexter Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Douglas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Douglas.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
Good body shot from Douglas.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Douglas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sitsongrit just stands there and leans against the cage.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Douglas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Douglas rushes Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Douglas is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Douglas up against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas scores with a shoulder strike.

Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Douglas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Douglas.
Douglas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dexter Douglas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Douglas on the side of the head.

Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Douglas.
Douglas scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit jumps guard but Douglas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Douglas avoiding damage.
Douglas takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Douglas is defending well.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit works on Douglas's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Douglas.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Douglas digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit is trying to pull guard but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Dexter Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Douglas tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Douglas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Douglas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Douglas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sitsongrit, pushing him back against the cage.
Douglas blocking some punches.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Douglas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Douglas is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit letting Douglas take a breather here.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Dexter Douglas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Douglas.
Sitsongrit tries to pull guard but Douglas won't allow it.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
Douglas can't get the takedown.
Douglas stalling in the clinch.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Douglas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.

Douglas jumps guard and drags Sitsongrit to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Douglas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sitsongrit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sitsongrit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Douglas is keeping the position for now.
Sitsongrit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Douglas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sitsongrit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit tries to stand but Douglas is controlling from the bottom.
Sitsongrit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a strike but Douglas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsongrit can do anything to dispel that myth.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sitsongrit is on top in guard.

A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Douglas holds on and takes a little breather.
Sitsongrit tries to free his leg and advance position but Douglas is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Douglas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Douglas avoids a kick to the body.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Douglas shoots in but Sitsongrit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Douglas avoids it.
Douglas tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.

Douglas instigates a clinch.
Douglas digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
Douglas taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Douglas lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Douglas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
Douglas pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Douglas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sitsongrit uses from the top position.
Douglas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sitsongrit's guard.

Sitsongrit tries to strike from the bottom.
Douglas passes Sitsongrit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Douglas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit tries to roll over but Douglas keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sitsongrit knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Douglas is working hard here to advance position.
Sitsongrit is trying to control but can't.
Douglas is taking a breather. Sitsongrit says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Douglas prevents Sitsongrit from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas controlling the action here.
Dexter Douglas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.

Sitsongrit gets tackled into the cage by Douglas. Douglas maintains the clinch.
Douglas presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sitsongrit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Douglas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit tries to score a body lock takedown but Douglas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dexter Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Douglas prevents it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Douglas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Douglas!