PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 3160 p4p, 4901 weight class) and Jesus Branco (ranked 301 p4p, 358 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Sitsongrit
vs
Branco

173 cm
21
147
2 - 2 - 0

163 cm
21
145
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Bondi MMA ðŸï¸

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Branco!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branco tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.

Branco has Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit pushes Branco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Branco fails to land.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Branco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Branco wants to clinch.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Branco slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Branco ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Branco wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Branco slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Branco.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Branco.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Branco's leg. Branco is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Branco misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Branco has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Branco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Branco throws a sloppy head kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body kick.
Branco throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Branco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Branco tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Branco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sitsongrit to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Branco is trying to push Sitsongrit away but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Branco wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Branco controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Branco or not.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Branco is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Branco.
Branco prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Branco looking to stall.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Branco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit gets through Branco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Branco with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Branco backwards.
Sitsongrit works on Branco's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Branco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Branco blocks it.
Branco drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sitsongrit pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Branco didn't see that one coming.
Branco throws a sloppy head kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Branco's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Branco misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.

Branco is rocked!
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Branco is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Branco lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Branco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Branco seems to have recovered his senses.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit sizes up Branco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Branco takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Branco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Branco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit sizes up Branco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Branco walks into a jab.
Branco tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Branco moved out of range nicely.
Branco tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Branco misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Branco can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Branco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Branco misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Branco down.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Branco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and pushes Branco back into the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Branco prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Branco can't break the clinch.
Sitsongrit keeps control of Branco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Branco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Branco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Branco down.
Sitsongrit drops Branco with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Branco! Sitsongrit dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!