PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petchuanglek Sitsongrit (ranked 17 p4p, 99 weight class) and Balagot Liu (ranked 4 p4p, 12 weight class). Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sitsongrit
vs
Liu

172 cm
32
137
20 - 4 - 0

173 cm
33
138
30 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balagot Liu!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Liu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Liu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Balagot Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit lands a front kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu tries a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit is wise to it.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Liu. Liu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Liu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liu lands with a cross.
Liu lands a jab to the nose.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Liu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liu misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit cracks Liu with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Liu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Liu down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Liu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit counters with an inside leg kick.
Liu misses the jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit walks into a straight right hand from Liu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Liu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Liu misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Liu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Liu off the cage and back into range.
Liu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liu checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liu moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit punishes Liu's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Liu misses with a hook.
Liu connects with a single shot there.
Liu blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.

Sitsongrit gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Liu lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Liu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liu.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liu blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liu.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Liu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
Liu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liu's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Liu wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit works on Liu's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Liu misses with the head strike.
Liu wants to break free but Sitsongrit has control.
Liu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.

Liu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Liu misses
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu.
Liu blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petchuanglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Liu avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
As Liu backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but Liu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Liu connects with a jab.
Liu throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Liu is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Liu throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Liu is able to avoid easily.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Liu cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Liu avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Liu lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
Liu dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit cracks Liu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Liu.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
Liu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Liu blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liu. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liu blocks a jab.
Liu throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Liu is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu 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 throws out a leg kick but Liu moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Liu moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Liu moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Liu throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Liu misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Liu throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Liu misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
A jab from Liu misses.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Liu's midsection.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Liu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Liu lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Liu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liu throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Liu flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Liu checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Liu's legs.
Sitsongrit catches Liu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liu connects with a single shot there.
Liu's corner calls for a 1-2. Liu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Liu down with leg kicks.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Liu takes one on the button.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Petchuanglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Liu counters with an inside leg kick.
Liu slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Liu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Liu sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Liu cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Liu throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Liu.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Liu misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Liu down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liu lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Liu ducked under it nicely.
Liu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liu throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Liu slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Liu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.

Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liu misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liu's elbow.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
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.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Liu working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Liu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit cracks Liu with a nice body shot.
Liu misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Liu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liu backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.

Liu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Liu moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Liu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Liu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Liu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Liu lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Liu's legs.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Liu staying out of range there.
Liu lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Liu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Liu scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Liu lands the left hand.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
Liu misses the jab.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liu to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Liu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liu down.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Liu connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Liu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liu down.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Liu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Liu throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter the offense by Liu and move into the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Petchuanglek Sitsongrit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.

Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liu moves away.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Liu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Liu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Liu misses.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Liu misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Liu if he has to take too many more of those.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liu ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Liu misses the jab.
Liu misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liu moves out of range of the strikes.
Liu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Liu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Liu duly obliges.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Liu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Liu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liu.
Sitsongrit punishes Liu's body with a nice straight punch.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu checks a leg kick.
Liu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
A clash of legs there as Liu blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Liu scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Liu scores with a one two! Sitsongrit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Liu scores with a punch to the head.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Liu throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Liu throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Liu is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liu's head.
Sitsongrit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Liu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Liu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liu moves away.
Liu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
Liu throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Liu checks it.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Liu thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Liu misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Liu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Liu unleashes a big counter combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Liu throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Liu scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Liu's ribs.
A big left from Liu misses.
Liu avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.

Sitsongrit has Liu up against the cage in a clinch.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit keeps control of Liu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Liu breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Liu flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petchuanglek Sitsongrit had his way with Balagot Liu in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Liu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Liu scores with a body shot.
Liu throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Liu does no damage.
Liu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Liu checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Liu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Liu throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liu.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Liu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
Liu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit.

Sitsongrit instigates a clinch.
Liu is trying to break free.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Liu swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Liu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liu is trying to push Sitsongrit away but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liu.

Liu breaks the clinch.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Liu's defenses.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liu throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Liu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Liu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liu down.
A jab from Liu misses.
Liu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit cracks Liu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Liu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Liu blocks it.
Liu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sitsongrit. That one must have hurt.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Liu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Liu slaps the foot to one side.
Liu throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit pushes Liu away with a front kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liu momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Liu's ribs.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Liu sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Liu jumps back.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Liu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Liu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Balagot Liu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liu walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Petchuanglek Sitsongrit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.