PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petsuwan Sitsongrit (ranked 37 p4p, 94 weight class) and Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 3 p4p, 10 weight class). Benedetti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gloom, Doom, Heartache & Whiskey - Viking Skull kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sitsongrit
vs
Benedetti

176 cm
32
144
21 - 5 - 0

173 cm
31
147
26 - 11 - 4

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Urban Fighter

Conviction
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Benedetti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sitsongrit. That one must have hurt.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Benedetti throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Benedetti only half commits.
Benedetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Benedetti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Benedetti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benedetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benedetti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Benedetti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Benedetti wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benedetti has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Benedetti is predictable there
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Benedetti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benedetti in his tracks.
Benedetti feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benedetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Benedetti. Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Benedetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Benedetti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body.
Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benedetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benedetti 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Benedetti's knee but Benedetti avoids it well.
Benedetti cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benedetti scores with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that half lands.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Benedetti. Sitsongrit shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Benedetti saw it coming and moves away.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedetti can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Benedetti might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sitsongrit has got the better of the exchanges.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benedetti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benedetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benedetti being controlled against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Benedetti misses with an elbow strike.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benedetti. Benedetti obviously looking to wear him down.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti with a nice calf kick.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and pushes Benedetti back into the cage.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti is trying to break free.
Benedetti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit cracks Benedetti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benedetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benedetti lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benedetti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benedetti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Benedetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
A nice side step and Benedetti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Benedetti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Benedetti checks it.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Benedetti avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti blocks a low kick nicely.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Benedetti scores with a push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Benedetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti with the inside leg kick.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benedetti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benedetti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lorenzo Benedetti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Benedetti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benedetti ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benedetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benedetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Benedetti moved away.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Benedetti.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Benedetti moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedetti.
An inside leg kick from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Benedetti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Benedetti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Benedetti is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
Benedetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Benedetti moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Benedetti's head.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benedetti.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benedetti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benedetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Benedetti shrugs it off though.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Benedetti finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti tries to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.
Benedetti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit effectively controlling the action here.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti lands a hook to the side of the head.

Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benedetti lands the left hand.
Benedetti walks into a jab.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benedetti connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti is looking to land body kicks.
Benedetti throws a front kick that sends Sitsongrit stumbling back into the cage.

Sitsongrit rushes Benedetti and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti lands with a light punch inside.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benedetti is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has Benedetti pressed against the cage, preventing Benedetti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sitsongrit just leaning against Benedetti, taking a breather.

Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Benedetti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benedetti throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benedetti.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Benedetti blocks the leg kick.
Benedetti flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit motions for Benedetti to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit catches Benedetti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Benedetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sitsongrit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Benedetti throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benedetti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Benedetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Benedetti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benedetti scores with a push kick.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benedetti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Petsuwan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Benedetti drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
Benedetti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Benedetti checks it.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Benedetti lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benedetti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benedetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benedetti. Benedetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benedetti misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Lorenzo Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedetti tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benedetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a head kick.
Benedetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benedetti throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benedetti.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Benedetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.
A lazy body kick from Benedetti
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Sitsongrit punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a front kick.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Benedetti down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Benedetti throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a high kick.

Sitsongrit clinches.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petsuwan 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 James Atkins scores the fight 50:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Petsuwan Sitsongrit thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.