PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 25 p4p, 167 weight class) and Ser Bian Warc Riminal (ranked 4 p4p, 24 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Surianglek Sitsongrit has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sitsongrit
vs
Riminal

177 cm
32
156
25 - 9 - 0

168 cm
36
155
16 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Conviction

Urban Fighter
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ser Bian Warc Riminal!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riminal moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Riminal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Riminal misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Riminal throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Riminal.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riminal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Riminal.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Riminal ducked under it nicely.
Riminal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Riminal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riminal lands a nice looking body shot.
Riminal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sitsongrit's head.
Good exchange - Riminal coming out on top.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Riminal slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Riminal throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Riminal is out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riminal misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Riminal knows he should have avoided that one.
Riminal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Riminal avoids it.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riminal throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Riminal.
Riminal defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Riminal circles away.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Riminal.
Riminal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Riminal moves out of range.
Riminal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Riminal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
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!
Riminal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riminal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.

Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Riminal avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Riminal misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Riminal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riminal.
We've been informed that Riminal has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Riminal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Riminal pulls guard.
Sitsongrit postures up.
Sitsongrit tries to stand but Riminal is controlling from the bottom.
Riminal controls Sitsongrit momentarily but Sitsongrit frees himself.

Sitsongrit decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Riminal, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Riminal does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Riminal misses.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Riminal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Riminal shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sitsongrit is trying to defend but Riminal finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sitsongrit manages to get to full guard.
Sitsongrit keeping moving, preventing Riminal from controlling successfully.
Riminal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet but Riminal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riminal passes Sitsongrit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to roll over but Riminal keeps him under control.

Riminal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Riminal seems to be working for a kimura but Sitsongrit defends the submission attempt.

Riminal seems to be working for a kimura but Sitsongrit defends the submission attempt.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet.
Riminal trying to pass the guard but Sitsongrit defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ser Bian Warc Riminal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Riminal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riminal throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Riminal throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riminal.
Riminal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riminal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Riminal tries a head kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit cracks Riminal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit punishes Riminal's body with a nice straight punch.
Riminal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riminal was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Riminal slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Riminal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Riminal is out of range.
A head kick from Riminal lands but Sitsongrit takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riminal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Riminal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Riminal slips the punch.
Sitsongrit cracks Riminal with a right hand to the side of the head.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Riminal's leg. Riminal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Riminal pushes him off.
Riminal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Riminal feints and as Sitsongrit raises his hands in defense, Riminal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riminal won't allow Sitsongrit to sweep him here.

Sitsongrit has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Riminal off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riminal.
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!
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Riminal loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Riminal blocks a low kick nicely.
Riminal scores with a head kick.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sitsongrit as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riminal lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riminal misses with a straight left.
Riminal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Riminal.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Riminal.
Riminal dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riminal misses with a straight right.
Riminal misses with a straight left.
Riminal lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Riminal throws a nice head kick!
Riminal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riminal cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riminal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Riminal tries a head kick but it misses.
Riminal slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Riminal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Riminal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riminal misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riminals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit punishes Riminal's body with a nice straight punch.

Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Riminal up against the cage.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riminal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riminal tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit holds him up against the cage and eventually Riminal drops back down to his feet.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Riminal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riminals head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Riminal's head.
A short uppercut from Riminal.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riminal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riminal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Riminal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ser Bian Warc Riminal.
Riminal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riminal misses with a body shot.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riminal.
Riminal throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Riminal swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Riminal scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Riminal moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riminal's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Riminal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Riminal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 Surianglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Riminal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riminal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Riminal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riminal clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riminal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riminal dives in for a single leg takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Riminal's knee but Riminal avoids it well.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Riminal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sitsongrit as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sitsongrit moves into range and clinches up with Riminal.
Riminal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ser Bian Warc Riminal.
Riminal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sitsongrit walks away with a smile on his face. Riminal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Riminal blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.
It seemed like Riminal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riminal swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Riminal digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Riminal throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riminal misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
Riminal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riminal.
It appears Sitsongrit was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ser Bian Warc Riminal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riminal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Riminal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Riminal seems unphased.
Riminal lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.

Riminal shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sitsongrit is trying to defend but Riminal finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Sitsongrit manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riminal connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riminal.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Riminal strikes.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Riminal.

Sitsongrit clinches up with Riminal and pushes him back against the cage.
Riminal has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Riminal lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Riminal circles away.
Riminal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit circles away.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Riminal.
Riminal shoots in looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit tries to sprawl out of it but Riminal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riminal is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sitsongrit's half guard.
Riminal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitsongrit is trying is best to control the position here.
Riminal prevents Sitsongrit from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sitsongrit manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Sitsongrit has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Riminal has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Riminal pulls guard successfully.
Sitsongrit showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Riminal trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit controls from within his opponent's guard.

Sitsongrit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Riminal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sitsongrit has managed to get both his arms back between Riminal's legs - danger averted.
Surianglek Sitsongrit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sitsongrit's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Riminal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Surianglek 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.

An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Riminal checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Riminal looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a quick counter kick to the body but Riminal avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Riminal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Riminal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riminal walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Riminal.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Riminal down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick
and Riminal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Sitsongrit gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Sitsongrit has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Riminal is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riminal is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riminal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Riminal blocks an uppercut.
Riminal blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Riminal successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit slips nicely into half guard.
Riminal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Sitsongrit decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riminal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Riminal's head.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Riminal avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Riminal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riminal misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Riminal's head but Riminal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riminal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Riminal throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riminal throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Riminal moves out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Riminal off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Riminal's head.
Sitsongrit clobbers Riminal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Riminal moves out of range.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riminal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Riminal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Riminal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riminal lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riminal at a distance.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riminal doesn't seem bothered though.

Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riminal blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Riminal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riminal lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riminal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riminal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riminal misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riminal.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Riminal controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Riminal backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Riminal.
Riminal lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riminal throws a head punch that misses.
Riminal jumps guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ser Bian Warc Riminal.
Riminal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riminal backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riminal's elbow.
Riminal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Riminal controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Surianglek Sitsongrit had his way with Ser Bian Warc Riminal in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sitsongrit defending well as Riminal loads up on a big left hand.
Riminal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Riminal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Riminal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Riminal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Riminal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riminal was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Riminal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!
Riminal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riminal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Riminal throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riminal stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Riminal.
Sitsongrit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riminal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riminal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riminal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Riminal.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRiminal.
Riminal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.

Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Riminal misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit is trying to break free.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Riminal.

Riminal decides to pull guard.
Riminal wants to sweep but no luck.
Ser Bian Warc Riminal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Riminal 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.
Riminal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit wants to stand but Riminal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Sitsongrit decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Riminal, up you get!

Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riminal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riminal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riminal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Riminal drags the fight down to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riminal working a defensive guard here.
Sitsongrit controls from within his opponent's guard.
Riminal is trying to control the position but Sitsongrit postures up.
Sitsongrit stays in close to Riminal's body and controls the position.
Sitsongrit is looking to stand up but Riminal won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sitsongrit trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Riminal throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Riminal misses
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Riminal throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Riminal.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Riminal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.

Riminal gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
Riminal lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit prevents the takedown attempt.
Riminal is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riminal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Surianglek Sitsongrit.
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 Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surianglek Sitsongrit!
Surianglek Sitsongrit retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Surianglek Sitsongrit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.