PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Mesquita (ranked 377 p4p, 450 weight class) and Petsuwan Sitsongrit (ranked 30 p4p, 36 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mesquita
vs
Sitsongrit

178 cm
27
155
16 - 7 - 0

176 cm
36
145
27 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit stuffs the takedown attempt from Mesquita. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mesquita connects with a body shot.

Mesquita shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita stops Sitsongrit from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Mesquita drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sitsongrit manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mesquita has Sitsongrit in his guard.

Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sitsongrit is aware though and is defending well.
Mesquita pulls Sitsongrit in to control the position.
Mesquita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sitsongrit stands up and waves to Mesquita to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
Mesquita cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Mesquita connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Mesquita finds it's way through Sitsongrit's defenses.
Mesquita checks a leg kick nicely.
Mesquita throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Mesquita.
Mesquita is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Mesquita's front leg with a kick but Mesquita checks it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit feints the counter takedown.
Mesquita looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Mesquita throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sitsongrit was covering up waiting for the punch and Mesquita finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mesquita prevents Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mesquita throws a strike but Sitsongrit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sitsongrit decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mesquita takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mesquita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Mesquita avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita looks for a takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls well.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Mesquita connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit works Mesquita's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Charles Mesquita will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mesquita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit shows good takedown defense.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita goes for a double leg but Sitsongrit avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sitsongrit continues to drive forward.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mesquita is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Mesquita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Mesquita tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita misses with a body shot

and Sitsongrit counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mesquita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Mesquita manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sitsongrit passes into side control.
Mesquita tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mesquita is working hard here to advance position.
Mesquita wants to control but Sitsongrit postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mesquita is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sitsongrit off and has taken his back!
We've been informed that Sitsongrit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Mesquita patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Mesquita is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Mesquita is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Mesquita gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Mesquita gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Mesquita apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Mesquita slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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 Mesquita has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mesquita and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mesquita drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Mesquita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Mesquita clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mesquita thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Mesquita had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita sets himself, and Sitsongrit steps forward looking for the clinch! Mesquita avoids it this time.
Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push Sitsongrit into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sitsongrit pushes Mesquita back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Mesquita blocks an uppercut.
Mesquita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sitsongrit is trying to break free.
Mesquita has Sitsongrit pressed against the cage, preventing Sitsongrit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mesquita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mesquita looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petsuwan Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A big left from Mesquita misses.
Mesquita connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sitsongrit momentarily.

Mesquita looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sitsongrit!

Mesquita working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mesquita throwing strikes but Sitsongrit manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sitsongrit gets to mount! Mesquita was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Sitsongrit stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Charles Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mesquita attempts a counter takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it well and moves away.
Mesquita moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Mesquita checks it

and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mesquita thows a huge punch but Sitsongrit dodges it nicely.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Sitsongrit's hands, connecting with Sitsongrit's forehead.
Sitsongrit is looking to escape.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sitsongrit regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mesquita.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Sitsongrit keeps moving.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Sitsongrit has wrist control.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sitsongrit is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mesquita is controlling him.

Mesquita drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sitsongrit looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sitsongrit looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sitsongrit!

Mesquita is looking for a sweep.

Sitsongrit stands up.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook

and Mesquita counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sitsongrit!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sitsongrit parries the strikes from Mesquita easily there. Mesquita is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sitsongrit to escape.

Mesquita is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Sitsongrit is trying to escape and Mesquita transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Sitsongrit is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mesquita! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Mesquita!