PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Loris (ranked 306 p4p, 175 weight class) and Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 39 p4p, 23 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Loris
vs
Sitsongrit

170 cm
39
155
23 - 10 - 0

177 cm
35
156
33 - 13 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

NARCOS
30th Century Beer Store

NARCOS
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Loris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loris.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Loris misses with a straight right.
Loris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Loris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Loris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Loris tries to advance to mount but can't.

Sitsongrit throws Loris to one side and escapes!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loris.

Loris scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Loris is looking to take a break and control but Sitsongrit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loris thows a huge punch but Sitsongrit dodges it nicely.
Loris is looking to pass Sitsongrit's guard but actually Sitsongrit recovers to full guard.

Loris 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!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loris is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Loris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Sitsongrit stands up and beckons Loris to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Loris or perhaps it was just good defense by Sitsongrit, which made it look bad.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Loris misses the target.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Loris off balance momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Loris checks a leg kick.
Loris shoots and misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Loris shoots and misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Loris. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris misses with a body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Loris has his takedown stuffed
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
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!
Loris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.

Sitsongrit rushes Loris and presses him up against the cage.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Loris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loris wants a takedown but no success here.
Loris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Loris blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Loris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Loris lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Loris stops Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet.

Loris wants to work for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sitsongrit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Loris is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to full guard.
Loris is trying to control the action in half guard but Sitsongrit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sitsongrit is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Loris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Loris's back!
Sitsongrit slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Loris trying to control the position but Sitsongrit manages to sink in the hooks.
I would not like to be Loris right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris is trying to break free.
Sitsongrit not allowing Loris to control his hands.
Loris tries to roll but Sitsongrit sticks to his back.
Loris is working hard here to advance position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I would not like to be Loris right now.
Loris rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Loris wants to get back to full guard.
Sitsongrit seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Surianglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sitsongrit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loris dives in for a single leg takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Loris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loris tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Loris wants to take the fight to the mat but Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Loris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sitsongrit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Loris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loris blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Loris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Loris.
Sitsongrit is working Loris over against the cage.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Loris.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loris working aggressively here.

Loris turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Sitsongrit sneaks out the side door and pushes Loris away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hugo Loris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loris tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Loris avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loris throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit thumps Loris with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loris shoots in looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Loris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Loris.
Loris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Loris moves out of range.
Sitsongrit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Loris is just out of range.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Loris. Sitsongrit shrugs it off though.
Sitsongrit slaps away a takedown attempt from Loris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Loris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Loris steps away.

Loris pushes Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Loris has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Loris misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit lands a brutal head kick. Loris looks out on his feet and Sitsongrit throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Surianglek Sitsongrit!
Surianglek Sitsongrit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.