PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 133 p4p, 623 weight class) and Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 13 p4p, 53 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sitsongrit
vs
Ellacuria

173 cm
26
147
15 - 4 - 0

183 cm
31
149
18 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Ellacuria!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellacuria throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Ellacuria is rocked!
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ellacuria throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Ellacuria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria misses with a right hand

and Sitsongrit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sitsongrit.
Ellacuria has Sitsongrit pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ellacuria's elbow.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ellacuria's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ellacuria is trying to stall.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Ellacuria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Ellacuria controls his hands.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ellacuria's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Ellacuria lands a knee to the head.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ellacuria's elbow.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ellacuria misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ellacuria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ellacuria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sitsongrit is keeping busy.
Ellacuria misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Ellacuria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Ellacuria strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ellacuria takes one to the chin there.
Ellacuria tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellacuria throws a lazy head kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ellacuria is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Ellacuria misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Ellacuria as he connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Ellacuria lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit drops Ellacuria with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ellacuria! Sitsongrit dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!