PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaewfah Sitsongrit (ranked 1831 p4p, 2844 weight class) and Ariel Pérez (ranked 180 p4p, 252 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sitsongrit
vs
Pérez

173 cm
23
146
6 - 4 - 0

165 cm
28
145
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Wrestler Wayfare

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaewfah Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ariel Pérez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pérez throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Pérez throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pérez.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pérez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sitsongrit back to the cage. Pérez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pérez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit stalks Pérez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pérez's face. Pérez staggers backwards, shaken.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Pérez misses.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Pérez off balance momentarily.
Pérez just misses with a punch to the body.
Pérez looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pérez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pérez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pérez lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pérez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pérez throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pérez will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sitsongrit drives through and clinches with Pérez against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Pérez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.

Pérez manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pérez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Pérez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pérez throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Pérez keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Pérez misses.
Pérez digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Pérez looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Pérez.
A swing and a miss from Pérez.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pérez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Pérez moved away.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Pérez blocks it.
Pérez throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pérez takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Pérez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pérez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Pérez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pérez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pérez throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit jabs Pérez right on the nose. Pérez blinks but takes it well.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pérez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pérez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pérez tries to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.
Pérez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Pérez manages to break the clinch.
Pérez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Pérez.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit pushes Pérez away with a front kick.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pérez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pérez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Sitsongrit.
Sloppy strikes from Pérez. Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pérez's hands.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pérez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pérez.
Pérez misses with a hook.
Pérez misses with a double jab
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Pérez is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Pérez misses.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Pérez throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pérez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Pérez swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a big counter combination but Pérez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Sitsongrit has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pérez loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pérez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pérez throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Pérez misses its intended target.
Pérez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Pérez drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit lunges at Pérez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pérez's hand.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Pérez's front leg with a kick but Pérez checks it.
Pérez 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.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the body.
A big left from Pérez misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pérez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Pérez.
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 Kaewfah Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
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.

Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pérez throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Pérez down.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Pérez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pérez moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Pérez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pérez throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Pérez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Pérez moves away and avoids it.
Pérez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pérez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pérez to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pérez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Pérez's head.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Pérez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pérez working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pérez blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pérez's elbow.
Pérez throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pérez.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.

Pérez manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pérez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Pérez circles away.
Pérez thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Pérez circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Pérez blocks the leg kick.
Pérez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pérez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pérez just manages to avoid it.
Pérez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pérez can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pérez on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pérez moves away.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pérez.
Sitsongrit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sitsongrit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Pérez.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Pérez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pérezs head.
Pérez misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pérez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.

Pérez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pérez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from Pérez misses the target.
Pérez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pérez throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Pérez does it's job there.
A jab from Pérez misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pérez's sensitive parts.
Pérez throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Pérez blocks the low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Pérez down.
Pérez misses the shot to the body.
Pérez misses with a looping right.
Pérez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pérez misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Pérez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pérez lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Pérez saw it coming and moves away.
Pérez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Pérez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pérez misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Sitsongrit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Pérez slips the punch.
Pérez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Pérez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pérez.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kaewfah Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pérez swinging wildly here.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.

Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sitsongrit works on Pérez's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pérez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Pérez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Pérez backwards.
Pérez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Pérez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Pérez blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Pérez breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sitsongrit.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pérez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and Pérez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. Pérez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild combination.
Pérez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pérez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Pérez slips a jab and a cross from Sitsongrit.
Ariel Pérez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pérez cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pérez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Pérez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Pérez down with leg kicks.
Pérez misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Pérez 's knee.
Pérez misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pérez throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pérez misses the target.
Pérez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pérez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit.
Pérez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pérez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pérez misses with the combination.
Pérez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Sitsongrit has closed the distance and engaged Pérez in a clinch.
Pérez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
A short right from Sitsongrit.

Pérez breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit defending well as Pérez loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Pérez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pérez down.
Pérez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kaewfah Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Pérez misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Pérez avoided it.

Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Pérez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pérez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pérez misses with the head strike.
Pérez lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pérez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Pérez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Pérez avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Kaewfah Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Pérez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Pérez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pérez misses with the head strike.
Pérez prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Pérez backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit keeps control of Pérez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pérez has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Kaewfah Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaewfah 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaewfah Sitsongrit!
Kaewfah Sitsongrit was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.