PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petchuangtong Sitsongrit (ranked 1436 p4p, 2899 weight class) and Joao Santos (ranked 143 p4p, 274 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sitsongrit
vs
Santos

175 cm
21
155
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
165
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Pulling Guard
NARCOS

⚔️Conquest Nutrition⚔️

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petchuangtong Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joao Santos!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos 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.
Santos swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Santos gets a double leg takedown into Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sitsongrit tries to get out of the position.
Sitsongrit wants to stand and escape but Santos is having none of it.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Sitsongrit manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sitsongrit prevents it.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Santos.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santos jumps guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santos tries to circle away but Sitsongrit has him pinned against the cage.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Santos gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sitsongrit clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Sitsongrit is trying to shake Santos off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Santos won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santos misses with the combination.
Sitsongrit thumps Santos with a low kick.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Santos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santos down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sitsongrit rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santos wants to take the fight to the mat but Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Santos pulls guard effortlessly.

Sitsongrit gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Santos can't get the takedown.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos taking a breather.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Santos looks winded!
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petchuangtong Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos dives in and grabs Sitsongrit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.
Sitsongrit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santos.
As Santos backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sitsongrit defends it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.

Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Santos gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Sitsongrit kicks Santos off and gets back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santos throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
Santos throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Sitsongrit lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Santos.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Santos.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santos throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the cage.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.

Sitsongrit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
Santos jumps guard but Sitsongrit stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santos tries to circle away but Sitsongrit has him pinned against the cage.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sitsongrit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.

Santos is rocked!
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos jumps guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petchuangtong Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSitsongrit.
A jab from Santos misses.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Sitsongrit has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Sitsongrit is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sitsongrit down to the mat. Sitsongrit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sitsongrit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Joao Santos has been cut.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Sitsongrit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit scores with a head kick.
Sitsongrit throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santos's head.
The fighters circle, before Sitsongrit throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Santos's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Sitsongrit lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Petchuangtong Sitsongrit!
A very excited looking Petchuangtong Sitsongrit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.