PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Juan Pito (ranked 4533 p4p, 3620 weight class) and Petchongboo Sitsongrit (ranked 234 p4p, 298 weight class). Juan Pito could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Petchongboo Sitsongrit's chin.

Pito
vs
Sitsongrit

178 cm
19
144
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
20
143
5 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Pito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchongboo Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pito's knee momentarily.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Pito moved away.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pito throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pito misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
Pito throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit stuns Pito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit cracks Pito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sitsongrit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pito is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a series of punches but Pito avoids them all with ease.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Pito moved away.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pito tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild combination.
Pito throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Pito throws a body shot but no joy.
Pito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Pito misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pito.
Pito motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Pito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pito misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pito.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but Pito moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pito throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit stalks Pito and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pito's face. Pito staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pito's corner calls for a 1-2. Pito obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pito moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pito ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Pito scores with a decent looking hook.
Pito on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pito misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Pito misses the target.
Pito misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Pito.
Juan Pito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pito eats them both and turns towards Sitsongrit to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sitsongrit misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Pito.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pito moves out of range of the body kick.
Pito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Pito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pito wants to clinch.
Pito throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pito's knee momentarily.
Pito misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pito.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Pito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pito takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A lazy body kick from Pito
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pito's sensitive parts.
Pito has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pito takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pito misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pito lands the left hand.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Pito right on the button with a cross.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pito's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Pito is just out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Pito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pito.
Both fighters circling a little - Sitsongrit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pito throws a half hearted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Pito.
Pito was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pito has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pito there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pito throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sitsongrit works Pito's body with a nice hook.
Pito connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pito connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice combination. Pito backs away looking to recover.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Pito lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pito throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petchongboo Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Pito throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Pito only half commits.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Pito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Pito in the body.
Pito takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pito swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.

Pito is rocked!
Pito walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Petchongboo Sitsongrit!
An out of breath Petchongboo Sitsongrit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.