PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sittichai Poontharat (ranked 3317 p4p, 274 weight class) and Justin Bidon Gaethje (ranked 7866 p4p, 420 weight class). Sittichai Poontharat has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Poontharat
vs
Bidon Gaethje

175 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sittichai Poontharat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Bidon Gaethje!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bidon Gaethje jabs at Poontharat's body.
Bidon Gaethje lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Poontharat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Poontharat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Poontharat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bidon Gaethje lands a jab to the head.
Poontharat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bidon Gaethje needs to keep his hands up - Poontharat had a free shot at his head there.
Poontharat throws a right and a left that Bidon Gaethje avoids nicely.
Poontharat scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Poontharat.
A big left from Poontharat misses.
Bidon Gaethje throws a jab when Poontharat was well out of range.
Bidon Gaethje fails to land with a series of punches.
Poontharat scores with a nice right hand.
Bidon Gaethje takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidon Gaethje misses with a right hand
and Poontharat counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bidon Gaethje throws a shot from downtown. Poontharat moves away and avoids it.
Poontharat connects with a jab.
A big right from Poontharat misses.
Poontharat tries to bum rush Bidon Gaethje with a series of wild strikes but Bidon Gaethje uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poontharat misses with a hook
and Bidon Gaethje counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poontharat moves forwards but Bidon Gaethje connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bidon Gaethje on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Bidon Gaethje is rocked!
Poontharat plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Bidon Gaethje swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Bidon Gaethje face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sittichai Poontharat!
Sittichai Poontharat 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.