PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 743 p4p, 33 weight class) and Yodsanan Sityodtong (ranked 2332 p4p, 123 weight class). Yodsanan Sityodtong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tommy Walcott's chin.

Walcott
vs
Sityodtong

170 cm
24
140 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

167 cm
25
145 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsanan Sityodtong!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sityodtong blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Sityodtong slips under a jab from Walcott.

Walcott has Sityodtong up against the cage in a clinch.
Walcott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sityodtong backwards.
Walcott misses with some punches.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.

Sityodtong manages to break the clinch.
Sityodtong throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sityodtong.
Walcott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Sityodtong.
Sityodtong misses the jab.
Walcott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sityodtong.
Walcott fails to land with a series of punches.
Sityodtong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sityodtong lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott connects with the punch.
Sityodtong misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Walcott.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Sityodtong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott wants to clinch.
Sityodtong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sityodtong.
Walcott misses with an uppercut.
Sityodtong lands a jab to the nose.
Walcott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Walcott swings for the body but Sityodtong moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walcott scores with a hook.
Sityodtong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walcott.
Walcott cracks a nice hook into Sityodtong's ribs.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Sityodtong.
Sityodtong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sityodtong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walcott moves in looking to clinch but Sityodtong pushes him off.
Sityodtong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Walcott lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sityodtong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Walcott pushes Sityodtong away with a front kick.
Sityodtong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walcott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a straight left.
A solid body kick from Walcott.
Sityodtong throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Walcott connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sityodtong's hands.
Walcott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Walcott misses with a looping right.
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
Sityodtong misses with an uppercut.
Sityodtong throws a leg kick but Walcott sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sityodtong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Sityodtong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sityodtong.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walcott tries to clinch there but Sityodtong circles away.
Sityodtong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walcott.
Sityodtong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sityodtong avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Walcott defending well as Sityodtong loads up on a big left hand.
Walcott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sityodtong jabs at Walcott's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sityodtong throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Sityodtong throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Sityodtong misses with an uppercut. Walcott saw that one coming.
Sityodtong throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sityodtong throws out the jab.
Sityodtong scores with a punch to the head.
Walcott's corner calls for a 1-2. Walcott obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Walcott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sityodtong on the side of the head.

Walcott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walcott tries a body shot but Sityodtong blocks it.
Sityodtong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Sityodtong tries to stall but Walcott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sityodtong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Sityodtong breaks from the clinch.
Sityodtong motions for Walcott to come forward. Sityodtong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tommy Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sityodtong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Walcott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sityodtong! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sityodtong misses.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sityodtong.
Walcott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walcott is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Walcott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sityodtong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sityodtong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walcott lands with an overhand left.
Sityodtong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sityodtong is looking to chop away at Walcott's legs.
Walcott is looking to counter with a body kick.
Walcott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sityodtong lands a jab to the nose.
Sityodtong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Walcott blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sityodtong tries to land a front kick but Walcott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sityodtong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sityodtong was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Sityodtong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Walcott takes the fight into the clinch.
Sityodtong lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Walcott will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Sityodtong misses the target.
Walcott avoids the body shot from Sityodtong.
Walcott is looking to counter with head kicks.
Walcott scores with a body shot.
Sityodtong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walcott.
Sityodtong throws a right hand that Walcott ducks under and follows up with a left that Walcott also avoids with ease.
Walcott swings for the body but Sityodtong moves out of range.
Walcott checks a low kick from Sityodtong.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walcott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walcott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walcott takes one to the chin there.
Sityodtong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Walcott.
Walcott looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sityodtong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walcott avoids the head kick by Sityodtong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Walcott has closed the distance and engaged Sityodtong in a clinch.
Walcott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sityodtong backwards.
Sityodtong tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Walcott.
Sityodtong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Sityodtong uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Sityodtong controls his hands.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Sityodtong controls the action.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Walcott on the inside.
Sityodtong prevents a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sityodtong's elbow.
Walcott scores with a hook to the body.
Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walcott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sityodtong is working Walcott over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sityodtong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walcott.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walcott.
Walcott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sityodtong blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Sityodtong controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walcott.
Sityodtong misses with a knee strike.
Walcott tries a body shot but Sityodtong blocks it.
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!
Sityodtong tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Sityodtong controls the action.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Walcott.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Tommy Walcott has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Sityodtong breaks the clinch.
Sityodtong misses with a few strikes there.
Walcott jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sityodtong.
Walcott wants to clinch.
Sityodtong avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Sityodtong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sityodtong.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sityodtong missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walcott moves into the clinch.

Sityodtong breaks the clinch.

Sityodtong gets tackled into the cage by Walcott. Walcott maintains the clinch.
Sityodtong is looking to break free of the clinch but Walcott has double underhooks.
Sityodtong looking to slow down the pace here.

Sityodtong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walcott scoring well with a low kick there.
Sityodtong misses with a head kick.
Walcott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sityodtong throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Sityodtong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walcott tries to clinch but Sityodtong is having none of it.
Sityodtong scores with a sloppy right hand. Walcott should have avoided that one.
Nice body kick there by Walcott.
Walcott tries to clinch there but Sityodtong circles away.
Sityodtong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walcott appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sityodtong scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sityodtong is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sityodtong loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
Sityodtong takes one on the button.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Sityodtong avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
Sityodtong blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott lands a left hand.
Walcott drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sityodtong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sityodtong slips a straight right by Walcott.
Walcott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sityodtong doesn't seem bothered though.
Walcott connects with an inside leg kick.
Sityodtong looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
Sityodtong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Walcott backs off Sityodtong throws a huge counter combo but Walcott manages to avoid it all.
A big right from Walcott misses.
Sityodtong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walcott feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sityodtong with a nice cross.
Walcott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sityodtong in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sityodtong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walcott.
Sityodtong looks to score with a jab to the body but Walcott is just out of range.
Walcott lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Walcott dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Walcott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sityodtong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walcott checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Walcott.
Sityodtong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sityodtong manages to avoid it.
Walcott defending well as Sityodtong loads up on a big left hand.
Walcott lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Sityodtong.

Sityodtong gets tackled into the cage by Walcott. Walcott maintains the clinch.

Sityodtong breaks the clinch.
Sityodtong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walcott.
Sityodtong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sityodtong circles away quickly and effectively.
Sityodtong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
The fighters circling - Sityodtong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sityodtong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Walcott misses its intended target.
Walcott tries to clinch up.
Sityodtong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Sityodtong scores with a nice strike.
Sityodtong misses the shot to the body.
Sityodtong throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Sityodtong scores with a hook.
Walcott takes a swing at Sityodtong's ribcage but misses.
Sityodtong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sityodtong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sityodtong ducks under a wild hook from Walcott.

Walcott has managed to clinch.

Sityodtong breaks the clinch.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Sityodtong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sityodtong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Walcott dives in for a single leg takedown but Sityodtong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sityodtong jabs Walcott right on the nose. Walcott blinks but takes it well.
Sityodtong thuds his right hand into Walcott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sityodtong.
Sityodtong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a series of wild punches.
Walcott takes a swing at Sityodtong's ribcage but misses.
Sityodtong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sityodtong.
A jab from Walcott misses.
Walcott lands a leg kick that knocks Sityodtong off balance momentarily.
Sityodtong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sityodtong connects with a jab.
Sityodtong misses with a hook.
Sityodtong swats away the attempt to clinch by Walcott.
Sityodtong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Walcott swings for the body but Sityodtong moves out of range.
Sityodtong throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Jab by Walcott.
Sityodtong throws a series of punches but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sityodtong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walcott went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Walcott darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sityodtong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sityodtong throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.

Walcott clinches with his opponent.

Sityodtong breaks the clinch.
Sityodtong misses with a hook.
Sityodtong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sityodtong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yodsanan Sityodtong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sityodtong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Walcott closes the distance and clinches.
Walcott misses with the head strike.

Sityodtong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yodsanan Sityodtong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Walcott.
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sityodtong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sityodtong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sityodtong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walcott's sensitive parts.
Sityodtong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
Tommy Walcott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott shoots in for a takedown but Sityodtong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sityodtong pushes Walcott away with a front kick.
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Sityodtong ducks down to avoid it.
Sityodtong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sityodtong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walcott under the eye.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walcott.
Sityodtong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott is looking to counter punch.
Sityodtong misses with a straight left.
Walcott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Walcott.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Sityodtong scores with a sloppy right hand. Walcott should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Sityodtong misses its intended target.
Walcott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sityodtong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sityodtong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Walcott.
Walcott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sityodtong throws a front kick aimed at Walcott's knee but Walcott avoids it well.
Walcott doesn't manage to clinch there - Sityodtong circles away.
A nice side step and Sityodtong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsanan Sityodtong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walcott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tommy Walcott!
Tommy Walcott made sure to mention his sponsor, IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview.