PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sakmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 5369 p4p, 488 weight class) and Petchuangtong Sitsongrit (ranked 5690 p4p, 505 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sitsongrit
vs
Sitsongrit

174 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchuangtong Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakmongkol Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Petchuangtong Sitsongrit rushes Sakmongkol Sitsongrit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petchuangtong Sitsongrit.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Petchuangtong Sitsongrit up against the cage.
The referee calls for Sakmongkol Sitsongrit to work.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit jumps guard but Sakmongkol Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Sakmongkol Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.

Sakmongkol Sitsongrit rushes Petchuangtong Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.

Sakmongkol Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.

Petchuangtong Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Sakmongkol Sitsongrit up against the cage.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit is trying to push Sakmongkol Sitsongrit away but Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Petchuangtong Sitsongrit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit tries to score a body lock takedown but Sakmongkol Sitsongrit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petchuangtong Sitsongrit pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Petchuangtong Sitsongrit.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit cracks the inside of Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit moves out of range as Sakmongkol Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Petchuangtong Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sakmongkol Sitsongrit rushes Petchuangtong Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit has Sakmongkol Sitsongrit pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sakmongkol Sitsongrit manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Petchuangtong Sitsongrit jumps guard and drags Sakmongkol Sitsongrit to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Petchuangtong Sitsongrit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is one step ahead there.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sakmongkol Sitsongrit 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 10:9
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 10:9
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!