PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sakmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 30 p4p, 226 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 5 p4p, 14 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sitsongrit
vs
Grandis

174 cm
26
144
14 - 0 - 1

168 cm
27
144
15 - 4 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandis lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Grandis avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Grandis throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grandis swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Grandis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grandis throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Grandis thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit thumps Grandis with a low kick.
Grandis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grandis is looking to land body kicks.
Grandis jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grandis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Grandis connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sitsongrit Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Grandis throws a big shot that misses.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grandis just manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grandis throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grandis throws out the jab.
It appears Sitsongrit was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Grandis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grandis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Grandis should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Grandis misses with a head kick.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Grandis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grandis doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Grandis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick lands for Grandis.
Grandis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Grandis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Grandis is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grandis throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Grandis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sitsongrit rather than just go for the knockout.
Grandis cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grandis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Grandis moves away and avoids it.
Grandis throws a sloppy head kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Grandis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grandis counters with an outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grandis.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandis lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grandis misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Grandis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grandis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Grandis checks it.
A leg kick checked by Grandis.
A clash of legs there as Grandis blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Grandis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Grandis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there

and Grandis moves into the clinch.
Grandis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Grandis on the inside.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grandis tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grandis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Grandis controls the action.
Grandis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandis's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Grandis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Grandis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grandiss head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Grandis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sakmongkol Sitsongrit dominated that round.
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.

Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Grandis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grandis.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Grandis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick misses from Grandis.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Grandis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grandis throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit closes the distance but Grandis moves to the side
and Grandis counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grandis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Grandis's belly button to the back.
Grandis misses with an uppercut.
Grandis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grandis throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Grandis misses.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grandis.
Grandis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Grandis's leg but Grandis calmly moves out of range.
Grandis throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Grandis slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grandis.
Grandis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGrandis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
Grandis throws a fast counter high kick but Sitsongrit manages to duck under it in time.
Sitsongrit jabs Grandis right on the nose. Grandis blinks but takes it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Grandis shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Grandis rushes Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandis's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Grandis.
Grandis misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grandis blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A short uppercut from Grandis.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grandis.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Grandis misses with a punch on the inside.

Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Grandis moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Grandis thinks about the counter body kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Grandis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grandis blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Grandis checks it
and Grandis counters with a left to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grandis misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Grandis - just one landing.
Grandis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grandis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Grandis.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Grandis avoids it.
Grandis sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
A little jabbing left from Grandis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Grandis moves out of range.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Grandis's leg but Grandis calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grandis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grandis throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grandis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sitsongrit will feel that in the morning.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Grandis moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandis was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Grandis throws a head kick that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Grandis tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grandis can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheers as Grandis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitsongrit doesn't seem phased though.
Grandis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Grandis blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sakmongkol Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Grandis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Grandis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch
and Grandis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grandis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grandis throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grandis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Grandis misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Grandis with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Grandis's leg. Grandis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grandis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Grandis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Grandis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grandis.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grandis. That did some damage!
Grandis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tests Grandis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grandis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grandis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grandis.
Nice shot by Grandis.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Grandis slips the punch.
Grandis slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Grandis swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Grandis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grandis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grandis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grandis misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grandis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Grandis misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Grandis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grandis moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Grandis moves out of range.
Grandis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grandis ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Grandis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grandis blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grandis's hands.
Some bone on bone action there as Grandis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grandis lands with a right hand.
Grandis misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Grandis.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Grandis throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Grandis connects with a solid leg kick.
Grandis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grandis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grandis scores with a nice right hand.
Grandis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grandis just manages to avoid it.
Grandis misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grandis lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grandis. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Robert Grandis just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sitsongrit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grandis doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Grandis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Grandis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Grandis slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Grandis avoids it.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Grandis looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Grandis misses with a low kick.
Grandis thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Grandis moves out of range.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Grandis.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Grandis manages to avoid it.
Grandis scores with a push kick.
Grandis throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Grandis counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
Grandis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Grandis stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grandis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Grandis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Grandis misses.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grandis connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grandis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Grandis's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Grandis slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
It seemed like Grandis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Grandis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Grandis.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Grandis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Grandis misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Grandis's shoulder, as Grandis tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Grandis checks it
letting Grandis counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grandis counters with a two punch combo.
Grandis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Grandis's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Grandis moved out of range.
Sitsongrit cracks Grandis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit wants to slow Grandis down by chopping away at his legs.
Grandis checks a leg kick.
Grandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Grandis.
Grandis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit cracks Grandis with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grandis just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis scores with a jab.
Grandis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Grandis moved away.
Grandis is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grandis on the side of the head.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grandis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandis.
Grandis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Grandis moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sakmongkol Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Grandis is just out of range.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grandis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Grandis lands with a nice body kick.
Grandis tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit jabs at Grandis's body.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Grandis slips under a jab.
Grandis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grandis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grandis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grandis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grandis needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Grandis.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Grandis.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Grandis is just out of range.
Grandis misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grandis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grandis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Donk. Grandis catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Grandis misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Grandis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grandis defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
Grandis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Grandis blocks it.
Grandis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Grandis throws a body shot but no joy.
Grandis misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Grandis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Grandis's midsection.
Grandis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Grandis's leg. Grandis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grandis scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandis was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grandis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grandis ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Grandis misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grandis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grandis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robert Grandis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Grandis scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Grandis's front leg with a kick but Grandis checks it.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grandis.
Grandis blocks a jab.
Grandis misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grandis looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grandis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grandis looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Grandis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Grandis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Sitsongrit has Grandis up against the cage in a clinch.
Grandis misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Sakmongkol 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.