PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anders Hansson (ranked 917 p4p, 108 weight class) and Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit (ranked 1714 p4p, 198 weight class). Anders Hansson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hansson
vs
Sitsongrit

185 cm
21
156 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

174 cm
21
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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UnderGround Clothing Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Hansson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Hansson was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hansson lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Hansson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Hansson moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hansson.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Hansson is out of range.
Hansson is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hansson misses the shot to the body.
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!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Hansson ducked under it nicely.
Hansson takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Hansson's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Hansson's shoulder, as Hansson tries to avoid the shot.
Hansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Hansson misses with a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hansson.
Hansson lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Hansson strikes.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Hansson moved away.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Hansson.
Hansson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Hansson moves out of range.
Hansson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hansson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hansson loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Hansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hansson misses with a straight right.
Hansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Hansson moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Hansson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hansson with a body shot.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hansson throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Hansson's ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hansson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Sitsongrit forces Hansson back against the cage and clinches.
Hansson misses with some punches.
Hansson prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Hansson throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit keeps control of Hansson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sitsongrit stalling.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hansson is trying to force a seperation but Sitsongrit has the dominant position.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Hansson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hansson.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanssons head.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit gets through Hansson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Hansson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hansson looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hansson blocks a jab.
Hansson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hansson counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hansson misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit stuns Hansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Hansson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson 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.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Hansson's shoulder, as Hansson tries to avoid the shot.
Hansson scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Hansson scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Hansson.
Hansson misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hansson slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hansson misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Hansson misses with a hook.
Hansson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Hansson sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Hansson down.
Hansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hansson throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Hansson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Hansson right on the button with a cross.
Hansson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansson misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hansson moves away.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hansson throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hansson.
Hansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hansson throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Hansson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Hansson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hansson misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Hansson misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Hansson.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Good work by Hansson as he checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Hansson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit has Hansson pressed against the cage, preventing Hansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hansson's elbow.
Hansson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hansson blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Hansson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hansson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Hansson lands with a right to the head.
Hansson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sitsongrit cracks Hansson with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hansson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hansson backwards.
Hansson scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Hansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Hansson blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hansson blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Hansson lands with a short shot to the head.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hansson has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Hansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Hansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Hansson blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Hansson working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hansson misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit has Hansson pressed against the cage, preventing Hansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit is working Hansson over against the cage.
Hansson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.

Hansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hansson misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansson manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hansson.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Hansson moves out of range.
Hansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yodsingkhun 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 eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hansson throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Hansson 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 slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Hansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Hansson.
Hansson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hansson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hansson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Hansson avoids it.
Hansson misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Hansson's leg but Hansson calmly moves out of range.
Hansson moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hansson.
Hansson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Sitsongrit clinches.
A short right from Hansson on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Hansson.
Hansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hansson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hansson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hansson's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hansson lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Hansson misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Hansson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hansson's elbow.
Hansson gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Hansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Hansson blocks it.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hansson.
A short left from Hansson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit pushes Hansson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hansson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
Hansson blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Hansson prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hansson.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Hansson's head.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Hansson misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Hansson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansson working aggressively here.
Hansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hansson fails to land.
Hansson tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Hansson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Hansson.
Hansson is trying to force a seperation but Sitsongrit has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanssons head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hansson.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Hansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit gets through Hansson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Hansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Hansson blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Hansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hansson avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Hansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hansson misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hansson 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.
Hansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Hansson looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hansson throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Hansson looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Hansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Hansson misses with a hook.
Hansson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Hansson avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hansson doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hansson.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
letting Hansson counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Hansson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hansson misses the target.
Hansson staying out of range there.
Hansson misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Hansson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Hansson was well out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Hansson's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Hansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Hansson.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Hansson in the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Hansson lands a two punch combo.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Hansson.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Hansson's body.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hansson throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hansson misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Hansson's head but Hansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Hansson's ribs.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Hansson was well out of range.
Hansson lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Hansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hansson 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.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hansson misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Hansson's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Hansson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Hansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Hansson counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansson misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Hansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hansson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Hansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hansson missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Hansson down.
Hansson looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Hansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hansson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A looping hook to the body misses from Hansson. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Hansson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Hansson.
Hansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Hansson's shoulder, as Hansson tries to avoid the shot.
Hansson misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Hansson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hansson.
Hansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hansson misses the target.
Hansson misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Hansson throws a combination. Sitsongrit tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hansson counters with a left to the body.
Hansson throws a big shot that misses.

Hansson tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Hansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hansson backwards.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Hansson's ribcage. Hansson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hansson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hansson blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit is working Hansson over against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Hansson wants to break free but Sitsongrit has control.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Hansson is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Hansson.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Hansson's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Hansson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Hansson is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling him.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Hansson.
Hansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Hansson controls his hands.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hansson takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hansson fails to land.
Hansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Hansson's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hansson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hansson is trying to stall.
Hansson has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.

Hansson manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Hansson's ribs.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hansson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Hansson was well out of range.
Hansson throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Anders Hansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.