PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Petrov (ranked 10 p4p, 29 weight class) and Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Petrov comes into the arena with I Am Free blaring out of the sound system. 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?

Petrov
vs
Sitsongrit

164 cm
33
135
27 - 4 - 3

168 cm
33
142
29 - 10 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Core Combat
Voodoo Nutrition

Shadow Warrior Nutrition
SynCity Fightwear

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 27 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
A punch lands to the side of Petrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Sitsongrit.
Nice cross by Petrov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Petrov's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Petrov.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Petrov's legs.
A punch combination from Petrov misses.
Petrov tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sitsongrit 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.
Petrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Nice body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid 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!
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Sergei Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrov thows a body kick. Sitsongrit tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Petrov scores with a jab.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Petrov.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Petrov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Petrov's body.
A left lands for Petrov.
Petrov catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Petrov takes a step back to recover.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Petrov's leg but Petrov calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Petrov's midsection.
Petrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Petrov's head backwards.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov misses the jab.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice jab there from Petrov.
Petrov lands the left hand.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes one on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov lands a jab.
Petrov throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Petrov digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit clobbers Petrov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrov tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod.
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.

Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Petrov throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Petrov only half commits.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrov can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrov checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Petrov's legs.
Sergei Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrov at a distance.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit cracks Petrov with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Petrov moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrov.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Petrov throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Petrov throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Petrov seems unphased.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrov should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
A head kick by Petrov misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
As Sitsongrit tries to get set, Petrov tries to push him back and clinch up but Sitsongrit manages to avoid the attempt.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrov under the eye.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Petrov misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Petrov saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Petrov.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrov tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petrov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov 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 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
Petrov tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrov throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
Sitsongrit cracks Petrov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Petrov connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
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!
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit works Petrov's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good work by Petrov as he checks the leg kick.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov scores with a head kick. Sitsongrit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Petrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Petrov throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
Petrov walks into a left hand.

Petrov closes the distance and clinches.

Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit pushes Petrov away with a front kick.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Petrov jumps back.
Petrov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrov wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrov cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov throws a head kick that Sitsongrit semi-blocks.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Petrov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrov momentarily.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Petrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Petrov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Petrov wants to clinch.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Petrov lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Petrov checks it.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Petrov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Petrov lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
Petrov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petrov jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Petrov.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Petrov steps away.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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.
Petrov blocks the body kick.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Petrov.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a good, hard body kick but Petrov shrugs it off.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Petrov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.

Petrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Petrov.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit dominated that fourth 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Petrov pushes Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Petrov.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
Petrov cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Petrov misses with a body punch.

Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Petrov misses with a two punch combination.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrov at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrov.
Sergei Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Petrov slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrov scores with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick by Petrov misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Petrov 's knee.
Petrov throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Petrov saw that one coming.
Petrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
Sitsongrit jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergei Petrov.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Chamuaknoi 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.