PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yodmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 5096 p4p, 4966 weight class) and Ruud Altena (ranked 523 p4p, 519 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sitsongrit
vs
Altena

180 cm
19
158
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
169
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodmongkol Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ruud Altena!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Altena.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Altena works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Yodmongkol Sitsongrit has been cut.
Altena throws a head kick that misses.
Altena fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Altena looks to throw a body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Altena's ribs.
Altena looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
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!

Altena pushes Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.

Altena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Altena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Altena strikes.
Altena tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Altena.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Altena gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sitsongrit is trying to force a seperation but Altena has the dominant position.
Altena scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Altena manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Altena throws a body kick.
Altena misses with a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altena tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Altena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit tries to bum rush Altena with a series of wild strikes but Altena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.

Altena closes the distance and pushes Sitsongrit back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Altena is looking to clinch.
Altena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Altena scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Altena.
Altena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Altena lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Altena.
Sitsongrit thinks about countering with a body kick.
Altena blocks the body kick.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick by Altena misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Altena moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Altena fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Altena. Altena circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Altena moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Altena tries to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit shakes him off and moves away.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Altena lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Altena avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit stuns Altena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Altena's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit lands a high kick!
Altena looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Altena misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Altena throws a combination that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Altena tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
Altena throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.

Altena forces Sitsongrit back against the cage and clinches.
Altena looking to slow down the pace here.
Altena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yodmongkol Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yodmongkol 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.

Altena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Altena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Altena misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Altena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Altena throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Altena throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Altena tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Altena.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Altena throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Altena wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Altena can do to turn this around?
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Altena moves out of range of the strikes.
Altena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Altena tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Altena closes the distance and clinches.

Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Altena throws a lazy body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a solid body kick.
Altena takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Altena throws a half hearted mid kick.
Altena misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Altena, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Altena is out of range.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Altena misses with a right hand
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Altena throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Altena.
Altena misses with a head kick.
Altena fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Altena avoided it.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Ruud Altena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Altena throws a sloppy head kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that stops Altena in his tracks momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Altena wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Altena takes a step back to recover.
Altena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Altena right on the button with a cross.
Altena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Altena takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Altena throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Altena misses.
Sitsongrit quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Altena takes a jab right on the kisser.
Altena throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Altena.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Altena tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altena just misses with a punch to the body.
Altena misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Altena gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Altena blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Altena.

Altena closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage as Altena throws knees to the body.
Altena has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yodmongkol Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yodmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Altena takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Altena on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Altena.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Altena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Altena is just out of range.
Altena throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that Altena ducks under and follows up with a left that Altena also avoids with ease.
Altena connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Altena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Altena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ruud Altena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Altena's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Altena avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Altena.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Altena saw that one coming.
Yodmongkol Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Altena is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Altena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Altena misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Altena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Altena's ribcage but misses.

Altena takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit can't break the clinch.

Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Altena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruud Altena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that Altena semi-blocks.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Altena thuds his shin into the meat of Sitsongrit's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Altena takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Altena wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
And Sitsongrit counters with a quick kick to the body but Altena blocks it.
Altena has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit.
Altena misses with a double jab
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Altena looks to throw a body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Altena is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Altena's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Altena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sitsongrit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Altena - the referee stops the clock and Sitsongrit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Altena. Sitsongrit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
A thudding body kick lands there by Altena!

Altena gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Altena blocks it.

Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Altena misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Altena scores with a shot to the body.
Altena looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Altena on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
It appears Sitsongrit was looking to counter with a kick there.
Some wild striking there from Altena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Altena.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Altena.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Altena throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sitsongrit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Altena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Altena steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Altena misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yodmongkol Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Altena throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yodmongkol Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sitsongrit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

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