PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zion Fury (ranked 4570 p4p, 3466 weight class) and Chalamthong Sitsongrit (ranked 443 p4p, 390 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Fury
vs
Sitsongrit

153 cm
17
170
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
157
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

SynCity Fightwear

IC&E Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zion Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chalamthong Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fury rushes Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Fury.
A right handed body shot lands from Fury.
Fury takes a shot to the head.
Fury really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
A short left from Fury.
A short right from Fury.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fury blocks an elbow strike.
Fury takes an elbow to the temple.
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Fury avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Fury's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fury scores with a shoulder strike.

Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Fury scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fury misses with a shot to the body
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Fury takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
And Sitsongrit responds with a good body kick, but Fury manages to step out the way in time.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sitsongrit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Fury moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Fury needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg 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!
Fury misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fury to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fury is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Fury throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fury.
Fury connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
A low kick from Fury is predictable there
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Fury was not able to check.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Fury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fury lands with a good body shot.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Fury with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fury misses with a looping left.
Fury lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fury connects with a single shot there.

Fury moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury avoids a wild elbow strike from Sitsongrit.
A short uppercut from Fury.
Fury avoids a wild elbow strike from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Fury's head.
Fury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sitsongrit throws an elbow but misses.
Fury misses with some punches.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
A short left from Fury.
Fury lands with a left to the head.
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fury lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Fury lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fury scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit pushes off an throws an elbow but Fury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fury.
Fury pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Fury blocking some punches.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land.
Fury avoids the elbow strike from Sitsongrit, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fury scores with a nice hook to the head.

Sitsongrit is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fury.
Sitsongrit is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fury.
A right hand to the body from Fury.
Sitsongrit looks winded!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fury lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
Fury throws a big uppercut that drops Sitsongrit! More strikes from Fury and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sitsongrit lies dazed against the cage as Fury celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zion Fury!
A very excited looking Zion Fury 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.