PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo De Geno (ranked 23 p4p, 57 weight class) and Detkhunjon Sitsongrit (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). De Geno comes into the arena with DE MEXICO SONG blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Geno
vs
Sitsongrit

169 cm
26
136
22 - 3 - 0

172 cm
37
137
35 - 13 - 4

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Detkhunjon Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Geno throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
De Geno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Geno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into De Geno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into De Geno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from De Geno.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and De Geno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
De Geno feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Sitsongrit misses
and De Geno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Geno slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and De Geno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Geno can pounce on him.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Sitsongrit.
A right-left combo lands from De Geno.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Geno throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit jabs De Geno right on the nose. De Geno blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Geno is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
De Geno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. De Geno shakes it off.
De Geno misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - De Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Geno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Geno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Geno had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling De Geno to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Geno counters with a low kick, right behind Sitsongrit 's knee.
De Geno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
De Geno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
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 lands with an overhand left.
De Geno misses with a hook
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. De Geno moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Geno connects with a jab.
De Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of De Geno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
De Geno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. De Geno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Geno works over Sitsongrit's head and body with a nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Detkhunjon Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
De Geno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. De Geno saw that one coming.
De Geno throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow De Geno down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Geno throws a good cross that connects.
De Geno throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. De Geno ducked under it nicely.
De Geno lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
A swing and a miss from De Geno.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Geno doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but De Geno saw that one coming.
De Geno looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
De Geno misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from De Geno.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling De Geno to counter with a crisp jab.
De Geno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
De Geno swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit works De Geno's body with a nice hook.
De Geno punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
De Geno wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
A punch lands to the side of De Geno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Detkhunjon Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
De Geno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit wants to slow De Geno down by chopping away at his legs.
De Geno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch lands to the side of De Geno 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Geno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
De Geno takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps De Geno's head back.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from De Geno.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Geno misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into De Geno's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the body
and De Geno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Geno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether De Geno might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Geno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Geno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but De Geno is out of range.
It looked like De Geno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Detkhunjon 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 each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and De Geno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
De Geno throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Geno throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by De Geno.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and De Geno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Geno misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but De Geno uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Geno misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
De Geno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and De Geno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Geno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Genos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
De Geno tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit cracks De Geno with a good jab.

Sitsongrit moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Geno tries to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Geno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Geno at a distance.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Geno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from De Geno misses the target.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - De Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Geno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for De Geno's leg but De Geno calmly moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from De Geno misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Geno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Geno scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into De Geno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Geno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when De Geno was well out of range.
De Geno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Geno takes one to the chin there.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Geno throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lunges at De Geno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Geno's hand.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but De Geno avoids the punch easily.
De Geno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
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!
A big left from De Geno misses.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but De Geno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Geno checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Geno throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from De Geno.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Detkhunjon Sitsongrit really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and De Geno counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on De Geno's shoulder, as De Geno tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from De Geno. Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Geno checks a leg kick.
De Geno was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit tests De Geno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and De Geno counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Geno moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
De Geno lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. De Geno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. De Geno moves away and avoids it.
De Geno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Geno's head backwards.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
De Geno avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
It looked like De Geno was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but De Geno checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
letting De Geno counter with a right hand.
De Geno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Sitsongrit is rocked!
De Geno cracks Sitsongrit on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sitsongrit falls backwards against the cage. De Geno follows up with more strikes that drop Sitsongrit to his knees. De Geno keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sitsongrit! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo De Geno!
Pablo De Geno retains his bantamweight title!
Pablo De Geno seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.