PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 62 p4p, 106 weight class) and Hugo Loris (ranked 10 p4p, 19 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sitsongrit
vs
Loris

177 cm
31
156
23 - 9 - 0

170 cm
34
155
16 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
Bondi MMA 🏝️

NARCOS
Urban Fighter

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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Loris!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sitsongrit lunges at Loris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loris's hand.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
A jab from Loris misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Loris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loris 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Loris, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Loris saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Loris ducked under it nicely.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Loris shoots for a takedown but Sitsongrit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Loris.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Loris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit stuns Loris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Loris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Loris connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loris.
Loris misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Loris swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Loris misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Loris! But no joy.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Loris's knee but Loris avoids it well.
A big right from Loris misses.
Sitsongrit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Loris.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Loris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Loris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Loris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Loris throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Loris only half commits.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loris misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loris.
Loris misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Loris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Loris checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loris.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loris moves away.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Loris throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A jab from Loris misses.
Loris looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Loris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sitsongrit sprawls well. Sitsongrit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Loris gets slowly back to his feet.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Loris.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Loris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loris tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Loris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit jabs Loris to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Loris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loris working away.
Sitsongrit parries the strikes from Loris easily there. Loris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sitsongrit to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Sitsongrit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sitsongrit is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sitsongrit is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Loris asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Loris tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sitsongrit's legs.

Sitsongrit explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Surianglek Sitsongrit dominated that 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.

Loris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Sitsongrit clinches.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loris's elbow.
Loris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Loris scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit pushes Loris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loris misses with a hook from the clinch.

Loris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Loris.
Loris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Loris swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Loris.
Loris misses the shot to the body.
Loris misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Loris circles away.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Loris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Loris.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Loris.
Loris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loris on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loris can do to turn this around?
Loris checks a leg kick.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Loris throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Loris moved out of range.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loris moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Loris misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Loris fails to land the takedown.
As Loris backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Loris keeps it at a distance.
Loris wants to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch position.
Sitsongrit lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Loris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Loris throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Loris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lunges at Loris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loris's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loris.
Loris lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loris.
Loris misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Loris looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Loris works the jab nicely.
Loris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loris.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loris.
Loris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Loris throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loris throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Loris ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Loris takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Loris lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Loris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Loris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Loris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Loris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loris keeps the fight on the outside.
Loris throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Loris shakes it off.
Loris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit thumps Loris with a low kick.
Loris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loris misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Loris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Loris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Surianglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Loris! But no joy.
Loris throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Loris lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loris lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loris throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Loris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loris.
Loris throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loris takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Loris is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Loris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Loris throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Loris 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.
Loris 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.
Loris moves out of range of the body kick.
Loris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Loris connects with an inside leg kick.
Loris blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Loris.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Loris down.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Loris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Loris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loris scrambles back to his feet.
Loris throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Loris misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Loris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sitsongrit looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Sitsongrit sneaks out the side door and pushes Loris away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loris.
Loris throws a fast counter high kick but Sitsongrit manages to duck under it in time.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Loris moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Loris throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loris misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Loris catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Loris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit darts in trying to clinch
and Loris counters with a stiff right hand.
Loris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Loris's legs.
Loris cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Loris misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Loris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Loris connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Loris throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Loris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Loris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Loris circles away and keeps his distance.
Loris wants to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch position.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Loris misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Loris.
Loris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Loris lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Loris loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Loris misses with a straight left.

Sitsongrit forces Loris back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit thumps Loris with a low kick.
Sitsongrit walks into a stiff left hand from Loris.
Loris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Loris's ribcage but misses.
Loris looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Loris misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loris on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Surianglek Sitsongrit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Loris.
Loris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab by Loris.
Loris ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Loris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Loris counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Loris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Loris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Loris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sitsongrit drives through and clinches with Loris against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Loris blocks an uppercut.
Loris lands a body shot.
Loris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Loris avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Loris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loris blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Loris blocks it.
Loris tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Loris.
Sitsongrit taking a breather.
Loris is trying to maintain a safe position but Sitsongrit gets an underhook and turns Loris into the cage.

Loris breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Loris's shoulder, as Loris tries to avoid the shot.
Loris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Loris moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit defending well as Loris loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Loris misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy head kick
and Loris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loris avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Loris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit works Loris's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Loris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Loris throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Loris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Loris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Loris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Loris misses its intended target.
Loris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch
and Loris counters with a stiff right hand.

Sitsongrit gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Loris to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Sitsongrit has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Loris off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loris.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Loris throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Loris scores with a nice strike.

Loris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sitsongrit keeping moving, preventing Loris from controlling successfully.

Loris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Loris controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Loris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sitsongrit has his hands on Loris's head, controlling the position.

Loris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Loris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Loris looking to pass the guard.
Loris trying to control but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Hugo Loris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a two punch combo.
Sitsongrit lands a head kick. Loris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sitsongrit misses with a two punch combination.
Loris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loris.
A leg kick checked by Loris.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Loris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loris shoots in and drives through. Sitsongrit sprawls well.

Sitsongrit instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loris.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Loris is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit is pressed up against the cage. Loris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sitsongrit down to the mat. Sitsongrit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loris avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Loris throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Loris tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loris momentarily.
Loris connects with a looping right hand.
Loris tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Loris checks it.
Sitsongrit punishes Loris's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Loris drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the body
and Loris counters with a left to the body.
Hugo Loris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Loris.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Loris.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Loris.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Loris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Loris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loris paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Loris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sitsongrit prevents Loris from improving position.
Loris misses with the ground and pound.
Sitsongrit prevents Loris from moving into mount.
Sitsongrit tries to buck Loris off but Loris is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sitsongrit keeps working.

Loris tries for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Loris misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Loris trying to control the action but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
Sitsongrit prevents Loris from improving position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sitsongrit pushes Loris away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Loris gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sitsongrit managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Loris.
Loris lands a decent elbow from side control.
Loris has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sitsongrit!
Surianglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Loris jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Loris tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sitsongrit's legs.
Loris working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Surianglek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 49:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surianglek Sitsongrit!
Surianglek Sitsongrit retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Surianglek Sitsongrit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.