PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sandi Cid (ranked 25177 p4p, 25025 weight class) and Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong (ranked 616 p4p, 595 weight class). Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cid
vs
Sitsunpeong

170 cm
19
177
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
180
1 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sandi Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsunpeong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Sitsunpeong takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsunpeong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sitsunpeong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sitsunpeong throws an elbow that misses.

Cid has clasped his hands together around Sitsunpeong's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sitsunpeong is being controlled here.
Sitsunpeong is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsunpeong dodges the ground and pound from Cid.

Cid looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cid wants to take a breather but Sitsunpeong manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Cid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsunpeong looking to control.
Cid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sitsunpeong is keeping the position for now.
Sitsunpeong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sitsunpeong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cid stopping the sweep attempt from Sitsunpeong.
Sitsunpeong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cid's guard.

Cid wants to sweep but no luck.
Sitsunpeong trying to control the position from guard on top but Cid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cid is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cid's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sitsunpeong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cid is pulling down on Sitsunpeong's head to control his posture.

Cid has his foot on Sitsunpeong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sitsunpeong works his way back into a safe position though.
Cid is adopting a defensive guard.
Cid tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid seems keen to control Sitsunpeong's posture.
Further stalling from Cid.
Sitsunpeong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cid looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sitsunpeong gets to his feet. Cid looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Cid clinches with his opponent.
Sitsunpeong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cid fails to pull guard.
Sitsunpeong lands a damaging elbow.
Sitsunpeong lands an elbow inside.
Sitsunpeong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsunpeong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sitsunpeong lands an elbow inside that Cid shrugs off.
Sitsunpeong is trying to break the clinch but Cid has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsunpeong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cid's defenses.
Cid goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sitsunpeong prevents it.
Sitsunpeong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sitsunpeong lands a knee to the body.
Sitsunpeong working Cid over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsunpeong tries to land knees in the clinch but Cid avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsunpeong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sitsunpeong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cid is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandi Cid. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cid gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sitsunpeong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cid lands a couple of elbows.
Cid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sitsunpeong misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsunpeong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cid wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cid takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sitsunpeong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cid is looking to counter the offense by Sitsunpeong and move into the clinch.

Cid rushes Sitsunpeong and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsunpeong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cid.
Sitsunpeong lands a knee to the head.
Sitsunpeong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cid's defenses.
Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sitsunpeong misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitsunpeong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cid seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsunpeong can turn it around.
Sitsunpeong misses with a knee to the head.
Sitsunpeong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cid.

Cid has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sitsunpeong is trying to keep an underhook but Cid manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cid trying to control from half guard but Sitsunpeong is working away.
Cid slips a nice elbow through Sitsunpeong's hands, connecting with Sitsunpeong's forehead.
Sitsunpeong pushes Cid off looking to stand but Cid dives back in and keeps control.
Cid keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sitsunpeong is staying active underneath Cid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sitsunpeong tries to kick Cid off but Cid keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cid is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sitsunpeong!
Sitsunpeong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cid wants to take Sitsunpeong's back but he can't do it this time.
Sitsunpeong is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid controlling from mount.
Sitsunpeong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sitsunpeong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sitsunpeong is breathing heavily.
Cid with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Sandi Cid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cid wants to finish this one by submission but Sitsunpeong is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cid.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsunpeong can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cid takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Cid working for a submission but Sitsunpeong is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsunpeong is trying desperately to improve position.
Sitsunpeong is squirming around, avoiding Cid's attempts to control the action.
Cid controlling from the full mount.
Sitsunpeong is squirming around, avoiding Cid's attempts to control the action.
Cid controlling the pace for now.
Sitsunpeong wants to hold on but Cid pushes him away.
Cid prevents Sitsunpeong from getting the reversal.

Cid has control of Sitsunpeong's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sitsunpeong regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sitsunpeong is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Sitsunpeong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cid has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sitsunpeong's face.
Cid controlling the pace for now.
Sitsunpeong is bucking up trying to escape but Cid cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cid looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sitsunpeong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cid content just to control the position here.
Cid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sitsunpeong is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sandi Cid dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sitsunpeong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cid. That did some damage!
Sitsunpeong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsunpeong tries to clinch there but Cid circles away.

Cid pushes Sitsunpeong up against the cage in a clinch.
Cid tries to pull guard but Sitsunpeong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Sitsunpeong breaks the clinch.

Cid closes the distance and pushes Sitsunpeong back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cid is trying to pull guard but Sitsunpeong has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsunpeong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cid changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sitsunpeong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandi Cid. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sitsunpeong clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sitsunpeong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sitsunpeong's efforts to push away.
Sitsunpeong is trying to stall.
Cid avoiding damage as Sitsunpeong throws knees to the body.
Come on Sitsunpeong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cid can't get the takedown.

Cid is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sitsunpeong can't fight it off and eventually Cid manages to take the fight to the floor. Sitsunpeong looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sitsunpeong swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Cid drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cid jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sitsunpeong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cid tries to free his leg and advance position but Sitsunpeong is retaining full guard.
Cid stopping the sweep attempt from Sitsunpeong.
Cid trying to control but Sitsunpeong is working from the bottom.
Cid wants to pass the guard but Sitsunpeong is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sitsunpeong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cid has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cid is pushing down on Sitsunpeong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sitsunpeong is fighting to maintain full guard but Cid has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sitsunpeong trying to control but Cid postures up.
Sitsunpeong is refusing to be controlled, as Cid sits in half guard.
Cid controlling the action here.

Cid is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sitsunpeong is looking for a sweep. Cid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cid seems to be looking for submissions.
Cid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sitsunpeong trying to control from the bottom.
Cid is looking to take a break and control but Sitsunpeong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cid sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cid is thwarting Sitsunpeong's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cid is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sandi Cid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cid 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandi Cid!