PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suriyan Sitsongrit (ranked 1832 p4p, 2510 weight class) and Pablo Cruz (ranked 157 p4p, 213 weight class). Cruz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Daddy Yankee / Gasolina. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sitsongrit
vs
Cruz

178 cm
26
156
7 - 7 - 0

178 cm
32
150
14 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suriyan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Cruz lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Cruz jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Cruz.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Cruz misses.
Cruz throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit cracks Cruz with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cruz defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Donk. Cruz catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Suriyan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Cruz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruz jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sitsongrit momentarily.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Cruz's leg. Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but Cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Cruz.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Cruz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Cruz cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit catches Cruz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Cruz with a hook.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a jab.
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Cruz's knee but Cruz avoids it well.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Cruz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Cruz's head back.
Cruz defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pablo Cruz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Cruz moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Cruz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Cruz backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cruz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pablo Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Cruz's legs.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Suriyan Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy body kick
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cruz throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A clash of legs there as Cruz blocks the low kick.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Suriyan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
Cruz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz connects with the punch.
Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Cruz connects with the punch.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cruz slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Cruz moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Cruz backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cruz throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Cruz sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Cruz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Sitsongrit rushes Cruz and presses him up against the cage.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cruz's hands.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
As Cruz backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Suriyan Sitsongrit.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Suriyan Sitsongrit!
After the fight, Suriyan Sitsongrit was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.