PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 146 p4p, 764 weight class) and Muenster Romano (ranked 18 p4p, 108 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sitsongrit
vs
Romano

181 cm
25
171
10 - 2 - 1

178 cm
26
174
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction

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 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muenster Romano!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Romano is out of range.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Romano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romano blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Romano misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Romano's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Romano is out of range.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Romano has closed the distance and engaged Sitsongrit in a clinch.
Romano working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Romano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romano blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romano.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Romano lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Romano working aggressively here.
Romano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romano blocks an uppercut.
Romano tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Romano blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Romano throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Romano lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romano misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Romano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romano misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano misses with a body punch.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Romano avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Romano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romano lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romano lands a shot to the body.
Romano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Romano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romano pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romano blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Romano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.

Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
Romano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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.
Romano walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romano slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
A little jabbing left from Romano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romano.
Romano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romano connects with a nice looking jab.
Romano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Romano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romano is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
Romano blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Poomchamtuek 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.

Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Romano's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romano throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sitsongrit!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Romano's body.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit sizes up Romano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Romano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romano moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Romano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Romano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Romano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
letting Romano counter with a right hand.

It looks like Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Romano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romano has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Romano's defenses.

Romano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romano lands with a short shot to the head.
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 a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Romano blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romano can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit cracks Romano with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit pushes Romano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romano lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romano tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Romano back against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Romano avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.
Romano can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Romano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romano's elbow.
Romano prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Romano.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Romano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Romano tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Romano's front leg but catches the back leg as Romano tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Romano throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
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 buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Romano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Romano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit tests Romano's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Romano pushes Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Romano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romano.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Romano blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Muenster Romano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Romano digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romano lands a nice shot to the body.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romano misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Romano lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit cracks Romano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Romano throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Romano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romano tries to clinch up.
Romano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Romano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Romano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Romano moves into range and clinches up with Sitsongrit.
Romano presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Romano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romano.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Sitsongrit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Romano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.
Romano misses with some punches.
Romano lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romano.
Romano throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Romano is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
Muenster Romano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Romano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit is trying to break the clinch but Romano is controlling him.
Romano misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano working aggressively here.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romano misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romano.
Romano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Romano lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano lands with a right to the head.
Romano lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Romano controls his hands.
Romano misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romano misses with a punch on the inside.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Romano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muenster Romano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
After the fight, Poomchamtuek 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.