PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sittichai Sittsongpeenong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hakopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sittsongpeenong
vs
Hakopa

190 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sittichai Sittsongpeenong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Hakopa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakopa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hakopa counters with a stiff right hand.
Sittsongpeenong takes a swing at Hakopa's ribcage but misses.
Sittsongpeenong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sittsongpeenong stalks Hakopa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hakopa's face. Hakopa staggers backwards, shaken.
Hakopa lands a really nice looking cross but Sittsongpeenong seems unphased.
A big right from Sittsongpeenong misses.
It seemed like Hakopa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sittsongpeenong throws a body punch but Hakopa moves out of range.

Sittsongpeenong moves into the clinch.
Hakopa lands a hook that snaps the head of Sittsongpeenong backwards.
Sittsongpeenong throws a head punch that misses.
Hakopa working hard to break the clinch.
Sittsongpeenong lands a body shot.
Hakopa has had enough of the clinch but Sittsongpeenong keeps him there for the moment.
Sittsongpeenong throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sittsongpeenong.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sittsongpeenong.
Hakopa has had enough of the clinch but Sittsongpeenong keeps him there for the moment.
Hakopa is trying to force a seperation but Sittsongpeenong has the dominant position.
Hakopa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sittsongpeenong tries a body shot but Hakopa blocks it.
Hakopa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sittsongpeenong tries a body shot but Hakopa blocks it.
Hakopa blocking some punches.
Sittsongpeenong has a couple of punches blocked by Hakopa.
Sittsongpeenong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hakopa tries to break free but Sittsongpeenong pushes him back against the ropes.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hakopa wants to break free but Sittsongpeenong has control.
Hakopa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakopa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sittsongpeenong misses with the head strike.
Hakopa wants to get back to striking at distance but Sittsongpeenong won't allow it.
Sittsongpeenong struggles to land a body shot inside as Hakopa controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Sittsongpeenong fails to land.
Sittsongpeenong working aggressively here.
Sittsongpeenong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hakopa's elbow.
Sittsongpeenong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sittsongpeenong tries a body shot but Hakopa blocks it.
Sittsongpeenong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hakopa backwards.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hakopa.
A head punch on the inside from Sittsongpeenong fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sittichai Sittsongpeenong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hakopa misses with a straight right.
Sittsongpeenong lands a jab to the head.
Sittsongpeenong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hakopa counter with a right hand.
Hakopa 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.

Sittsongpeenong moves into range and clinches up with Hakopa.
Sittsongpeenong tries to work over Hakopa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sittsongpeenong working aggressively here.
Sittichai Sittsongpeenong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hakopa tries to stall but Sittsongpeenong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hakopa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sittsongpeenong scores with a nice hook to the head.

Hakopa is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Sittsongpeenong fails to land.
Hakopa is still on wobbly legs! Can Sittsongpeenong finish him?
Sittsongpeenong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hakopa seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hakopa.
Sittsongpeenong throws a punch but it's blocked by Hakopa.
Sittsongpeenong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sittsongpeenong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hakopa or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hakopa.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hakopa.
Sittsongpeenong tries to work over Hakopa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hakopa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Hakopa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hakopa with a hook.
Sittsongpeenong tries to clinch but Hakopa is having none of it.
Sittsongpeenong throws a poor cross that misses
and Hakopa counters with a stiff right hand.
Sittsongpeenong throws a looping overhand right but Hakopa ducks down to avoid it.
Sittsongpeenong throws a body punch but Hakopa moves out of range.
Sittsongpeenong connects with a right hand. Hakopa shakes it off.
Sittsongpeenong stuns Hakopa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sittsongpeenong swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Hakopa to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakopa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sittsongpeenong misses with an uppercut. Hakopa saw that one coming.
Sittsongpeenong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hakopa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sittsongpeenong.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a hook to the body
and Hakopa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Sittsongpeenong is rocked!
Hakopa moves out of range as Sittsongpeenong strikes.
Sittsongpeenong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sittsongpeenong throws a hook to the side of Hakopa's head but Hakopa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hakopa misses the jab.
Hakopa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hakopa throws out a counter right but Sittsongpeenong avoids it with no problem.
Sittsongpeenong misses with a hook.
It seemed like Hakopa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hakopa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sittsongpeenong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hakopa can do to turn this around?
Sittsongpeenong missing with a left hand there. Hakopa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sittsongpeenong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hakopa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sittichai Sittsongpeenong dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

A big left from Sittsongpeenong misses.
A big right from Sittsongpeenong misses.
The fighters circling - Hakopa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sittsongpeenong scores with a jab to the jaw.

Sittsongpeenong has Hakopa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sittsongpeenong tries to throw a body punch but Hakopa avoids it by throwing Sittsongpeenong back against the ropes.
Hakopa taking a breather.
Sittsongpeenong tries to throw a body punch but Hakopa avoids it by throwing Sittsongpeenong back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sittsongpeenong misses with some punches.
Sittsongpeenong misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Sittsongpeenong.
Sittsongpeenong presses Hakopa against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sittsongpeenong lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakopa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sittsongpeenong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hakopa's efforts to push away.
Hakopa tries a body shot but Sittsongpeenong blocks it.
Sittsongpeenong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hakopa prevents a body shot from Sittsongpeenong.
Sittsongpeenong struggles to land a body shot inside as Hakopa controls his hands.
Sittichai Sittsongpeenong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hakopa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hakopa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sittsongpeenong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hakopa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hakopa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sittsongpeenong gets through Hakopa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hakopa prevents a body shot from Sittsongpeenong.
Hakopa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sittsongpeenong tries to throw a body punch but Hakopa avoids it by throwing Sittsongpeenong back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sittichai Sittsongpeenong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sittsongpeenong 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sittichai Sittsongpeenong!
A relieved looking Sittichai Sittsongpeenong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.