PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sirimongkol Niyotrong (ranked 3240 p4p, 74 weight class) and Zoran Sablic (ranked 5727 p4p, 114 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Niyotrong
vs
Sablic

172 cm
20
152 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
204 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sirimongkol Niyotrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zoran Sablic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Niyotrong enables Sablic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Niyotrong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Niyotrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Niyotrong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sablic postures up.
Sablic working some strikes from top position.
Sablic lands a couple of digs.
Sablic scoring with some ground and pound.
Sablic distracts Niyotrong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sablic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Sablic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sablic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Niyotrong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Niyotrong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niyotrong trying to control from half guard but Sablic is working away.
Niyotrong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niyotrong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sablic keeps working.
Niyotrong trying to control from Sablic's half guard. Sablic has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sablic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sablic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sablic keeping moving, preventing Niyotrong from controlling successfully.
Niyotrong is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sablic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Niyotrong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Niyotrong stops Sablic from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Niyotrong wants to control from the top but Sablic keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Niyotrong connects with the punch.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Niyotrong misses.
Sablic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Niyotrong lands a jab to the nose.
Niyotrong cracks Sablic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sablic slips a straight right by Niyotrong.
Sablic shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Niyotrong tenderised Sablic's leg. Sablic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Niyotrong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sablic fails to land the takedown.
Sablic fails with the takedown
and Niyotrong counters with a big head kick but Sablic shrugs it off.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoran Sablic.
Niyotrong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sablic closes the distance and clinches up with Niyotrong, looking for a takedown. Sablic pushes Niyotrong against the cage but Niyotrong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Niyotrong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sablic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Zoran Sablic has been cut.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick which misses Sablic's front leg but catches the back leg as Sablic tries to avoid it.
Niyotrong throws a head kick that Sablic semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sablic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Niyotrong swivels and escapes.
Niyotrong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Niyotrong scores with a jab to the body.
Sablic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Niyotrong.
Sablic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Niyotrong is fending him off so far but Sablic persists. Nope, Niyotrong circles away and we're back to standing.
Niyotrong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sablic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Niyotrong connects with a body shot.
Sablic shoots and misses
and Niyotrong counters with a straight right hand.
Sablic looks winded!
Niyotrong thuds a left hand into Sablic's body.
Niyotrong lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sirimongkol Niyotrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Sablic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Niyotrong fails to land with a series of punches.
Sablic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Niyotrong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Niyotrong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Niyotrong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Niyotrong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sablic's head.
Sablic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Niyotrong counters with a nice uppercut.
Niyotrong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Niyotrong scores with a four punch combination!
Niyotrong is looking to slow Sablic down with leg kicks.
Niyotrong fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niyotrong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niyotrong looks to land a combination but Sablic avoids it well.
Niyotrong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sablic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Niyotrong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sablic.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoran Sablic.
Niyotrong throws a good cross that connects.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niyotrong, right into the meat.
Sablic misses with a takedown
letting Niyotrong counter with a right hand.
Sablic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Sablic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Niyotrong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sablic's best efforts.
Niyotrong tries to roll over but Sablic keeps him under control.

Niyotrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sablic pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niyotrong is trying to stand back up but Sablic is controlling him
Niyotrong is pressing down on Sablic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sablic trying to control but Niyotrong is working from the bottom.
Sablic chips away with some ground and pound.

Niyotrong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sablic defends well.
Sablic trying to control the position from guard on top but Niyotrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niyotrong trying to control the position.
Sablic lands a couple of digs.
Niyotrong has momentary wrist control but Sablic slips an elbow through the middle.
Niyotrong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sablic can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong controls Sablic momentarily but Sablic frees himself.
Niyotrong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sablic is one step ahead there.
Sablic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Niyotrong's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niyotrong looking to control.
Niyotrong throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Niyotrong will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Niyotrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sablic has his takedown stuffed
and Niyotrong counters with a head kick. That will keep Sablic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Niyotrong connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niyotrong.
Sablic tries for a takedown but Niyotrong circles away easily
and Niyotrong counters with a series of strikes. Sablic will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Niyotrong.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sablic or perhaps it was just good defense by Niyotrong, which made it look bad.
Sablic ducks right into an uppercut from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sablic on the side of the head.

That has opened up Zoran Sablic's cut even more.
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!
Sablic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Niyotrong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Niyotrong lands a head shot.
Niyotrong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Sablic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sirimongkol Niyotrong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Sablic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Niyotrong misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Sablic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab, jab by Niyotrong - just one landing.
Niyotrong jabs at Sablic's body.
Sablic dives in and grabs Niyotrong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Niyotrong pushes down on Sablic's head and hops out.
Niyotrong throws a quick counter head kick but Sablic was just out of range.
Niyotrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sablic's sensitive parts.
Sablic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Niyotrong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niyotrong throws a series of punches but Sablic avoids them all with ease.
Niyotrong scores with a leg kick.
Niyotrong scores with a shot to the body.
Sablic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sablic fails with the takedown
and Niyotrong counters with a three punch combo that has Sablic backing up. Sablic nods at Niyotrong to acknowledge the strikes.
Sablic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sablic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sablic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sablic looks for a takedown but Niyotrong sprawls well.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoran Sablic.
Niyotrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Niyotrong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sablic.
Niyotrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Sablic is just out of range.
Niyotrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sablic's sensitive parts.
Sablic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Niyotrong misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong throws a shot to the body.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sablic fails with the takedown
and Niyotrong counters with a good, hard body kick but Sablic shrugs it off.
Niyotrong throws a good cross that connects.
Sablic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niyotrong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niyotrong lands a jab to the nose.
Niyotrong scores with a leg kick.

Sablic gets a takedown into half guard.

Niyotrong makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sablic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sablic takes a kick to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sablic. Niyotrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niyotrong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Niyotrong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sablic's calf.
Sablic fails with the takedown.
Niyotrong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sablic doesn't seem bothered though.
Niyotrong connects with an inside leg kick.
Niyotrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Niyotrong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sablic.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick which misses Sablic's front leg but catches the back leg as Sablic tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niyotrong lands a jab.
Sablic fails to land the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Niyotrong misses its target.
Zoran Sablic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niyotrong scores with a hook to the body. Sablic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Niyotrong dips to his left and cracks Sablic with an uppercut!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Niyotrong.
Sablic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sablic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sirimongkol Niyotrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Niyotrong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sirimongkol Niyotrong!