PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fred Norris (ranked 4979 p4p, 227 weight class) and Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 4865 p4p, 221 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Norris
vs
Sitsongrit

170 cm
25
139 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

171 cm
20
138 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Blue Moon
Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Norris throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Norris misses with a hook.
Norris sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norris's calf.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Norris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
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 throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Norris strikes.
A punch combination from Norris misses.
Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Norris tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Norris throws a combination that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Norris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Norris misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris misses the target.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit jabs Norris right on the nose. Norris blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Norris will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Norris takes a step back to recover.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Norris misses.
Sitsongrit keeps Norris at a distance using the push kick.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norris is trying to force a seperation but Sitsongrit has the dominant position.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Norris.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Norris takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sitsongrit as Norris tries to tie him up.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Norris's body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norris's sensitive parts.
Norris misses with a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Norris doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Norris with an uppercut!
A head kick from Sitsongrit lands but Norris takes it in his stride.

Norris is rocked!
Norris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Oh Norris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Norris seems to have got his legs back now.
Sitsongrit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norris's calf.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Norris in the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a spinning back kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Norris tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yodsawan Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's time! Norris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Norris's head.

Sitsongrit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sitsongrit dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Norris's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norris can't break the clinch.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sitsongrit presses Norris against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit presses Norris against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Norris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Norris's head.
Sitsongrit lands an elbow inside that Norris shrugs off.
Norris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit works on Norris's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit lands an elbow inside.
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 stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Norris takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit pushes off an throws an elbow but Norris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Norris is trying to break free.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Norris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Norris's gas tank.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Norris's ribcage. Norris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit throws a powerful right kick. Norris tried to block low but the kick was high! Norris was taken right off of his feet! Sitsongrit jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.