PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Detkhunjon Sitsongrit (ranked 1773 p4p, 97 weight class) and Distant Thunder (ranked 2366 p4p, 119 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thunder's choice of entrance music: Who Set The World On Fire. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sitsongrit
vs
Thunder

172 cm
22
138 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

171 cm
20
135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Detkhunjon Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Distant Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Thunder. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Thunder misses with a looping left.
Thunder misses the shot to the body.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Thunder let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Thunder feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Thunder jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Thunder avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Thunder lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thunder blocks a jab.
Thunder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Thunder misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Thunder moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Thunder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thunder misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Thunder manages to avoid it.
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!
Thunder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Thunder.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thunder momentarily.
Thunder works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Thunder looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Thunder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit pushes Thunder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Thunder.
Thunder is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks an elbow strike from Thunder.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Thunder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thunder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit blocks an elbow strike from Thunder.
Thunder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Thunder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thunder scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Thunder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Thunder.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Thunder saw it coming and moves away.
Thunder is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Thunder tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Thunder slips the punch.
Thunder jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Thunder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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 connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thunder. Thunder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thunder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thunder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thunder motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Thunder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thunder.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it.
Thunder blocks a low kick nicely.
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 Thunder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thunder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Thunder moves out of range.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Thunder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Thunder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Thunder's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thunder finds it's way round the side to connect with Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Thunder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thunder throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Thunder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thunder lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
Thunder throws a big shot that misses.
Thunder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thunder checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Thunder avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thunder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Thunder scores with a body shot.
Thunder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Thunder lands.
Thunder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Distant Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Thunder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Thunder releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Thunder misses.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it.
A jab from Thunder misses.
Sitsongrit looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Thunder throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Thunder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thunder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thunder scrambles back to his feet.
Thunder looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Thunder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thunder throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Thunder slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunder.
An inside leg kick from Thunder misses.
A left lands for Thunder.
Thunder digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Distant Thunder will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thunder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunder tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Distant Thunder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Thunder's head but Thunder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Thunder blocks the low kick.
Thunder misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
and Thunder counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Thunder's legs.
Thunder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thunder. That one must have hurt.
Thunder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thunder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thunder.
Good standup being displayed there by Thunder as he connects with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Thunder circles away and keeps his distance.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Thunder.
Thunder slips a jab from Sitsongrit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Thunder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thunder down.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Thunder.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Thunder just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunder staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Thunder moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Thunder.
Thunder slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Thunder is looking to score with low kicks.
Thunder throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Thunder only half commits.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Thunder lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit cracks Thunder with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
Thunder tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit cracks Thunder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thunder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Thunder throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Thunder throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thunder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thunder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Detkhunjon Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Thunder throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Thunder flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Thunder connects with a nice looking jab.
Thunder moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Thunder.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Thunder throws a body kick.

Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Thunder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thunder.
Sitsongrit pushes Thunder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thunder is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Thunder throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thunder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thunder lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thunder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Thunder is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit blocks the elbow strike.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thunder is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
Thunder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Detkhunjon Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Distant Thunder.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Thunder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thunder prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Thunder's ribcage. Thunder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit avoids the elbow strike from Thunder, against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Thunder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thunder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Detkhunjon Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.

Thunder drags the fight down to the ground.

Thunder is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Thunder had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sitsongrit defends it easily.
Sitsongrit controlling from the top position.

Thunder working for a triangle but Sitsongrit defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Distant Thunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thunder.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Thunder.
Thunder misses the shot to the body.
Thunder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
A lazy left from Thunder finds it's target.
Thunder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Thunder throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Thunder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thunder.
A bone on bone clash there as Thunder blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit works Thunder's body with a nice hook.
Thunder pushes Sitsongrit away with a front kick.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder lands an elbow inside that Sitsongrit shrugs off.
Thunder scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Thunder blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit avoids the elbow strike from Thunder, against the cage.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Thunder blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Thunder lands an elbow just above Sitsongrit 's eye.
Thunder prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Thunder lands a damaging elbow.

Thunder manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two 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!
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thunder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thunder checks it well.
Thunder steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Thunder is out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Thunder keeps it at a distance.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Thunder connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Thunder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thunder jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thunder lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Thunder moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thunder!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder tries to clinch up.
Thunder slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Thunder connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
A jab lands there for Thunder.
Thunder scores with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thunder is out of range.
Thunder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Thunder's ribs.
Thunder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thunder lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Thunder saw that one coming.
Thunder lands a jab.
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 swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Thunder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thunder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thunder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thunder scores with a jab to the body.
Thunder moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thunder jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Thunder misses.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Thunder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Thunder scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunder just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Thunder moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
That kick from Thunder tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunder.
Thunder misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Thunder was not able to check.

And that's the end of the fight!
Distant Thunder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thunder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Distant Thunder!