Porsaneh Sitmonchai vs Palangteep Nor Sri Peung
Lumpini Stadium August 30, 2011
After a lengthy period of reflection spent at his family’s home in the Suphanburi countryside, at the end of July Pornsaneh Sitmonchai decided to return to his Sitmonchai home and the Muay Thai fight scene. Working as a cow herder and fisherman for seven months, he was keen to get back in the ring with the renewed vigor and a clarity of purpose that the break afforded him. So Pornsaneh was in good spirits when the camp’s owner Pii A told him that he’d be fighting at Lumpini Stadium on the 30th August against Palangtip Nor Sri Peung.
It’s been about a month now since Pornsaneh first arrived back at the gym with his two prize-fighting cockerels and a laundry basket full of clothes. After spending the first week settling in – new haircut, new trainers, and a new baby pitbull (named Maprao) — he began working with his longstanding trainer and dear friend Kru Dam. Kru Dam has been training Pornsaneh (or Pii Neh as he’s known to everyone at the camp) since his first fight for Sitmonchai at the age of 12 years old. Kru Dam is also the man responsible for working the hands of all Sitmonchai fighters — earning the camp recognition for its style of powerful hand combinations and low kicks.
It was amazing to see how much clout Pornsaneh has even with a seven month break. Clearly his stamina was low but the energy behind those kicks and punches seemed, to me at least, remarkably strong. It’s as though that signature explosive power has settled into his DNA.
A few days ago I asked him about the fight over some Dunkin Donuts and a game of Dragonballz – did he feel ready to fight again? Between shouts and noisy blasts from the game he said he was more than ready, tapping his heart for emphasis. I asked him about Sri Peung, as I am not familiar with his record and Pornsaneh has never fought him before. “He’s a good fighter”, Pii Neh said, “but I’m better”. He had a good laugh then and went back charging his Dragonballz fighter to full power, knocking my guy out with some pretty quick and decisive moves.
August 19, 2011 at 9:40 am
looking at his pics… it doesn’t seem like he puts near enough power or energy in his punches or kicks…
August 19, 2011 at 10:35 am
not enough power. I agree. Not enough intensity in his face…hahahaha
August 19, 2011 at 10:50 am
I’ve been at Sitmonchai for a couple of weeks now and have a couple to go, truly a blast. I have a few videos of P’neh lacing into the pads floating around my facebook – I’ll throw em up on youtube real soon. Super siked I get to be onhand for his return fight, the guy is a trip. Even as his fight draws closer, he still spends time with all the farang at the camp showing us technique, clinching, sparring and even finding the time to touch us and his fellow nak muays inappropriately…like a true boss.
shameless plug – http://www.jakeandbrendan.blogspot.com – shameless plug for some other goings-on at the camp!
August 19, 2011 at 11:58 am
nice one jake… bookmarked. My two cents… add pictures!
August 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm
what does maprao mean ? is cock-fighting popular up north ? (keep your smart-alecky comments to yourselves…)
August 19, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Maprao is coconut… cock fighting is big in the issarn region in the south and silom soi 2.
August 19, 2011 at 3:22 pm
love that Pornsaneh is rocking 5 Points gloves! Looks like the visiting 5 points crew did a good job leaving their mark.
August 19, 2011 at 5:28 pm
Seems that he likes anything that fights- fighting cocks and pitbulls!
August 19, 2011 at 5:31 pm
And the pad holder has an equally intense facial expression.
August 21, 2011 at 4:46 pm
The fight has been moved forward now to th 23rd, as Pompurn was due to fight that day, but won’t be ready in time so they swapped their fights around.
Palangtip is fast and technical, but a little on the negative side, not sure how he will like getting whacked on the chin and legs by Pornsaneh
August 23, 2011 at 7:36 pm
pornsaneh got koed in round 3 by an elbow.
thats not a good motivator for a comeback : (
August 24, 2011 at 4:23 pm
he struggled a little first two rounds and then seemed to find his groove a little in the 3rd, just as it looked like Palangtip was starting to wilt under pressure, he stepped in with a perfect elbow of his front hand and Pornsaneh was swinging in some hard shots and his hands were down a little and that was it