PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Por Pramuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Escobar
vs
Por Pramuki

180 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

174 cm
23
159 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buakaw Por Pramuki!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuki misses with a few strikes there.
Por Pramuki misses with a straight left.
Buakaw Por Pramuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Por Pramuki throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
A left and a right from Escobar both land. Nice combination.
Por Pramuki throws a right and a left that Escobar avoids nicely.
Por Pramuki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Por Pramuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Escobar.
Escobar dodges the punch combination from Por Pramuki.
Escobar throws a series of strikes that have Por Pramuki backpedaling.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Por Pramuki circles away and keeps his distance.

Escobar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Escobar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Por Pramuki is working to get back to half guard.
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!
Por Pramuki holds on for dear life, controlling Escobar's posture momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Por Pramuki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Por Pramuki stands up from Escobar's guard - Por Pramuki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Escobar shoots in and drives through. Por Pramuki sprawls well.
Por Pramuki misses with the combination.
Escobar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Por Pramuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Por Pramuki avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloppy strikes from Por Pramuki. Those never looked like landing.
Escobar tries to clinch but Por Pramuki is having none of it.
Por Pramuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Por Pramuki as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Por Pramuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Por Pramuki throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
Por Pramuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Por Pramuki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Por Pramuki scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
Por Pramuki misses with a body shot.
Por Pramuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.

Escobar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Por Pramuki on his heels. He'll look to pass Por Pramuki's guard now, I'm sure.
Por Pramuki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Escobar stopping the sweep attempt from Por Pramuki.
Escobar stops Por Pramuki from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Por Pramuki pulls Escobar in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Buakaw Por Pramuki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Por Pramuki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Escobar.
Escobar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Por Pramuki drops Escobar with a left and a right! Oh, Escobar is hurt - Por Pramuki dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Pablo Escobar has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar is trying to improve his position.
Por Pramuki taking a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Por Pramuki tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Por Pramuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Escobar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Por Pramuki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Escobar rather than just go for the knockout.
Escobar takes one to the chin there.
Por Pramuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Por Pramuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Por Pramuki misses with a jab, cross combination.

Escobar drives through with a takedown into Por Pramuki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Por Pramuki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Por Pramuki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Por Pramuki is pulling down on Escobar's head. It's preventing any offense from Escobar, at least for the moment.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Por Pramuki keeps moving.
Escobar is looking to advance position but Por Pramuki has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Por Pramuki stands up from mount. Strange move.
Por Pramuki throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
Por Pramuki throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Por Pramuki enables Escobar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Por Pramuki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Escobar trying to control but Por Pramuki is working from the bottom.
Por Pramuki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Buakaw Por Pramuki has got the better of the ground game so far.

Por Pramuki get's back to his feet.
Buakaw Por Pramuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Por Pramuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar dives in and grabs Por Pramuki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Por Pramuki pushes down on Escobar's head and hops out.
Escobar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Por Pramuki avoids it really well and circles away.
Por Pramuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Por Pramuki misses with the combination.
Por Pramuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Por Pramuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar looks for a takedown but Por Pramuki sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Por Pramuki looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Escobar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar shoots in looking for a takedown. Por Pramuki tries to sprawl out of it but Escobar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Por Pramuki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Por Pramuki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Por Pramuki throws a nice looking combination but Escobar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Por Pramuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Por Pramuki misses with a double jab
and Escobar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Por Pramuki is breathing heavily.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Por Pramuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuki throws a nice looking combination but Escobar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Por Pramuki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Por Pramuki throws a right and a left that Escobar avoids nicely.
Pablo Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Escobar moves into range and clinches up with Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki tries to pull guard but Escobar holds him up against the cage and eventually Por Pramuki drops back down to his feet.
Escobar effectively controlling the action here.

Escobar breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Por Pramuki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Por Pramuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Escobar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Escobar.
Por Pramuki misses with a combination
and Escobar counters with a solid body kick.
Por Pramuki scores with a three punch combo!

Escobar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Por Pramuki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Escobar is in Por Pramuki's guard.
Por Pramuki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Escobar trying to control but Por Pramuki is working from the bottom.

Por Pramuki pushes Escobar off and scrambles back to his feet.
Escobar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Por Pramuki avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Por Pramuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escobar counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Por Pramuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar looks for a takedown but Por Pramuki sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Por Pramuki.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Por Pramuki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Por Pramuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Por Pramuki fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Por Pramuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki throws a right and a left that Escobar avoids nicely.
Escobar pushes Por Pramuki away with a front kick.
Por Pramuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escobar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Por Pramuki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Por Pramuki swinging wildly here.
Por Pramuki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Escobar.
Por Pramuki misses with a two punch combination.
Por Pramuki misses with an uppercut.
Escobar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Por Pramuki swivels and escapes.
Por Pramuki slaps away a takedown attempt from Escobar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Escobar fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
Escobar shoots in but Por Pramuki avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki lands a jab-cross combination.
Por Pramuki falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
Por Pramuki throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
A slow jab from Por Pramuki misses its intended target.
Escobar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Por Pramuki stuffs the takedown.
Por Pramuki misses with the combination.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Por Pramuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Por Pramuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Por Pramuki swivels and escapes.
Escobar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Por Pramuki's head.
No luck for Escobar with that takedown attempt.
Buakaw Por Pramuki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Por Pramuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Por Pramuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pablo Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Por Pramuki lands a lovely overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Por Pramuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Por Pramuki 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buakaw Por Pramuki!
Buakaw Por Pramuki spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.