PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Wade North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tum Pukorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North comes to the ring accompanied by Howl. Tum Pukorn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

North
vs
Pukorn

185 cm
18
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

Good kicks
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wade North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tum Pukorn!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
North tries to clinch up but Pukorn circles away and keeps his distance.

Pukorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
North blocks an uppercut.
North throws an elbow that misses.
Pukorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
North is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
North misses with an elbow over the top.
Pukorn misses with a punch on the inside.
North blocks a body shot from Pukorn.
North tries to stall but Pukorn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
I was talking to North's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
North is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pukorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pukorn as North tries to tie him up.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with North's elbow.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
North pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
North is trying to stall.
Pukorn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
North misses with a hook to the ribs.
North creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pukorn is trying to maintain a safe position but North gets an underhook and turns Pukorn into the ropes.
Pukorn looking to stall.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
North lands a damaging elbow.
Pukorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
North tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pukorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
North lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pukorn has a couple of punches blocked by North.
North misses with a hook to the ribs.
North is pushing Pukorn up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
North lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pukorn trying to land knees to the body.
North wants to stall.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with North's elbow.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with North's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
North stalling in the clinch but Pukorn improves position.
North can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Pukorn tries to land knees in the clinch but North avoids the damage to the body.
North tries to stall but Pukorn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pukorn tries to throw a body punch but North avoids it by throwing Pukorn back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by North.
Pukorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pukorn blocks the elbow strike.
North wants to stall.
Pukorn has a couple of punches blocked by North.
Pukorn avoids a wild elbow strike from North.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pukorn tries a body shot but North blocks it.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but Pukorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tum Pukorn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - North looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
North tries to clinch but Pukorn is having none of it.
Pukorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pukorn is trying to counter with his kicks.
North tries to clinch up but Pukorn circles away and keeps his distance.
North tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pukorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.

North rushes Pukorn and presses him up against the ropes.
Pukorn tries to work over North's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
North is stalling here.
Pukorn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from North.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
North throws an elbow that misses.
North prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
Pukorn tries to throw a body punch but North avoids it by throwing Pukorn back against the ropes.
Pukorn misses with a knee to the head.
Pukorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
North blocks a body shot from Pukorn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukorn struggles to land a body shot inside as North controls his hands.
Pukorn looking to slow down the pace here.
Pukorn dodges an elbow strike from North.
Pukorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Pukorn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
North's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
North throws an elbow that misses.
North looking to stall.
North misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukorn avoids the elbow strike from North, against the ropes.
North creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pukorn's defenses.
North blocks a body shot from Pukorn.
North can't find room to land a body shot as Pukorn controls the action.
Pukorn has a couple of punches blocked by North.
Pukorn missing with knees to the body.
Pukorn can't find room to land a body shot as North controls the action.
North blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pukorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but North blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pukorn tries to work over North's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pukorn takes an elbow to the temple.
North lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pukorn tries to throw a body punch but North avoids it by throwing Pukorn back against the ropes.
North misses with a shot to the kidneys.
North tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pukorn's elbow.
Pukorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
North misses with an elbow over the top.
North blocks a body shot from Pukorn.
A nice glancing elbow lands by North.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pukorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pukorn.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
North wants to stall.
Pukorn trying to stall but North improves his position.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with North's elbow.
Pukorn dodges an elbow strike from North.
Pukorn has a couple of punches blocked by North.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wade North will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

North closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
North looking to slow down the pace here.
North looking to stall.
Pukorn tries to work over North's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pukorn missing with knees to the body.
North throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pukorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukorn tries to work over North's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
North blocks an uppercut.
Pukorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
North prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pukorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pukorn scores with a nice hook to the head.
North managing to block the knees to the body from Pukorn.
Pukorn misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pukorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but North has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
North goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pukorn misses with some punches.
Pukorn tries a body shot but North blocks it.
North prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
Wade North has scored more points in the clinch so far.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but Pukorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with North's elbow.
Pukorn lands a left hand.
Pukorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Pukorn.
Pukorn lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pukorn fails to land.
North blocks an uppercut.
Pukorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
North lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pukorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukorn misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukorn scores with a hook to the body.
Pukorn blocks an elbow strike from North.
Pukorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukorn is leaning against North and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pukorn cracks North with a nice body shot.
North tries a body shot but Pukorn blocks it.
Pukorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Pukorn has a couple of punches blocked by North.
North misses with an elbow over the top.
Pukorn blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pukorn struggles to land a body shot inside as North controls his hands.
Pukorn blocks the elbow strike.
Pukorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and North avoids it.
Pukorn tries a body shot but North blocks it.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pukorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
North prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
Pukorn tries to throw a body punch but North avoids it by throwing Pukorn back against the ropes.
North blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tum Pukorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pukorn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tum Pukorn!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tum Pukorn waved his t-shirt featuring On Tap (160Q & Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.