PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bas Bohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ima Punchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bohn
vs
Punchon

191 cm
27
183 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

182 cm
28
187 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bas Bohn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ima Punchon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohn throws a combination that misses

and Punchon moves into the clinch.
Punchon is looking for a takedown.
Punchon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bohn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Punchon breaks from the clinch.
Bohn swinging wildly here.
Bohn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punchon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bohn throws a shot to the body.
Punchon moves in looking to clinch but Bohn pushes him off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bohn.
Bohn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Punchon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punchon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bohn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Punchon has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bohn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bohn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Punchon.
Bas Bohn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ima Punchon.
Punchon is trying to pull guard but Bohn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Punchon manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Bohn. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by Bohn.

Punchon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punchon is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Bohn manages to get to full guard.

Bohn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Punchon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punchon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchon slows the pace down.

Punchon stands up and beckons Bohn to his feet.

Punchon gets a clinch.
Punchon misses with a punch to the body.

Bohn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Punchon shoots in and bounces Bohn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bohn keeping moving, preventing Punchon from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bohn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Punchon is aware though and is defending well.
Punchon working some strikes from top position.
Punchon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Punchon stands up and waves to Bohn to follow him.
Bohn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bohn cracks Punchon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bohn is looking to chop away at Punchon's legs.
Bohn lands a really nice looking cross but Punchon seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohn takes one to the chin there.
Punchon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Punchon. Those never looked like landing.

Punchon closes the distance and pushes Bohn back into the cage.
Punchon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bohn to keep the fight standing.

Punchon pulls guard.
Bohn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Punchon looking for a guillotine here but Bohn defends easily.
Bohn trying to control but Punchon is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ima Punchon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Punchon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bohn swivels and escapes.
Bohn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Punchon closes the distance and clinches.
Bohn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Punchon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bohn walks away with a smile on his face. Punchon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice defenses there by Punchon.
Bas Bohn is winning the standup battle so far.
Punchon lands a jab-cross combination.
Bohn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punchon moves away.
Bohn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Punchon throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punchon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bohn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Punchon throws a head kick that Bohn semi-blocks.

Bohn is rocked!
Bohn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punchon circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Bohn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bohn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohn seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bohn looks to land a right hand but Punchon moved out of range.
Punchon throws a right and a left that Bohn avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by Bohn - just one landing.
Punchon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bohn sprawls well. Bohn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Punchon gets slowly back to his feet.
Bas Bohn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ima Punchon.
Bohn misses with a wild body shot.
Bas Bohn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohn swats away the attempt to clinch by Punchon.
Bas Bohn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Punchon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bohn lands with an overhand left.
Punchon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bohn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bohn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punchon was well out of range. Poor timing from Bohn.
Punchon avoids the body shot from Bohn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bohn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Punchon looks to land a combination. Bohn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchon staying out of range there.
Bohn scores with a sloppy right hand. Punchon should have avoided that one.
Punchon moves out of range as Bohn throws a body kick.
Bohn throws a right and a left that both miss.

Punchon has Bohn up against the cage in a clinch.
Bohn throws an elbow but it misses.
Punchon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bohn backwards.

Punchon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bohn misses with a jab to the body
and Punchon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Punchon cracks Bohn with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Punchon has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bohn to stand back up!
Punchon slips a jab and a cross from Bohn.
Bohn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Punchon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punchon avoids the head kick by Bohn.

Punchon drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bohn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Punchon wants to control from the top but Bohn keeps moving.

Punchon stands up and waves to Bohn to follow him.
Bohn connects with a high kick.
Punchon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bohn backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohn throws a low kick but Punchon avoids it.
Punchon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bohn looks to throw the jab but Punchon is out of range.

Punchon lands a big head kick that sends Bohn tumbling to the mat! Punchon takes a step backwards and waves Bohn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bohn misses with an uppercut. Punchon saw that one coming.
Punchon gets in close and tags Bohn with a short punch that almost sends Bohn to the mat! Oh Bohn is in big trouble! He turns his back on Punchon, trying to create some distance but Punchon rushes him, striking wildly and Bohn goes down! The referee tackles Punchon into the cage to end the fight! Punchon is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ima Punchon!
A very excited looking Ima Punchon rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.