PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 5050 p4p, 16141 weight class) and Koh Ibu (ranked 375 p4p, 429 weight class). Por Pramuk comes into the arena with Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay blaring out of the sound system. Dieselnoi Por Pramuk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Koh Ibu's chin.

Por Pramuk
vs
Ibu

188 cm
46
146
27 - 28 - 0

175 cm
46
132
40 - 18 - 2

Excellent boxer
KO power

World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Koh Ibu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibu misses with a hook.
Ibu throws a low kick but Por Pramuk avoids it.
Por Pramuk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Por Pramuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Por Pramuk throws a leg kick but Ibu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ibu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ibu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Por Pramuk's sensitive parts.
Ibu jabs at Por Pramuk's body.
Por Pramuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ibu. That did some damage!
Por Pramuk ducks under a wild hook from Ibu.
Ibu throws a leg kick which misses Por Pramuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Por Pramuk tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Por Pramuk.
Ibu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ibu misses with a body shot.
Por Pramuk blocks the body kick.
Ibu throws a big shot that misses.
Por Pramuk tries to move into range but Ibu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Por Pramuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ibu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Por Pramuk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu avoids the body shot from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Por Pramuk blocks a jab.
Por Pramuk misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Por Pramuk.
Ibu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibu dips to his left and cracks Por Pramuk with an uppercut!
Ibu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Por Pramuk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ibu lands a leg kick that knocks Por Pramuk off balance momentarily.
Ibu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Por Pramuk looks to land a combination but Ibu avoids it well.
Por Pramuk defending well as Ibu loads up on a big left hand.
Por Pramuk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ibu throws a good cross that connects.
Ibu misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Por Pramuk misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ibu just manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Ibu misses its intended target.
Por Pramuk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ibu is out of range.
Ibu throws a jab but it's blocked by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Koh Ibu has been cut.
Por Pramuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibu digs a good body shot into Por Pramuk's ribs.
Ibu with a nice calf kick.
Ibu throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick from Por Pramuk lands but Ibu takes it in his stride.
Por Pramuk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good leg kick by Ibu.
Ibu cracks Por Pramuk with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Por Pramuk swings for the body but Ibu moves out of range.
Ibu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Por Pramuk misses with a body kick.
Por Pramuk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Koh Ibu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koh Ibu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Por Pramuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Ibu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Por Pramuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibu throws out a counter right but Por Pramuk avoids it with no problem.
Ibu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ibu checks it well.
Ibu misses with a looping left.
Por Pramuk throws a front kick aimed at Ibu's knee but Ibu avoids it well.
Por Pramuk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Por Pramuk. Beautiful body shot.
Por Pramuk throws a sloppy head kick and Ibu moves out of range easily.
Por Pramuk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Por Pramuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Por Pramuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ibu raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ibu misses with a kick to the body.
Ibu throws a leg kick but Por Pramuk moved away.
Nice body punch from Ibu.
Koh Ibu seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Por Pramuk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ibu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Por Pramuk.
Ibu throws an overhand right that lands on Por Pramuk's shoulder, as Por Pramuk tries to avoid the shot.
Por Pramuk with a nice cross.
Koh Ibu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibu.
Por Pramuk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ibu connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ibu.
Por Pramuk lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice leg kick from Ibu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Por Pramuk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ibu blocks a low kick nicely.
Ibu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Por Pramuk misses the shot to the body.
Ibu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Ibu.
Por Pramuk slips a straight right by Ibu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk throws a looping overhand right but Ibu ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Por Pramuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Por Pramuk misses with a body kick.
Ibu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Por Pramuk misses with a low kick.
Ibu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibu misses with a body shot.
Ibu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Por Pramuk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Por Pramuk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ibu misses the shot to the body.
Ibu scores with a leg kick.
Ibu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ibu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ibu scores with a punch to the head.
Por Pramuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koh Ibu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koh Ibu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Por Pramuk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ibu connects with a right hand. Por Pramuk shakes it off.
Ibu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibu throws a hook but Por Pramuk avoids it easily.
Por Pramuk seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ibu throws the left hand but Por Pramuk avoids the punch easily.
Ibu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Por Pramuk throws out the jab.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick but Ibu moves out of range.
Ibu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ibu throws a poor cross that misses
and Por Pramuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Por Pramuk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ibu misses with a head kick.
Ibu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ibu missing with a left hand there. Por Pramuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Ibu as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk misses the shot to the body.
Ibu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Por Pramuk on the side of the head.
Ibu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Por Pramuk takes a step back to recover.
Ibu looks to score with a jab to the body but Por Pramuk is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ibu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Por Pramuk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Por Pramuk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibu misses the target.
Por Pramuk walks into a jab.
Por Pramuk ducks under a wild hook from Ibu.
Por Pramuk thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ibu walks into a straight right hand from Por Pramuk.
Ibu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ibu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ibu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Por Pramuk.
Ibu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Ibu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ibu.
Ibu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Por Pramuk misses with a looping right.
Ibu is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Por Pramuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ibu moves out of range as Por Pramuk throws a body kick.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses
and Ibu counters with an outside leg kick.
Por Pramuk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Por Pramuk lands a leg kick that knocks Ibu off balance momentarily.
Por Pramuk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ibu connects with a body shot.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Por Pramuk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ibu defending well as Por Pramuk loads up on a big left hand.
Por Pramuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ibu.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koh Ibu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ibu 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koh Ibu!
Koh Ibu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk spoke after the fight, saying 'Well fought! I'll be back stronger next time!'.