PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zlat Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prachuap Prasoetram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blaze
vs
Prasoetram

179 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Enjoys gardening

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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zlat Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Prachuap Prasoetram!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prasoetram shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blaze pinned against the cage. Blaze gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Prasoetram is looking to clinch.
Prasoetram tries to clinch up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blaze!
Prasoetram tries to clinch up.
Blaze shoots in for a double leg but Prasoetram sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Prasoetram.

Blaze bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Prasoetram can't do much from the bottom here.
Blaze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prasoetram keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Prasoetram's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Blaze working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Blaze wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Prasoetram, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prasoetram wants to control but Blaze postures up.
Prasoetram tries to bench press Blaze off him but Blaze keeps the position.
Prasoetram wants to get back to his feet but Blaze drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Prasoetram is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Blaze tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Prasoetram is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blaze asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Prasoetram closes the distance and pushes Blaze back into the cage.
Prasoetram scores with a knee to the head.
Blaze prevents the takedown attempt.
Prasoetram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Prasoetram is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blaze is defending well for now.

Prasoetram manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Prasoetram really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blaze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Prasoetram keeping moving, preventing Blaze from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prasoetram can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blaze throwing strikes but missing.
Blaze won't allow Prasoetram to get back to his feet.
Blaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Prasoetram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prasoetram tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Prasoetram wants to stand up but Blaze is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prasoetram trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaze fails with a takedown attempt.
Prasoetram tries to clinch there but Blaze circles away.
Prasoetram wants to clinch up but Blaze keeps it at a distance.

Prasoetram clinches with his opponent.
Blaze dodges an elbow strike from Prasoetram.
Knees to the body from Prasoetram.
A bit of stalling here from Prasoetram.

Prasoetram breaks the clinch.
Prasoetram throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blaze misses with a two punch combination.
Blaze throws a lazy head kick

and Prasoetram counters by moving into the clinch.
Prasoetram tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blaze just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zlat Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prachuap Prasoetram.
Blaze takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prasoetram misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blaze.
Prasoetram with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prasoetram utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Prasoetram is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Prasoetram misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blaze.
Prasoetram with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prasoetram can't break the clinch.
Prasoetram putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blaze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blaze keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prasoetram's efforts to push away.
Prasoetram tries to land a knee to the head but Blaze blocks with his arms.

Prasoetram manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Blaze finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blaze misses with a wild combination.
Blaze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Prasoetram swivels and escapes.
Prasoetram tries to clinch but Blaze is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zlat Blaze dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Prasoetram closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Prasoetram jumps guard.
Prasoetram trying to control the position.
Blaze stops Prasoetram from standing up.
Blaze looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Prasoetram controls Blaze momentarily but Blaze frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze stopping the sweep attempt from Prasoetram.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Prasoetram is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Blaze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prasoetram sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaze misses the jab.
Prasoetram takes a kick to the side of the head.

Prasoetram moves into the clinch.
Blaze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blaze prevents the takedown attempt.
Prasoetram landing knees to the body.
Prasoetram lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Prasoetram is working for takedown but Blaze is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blaze is trying to drag Prasoetram to the mat but Prasoetram just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Prasoetram with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Prasoetram gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Prasoetram using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Prasoetram goes for a takedown attempt but Blaze pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zlat Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prachuap Prasoetram.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prasoetram looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blaze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Prasoetram or perhaps it was just good defense by Blaze which made him look bad.
Blaze fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prasoetram looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prasoetram is fending him off so far but Blaze persists. Nope, Prasoetram circles away and we're back to standing.

Prasoetram clinches with his opponent.
Prasoetram connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Prasoetram.

Prasoetram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prasoetram shoots in looking for a takedown. Blaze tries to sprawl out of it but Prasoetram keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blaze manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zlat Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blaze.

Prasoetram rushes Blaze and presses him up against the cage.
Prasoetram connects with a knee to the head.
Prasoetram is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Prasoetram tries to land a knee to the head but Blaze blocks with his arms.
Prasoetram looking to throw knees to the head but Blaze is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Prasoetram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prasoetram is fending him off so far but Blaze persists. Nope, Prasoetram circles away and we're back to standing.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze misses with a leg kick
and Prasoetram makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Prasoetram is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Zlat Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prasoetram lands a head kick!
Prasoetram tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prasoetram moves in looking to clinch but Blaze pushes him off.
Prasoetram doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaze circles away.
Prasoetram tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prasoetram tries to clinch up but Blaze circles away and keeps his distance.
Prasoetram tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaze leaves Prasoetram with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prasoetram doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaze circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prachuap Prasoetram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Blaze scores a takedown into full mount!
Blaze with a couple of short strikes.
Prasoetram is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Prasoetram is wriggling around trying to escape.

Blaze moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Prasoetram has worked his arm free - good work by Prasoetram!
Prasoetram tries to escape but Blaze is in control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blaze tries to advance to mount but Prasoetram denies him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Blaze working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prasoetram tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blaze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Prasoetram manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Prasoetram stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Prasoetram has closed the distance and engaged Blaze in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Prasoetram just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blaze's brow.
Prasoetram tries a knee to the head but Blaze blocks it.
Prasoetram dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blaze prevents the takedown attempt.
Blaze is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blaze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze drops down looking for an ankle pick but Prasoetram pulls his leg out and moves away.
Prasoetram is looking to clinch.
Prasoetram fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blaze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Prasoetram but Prasoetram pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zlat Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prasoetram fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blaze with a lazy takedown attempt

and Prasoetram moves into the clinch.
Prasoetram will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blaze up against the cage.
Prasoetram working Blaze over with knees to the body.
Prasoetram misses with a knee to the head.
Prasoetram working Blaze over with knees to the body.
Blaze has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Prasoetram avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Prasoetram is pushing Blaze up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prasoetram receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Prasoetram unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Blaze pulls Prasoetram into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Prasoetram's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Blaze is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Prasoetram frees his head nicely. Oh but Blaze has switched to an armbar! Prasoetram is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Zlat Blaze!