PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Puakaw Bramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Queiroz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Puakaw Bramuk has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bramuk
vs
Queiroz

177 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

178 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Puakaw Bramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renan Queiroz!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bramuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Queiroz is looking to clinch but Bramuk is avoiding it.

Queiroz closes the distance and clinches.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks it.
Bramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Queiroz is defending well for now.
Queiroz keeps control of Bramuk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Queiroz looking to throw knees to the head but Bramuk is blocking nicely.
Bramuk is trying to break the clinch but Queiroz has him pressed against the cage.
Bramuk is trying to break free.
Bramuk is trying to break free.
Queiroz avoiding damage as Bramuk throws knees to the body.
Queiroz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks it.
Bramuk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Queiroz connects with a knee to the head.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.
Bramuk is trying to break the clinch but Queiroz is controlling him.
Queiroz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz connects with a knee to the head.

Queiroz lands a takedown into guard.

Queiroz stands up and waves to Bramuk to follow him.
Queiroz looks gassed!
Queiroz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bramuk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Queiroz on the side of the head.
Bramuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Queiroz.
Queiroz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bramuk swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bramuk wants to clinch up but Queiroz keeps it at a distance.
Queiroz tries to clinch but Bramuk moves out of range.
A jab from Bramuk misses.

Queiroz forces Bramuk back against the cage and clinches.
Queiroz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bramuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Queiroz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bramuk's efforts to push away.
Queiroz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bramuk has had enough of the clinch but Queiroz keeps him there for the moment.
Queiroz looking to throw knees to the head but Bramuk is blocking nicely.
Bramuk wants to get back to striking at distance but Queiroz won't allow it.
Bramuk is trying to break the clinch but Queiroz is controlling him.
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.
Bramuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bramuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bramuk instigates a clinch.
Queiroz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bramuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Queiroz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bramuk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Queiroz has him pressed against the cage.
Queiroz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bramuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.
Bramuk tries to break the clinch but Queiroz is controlling the position.
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queiroz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Queiroz keeps control of Bramuk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bramuk breaks the clinch.
Puakaw Bramuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bramuk looks to land a combination but Queiroz avoids it well.

Queiroz has Bramuk up against the cage in a clinch.
Bramuk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bramuk tries to break free but Queiroz pushes him back against the cage.
Queiroz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bramuk is defending well for now.
Queiroz has Bramuk pressed against the cage, preventing Bramuk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Queiroz landing knees to the head.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks it.
Queiroz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Queiroz keeps control of Bramuk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bramuk is trying to force a seperation but Queiroz has the dominant position.
Bramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Queiroz avoids it.
Queiroz misses with a knee strike.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Queiroz.
Queiroz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bramuk.
Bramuk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bramuk is trying to force a seperation but Queiroz has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.
Bramuk working hard to break the clinch.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bramuk can't break the clinch.
Queiroz looking to throw knees to the head but Bramuk is blocking nicely.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks with his arms.
Bramuk is trying to break the clinch but Queiroz is controlling him.
Queiroz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bramuk's efforts to push away.
Queiroz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz misses with a knee strike.

Bramuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Queiroz takes the fight into the clinch.
Queiroz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bramuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Queiroz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bramuk's face.
Queiroz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bramuk is trying to break free.
Queiroz with a knee to the head.
Queiroz lands a right hand.
Queiroz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bramuk's face.
Queiroz prevents Bramuk from breaking the clinch.
Bramuk wants to break free but Queiroz has control.
Queiroz looking to throw knees to the head but Bramuk is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.
Bramuk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Queiroz has him pressed against the cage.
Queiroz pushes Bramuk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Queiroz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bramuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Queiroz misses with a knee strike.
Queiroz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bramuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Queiroz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bramuk backwards.

Bramuk breaks the clinch.
Queiroz tries to clinch but Bramuk moves out of range.
Queiroz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bramuk as he jumps to the side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Queiroz tries to clinch but Bramuk moves out of range.
Queiroz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bramuk.
Queiroz tries to clinch up.

Queiroz has closed the distance and engaged Bramuk in a clinch.
Queiroz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bramuk's efforts to push away.
Queiroz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bramuk's face.
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.
Queiroz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bramuk blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Queiroz tries to clinch there but Bramuk circles away.
Queiroz tries to clinch there but Bramuk circles away.
Queiroz wants to clinch up but Bramuk keeps it at a distance.
Renan Queiroz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bramuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Queiroz throws a sloppy head kick and Bramuk moves out of range easily.
Queiroz is looking to clinch.
Bramuk is looking to clinch but Queiroz is avoiding it.
Queiroz shoots in and drives through. Bramuk sprawls well.
Bramuk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Renan Queiroz has been cut.
Bramuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Queiroz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Queiroz tries to clinch but Bramuk is having none of it.
Bramuk avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Queiroz darts in and clinches Bramuk up against the cage.
Queiroz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bramuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Queiroz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bramuk is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queiroz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bramuk's efforts to push away.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bramuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Queiroz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Queiroz.
Queiroz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bramuk is trying to force a seperation but Queiroz has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Queiroz.
Queiroz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Queiroz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Queiroz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bramuk is trying to break the clinch but Queiroz is controlling him.
Queiroz looking to throw knees to the head but Bramuk is blocking nicely.
Queiroz throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bramuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Queiroz tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Queiroz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Queiroz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bramuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Queiroz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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

Bramuk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Queiroz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bramuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Queiroz looking to throw knees to the head but Bramuk is blocking nicely.
Queiroz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bramuk's efforts to push away.
Queiroz misses with a knee strike.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Queiroz.
Queiroz misses with a knee strike.
Queiroz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks with his arms.
Queiroz looking to throw knees to the head but Bramuk is blocking nicely.
Bramuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Queiroz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Queiroz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bramuk's face.
Bramuk working hard to break the clinch.
Bramuk is trying to force a seperation but Queiroz has the dominant position.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bramuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bramuk tries to break free but Queiroz pushes him back against the cage.
Bramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Queiroz avoids it.
Queiroz misses with a knee strike.
Bramuk working hard to break the clinch.
Bramuk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Queiroz looking to throw knees to the head but Bramuk is blocking nicely.

Bramuk breaks from the clinch.

Queiroz closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bramuk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bramuk breaks the clinch.
Queiroz dodges the punch combination from Bramuk.
Queiroz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Queiroz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bramuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Bramuk tries to break the clinch but Queiroz is controlling the position.
Bramuk has had enough of the clinch but Queiroz keeps him there for the moment.
Queiroz misses with an elbow over the top.
Queiroz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks it.
Queiroz has Bramuk pressed against the cage, preventing Bramuk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Queiroz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz landing knees to the head.
Bramuk working hard to break the clinch.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks it.
Bramuk is trying to break the clinch but Queiroz has him pressed against the cage.
Queiroz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Queiroz lands a nice knee to the body.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks with his arms.
Queiroz has Bramuk pressed against the cage, preventing Bramuk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bramuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Queiroz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Queiroz.
Queiroz looking to throw knees to the head but Bramuk is blocking nicely.
Queiroz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Queiroz lands a knee to the body.
Bramuk tries to circle away but Queiroz has him pinned against the cage.
Queiroz lands a nice elbow.
Bramuk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks it.
Bramuk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bramuk tries to pull guard but Queiroz holds him up against the cage and eventually Bramuk drops back down to his feet.
Bramuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Queiroz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bramuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Queiroz has Bramuk pressed against the cage, preventing Bramuk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bramuk lands a knee to the body.
Queiroz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Queiroz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.
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 Puakaw Bramuk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renan Queiroz's cut.
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!

Queiroz tries to clinch but Bramuk is having none of it.
Bramuk throws a nice head kick!

Queiroz scores with a takedown into Bramuk's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Queiroz stands up from Bramuk's guard - Queiroz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Queiroz is looking to clinch but Bramuk is avoiding it.
Bramuk tries to clinch up but Queiroz circles away and keeps his distance.
Queiroz tries to clinch up.
Bramuk wants to clinch up but Queiroz keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Queiroz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Queiroz doesn't manage to clinch there - Bramuk circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bramuk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Queiroz tries to clinch
and Bramuk counters with a big head kick but Queiroz shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queiroz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bramuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Queiroz is looking to clinch.
A nice combination there by Bramuk.

Queiroz has managed to clinch.
Queiroz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Queiroz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Queiroz prevents Bramuk from breaking the clinch.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks it.
Bramuk tries to break the clinch but Queiroz is controlling the position.
Bramuk wants to break free but Queiroz has control.
Queiroz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bramuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Queiroz keeps control of Bramuk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Queiroz pulls Bramuk into guard.
Queiroz wants to get back to his feet but Bramuk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Queiroz uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queiroz takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Queiroz moves into the clinch successfully.
Queiroz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bramuk's efforts to push away.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks it.
Bramuk working hard to break the clinch.
Bramuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Queiroz gets through Bramuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bramuk is looking to break free of the clinch but Queiroz has double underhooks.

Bramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bramuk tries to clinch up.
Queiroz tries to clinch
and Bramuk counters with a series of strikes. Queiroz will be more careful next time no doubt.

Queiroz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Queiroz stands up out of the half guard.
Bramuk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Queiroz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bramuk lands a head kick. Queiroz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queiroz doesn't manage to clinch there - Bramuk circles away.

Queiroz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Bramuk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks it.
Bramuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Queiroz misses with a knee strike.
Bramuk wants to get back to striking at distance but Queiroz won't allow it.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks with his arms.
Bramuk working hard to break the clinch.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.

Bramuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bramuk looks to clinch

and Queiroz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bramuk is trying to break the clinch but Queiroz has him pressed against the cage.
Bramuk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Queiroz with a knee to the head.
Bramuk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Queiroz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bramuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Queiroz lands a right hand.
Queiroz looking to throw knees to the head but Bramuk is blocking nicely.
Queiroz has Bramuk pressed against the cage, preventing Bramuk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A frustrated look appears on Bramuk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bramuk tries to break free but Queiroz pushes him back against the cage.
Queiroz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bramuk wants to get back to striking at distance but Queiroz won't allow it.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks it.
Queiroz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.
Queiroz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Queiroz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Queiroz lands a nice shot to the body.
Queiroz lands with a left to the head.
Queiroz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bramuk is trying to break free.
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.
Bramuk is trying to break the clinch but Queiroz has him pressed against the cage.
Queiroz keeps control of Bramuk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Queiroz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Queiroz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but Bramuk blocks it.
Queiroz lands an elbow inside that Bramuk shrugs off.
Queiroz with a knee to the head.
Queiroz misses with a knee strike.
Bramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Queiroz.
Bramuk is trying to break the clinch but Queiroz has him pressed against the cage.
Bramuk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Queiroz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Queiroz with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renan Queiroz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Queiroz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan Queiroz!