PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tantric Yogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Por Pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yogi
vs
Por Pramuk

180 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
179 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tantric Yogi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedor Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yogi tries a low kick but Por Pramuk avoids it.
Por Pramuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Por Pramuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Por Pramuk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yogi. That one must have hurt.
Por Pramuk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yogi scores with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yogi. Por Pramuk shrugs it off though.
Yogi keeps the fight on the outside.
Por Pramuk throws a series of punches but Yogi avoids them all with ease.
Tantric Yogi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yogi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Por Pramuk as he avoids it easily.
Por Pramuk checks a leg kick.
Por Pramuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Por Pramuk misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yogi throws a sloppy head kick and Por Pramuk moves out of range easily.
Yogi shoots for a double leg takedown but Por Pramuk sprawls well. He's pushed Yogi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tantric Yogi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Por Pramuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Por Pramuk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Por Pramuk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yogi sprawls well initially but Por Pramuk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Por Pramuk wants to pass the guard but Yogi is defending well.

Por Pramuk seems to be looking for submissions.
Por Pramuk is keen to just control but Yogi is a slippery customer.
Por Pramuk wants to pass the guard but Yogi is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yogi trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Por Pramuk in particular looking to stall.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yogi.
Yogi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Por Pramuk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yogi trying to keep a closed guard but Por Pramuk is proving a slippery customer.
Por Pramuk works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yogi is looking to control Por Pramuk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yogi avoid being mounted?
Yogi is refusing to be controlled, as Por Pramuk sits in half guard.
Por Pramuk prevents Yogi from improving his position.
Por Pramuk is looking to advance position but Yogi won't allow it.
Por Pramuk works his way into full mount!

Por Pramuk jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Yogi manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Por Pramuk swings around for an armbar but Yogi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Por Pramuk's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yogi wants to pass the guard but Por Pramuk is keeping the position.
Yogi won't allow Por Pramuk to sweep him here.
Yogi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Por Pramuk's guard.
Yogi passes to full mount!
Por Pramuk can't escape the position.
Yogi wants to control the pace but Por Pramuk is squirming around nicely.
Yogi landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fedor Por Pramuk will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Por Pramuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yogi.
Yogi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Por Pramuk tries to clinch but Yogi moves out of range.
Yogi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yogi scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yogi.
Por Pramuk thows a body shot but no joy.

Yogi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Por Pramuk napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Por Pramuk tries to buck Yogi off but Yogi is having none of it.
Yogi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Por Pramuk is trying to control Yogi's posture but Yogi avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yogi trying to control the position but Por Pramuk is working away.
Yogi landing strikes.
Yogi advances to mount.
Yogi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Por Pramuk is looking to escape.
Por Pramuk is desperately trying to improve his position but Yogi has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yogi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Por Pramuk is trying desperately to improve position.
Yogi controlling his opponent.
Por Pramuk tries to hold on but Yogi postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk is squirming around, avoiding Yogi's attempts to control the action.
Yogi is really struggling to control Por Pramuk but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Yogi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yogi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Por Pramuk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Yogi is working for a guillotine from mount but Por Pramuk frees his head quite easily.
Yogi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Por Pramuk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Por Pramuk can't escape the position.
Yogi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Por Pramuk is looking to escape.
Yogi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Por Pramuk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Por Pramuk tries to hold on but Yogi pushes him away.
Por Pramuk tries to reverse the position but Yogi maintains control.
Yogi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Por Pramuk is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tantric Yogi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Yogi swats away the attempt to clinch by Por Pramuk.
Yogi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yogi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Por Pramuk.
Yogi walks into a left hand.
Some wild striking there from Por Pramuk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yogi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Por Pramuk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yogi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Por Pramuk has gone for a leg lock! Yogi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Por Pramuk's guard.
Yogi stopping the sweep attempt from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk keeping moving, preventing Yogi from controlling successfully.
Por Pramuk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yogi's guard.
Por Pramuk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Yogi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Por Pramuk looking to pass the guard.
Fedor Por Pramuk has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk stays in close to Yogi's body and controls the position.
Por Pramuk tries to free his leg and advance position but Yogi is retaining full guard.
Por Pramuk slips nicely into half guard.
Por Pramuk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yogi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Por Pramuk trying to control the pace.
Yogi is staying active underneath Por Pramuk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Por Pramuk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yogi trying to hold on to Por Pramuk's head to control him but Por Pramuk postures up.
Yogi is trying to get back to full guard.
Yogi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yogi.

Yogi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Por Pramuk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Por Pramuk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Por Pramuk controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Por Pramuk advances position into side control!
Por Pramuk in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Por Pramuk wants to control but Yogi is keeping him busy.

Por Pramuk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yogi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Por Pramuk.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Por Pramuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Por Pramuk 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Por Pramuk!