PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Por Pramuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Filipovich Petruhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Filipovich Petruhin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Por Pramuki
vs
Filipovich Petruhin

174 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
169 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buakaw Por Pramuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Filipovich Petruhin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Por Pramuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Petruhin is looking to clinch but Por Pramuki is avoiding it.

Petruhin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Por Pramuki wants to stand and escape but Petruhin is having none of it.
Petruhin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Petruhin prevents Por Pramuki from getting back to his feet.
Petruhin controlling from the top position.
Por Pramuki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Por Pramuki tries to get out of the position.
Petruhin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Petruhin controls the position.
Por Pramuki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Petruhin prevents Por Pramuki from escaping the position.
Petruhin just content to control the position.
Petruhin prevents Por Pramuki from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petruhin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Let's hope that Petruhin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Petruhin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Filipovich Petruhin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Por Pramuki misses with a looping left.
Por Pramuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Por Pramuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Petruhin shoots in for a takedown but Por Pramuki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Petruhin shoots in and gets a takedown into Por Pramuki's guard.
Petruhin stops Por Pramuki from standing up.
Por Pramuki trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Por Pramuki is breathing heavily.
Petruhin stays in close to Por Pramuki's body and controls the position.

Igor Filipovich Petruhin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Por Pramuki misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petruhin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Petruhin slows the pace down.
Por Pramuki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Petruhin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Petruhin controls the position.

Petruhin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Por Pramuki wants to get back to his feet but Petruhin drags him back down.
A lull in the action here as Petruhin stalls from top position.
Petruhin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki pushes Petruhin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Petruhin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Petruhin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Petruhin prevents Por Pramuki from escaping the position.
Por Pramuki being controlled for a moment.
Por Pramuki wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Petruhin controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Filipovich Petruhin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Petruhin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Por Pramuki throws a shot from downtown. Petruhin moves away and avoids it.
Por Pramuki misses with a wild body shot.
Por Pramuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Por Pramuki throws a right and a left that Petruhin avoids nicely.

Petruhin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Por Pramuki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petruhin controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Igor Filipovich Petruhin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Petruhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buakaw Por Pramuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Por Pramuki misses with a wild combination.
Por Pramuki misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Por Pramuki misses the jab.
Por Pramuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Por Pramuki stuffs the takedown attempt from Petruhin. Petruhin gets slowly back to his feet.
Petruhin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Por Pramuki throws a right and a left that Petruhin avoids nicely.
Por Pramuki misses with a wild combination.
Buakaw Por Pramuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petruhin shoots in but Por Pramuki avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petruhin shoots in looking for a takedown. Por Pramuki tries to sprawl out of it but Petruhin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Por Pramuki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Buakaw Por Pramuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Filipovich Petruhin.
Por Pramuki throws a nice looking combination but Petruhin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Petruhin gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petruhin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Por Pramuki tries to kick Petruhin off but Petruhin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki tries to kick Petruhin off in order to stand up. Petruhin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Por Pramuki wants to get back to his feet.
Petruhin 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Filipovich Petruhin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Por Pramuki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Petruhin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Petruhin content to stall in guard here.
Por Pramuki wants to get back to his feet but Petruhin passes into half guard.
Por Pramuki is trying to stand.
Petruhin not doing much here.
Por Pramuki pushes Petruhin off looking to stand but Petruhin dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petruhin is taking a breather. Por Pramuki says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Por Pramuki is trying to stand up here but Petruhin is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petruhin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Igor Filipovich Petruhin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Por Pramuki throws a series of punches but Petruhin moves out of range.
Por Pramuki throws a nice looking combination but Petruhin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petruhin shoots in for a double leg but Por Pramuki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Por Pramuki gets caught flat footed, as Petruhin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Petruhin stops Por Pramuki from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petruhin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Petruhin forces his way into half guard.
Petruhin stops Por Pramuki from getting back to his feet.
Petruhin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Igor Filipovich Petruhin.
Petruhin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Por Pramuki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Petruhin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Por Pramuki being controlled here, momentarily.
Petruhin tries to free his leg and advance position but Por Pramuki is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petruhin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Por Pramuki is trying to buck Petruhin off.
Petruhin staying calm.
Buakaw Por Pramuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igor Filipovich Petruhin has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Igor Filipovich Petruhin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Por Pramuki looks to land a combination but Petruhin avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Filipovich Petruhin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petruhin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Filipovich Petruhin!