PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buhawi Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaewkwan Plumuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, enter sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jack
vs
Plumuk

176 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

174 cm
28
155 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buhawi Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaewkwan Plumuk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack misses with the combination.
Jack lands a really nice looking cross but Plumuk seems unphased.
Plumuk walks into a left hand.
Jack misses with a few strikes there.
Jack throws a low kick but Plumuk moves out of range easily.
Jack misses with a head kick.
Plumuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jack moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Plumuk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jack throws a leg kick that is checked

and Plumuk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack has had enough of the clinch but Plumuk keeps him there for the moment.
Jack pressing his opponent against the cage.
Plumuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jack working hard to break the clinch.
Plumuk throws an elbow that misses.
Plumuk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Plumuk prevents Jack from breaking the clinch.
Jack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

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.
Jack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jack tries to circle away but Plumuk has him pinned against the cage.
Plumuk keeps control of Jack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jack has had enough of the clinch but Plumuk keeps him there for the moment.
Jack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Plumuk prevents Jack from breaking the clinch.
Jack taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jack has had enough of the clinch but Plumuk keeps him there for the moment.
Plumuk lands an elbow inside.
Jack tries to break free but Plumuk pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack is trying to break free.
Plumuk keeps control of Jack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Plumuk lands a knee to the head.
Jack is trying to force a seperation but Plumuk has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Jack's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jack is trying to force a seperation but Plumuk has the dominant position.

Jack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack throws a sloppy head kick and Plumuk moves out of range easily.

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.
Jack moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jack misses with a leg kick

and Plumuk counters by clinching up.
Plumuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Jack breaks from the clinch.
Plumuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Jack finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jack closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Plumuk looks gassed!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A low kick from Jack is predictable there
and Plumuk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jack throws a combination. Plumuk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buhawi Jack dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Plumuk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Plumuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack tries to clinch but Plumuk moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch but Plumuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plumuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Jack misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack connects with a nice looking jab.
Jack throws a poor cross that misses

and Plumuk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumuk missing with knees to the body.

Jack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jack looks to land a combination. Plumuk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Plumuk is breathing heavily.
Jack swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Jack moves into the clinch.

Jack breaks the clinch.
Jack thows a body shot but no joy.
Jack swinging wildly here.
Jack lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plumuk misses with the combination.
Jack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jack moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jack tries to land a leg kick but Plumuk saw it coming and moves away.
Jack throws a right and a left that Plumuk avoids nicely.
Plumuk tries to clinch up
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plumuk blocks a leg kick.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick by Jack misses

and Plumuk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jack managing to block the knees to the body from Plumuk.
Plumuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jack avoids it.
Jack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plumuk has him pressed against the cage.
Plumuk looking to throw knees to the head but Jack is blocking nicely.
Jack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four 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.
Jack is looking to break free of the clinch but Plumuk has double underhooks.

Jack breaks from the clinch.
Plumuk moves out of range of the body kick from Jack.
Jack throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Plumuk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Danga de danga de dang - Jack scores with a four punch combination!
Jack uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jack gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Plumuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Plumuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Plumuk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buhawi Jack dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plumuk avoids the head kick by Jack.
Jack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Plumuk counters with a nice leg kick.
Jack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Jack lands an impressive looking overhand right. Plumuk doesn't seem phased though.
Jack jabs at Plumuk's body.
Jack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jack.
Plumuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack lands a jab to Plumuk's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plumuk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack cracks Plumuk with a right hand to the side of the head.

Jack moves into the clinch.
Jack tries to circle away but Plumuk has him pinned against the cage.
Jack wants to get back to striking at distance but Plumuk won't allow it.
Jack is trying to push Plumuk away but Plumuk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jack is trying to push Plumuk away but Plumuk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jack is looking to break free of the clinch but Plumuk has double underhooks.
Kaewkwan Plumuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.
Jack wants to break the clinch but can't.

Jack breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plumuk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jack throws a right hand that Plumuk ducks under and follows up with a left that Plumuk also avoids with ease.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plumuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Jack tests Plumuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jack pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Plumuk back to the cage. Jack follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands with a nice combination. Plumuk backs away looking to recover.
Jack jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jack throws a wild body kick that Plumuk sees coming a mile off.
Jack misses with the combination.
Jack throws a wild body kick that Plumuk sees coming a mile off.
Jack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jack misses with a combination
and Plumuk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Plumuk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jack wants to land a leg kick but Plumuk is out of range.
Jack misses with a few strikes there.
Jack lands with a hook. Plumuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jack throws a series of punches but Plumuk avoids them all with ease.
Jack misses with a head kick.
Jack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Plumuk tries to keep at a distance but Jack has taken the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buhawi Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jack, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buhawi Jack!