PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Caio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Por Pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Caio
vs
Por Pramuk

165 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

NUT UP or SHUT UP (153q Rec. /$15)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Caio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buakaw Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caio looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Caio tries to keep at a distance but Por Pramuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Por Pramuk misses with a knee strike.
Caio managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Caio working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Por Pramuk.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Por Pramuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caio's elbow.
Caio managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Caio stalling in the clinch but Por Pramuk improves position.
Por Pramuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caio stalling.
Por Pramuk landing knees to the head.
Por Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Por Pramuk - that landed with a thud.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Caio avoids the damage to the body.
Caio avoiding damage as Por Pramuk throws knees to the body.
Por Pramuk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caio.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Por Pramuk dodges an elbow strike from Caio.
Caio avoiding damage as Por Pramuk throws knees to the body.
Caio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caio avoids it.
Por Pramuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caio's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Caio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Por Pramuk misses with a body punch.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but Caio blocks with his arms.
Por Pramuk misses with some punches.
Por Pramuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Por Pramuk misses with a knee to the head.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Caio avoids the damage to the body.
Por Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Por Pramuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caio.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Caio avoids the damage to the body.
Por Pramuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caio is defending well for now.
Caio controlling the action here for a moment.
Caio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caio managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk misses with a knee strike.
Por Pramuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Por Pramuk up against the cage.
Caio scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Por Pramuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Por Pramuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caio tries a knee to the head but Por Pramuk blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caio lands an elbow just above Por Pramuk 's eye.
Caio missing with knees to the body.
Caio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Por Pramuk is defending well for now.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Por Pramuk pushes Caio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Por Pramuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caio's elbow.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caio is defending well for now.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Caio avoids the damage to the body.
Caio avoiding damage as Por Pramuk throws knees to the body.
Caio has Por Pramuk pushed against the cage.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caio lands a nice knee to the body.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Por Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Por Pramuk avoiding damage as Caio throws knees to the body.
Por Pramuk tries to work over Caio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Por Pramuk tries a knee to the head but Caio blocks it.
Por Pramuk takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caio swings wildly with an uppercut but Por Pramuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Por Pramuk blocks an elbow strike.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caio throws an elbow but it misses.
Por Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Caio prevents a body shot from Por Pramuk.
Caio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caio managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Caio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caio avoids it.
Caio avoiding damage as Por Pramuk throws knees to the body.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caio is defending well for now.
Por Pramuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caio slows down the pace here.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caio is defending well for now.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caio avoids it.
Caio missing with knees to the body.
Por Pramuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caio's elbow.
Por Pramuk tries to throw a body punch but Caio avoids it by throwing Por Pramuk back against the cage.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Caio avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Caio.
Caio managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Caio is struggling to control the position.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Por Pramuk lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caio avoiding damage as Por Pramuk throws knees to the body.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caio.
Caio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caio is defending well for now.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but Caio blocks with his arms.
Por Pramuk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Caio avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caio lands a damaging elbow.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but Caio blocks with his arms.
Caio stalling.
Caio lands a nice elbow.
Por Pramuk throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Por Pramuk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Caio blocks a low kick nicely.
Por Pramuk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Por Pramuk forces Caio back against the cage and clinches.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caio.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Por Pramuk avoiding damage as Caio throws knees to the body.
Caio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Por Pramuk has a couple of punches blocked by Caio.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caio.
Caio managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caio avoids it.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caio is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Caio avoids the damage to the body.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caio is defending well for now.
Caio tries to land knees in the clinch but Por Pramuk avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caio throws an elbow but misses.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caio is defending well for now.
Por Pramuk lands a body shot.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caio avoids it.
Caio trying to land knees to the body.
Por Pramuk looking to throw knees to the head but Caio is blocking nicely.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Caio avoids the damage to the body.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caio avoids it.
Por Pramuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Por Pramuk tries to throw a body punch but Caio avoids it by throwing Por Pramuk back against the cage.
Caio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Por Pramuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caio lands an elbow just above Por Pramuk 's eye.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Caio.
Caio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Por Pramuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Caio is pushing Por Pramuk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caio.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caio is defending well for now.
Por Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caio avoiding damage as Por Pramuk throws knees to the body.
Caio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Por Pramuk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caio's brow.
Caio landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Por Pramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buakaw Por Pramuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Por Pramuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Por Pramuk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Caio.
Caio lands an elbow inside.
Por Pramuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Por Pramuk avoiding damage as Caio throws knees to the body.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Por Pramuk misses with a knee strike.
Caio tries to land a knee to the head but Por Pramuk blocks with his arms.
Caio misses with a knee to the head.
Por Pramuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caio lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caio.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Caio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Por Pramuk managing to block the knees to the body from Caio.
Por Pramuk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Por Pramuk tries to work over Caio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caio managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Caio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Por Pramuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caio looking to throw knees to the head but Por Pramuk is blocking nicely.
Caio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caio is defending well for now.
Por Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Caio lands an elbow inside that Por Pramuk shrugs off.
Por Pramuk takes an elbow to the temple.
Caio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Por Pramuk tries a body shot but Caio blocks it.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Por Pramuk managing to block the knees to the body from Caio.
Caio managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Caio crunches a lovely knee into Por Pramuk's ribcage.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caio.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caio obliges.
Caio managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Caio working aggressively here.
Por Pramuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caio missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Caio avoids the damage to the body.
Por Pramuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Por Pramuk misses with a knee to the head.
Caio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Por Pramuk's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caio lands a knee to the head.
Por Pramuk throws a head punch that misses.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caio avoids it.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Caio avoids the damage to the body.
Caio avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk misses with a body punch.
Por Pramuk tries a knee to the head but Caio blocks it.
Caio blocks a body shot from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caio avoids it.
Caio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caio.
Caio managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Por Pramuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Caio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Por Pramuk closes the distance and clinches.
Caio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caio pushes off an throws an elbow but Por Pramuk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Caio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Por Pramuk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caio trying to control the position but instead, Por Pramuk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caio into the cage.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Por Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caio avoids it.
Caio blocking some punches.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caio.
Caio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Por Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Caio avoids the damage to the body.
Caio throws an elbow that misses.
Caio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caio.
Caio misses with a knee to the head.
Caio lands an elbow just above Por Pramuk 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caio.
Por Pramuk misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Caio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Caio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Por Pramuk avoids it.
Por Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Caio blocks a body shot from Por Pramuk.
Caio managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Caio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Caio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Por Pramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but Caio blocks with his arms.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caio is defending well for now.
Por Pramuk takes an elbow to the temple.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caio stalls.
Por Pramuk avoids a wild elbow strike from Caio.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caio is defending well for now.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caio avoids it.
Por Pramuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caio is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Caio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Por Pramuk's brow.
Por Pramuk avoiding damage as Caio throws knees to the body.
Por Pramuk misses with a body punch.
Por Pramuk lands a good knee to the midsection. Caio won't want to take too many of those.
Caio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Por Pramuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Por Pramuk can't find room to land a body shot as Caio controls the action.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caio.
Caio throws an elbow but it misses.
Caio tries to land a knee to the head but Por Pramuk blocks with his arms.
Por Pramuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Por Pramuk can't find room to land a body shot as Caio controls the action.
Por Pramuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Por Pramuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caio is pushing Por Pramuk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Caio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Por Pramuk is defending well for now.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caio avoids it.
Caio tries to land knees in the clinch but Por Pramuk avoids the damage to the body.
Caio managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Por Pramuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caio is defending well for now.
Caio stalls.
Por Pramuk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caio blocks it with crossed arms.
Por Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Caio lands a nice uppercut.
Caio lands a damaging elbow.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Caio avoids the damage to the body.
Caio lands an elbow inside that Por Pramuk shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caio.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but Caio blocks with his arms.
Caio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caio.
Caio tries a knee to the head but Por Pramuk blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Por Pramuk avoiding damage as Caio throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caio throws an elbow but misses.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Por Pramuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Por Pramuk misses with the head strike.
Caio lands a nice elbow.
Caio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Caio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caio missing with knees to the body.
Caio managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk avoiding damage as Caio throws knees to the body.
Por Pramuk misses with an elbow strike.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Caio avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caio.
Caio lands an elbow inside that Por Pramuk shrugs off.
Caio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caio trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caio tries to land knees in the clinch but Por Pramuk avoids the damage to the body.
Caio prevents a body shot from Por Pramuk.
Caio blocks a body shot from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caio blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caio.
Thiago Caio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buakaw Por Pramuk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Caio lands a nice elbow.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caio.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thiago Caio.
Well Por Pramuk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buakaw Por Pramuk!
Buakaw Por Pramuk is the new featherweight champion!