PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Kovalsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Por Pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kovalsky
vs
Por Pramuk

180 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Kovalsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buakaw Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuk avoids the head kick by Kovalsky.
Kovalsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Por Pramuk but Por Pramuk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kovalsky slips a jab and a cross from Por Pramuk.

Kovalsky gets a clinch.
Kovalsky changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Por Pramuk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Por Pramuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Por Pramuk missing with a left hand there. Kovalsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Por Pramuk misses with a few strikes there.
Por Pramuk throws a series of punches but Kovalsky avoids them all with ease.
Por Pramuk misses with a few strikes there.
Por Pramuk fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kovalsky drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kovalsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kovalsky trying to control but Por Pramuk is working from the bottom.
Kovalsky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Por Pramuk is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk misses with a two punch combination.
Por Pramuk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Por Pramuk looks gassed!

Kovalsky drives through and clinches with Por Pramuk against the cage.
Por Pramuk wants to break the clinch but can't.

Por Pramuk manages to break the clinch.
Kovalsky misses with a double jab.
Por Pramuk throws a jab when Kovalsky was well out of range.
Horrible takedown by Kovalsky or perhaps it was just good defense by Por Pramuk which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Kovalsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kovalsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses
and Kovalsky counters with a thumping low kick.
Kovalsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kovalsky fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kovalsky feints and as Por Pramuk raises his hands in defense, Kovalsky changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Por Pramuk wants to get back to his feet but Kovalsky passes into half guard.
Por Pramuk is trying to stand up here but Kovalsky is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Por Pramuk kicks Kovalsky off and gets back to his feet.
Por Pramuk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Por Pramuk lands a lovely overhand right.
Por Pramuk lands a left and a right that sends Kovalsky crashing to the canvas! Por Pramuk dives into mount looking to finish!

Kovalsky is rocked!

It looks like John Kovalsky has been cut.
Kovalsky working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Kovalsky is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kovalsky tries to hold on but Por Pramuk pushes him away.
Por Pramuk controlling from mount.
Kovalsky tries to hold on but Por Pramuk postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk controlling from the full mount.
Kovalsky seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovalsky trying desperately to get to his feet.
Por Pramuk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kovalsky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kovalsky regains half guard.
Por Pramuk is thwarting Kovalsky's attempts to control the position.

Kovalsky kicks Por Pramuk off and gets back to his feet.
Kovalsky tests Por Pramuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kovalsky shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalsky wants to clinch up but Por Pramuk keeps it at a distance.
Kovalsky slips a jab and a cross from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk misses with a leg kick.

Kovalsky shoots in and bounces Por Pramuk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kovalsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Por Pramuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kovalsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Por Pramuk wants to stand up but Kovalsky is controlling him.

Kovalsky gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Por Pramuk throws a right and a left that both miss.

Kovalsky feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Por Pramuk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kovalsky is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Kovalsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Kovalsky's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Por Pramuk.
John Kovalsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Por Pramuk misses with a series of wild punches.
Kovalsky staying out of range there.
Por Pramuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Por Pramuk misses with a combination

and Kovalsky counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kovalsky.
Kovalsky wants to get up but he can't break Por Pramuk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kovalsky is standing up over Por Pramuk. Por Pramuk looks to escape but Kovalsky dives into side control.
Por Pramuk is trying to get back to his feet.
Kovalsky in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
John Kovalsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kovalsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Por Pramuk keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kovalsky stands up and beckons Por Pramuk to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalsky looks for a takedown but Por Pramuk sprawls well.
Por Pramuk catches Kovalsky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Kovalsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kovalsky breaks the clinch.
Kovalsky misses with a two punch combination.
Buakaw Por Pramuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovalsky avoids a kick to the body.
Por Pramuk throws a sloppy body shot

and Kovalsky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kovalsky content to control rather than advance.
Por Pramuk tries to kick Kovalsky off but Kovalsky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kovalsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kovalsky wants to pass the guard but Por Pramuk is defending well.
Kovalsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Por Pramuk keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kovalsky manages to move to mount!
Kovalsky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Por Pramuk?

Kovalsky has hold of Por Pramuk's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Por Pramuk manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kovalsky unloading with bombs!
Por Pramuk wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kovalsky.
Por Pramuk is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalsky working the ground and pound effectively.

Kovalsky looking to secure an arm triangle but Por Pramuk defends it well.
Por Pramuk is squirming around, avoiding Kovalsky's attempts to control the action.
Kovalsky lands a heavy elbow.
Kovalsky working Por Pramuk over with strikes here.
Kovalsky lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kovalsky has hold of Por Pramuk's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Por Pramuk manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kovalsky looking to control but Por Pramuk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Por Pramuk really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Por Pramuk is bucking up trying to escape but Kovalsky cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Por Pramuk is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kovalsky wants to control the pace but Por Pramuk is squirming around nicely.
Por Pramuk is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovalsky looking to control but Por Pramuk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kovalsky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Kovalsky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Por Pramuk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kovalsky is looking to clinch.
Por Pramuk misses with a series of wild punches.

Kovalsky closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kovalsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Por Pramuk keeps working.

Por Pramuk sneaks out the side door and pushes Kovalsky away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Por Pramuk swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovalsky.
Kovalsky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Por Pramuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kovalsky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Por Pramuk.
Kovalsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk thows a leg kick but Kovalsky checks it

and Kovalsky counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kovalsky cracks Por Pramuk with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk wants to stand up but Kovalsky is controlling him.
Por Pramuk keeping moving, preventing Kovalsky from controlling successfully.

Por Pramuk uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Por Pramuk misses with a wild combination.
Buakaw Por Pramuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Por Pramuk cracks Kovalsky with a good jab.
Por Pramuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Kovalsky counters with a left and a right that stings Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Por Pramuk throws a series of punches but Kovalsky moves out of range.
Kovalsky shoots in for a takedown but Por Pramuk shows good takedown defense.
Por Pramuk tries a head kick but it misses.

Kovalsky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kovalsky wants to control from the top but Por Pramuk keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalsky is really struggling to control Por Pramuk but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Por Pramuk keeping full guard, as Kovalsky tries to pass.
Kovalsky wants to control from the top but Por Pramuk keeps moving.
Kovalsky 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kovalsky is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kovalsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Por Pramuk's waist but Por Pramuk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kovalsky off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Kovalsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Por Pramuk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Por Pramuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Por Pramuk misses.
Kovalsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovalsky moves away.
Kovalsky moves forwards but Por Pramuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Por Pramuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kovalsky blocks a head kick by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Por Pramuk lands a two punch combo.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses.
Kovalsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
No luck for Kovalsky with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Por Pramuk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kovalsky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Por Pramuk tries to break the clinch but Kovalsky is controlling the position.

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

Kovalsky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Por Pramuk is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Por Pramuk sneaks out the side door and pushes Kovalsky away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Kovalsky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Por Pramuk to the mat! Por Pramuk manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Por Pramuk wants to stand up but Kovalsky is controlling him.

Por Pramuk pushes Kovalsky off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Por Pramuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buakaw Por Pramuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Por Pramuk swinging wilding here.

Kovalsky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Kovalsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kovalsky, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kovalsky!