PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pramuk comes to the cage accompanied by Inferno Veil . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Pramuk
vs
Thompson

189 cm
23
199 lbs
9 - 0 - 1

183 cm
30
190 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buakaw Pramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a body punch but Pramuk moves out of range.
Pramuk slips a jab from Thompson.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Pramuk slips the punch.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pramuk's head.
Donk. Pramuk catches Thompson right on the button with a cross.
Pramuk lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson throws a jab when Pramuk was well out of range.
Thompson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pramuk.
Pramuk lands a jab to the nose.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pramuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Pramuk fakes the leg kick and cracks Thompson in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pramuk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pramuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thompson swings for the body but Pramuk moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pramuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Thompson blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Pramuk.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pramuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pramuk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pramuk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson tries to clinch but Pramuk is having none of it.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Pramuk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Jet Thompson has been cut.
Pramuk throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Pramuk.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
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!
Pramuk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thompson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Pramuk circles away.

Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Pramuk breaks from the clinch.
Thompson wants to clinch but Pramuk slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pramuk lands with a straight right. Thompson didn't see that one coming.
Pramuk connects with a single shot there.
Pramuk thuds a left hand into Thompson's body.
Pramuk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thompson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Pramuk slips the punch.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk jabs Thompson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Pramuk dips to his left and cracks Thompson with an uppercut!
Pramuk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Pramuk's ribs.
Pramuk lands with a slapping head kick.
Pramuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Crunch! Pramuk slams his shin into Thompson's torso.
Thompson looks gassed!
Pramuk throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pramuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pramuks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thompson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pramuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pramuk throws a head kick that half lands.
That kick from Pramuk tenderised Thompson's leg. Thompson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Pramuk ducks down to avoid it.
Pramuk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pramuk staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pramuk staying out of range there.
Pramuk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thompson.
Pramuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Pramuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jet Thompson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pramuk lands a lovely overhand right.
Pramuk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pramuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thompson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thompson swings for the body but Pramuk moves out of range.
A jab from Thompson finds it's way through Pramuk's defenses.
Pramuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pramuk manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Pramuk.
A solid body kick from Pramuk.
Thompson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pramuk makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thompson really felt that one!
A leg kick checked by Thompson.
Thompson scores with a jab to the head.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pramuk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thompson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pramuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Pramuk lands a nice looking body kick.
Pramuk is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Thompson takes a swing at Pramuk's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pramuk.
Pramuk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thompson's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pramuk - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thompson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pramuk - the referee stops the clock and Thompson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pramuk. Thompson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thompson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pramuk to score with a decent uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pramuk!
Thompson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pramuk.
Pramuk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thompson on the side of the head.
Thompson throws a jab when Pramuk was well out of range.
Thompson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pramuk.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pramuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Pramuk.
Pramuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Pramuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Pramuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pramuk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thompson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pramuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Pramuk.
Thompson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pramuk. Pramuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Pramuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pramuk lands with a slapping head kick.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Pramuk.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Pramuk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk lands with a straight right. Thompson didn't see that one coming.
Pramuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pramuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pramuk.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pramuk.
Pramuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pramuk.
Pramuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Pramuk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pramuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Pramuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pramuk connects with an inside leg kick.
Thompson takes a swing at Pramuk's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pramuk.
Pramuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pramuk scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pramuk lands an overhand right.
Pramuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pramuk.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pramuk.
Pramuk swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pramuk, right into the meat.
Buakaw Pramuk is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Pramuk throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Pramuk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jet Thompson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Pramuk lands a right hook to the body.
Pramuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Pramuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Pramuk.
Pramuk misses with a head kick.
Pramuk walks into a left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pramuk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pramuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson swings for the body but Pramuk moves out of range.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pramuk.
Thompson lands with a nice body punch.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pramuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thompson jabs Pramuk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thompson walks into a left hand.
Thompson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thompson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thompson scores with a shot to the body.
Pramuk lands a nice shot that snaps Thompson's head back.
Pramuk slips under a jab from Thompson.
Nice body kick there by Pramuk.
Pramuk fakes the leg kick and cracks Thompson in the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pramuk.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pramuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pramuk ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pramuk.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pramuk.
Thompson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pramuk counters with a head kick. That will keep Thompson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thompson wants to clinch.
Pramuk misses with a leg kick.
Thompson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk scores with a punch to the head.
Pramuk lands a jab to Thompson's midsection.
Pramuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Pramuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pramuk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pramuk cracks Thompson with an open hand slap.
Pramuk scores with a push kick.
Pramuk connects with a solid leg kick.
Pramuk slips under a jab from Thompson.
Pramuk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thompson has time to react.
Thompson misses with a hook. Pramuk ducked under it nicely.
Thompson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jet Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Pramuk saw that one coming.
Pramuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thompson. That did some damage!
Pramuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Buakaw Pramuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pramuk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pramuk feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Pramuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Pramuk finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
Pramuk throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Pramuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pramuk, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buakaw Pramuk!
After the fight, Buakaw Pramuk was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.