PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pramuk comes to the cage accompanied by Inferno Veil . The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramirez's choice of entrance music: Megadeth-Trust. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Pramuk
vs
Ramirez

189 cm
30
199 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

180 cm
39
202 lbs
25 - 24 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 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 25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez jabs Pramuk right on the nose. Pramuk blinks but takes it well.
Ramirez lands with a slapping head kick.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Pramuk.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pramuk walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pramuk as he avoids it easily.
Pramuk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Pramuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pramuk.
Ramirez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pramuk throws a nice looking combination but Ramirez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but Pramuk shows good takedown defense.
Buakaw Pramuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
Pramuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pramuk misses the shot to the body.

Ramirez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pramuk's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pramuk is controlling Ramirez's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pramuk has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Pramuk keeps moving.

Pramuk has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ramirez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ramirez misses with a body punch

and Pramuk counters with a takedown into side control.
Ramirez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pramuk trying to control the action but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Ramirez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pramuk has control of an arm but Ramirez manages to advance to Pramuk's back!
Ramirez struggling to land strikes to the head as Pramuk covers up.
Ramirez throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Ramirez gets his hands free as Pramuk looks to control.
Pramuk is keeping busy.
Pramuk just trying to survive but Ramirez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk is keeping busy.

Pramuk fending off the submission attempt from Ramirez.

Ramirez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pramuk has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Ramirez is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Pramuk covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Ramirez manages to miss with strikes from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to control the position but Pramuk frees himself and scrambles - Ramirez manages to regain control in side control.
Pramuk struggling a bit here.
Pramuk is not content to let Ramirez control the position.
Ramirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramirez works to advance to full mount. Pramuk defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Pramuk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pramuk regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pramuk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramirez.
Ramirez is looking to stall here but Pramuk recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alex Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pramuk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pramuk scores with a nice strike.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Ramirez shoots for a takedown but Pramuk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramirez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramirez takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Alex Ramirez has been cut.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Ramirez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pramuk lands a lovely overhand right.
Ramirez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pramuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buakaw Pramuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
Pramuk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Buakaw Pramuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez shoots for a takedown but Pramuk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Pramuk.
Ramirez shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pramuk scores with a jab to the head.
Ramirez takes a swing at Pramuk's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pramuk but Pramuk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Ramirez moves in looking to clinch but Pramuk pushes him off.
Pramuk avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Pramuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crunch! Pramuk slams his shin into Ramirez's torso.
Ramirez misses with a series of wild punches.
Alex Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Pramuk moved out of range.
Ramirez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Ramirez is predictable there
and Pramuk counters with a three punch combo that has Ramirez backing up. Ramirez nods at Pramuk to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramirez misses with a leg kick.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pramuk rather than just go for the knockout.
Ramirez has a takedown stuffed.
Pramuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pramuk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ramirez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ramirez throws a poor cross that misses
and Pramuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Pramuk.
Pramuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Pramuk jabs Ramirez to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pramuk sprawls well. Pramuk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
Pramuk scores with a decent looking hook.
Ramirez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pramuk avoids it really well and circles away.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pramuk with a hook.

Pramuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pramuk effectively controlling the action here.
Ramirez jumps guard but Pramuk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pramuk is pressed up against the cage. Ramirez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pramuk down to the mat. Pramuk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buakaw Pramuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Pramuk.
Ramirez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pramuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pramuk works over Ramirez's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Pramuk does no damage.
Pramuk connects with a looping right hand.
Ramirez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ramirez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pramuk pinned against the cage. Pramuk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pramuk with a jab.
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 Alex Ramirez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramirez.
Pramuk ducks right into an uppercut from Ramirez.
Pramuk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pramuk.
Pramuk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ramirez's head backwards.
A big left from Ramirez misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pramuk - that will leave a mark!
Pramuk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramirez has time to react.
Ramirez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pramuk avoids it really well and circles away.
Pramuk moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez throws a front kick aimed at Pramuk's knee but Pramuk avoids it well.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramirez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pramuk is able to avoid easily.
Pramuk jabs at Ramirez's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pramuk lands with a kick to the temple. Ramirez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ramirez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Ramirez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pramuk on his heels. He'll look to pass Pramuk's guard now, I'm sure.

Pramuk kicks Ramirez off and gets to his feet.
Ramirez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pramuk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramirez somewhat.
Buakaw Pramuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
A jab from Pramuk does it's job there.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Pramuk moved away.
Pramuk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a takedown but Pramuk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramirez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pramuk.

Pramuk clinches.
Pramuk stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Pramuk stalling against the cage.
Ramirez jumps guard but Pramuk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pramuk has Ramirez pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pramuk.
Ramirez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Pramuk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pramuk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ramirez is trying to force a seperation but Pramuk has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramirez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pramuk smiles and moves away.
Ramirez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pramuk avoids it really well and circles away.
Ramirez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pramuk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramirez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramirez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buakaw Pramuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pramuk jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Pramuk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sloppy strikes from Pramuk. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pramuk.
Pramuk fails to land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramirez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pramuk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pramuk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pramuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Pramuk.
No joy there for Ramirez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramirez takes one to the chin there.
Ramirez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pramuk tries to avoid it but Ramirez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pramuk to the ground. Pramuk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ramirez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pramuk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramirez's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez with a poor takedown
and Pramuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Pramuk.
Ramirez thows a leg kick but Pramuk checks it
letting Pramuk counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Pramuk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pramuk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buakaw Pramuk!
Buakaw Pramuk was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.