PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sangmanee Pramuk (ranked 6222 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mauer (ranked 5864 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.

Pramuk
vs
Mauer

168 cm
24
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sangmanee Pramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mauer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pramuk.
Mauer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pramuk.
Pramuk tries to clinch but Mauer is having none of it.
Pramuk scores with a nice head shot.
Pramuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mauer.
Pramuk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sangmanee Pramuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pramuk takes the fight into the clinch.
Pramuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mauer trying to stall but Pramuk improves his position.
Mauer wants to get back to striking at distance but Pramuk won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pramuk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The referee calls for Pramuk to work.
Pramuk scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Pramuk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pramuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mauers head.
Pramuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mauer backwards.
Pramuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mauer is looking for a takedown.
A short left from Pramuk.
Pramuk works on Mauer's body with a couple of short punches.
A frustrated look appears on Mauer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pramuk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mauer backwards.
Mauer trying to stall but Pramuk improves his position.
Mauer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pramuk lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pramuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mauer backwards.
Pramuk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mauer is trying to force a seperation but Pramuk has the dominant position.
Pramuk lands with a left to the head.
Come on Pramuk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pramuk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mauer backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pramuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Mauer backwards.
Pramuk leaning against his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pramuk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk pushes Mauer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mauer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pramuk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pramuk prevents Mauer from breaking the clinch.
Mauer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mauer tries to break free but Pramuk pushes him back against the cage.
Pramuk slowing the pace effectively.
Pramuk controlling the action here for a moment.
Pramuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Mauer trying to control the position but instead, Pramuk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mauer into the cage.
Mauer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pramuk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sangmanee Pramuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mauer.
A nice left hand lands by Pramuk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk is pushing Mauer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mauer goes for a takedown attempt but Pramuk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jab, jab by Pramuk - just one landing.
Mauer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pramuk but Pramuk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mauer takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch combination from Pramuk misses.
The crowd cheers as Pramuk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mauer doesn't seem phased though.
Pramuk slips under a jab from Mauer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sangmanee Pramuk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mauer misses with an uppercut
and Pramuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mauer fails with a takedown attempt.
Pramuk lands a really nice looking cross but Mauer seems unphased.
Pramuk lands with a good body shot.
Pramuk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mauer under the eye.
Mauer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pramuk lands a body shot.
Mauer shoots in looking for a takedown. Pramuk tries to sprawl out of it but Mauer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pramuk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pramuk lands with a hook. Mauer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pramuk lands an overhand right.
Pramuk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mauer throws a right and a left that Pramuk avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Pramuk scores with a four punch combination!
Pramuk slaps away a takedown attempt from Mauer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sangmanee Pramuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mauer.
Pramuk misses the shot to the body.

Mauer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pramuk sprawls well initially but Mauer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Mauer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pramuk sees it coming and defends easily.
Pramuk is trying to stand up here but Mauer is controlling him well.
Pramuk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pramuk tries to get out of the position.
Pramuk trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pramuk tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mauer manages to move to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauer is landing with some decent strikes but Pramuk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pramuk is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mauer tries to control but Pramuk wriggling away.
Mauer raining down shots from the mount!
Mauer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pramuk trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mauer scoring with strikes but Pramuk is staying in there.
Mauer landing strikes from the mount.
Mauer raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pramuk is looking to escape.

Mauer looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Mauer looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pramuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mauer can do to turn this around?
Pramuk is bucking up trying to escape but Mauer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pramuk is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mauer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pramuk is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauer working Pramuk over with strikes here.
Pramuk is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mauer looking to finish Pramuk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pramuk!
John Mauer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mauer lands a heavy elbow.

Pramuk is rocked!
Mauer postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Pramuk in real trouble here! The ref calls for Pramuk to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Mauer!