PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kisada Hida (ranked 1901 p4p, 109 weight class) and Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 2581 p4p, 147 weight class). Hida kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Noisestorm - Crab Rave. Por Pramuk has chosen Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay as his entrance music. Dieselnoi Por Pramuk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hida
vs
Por Pramuk

160 cm
24
140 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

188 cm
31
137 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisada Hida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hida. Por Pramuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hida connects with a crisp jab.
Hida swats away the attempt to clinch by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hida.
Por Pramuk scores with a head kick.
Por Pramuk throws a leg kick but Hida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Por Pramuk misses with a body shot.
Hida scores with a body shot.
Hida has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hida lands with a straight right. Por Pramuk didn't see that one coming.

Por Pramuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hida is defending well for now.
Por Pramuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Por Pramuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Por Pramuk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hida trying to control but Por Pramuk is working from the bottom.
Por Pramuk throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Por Pramuk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Por Pramuk looking to control.
Por Pramuk keeping full guard, as Hida tries to pass.

Por Pramuk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hida throwing strikes but missing.

Por Pramuk looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hida has picked Por Pramuk up and slammed him! Por Pramuk can't keep hold of the triangle and Hida manages to pass to side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hida working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Hida stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Hida drives through and clinches with Por Pramuk against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hida.
Hida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Por Pramuk backwards.

Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hida misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Por Pramuk.
Hida dips to his left and cracks Por Pramuk with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hida. Por Pramuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Por Pramuk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Por Pramuk at a distance.

Por Pramuk tries to keep at a distance but Hida has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Por Pramuk gets control of Hida's arms and successfully pulls guard. Por Pramuk will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Por Pramuk is keeping the position for now.
Hida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Por Pramuk keeping full guard, as Hida tries to pass.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Por Pramuk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hida looking to pass the guard.

Por Pramuk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hida wants to control from the top but Por Pramuk keeps moving.

Por Pramuk looking for subs off his back but Hida has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Por Pramuk keeps working.
Hida wants to stand up but Por Pramuk is controlling the position.
Hida is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kisada Hida dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Por Pramuk moves away.
Por Pramuk throws a wild body kick that Hida sees coming a mile off.
Hida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Hida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Por Pramuk successfully pulls guard.

Por Pramuk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Por Pramuk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hida wants to control from the top but Por Pramuk keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Por Pramuk trying to keep a closed guard but Hida is proving a slippery customer.
Kisada Hida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Por Pramuk trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Por Pramuk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hida defends well.
Por Pramuk keeping moving, preventing Hida from controlling successfully.
Hida showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Por Pramuk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Por Pramuk holds on and takes a little breather.
Hida with a flurry of punches that miss.

Por Pramuk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Por Pramuk working for a triangle but Hida defends it easily.
Hida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Por Pramuk on the ground.

Por Pramuk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hida defends well.
Hida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Por Pramuk is keeping the position for now.
Hida is pushing down on Por Pramuk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Por Pramuk is fighting to maintain full guard but Hida has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Por Pramuk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Por Pramuk.
Hida looking to sit in guard and control but Por Pramuk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hida is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Por Pramuk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Hida has his feet on Por Pramuk's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Por Pramuk throws a sloppy head kick and Hida moves out of range easily.

Por Pramuk tries to keep at a distance but Hida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Por Pramuk can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Hida scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Por Pramuk drags the fight down to the ground.
Hida controlling from the top position.
Hida stands and throws Por Pramuk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Por Pramuk is trying to control Hida's posture but Hida avoids it.
Por Pramuk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hida wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from Hida seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hida trying to control the action but Por Pramuk is working from the bottom.
Por Pramuk is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hida asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kisada Hida dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hida digs a good body shot into Por Pramuk's ribs.
Hida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Por Pramuk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Por Pramuk's hands.
Hida blocks a head kick by Por Pramuk.
Hida looks to throw the jab but Por Pramuk is out of range.
Hida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk misses with a head kick.
Por Pramuk connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Hida misses its intended target.
Por Pramuk lands a jab to the head.
Hida swings for the body but Por Pramuk moves out of range.
Hida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hida. Por Pramuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hida swats away the attempt to clinch by Por Pramuk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hida just misses with a punch to the body.
Por Pramuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Hida has managed to clinch.
Por Pramuk has had enough of the clinch but Hida keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Por Pramuk backwards.
Por Pramuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Hida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk lands with a good body shot.
Hida scores with a sloppy right hand. Por Pramuk should have avoided that one.
Por Pramuk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Por Pramuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Por Pramuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Hida pushes Por Pramuk up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hida digs a right hand into Por Pramuk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Por Pramuk's gas tank.
Hida lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Por Pramuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hida pushes Por Pramuk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hida lands a hook that snaps the head of Por Pramuk backwards.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Por Pramuk blocks a body shot from Hida.
Hida scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Por Pramuk throws an elbow but misses.
Hida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hida.
Hida prevents Por Pramuk from breaking the clinch.

Hida breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Por Pramuk.
Hida is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Hida there.
A jab from Hida misses.
Hida scores with a punch to the head.

Por Pramuk is rocked!
Hida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Por Pramuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Hida finish him?
Por Pramuk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hida finds it's way round the side to connect with Por Pramuk's head.
Hida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Por Pramuk moves away.
Por Pramuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Por Pramuk manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hida. Por Pramuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Hida.
Hida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Por Pramuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Por Pramuk seems to have recovered his senses.

Hida moves into range and clinches up with Por Pramuk.
Hida blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Hida.

Hida manages to break the clinch.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses.
Hida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Por Pramuk has closed the distance and engaged Hida in a clinch.
Por Pramuk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hida smiles and moves away.
Hida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Por Pramuk checks it well.
Por Pramuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Por Pramuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kisada Hida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hida takes a swing at Por Pramuk's ribcage but misses.
Hida jabs at Por Pramuk's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hida manages to avoid it.
Por Pramuk thows a left - swing and a miss!

Hida darts in and clinches Por Pramuk up against the cage.
Por Pramuk tries to pull guard but Hida holds him up against the cage and eventually Por Pramuk drops back down to his feet.
Kisada Hida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dieselnoi Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk stalls.
Hida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Por Pramuk backwards.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hida misses with a body punch.
Por Pramuk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hida's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kisada Hida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hida has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Kisada Hida!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Kisada Hida!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Kisada Hida!

Kisada Hida wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Kisada Hida thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for the fight. I lost, to a very skilled opponent. I will be back, and stronger than before!'.