PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 2104 p4p, 226 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 24975 p4p, 576 weight class). Por Pramuk comes to the ring accompanied by Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. Dieselnoi Por Pramuk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Por Pramuk
vs
Suluhu

188 cm
35
138 lbs
18 - 17 - 0

165 cm
32
145 lbs
19 - 21 - 2

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Glomco Nutrition

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 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suluhu tries to land a front kick but Por Pramuk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Suluhu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Por Pramuk with a jab.
Suluhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Por Pramuk moves away.
Por Pramuk moves out of range of the body kick from Suluhu.

Por Pramuk has managed to clinch.

Suluhu manages to break the clinch.
Por Pramuk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Por Pramuk thuds his right hand into Suluhu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Por Pramuk throws a lazy head kick
and Suluhu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Por Pramuk thinking.
Por Pramuk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Suluhu's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Por Pramuk moves out of range as Suluhu throws a body kick.
Suluhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Por Pramuk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suluhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Por Pramuk is just out of range.
Por Pramuk is looking to counter the offense by Suluhu and move into the clinch.
Por Pramuk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Por Pramuk scores with a hook to the body. Suluhu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Por Pramuk blocks the body kick.
Por Pramuk is looking to counter the offense by Suluhu and move into the clinch.
Por Pramuk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Por Pramuk lands with a slapping head kick.

Suluhu is rocked!
Por Pramuk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Por Pramuk moves out of range as Suluhu throws a body kick.
Suluhu is still on wobbly legs! Can Por Pramuk finish him?
Por Pramuk is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Por Pramuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Suluhu is just out of range.
Suluhu seems to have recovered his senses.
Por Pramuk connects with a body shot.
Suluhu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Por Pramuk drives through and clinches with Suluhu against the ropes.

Suluhu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Por Pramuk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Suluhu - the referee stops the clock and Por Pramuk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Suluhu. Por Pramuk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suluhu moves away from the strike by Por Pramuk.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Suluhu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Por Pramuk. Por Pramuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Suluhu pushes Por Pramuk away with a front kick.
Suluhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Por Pramuk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suluhu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Por Pramuk tries to counter by clinching up but Suluhu breaks away and moves out of range.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Por Pramuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suluhu manages to avoid it.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Por Pramuk rather than just go for the knockout.
Suluhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Por Pramuk manages to avoid it.
Por Pramuk throws a big shot that misses.
Por Pramuk takes a swing at Suluhu's ribcage but misses.
Por Pramuk takes a swing at Suluhu's ribcage but misses.
Suluhu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

Por Pramuk takes the fight into the clinch.
Por Pramuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Suluhu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Por Pramuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suluhu wants to get back to striking at distance but Por Pramuk won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieselnoi Por Pramuk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Suluhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Por Pramuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Suluhu.
Por Pramuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suluhu.
Suluhu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Por Pramuk throws a front kick aimed at Suluhu's knee but Suluhu avoids it well.
Suluhu avoids the head kick by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk backing away here, and Suluhu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Suluhu.
Suluhu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Por Pramuk. That did some damage!
Por Pramuk motions for Suluhu to come forward. Por Pramuk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Suluhu thinks about the counter body kick.
Por Pramuk moves out of range as Suluhu throws a body kick.
Por Pramuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suluhu moves away.
Suluhu thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Por Pramuk throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Suluhu blocks the low kick.
Por Pramuk moves out of range of the body kick.
Por Pramuk tries to counter by clinching up but Suluhu breaks away and moves out of range.
Suluhu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk throws a lazy head kick
and Suluhu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Por Pramuk really felt that one!

Por Pramuk clinches up against the ropes.
Por Pramuk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Por Pramuk lands a damaging elbow.
Suluhu is trying to force a seperation but Por Pramuk has the dominant position.
Por Pramuk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Suluhu or not.

Suluhu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Por Pramuk closes the distance and pushes Suluhu back into the ropes.
Suluhu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suluhu blocks an elbow strike.
Por Pramuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Suluhu breaks from the clinch.
Por Pramuk connects with a jab.

Por Pramuk instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Suluhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Por Pramuk throws a low kick, looking for Suluhu's leg but Suluhu calmly moves out of range.
Por Pramuk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suluhu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suluhu throws a leg kick which misses Por Pramuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Por Pramuk tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Suluhu.
Suluhu scores with a kick to the body.
Suluhu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body kick there by Suluhu.

Suluhu gets tackled into the ropes by Por Pramuk. Por Pramuk maintains the clinch.

Suluhu breaks from the clinch.
Por Pramuk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Por Pramuk. Suluhu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suluhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Por Pramuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Suluhu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kassim Suluhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Suluhu checks a low kick from Por Pramuk.
Suluhu ducks under a wild hook from Por Pramuk.

Por Pramuk drives through and clinches with Suluhu against the ropes.
Suluhu is looking to break free of the clinch but Por Pramuk has double underhooks.
Suluhu can't break the clinch.
Suluhu tries to circle away but Por Pramuk has him pinned against the ropes.
Por Pramuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Suluhu avoids the damage to the body.
Por Pramuk keeps control of Suluhu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Por Pramuk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suluhu.
Suluhu blocks an elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Por Pramuk tries to work over Suluhu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suluhu dodges an elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Suluhu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suluhu is defending well for now.

Suluhu breaks from the clinch.
Por Pramuk throws a chopping leg kick but Suluhu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Por Pramuk moves out of range of the body kick.
Por Pramuk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Suluhu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Por Pramuk tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Suluhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk scores with a sloppy right hand. Suluhu should have avoided that one.
Suluhu slips a jab and a cross from Por Pramuk.
Suluhu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Por Pramuk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Suluhu checks a leg kick.
Suluhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Por Pramuk.
Suluhu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Por Pramuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Suluhu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suluhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Por Pramuk is just out of range.
Por Pramuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suluhu.
Por Pramuk scores with a hook to the body. Suluhu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suluhu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Suluhu.
Por Pramuk scores with a jab.
A low kick from Por Pramuk is predictable there
and Suluhu counters with a straight right hand.

Por Pramuk closes the distance and clinches.
Por Pramuk misses with a body punch.
Suluhu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suluhu tries to break free but Por Pramuk pushes him back against the ropes.
Suluhu blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Por 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
A relieved looking Dieselnoi Por Pramuk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.