PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between En Route (ranked 23747 p4p, 4120 weight class) and Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 485 p4p, 372 weight class). Por Pramuk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Route
vs
Por Pramuk

170 cm
23
155
9 - 4 - 1

188 cm
44
146
24 - 23 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Route cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Route misses with a low kick as Por Pramuk jumps back.
Route moves out of range of the strikes.
Por Pramuk lunges at Route with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Route's hand.
Route slips a straight right by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Route is just out of range.
Route tries to land a front kick but Por Pramuk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A bone on bone clash there as Route blocks the leg kick.
Por Pramuk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Por Pramuk misses
and Route counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Route looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Route misses with a low kick as Por Pramuk jumps back.
Por Pramuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Por Pramuk lands with a good body shot.
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!
Route misses with a left hand
and Por Pramuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Route scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Route throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Por Pramuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Por Pramuk misses the body punch
and Route counters with a straight right hand.
Por Pramuk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Route checks a leg kick.
Route looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Route lands with a nice body kick.
Route takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Route takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Route takes a swing at Por Pramuk's ribcage but misses.
Route throws an off balance right hand
and Por Pramuk counters with a nice body shot.
Route keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Route misses.
Route connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Route throws a body shot but no joy.
Por Pramuk shapes to counter with a head kick.
Route throws a quick inside leg kick.
Route throws a nice inside leg kick.
Route swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Por Pramuk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Route thinking.
Route on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Por Pramuk. Por Pramuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Route thuds a left hand into Por Pramuk's body.
Route will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Route throws a jab when Por Pramuk was well out of range.
Route moves out of range of the leg kick from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk avoids a kick to the body.
Route ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Por Pramuk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Por Pramuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Route.
Por Pramuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Route.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

En Route dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Por Pramuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Route tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Por Pramuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
En Route is winning the standup battle so far.
Por Pramuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Route moves away.
Route was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Por Pramuk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Route forces Por Pramuk back against the ropes and clinches.

Route's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Por Pramuk moves out of range as Route throws a body kick.
Por Pramuk looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Route throws a body shot but no joy.
Por Pramuk moves out of range as Route throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Por Pramuk misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk looks to land a left hand but Route moved out of range nicely.
Por Pramuk thuds a left hand into Route's body.
Route throws a nice outside leg kick.

Route clips Por Pramuk with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Por Pramuk a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

Por Pramuk is rocked!

It looks like Dieselnoi Por Pramuk has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Por Pramuk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Route lands with a good body shot.
Route uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Por Pramuk.
Route was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Route defending well as Por Pramuk loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Route misses the target.
Por Pramuk thuds a left hand into Route's body.
Por Pramuk connects with a jab.
Por Pramuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Route fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Por Pramuk checks it well.
A left and a right from Por Pramuk both land. Nice combination.
Route throws a half hearted mid kick.
Por Pramuk throws out a counter right but Route avoids it with no problem.
Route looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Por Pramuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Route.
Por Pramuk moves out of range of the body kick from Route.
Por Pramuk lands with a kick to the temple. Route shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Route takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Route looks to land a right hand but Por Pramuk moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Por Pramuk can pounce on him.
Route keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Route ducks under a wild hook from Por Pramuk.
A nice leg kick from Route, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Por Pramuk misses.
En Route seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Por Pramuk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Route on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Route misses with a double jab.
Por Pramuk avoids the body shot from Route.
Route fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Route scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Route avoids a punch combination nicely.
Route feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Por Pramuks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

En Route will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Dieselnoi Por Pramuk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Por Pramuk swings for the body but Route moves out of range.
En Route is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut lands for Route. That snapped Por Pramuk's head back.
Por Pramuk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Route counters with a straight right hand.
Por Pramuk throws a hook to the side of Route's head but Route sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Por Pramuk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Route.
Route with a jab.
Route is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Route is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Por Pramuk can do to turn this around?
Por Pramuk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Por Pramuk misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Route lands an overhand right.
Por Pramuk scores with a jab to the head.
Por Pramuk just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Por Pramuk throws a body punch but Route moves out of range.
Route connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Route misses its intended target.
Route ducks under a wild hook from Por Pramuk.
Route moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Route throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Route's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Por Pramuk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Route scrambles back to his feet.
Por Pramuk misses with a low kick.
Route swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Route connects with a body shot.
Por Pramuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Route takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Route blocks a head kick by Por Pramuk.
Route lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Route.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Por Pramuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Route scores with a body shot.
Route misses with a body kick.
Por Pramuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Por Pramuk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Route rather than just go for the knockout.
Route lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Route looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Route lets loose with a powerful body kick. Por Pramuk will feel that in the morning.
Route throws a body shot but no joy.
Por Pramuk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Route - just one landing.
Route lands with a straight right. Por Pramuk didn't see that one coming.
Route fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Por Pramuk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Por Pramuk. Route does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
En Route showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Route 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... En Route!
En Route seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well fought! I'll be back stronger next time!'.