PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradock Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pramuk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Versant - Push Away. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Norris
vs
Pramuk

175 cm
21
148 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
19
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradock Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buakaw Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pramuk misses with a body shot.
Pramuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from Pramuk.
Pramuk leaves Norris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Pramuk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pramuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pramuk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Norris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norris tries for a takedown but Pramuk manages to get underhooks.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Bradock Norris has been cut.
Norris takes an elbow to the temple.
Pramuk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Pramuk lands a nice elbow.
Pramuk prevents Norris from breaking the clinch.
Pramuk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pramuk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradock Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pramuk lands an elbow just above Norris 's eye.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pramuk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pramuk landing knees to the head.
Pramuk lands an elbow inside that Norris shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Pramuk.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Norris takes an elbow to the temple.
Pramuk landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pramuk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norris's defenses.
Pramuk lands a good knee to the midsection. Norris won't want to take too many of those.
Pramuk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Norris's face.
Pramuk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Norris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pramuk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pramuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pramuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pramuk scores a nice knee to the body.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pramuk crunches a lovely knee into Norris's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pramuk.
Pramuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head.
Pramuk landing knees to the head.
Pramuk scores a nice knee to the body.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head.
Norris tries a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks it.
Pramuk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Norris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Norris takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pramuk with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pramuk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pramuk with a knee to the head.
Norris is trying to drag Pramuk to the mat but Pramuk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pramuk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pramuk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norris's defenses.
Norris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pramuk scores with a knee to the head.
Pramuk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pramuk.
Pramuk lands a nice elbow.
Norris is trying to drag Pramuk to the mat but Pramuk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees to the body from Pramuk.
Norris misses with a knee strike.
Norris wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pramuk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pramuk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pramuk with a knee to the head.
Pramuk looking to throw knees to the head but Norris is blocking nicely.
Pramuk with a knee to the head.
Pramuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norris can't get the takedown.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pramuk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Norris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pramuk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pramuk gets underhooks to prevent Norris's takedown attempt.
Pramuk lands a nice elbow.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pramuk. That's going to slow Norris down.
Pramuk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norris. Norris obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pramuk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris fails with a takedown attempt.
Pramuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pramuk scores with a head kick.
Buakaw Pramuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris defending well as Pramuk loads up on a big left hand.
Pramuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pramuk misses with a low kick.
Pramuk connects with a body shot.
Pramuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pramuk shoots for a double leg takedown but Norris sprawls well. He's pushed Pramuk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Norris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pramuk's waist but Pramuk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norris off to one side.

Pramuk rushes Norris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pramuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Pramuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bradock Norris'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.

A nice inside leg kick there by Pramuk. That's going to slow Norris down.

Pramuk has managed to clinch.
Pramuk lands a nice elbow.
Pramuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pramuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pramuk lands an elbow inside that Norris shrugs off.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head.
Norris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Norris stalling in the clinch but Pramuk improves position.
Pramuk lands a nice knee to the body.
Pramuk working Norris over with knees to the body.
Pramuk connects with a knee to the head.

Bradock Norris's cut is getting worse.
Pramuk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pramuk lands a nice elbow.
Pramuk lands a nice knee to the body.
Pramuk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pramuk lands an elbow just above Norris 's eye.
Pramuk lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norris is trying to drag Pramuk to the mat but Pramuk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pramuk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradock Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pramuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pramuk scores with a knee to the head.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Norris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buakaw Pramuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norris goes for a takedown attempt but Pramuk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Pramuk pushes him off.
Pramuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pramuk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norris takes one to the side of the head.
Pramuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pramuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norris.
Pramuk throws a wild body kick that Norris sees coming a mile off.
Pramuk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Norris blocks a low kick nicely.
Pramuk throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
Norris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pramuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pramuk misses with a head kick.
Pramuk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Norris.
Pramuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norris. That did some damage!
Pramuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Norris counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Norris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pramuk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Norris is pushing down on Pramuk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pramuk is fighting to maintain full guard but Norris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pramuk tries to kick Norris off but Norris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pramuk is not content to let Norris control the position.

Pramuk has one foot on Norris's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Pramuk counter with a right hand.
Pramuk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Norris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pramuk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pramuk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Norris moves out of range of the leg kick from Pramuk.
Pramuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norris tries for a takedown but Pramuk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pramuk throws a leg kick that misses.
Norris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pramuk but Pramuk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pramuk.

Pramuk pushes Norris up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Pramuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bradock Norris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Norris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pramuk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Norris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pramuk throws a front kick that sends Norris stumbling back into the cage.
Norris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pramuk. Pramuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pramuk.
Norris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pramuk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pramuk cracks a nice hook into Norris's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pramuk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Norris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pramuk takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Pramuk.
Pramuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Norris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Norris stops Pramuk from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pramuk manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Pramuk gets to his feet - Norris follows without any prompting.
Pramuk throws a head kick that misses.
Norris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pramuk counters with a leg kick.
Pramuk tries to work over Norris's front leg with a kick but Norris checks it.
Pramuk throws a body kick that misses.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Pramuk circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Pramuk as Norris shoots in.
Pramuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Norris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradock Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pramuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pramuk misses with a combination

and Norris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pramuk keeping full guard, as Norris tries to pass.
Pramuk wants to stand up but Norris is controlling him.

Pramuk pushes Norris off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Norris checks a leg kick.
Norris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pramuk is fending him off so far but Norris persists. Nope, Pramuk circles away and we're back to standing.

Pramuk clinches up against the cage.
Norris takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pramuk.
Norris tries for a takedown but Pramuk manages to get underhooks.
Pramuk working Norris over with knees to the body.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Norris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pramuk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pramuk landing knees to the body.
Pramuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Norris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norris tries to break free but Pramuk pushes him back against the cage.
Norris takes an elbow to the forehead.

Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pramuk, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pramuk.
Pramuk misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pramuk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Norris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pramuk is fending him off so far but Norris persists. Nope, Pramuk circles away and we're back to standing.
Pramuk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Pramuk has closed the distance and engaged Norris in a clinch.
Norris fails to pull guard.
Pramuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norris takes an elbow to the temple.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pramuk misses with a knee to the head.
Pramuk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pramuk lands an elbow just above Norris 's eye.
Pramuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pramuk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Norris takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pramuk crunches a lovely knee into Norris's ribcage.
Norris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Norris is trying to drag Pramuk to the mat but Pramuk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bradock Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A knee to the head by Pramuk.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Pramuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pramuk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buakaw Pramuk!