PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jd Kay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Por Pramuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buakaw Por Pramuki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jd Kay's chin.

Kay
vs
Por Pramuki

170 cm
19
148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jd Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buakaw Por Pramuki!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Por Pramuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Por Pramuki misses with a wild combination.
Por Pramuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kay counter with a right hand.
Kay throws a nice looking combination but Por Pramuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Por Pramuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Por Pramuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Kay is just out of range.
Por Pramuki throws a right and a left that Kay avoids nicely.
Kay misses with a double jab.
A combination from Por Pramuki does no damage.
A punch combination from Por Pramuki misses.
Kay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kay lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Kay does no damage.
Por Pramuki connects with a looping right hand.
Por Pramuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Por Pramuki falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kay counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Por Pramuki!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Kay there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kay with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kay lands a big shot there that rocks Por Pramuki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kay throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Por Pramuki bucks Kay off and manages to get back to his feet!
Por Pramuki misses with a double jab
and Kay counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kay finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Buakaw Por Pramuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Por Pramuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kay counters with a good low kick that Por Pramuki was not able to check.
Por Pramuki looks gassed!
Por Pramuki avoids the head kick by Kay.
Por Pramuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kay tries to bum rush Por Pramuki with a series of wild strikes but Por Pramuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kay shoots in looking for a takedown but Por Pramuki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Por Pramuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kay counters with a low kick, right behind Por Pramuki 's knee.
Por Pramuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kay counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Por Pramuki throws a combination that misses
and Kay counters with a head kick. That will keep Por Pramuki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Por Pramuki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kay.
Kay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Por Pramuki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kay counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Por Pramuki is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Kay drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Kay's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kay prevents Por Pramuki from escaping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Por Pramuki keeps working.
Por Pramuki is pushing Kay's head away, looking to escape. Kay manages to hold on to the position though.
Kay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Por Pramuki keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay working the ground and pound.
Kay sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Por Pramuki is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Por Pramuki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kay has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kay throws a strike aimed at the side of Por Pramuki's head but Por Pramuki avoids it well.
Kay throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kay misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kay cracks Por Pramuki with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Por Pramuki is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kay is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Por Pramuki explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kay lands with a nice body kick.
Por Pramuki throws a nice looking combination but Kay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki swings for the body but Kay moves out of range.
Kay jabs Por Pramuki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Por Pramuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kay counters with a nice body kick.
Kay jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kay throws a combination. Por Pramuki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Por Pramuki.

Kay closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Por Pramuki to the mat! Por Pramuki manages to get full guard.
Kay wants to stand but Por Pramuki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Por Pramuki wants to stand but Kay is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kay trying to control the position from guard on top but Por Pramuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jd Kay dominated that round.
That's time! Kay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kay dodges the punch combination from Por Pramuki.
Kay's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kay duly obliges.
Kay lands a head kick. Por Pramuki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Por Pramuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Por Pramuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kay counters with a head kick. That will keep Por Pramuki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Por Pramuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Por Pramuki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Por Pramuki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Por Pramuki misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Por Pramuki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay avoids the body shot from Por Pramuki.
Kay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Por Pramuki's waist but Por Pramuki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kay off to one side.
Kay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki swinging wildly here.
Por Pramuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kay counters with a good low kick that Por Pramuki was not able to check.
Kay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Por Pramuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kay counters with a right hand to the body.
Kay dives in and grabs Por Pramuki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Por Pramuki pushes down on Kay's head and hops out.
Por Pramuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kay counters with a nice uppercut.
Kay misses the shot to the body.
Kay lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Por Pramuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Por Pramuki on the side of the head.
Kay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Por Pramuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Por Pramuki throws a series of punches but Kay moves out of range.
Por Pramuki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kay rather than just go for the knockout.
Kay works Por Pramuki's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Kay does no damage.
Kay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Por Pramuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Por Pramuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kay drops his hands momentarily and Por Pramuki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jd Kay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Por Pramuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kay counters with a low kick, right behind Por Pramuki 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki misses with a wild combination.
Por Pramuki misses with a combination
enabling Kay to counter with a crisp jab.

Kay closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Por Pramuki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Por Pramuki keeps working.
Kay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kay tries to pass the half guard into mount. Por Pramuki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Por Pramuki manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Por Pramuki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Por Pramuki thinking.
Kay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Por Pramuki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kay counters with a big head kick but Por Pramuki shrugs it off.
Por Pramuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Por Pramuki throws a combination that misses
and Kay counters with a left and a right that stings Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki misses with a combination
and Kay counters with a left and a right that stings Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Por Pramuki swinging wildly here.
Kay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Por Pramuki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jd Kay will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kay stuns Por Pramuki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kay thows a body shot but no joy.

Por Pramuki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kay to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kay stops Por Pramuki from standing up.

Por Pramuki pushes Kay off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kay throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay looks to land a left hand but Por Pramuki moved out of range nicely.
Por Pramuki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Por Pramuki throws a combination that misses

and Kay counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Por Pramuki!
Por Pramuki really wants to buck Kay off and get back to his feet.
Kay working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Por Pramuki wants to try and get back to his feet.
Por Pramuki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Kay connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kay postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Por Pramuki looks a forlorn figure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Por Pramuki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kay throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Por Pramuki somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Por Pramuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kay.
Jd Kay is winning the standup battle so far.
Por Pramuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kay counters with a head kick.
Kay throws a head kick that misses.
Por Pramuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kay was well out of range. Poor timing from Por Pramuki.
Kay slips a jab and a cross from Por Pramuki.
Kay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Por Pramuki misses with a double jab
and Kay counters with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Kay misses.
A combination from Por Pramuki does no damage.
Kay throws a sloppy head kick and Por Pramuki moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki avoids the head kick by Kay.
Por Pramuki feints a jab promting Kay to slip. Por Pramuki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kay slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Buakaw Por Pramuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Por Pramuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kay counters with a low kick, right behind Por Pramuki 's knee.
Por Pramuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Por Pramuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kay can pounce on him.
Kay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from Kay misses.
Por Pramuki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kay.
Por Pramuki with a hook.
Por Pramuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Por Pramuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kay counters with a two punch combo.
Kay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Por Pramuki as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Por Pramuki does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kay.
Por Pramuki misses with a double jab
and Kay counters with a head kick.
Buakaw Por Pramuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Por Pramuki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kay makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Por Pramuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kay counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kay. Por Pramuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Por Pramuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kay circles away quickly and effectively.
Kay just misses with a punch to the body.
Kay throws a sloppy head kick and Por Pramuki moves out of range easily.
Jd Kay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Por Pramuki misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jd Kay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kay 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jd Kay!