PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Hoberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pramuk has chosen Inferno Veil as his entrance music. Buakaw Pramuk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoberman
vs
Pramuk

182 cm
31
193 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

189 cm
24
199 lbs
11 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch Hoberman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buakaw Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pramuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pramuk throws a low kick but Hoberman avoids it.

Hoberman moves into range and clinches up with Pramuk.
Pramuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoberman's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Pramuk scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Mitch Hoberman has been cut.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks with his arms.
Pramuk works on Hoberman's body with a couple of short punches.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pramuk avoids it.
Pramuk is trying to break the clinch but Hoberman has him pressed against the cage.
Hoberman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pramuk.
A body shot lands from Pramuk.
Hoberman with a knee to the head.
Hoberman tries a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks it.
Hoberman misses with an elbow strike.
Hoberman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pramuk is defending well for now.
Pramuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Pramuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoberman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pramuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pramuk slaps away a takedown attempt from Hoberman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pramuk scores with a jab. Hoberman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoberman looks to land a right hand but Pramuk moved out of range.
Hoberman throws a nice head kick!
Pramuk cracks the inside of Hoberman's front leg.
Pramuk thumps Hoberman with a low kick.

Hoberman rushes Pramuk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hoberman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pramuk has had enough of the clinch but Hoberman keeps him there for the moment.
Pramuk avoiding damage as Hoberman throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoberman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hoberman prevents Pramuk from breaking the clinch.
Hoberman blocks a body shot from Pramuk.

Pramuk breaks from the clinch.
Buakaw Pramuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pramuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoberman misses with a head kick.
Hoberman is looking to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hoberman!
Pramuk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hoberman.
Jab by Hoberman.
Pramuk slaps away a takedown attempt from Hoberman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hoberman throws a leg kick but Pramuk moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hoberman misses with a body kick.
Pramuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoberman.
Hoberman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hoberman lands a nice hook to Pramuk's body. Pramuk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pramuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoberman moves away.
Hoberman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pramuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoberman.
Hoberman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pramuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hoberman throws a hook to the side of Pramuk's head but Pramuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pramuk lands a lovely overhand right.
Pramuk blocks a head kick by Hoberman.
Hoberman avoids the body shot from Pramuk.
Hoberman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hoberman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoberman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buakaw Pramuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoberman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pramuk misses with a wild body shot.
Hoberman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pramuk sprawls well. Pramuk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hoberman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitch Hoberman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Hoberman looks to land a body kick but Pramuk moved away.

Pramuk tries to keep at a distance but Hoberman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pramuk avoids it.
Hoberman connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoberman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pramuk stalling in the clinch.
Hoberman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pramuk is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mitch Hoberman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mitch Hoberman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pramuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoberman misses with a double jab
and Pramuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoberman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pramuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pramuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoberman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pramuk feints and then cracks Hoberman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoberman down.
Hoberman walks into a stiff left hand from Pramuk.
Buakaw Pramuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pramuk blocks a head kick by Hoberman.
Pramuk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pramuk duly obliges.
Nice jab there from Pramuk.
A head kick by Hoberman misses
and Pramuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Pramuk moves out of range of the body kick from Hoberman.
Hoberman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hoberman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hoberman, right into the meat.
Hoberman pushes Pramuk away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pramuk slips under a jab from Hoberman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pramuk scores with a nice right hand.
Hoberman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pramuk scores with a hook.
Hoberman avoids the head kick by Pramuk.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick and Pramuk moves out of range easily.
Pramuk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pramuk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pramuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses
and Pramuk counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pramuk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick by Hoberman misses
and Pramuk counters with a nice body shot.
Pramuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoberman moves away.
Pramuk staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pramuk.
Pramuk clobbers Hoberman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mitch Hoberman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pramuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoberman manages to avoid it.
Pramuk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pramuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoberman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoberman lands a leg kick that knocks Pramuk off balance momentarily.
Pramuk connects with a jab.
Pramuk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses.
Pramuk avoids a kick to the body.
Pramuk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pramuk lands a nice hook to Hoberman's body. Hoberman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pramuk scores with a spinning back kick!
Pramuk avoids the head kick by Hoberman.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pramuk.
Hoberman tries to close the distance and clinch but Pramuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoberman shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pramuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoberman takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoberman misses with a low kick.
Pramuk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hoberman throws a head kick but Pramuk moves out of range.
Pramuk dips to his left and cracks Hoberman with an uppercut!
Pramuk lands a nice hook to Hoberman's body. Hoberman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pramuk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pramuk throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoberman counters with an inside leg kick.
Pramuk throws out a powerful jab.
Pramuk swings widly with a right hand
and Hoberman counters with a good, hard body kick but Pramuk shrugs it off.
Pramuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoberman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hoberman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pramuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoberman looks to land a combination but Pramuk avoids it well.
Hoberman wants to land a leg kick but Pramuk is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Pramuk.
Pramuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoberman.
Hoberman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoberman fakes the leg kick and cracks Pramuk in the body.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pramuk, right into the meat.
Hoberman tries a head kick but it misses.
Pramuk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pramuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pramuk.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pramuk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pramuk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pramuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoberman is just out of range.

Hoberman moves into the clinch successfully.
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 Mitch Hoberman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pramuk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pramuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pramuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hoberman looking to throw knees to the head but Pramuk is blocking nicely.

Pramuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pramuk. Hoberman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoberman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pramuk throws a solid leg kick but Hoberman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pramuk.
Pramuk is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoberman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pramuk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pramuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pramuk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoberman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pramuk.
Hoberman misses with a head kick.
Hoberman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hoberman wants to clinch.
Pramuk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pramuk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pramuk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hoberman wants to clinch.
Pramuk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoberman checks a leg kick.
Pramuk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoberman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pramuk throws a leg kick which misses Hoberman's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoberman tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk tests Hoberman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pramuk throws a right and a left that Hoberman avoids nicely.
Pramuk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoberman misses with a kick to the body.
Hoberman misses with a head kick.
Hoberman swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pramuk dips to his left and cracks Hoberman with an uppercut!
Hoberman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pramuk cracks a nice hook into Hoberman's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoberman throws a head kick but Pramuk moves out of range.
Pramuk connects with a looping right hand.
Pramuk throws a head kick that misses.
Pramuk lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk throws a leg kick
and Hoberman counters with a big head kick but Pramuk shrugs it off.
Hoberman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pramuk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoberman throws a head kick that half lands.
Hoberman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pramuk misses with a double jab.
Pramuk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick
and Pramuk counters with a good low kick that Hoberman was not able to check.
A slow jab from Hoberman misses its intended target.
Pramuk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoberman's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Hoberman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hoberman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pramuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoberman.
Pramuk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pramuk lands the left hand.
A low kick from Pramuk misses
and Hoberman counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pramuk clobbers Hoberman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoberman throws a lazy head kick
enabling Pramuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoberman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pramuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pramuk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoberman at a distance.
Pramuk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hoberman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pramuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoberman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pramuk dodges the punch combination from Hoberman.
Hoberman moves forwards but Pramuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hoberman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pramuk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Pramuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pramuk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buakaw Pramuk!
Buakaw Pramuk bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.