PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Burt Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pranang Krampuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burt Byrd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Byrd
vs
Krampuk

180 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

177 cm
25
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Burt Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pranang Krampuk!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krampuk scores with a head kick. Byrd tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Byrd moves in looking to clinch but Krampuk pushes him off.
Byrd tries to clinch but Krampuk is having none of it.
Byrd shoots for a takedown but Krampuk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Krampuk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Byrd eats them both and turns towards Krampuk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Burt Byrd has been cut.
Krampuk lands with a kick to the temple. Byrd shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Krampuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Krampuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byrd is looking to clinch but Krampuk is avoiding it.
Byrd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krampuk misses with a head kick.
Byrd is looking to clinch.
Krampuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byrd moves in looking to clinch but Krampuk pushes him off.
Krampuk connects with a leg kick. Byrd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krampuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd throws out a loose jab but Krampuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd tries to clinch up.
Byrd tries to clinch but Krampuk is having none of it.
Krampuk keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampuk throws a right hand that Byrd ducks under and follows up with a left that Byrd also avoids with ease.
Krampuk misses with a series of wild punches.
Pranang Krampuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Byrd blocks the leg kick.

Byrd moves into range and clinches up with Krampuk.
Krampuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Byrd takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Krampuk is looking to break free of the clinch but Byrd has double underhooks.
Krampuk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Byrd pulls guard successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Byrd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Krampuk is controlling him.
Krampuk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Krampuk wants to pass the guard but Byrd is keeping the position.
Krampuk is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Pranang Krampuk hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sloppy strikes from Krampuk. Those never looked like landing.
Krampuk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krampuk lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrd tries to clinch but Krampuk is having none of it.

Byrd moves into the clinch.
Krampuk wants to break free but Byrd has control.
Byrd content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Byrd is trying to stall.
Byrd lands an elbow just above Krampuk 's eye.
Byrd misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Byrd breaks the clinch.
Krampuk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Byrd at a distance.
Byrd tries to clinch but Krampuk moves out of range.
Byrd wants to clinch.
Byrd tries to close the distance and clinch but Krampuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Krampuk - that will leave a mark!
Byrd tries to clinch there but Krampuk circles away.
Krampuk throws a sloppy head kick and Byrd moves out of range easily.
Byrd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krampuk.
Krampuk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byrd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Krampuk.
Byrd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krampuk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Byrd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krampuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krampuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krampuk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Byrd's head.
Krampuk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Krampuk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krampuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrd.
Byrd tries to clinch there but Krampuk circles away.

Byrd gets a clinch.
Krampuk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Byrd lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Krampuk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Byrd taking a breather.

Byrd manages to break the clinch.
Byrd is looking to clinch.
Krampuk lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byrd tries to close the distance and clinch but Krampuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Byrd tries to clinch but Krampuk moves out of range.
Byrd is looking to clinch.
Byrd is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pranang Krampuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Burt Byrd's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Danga de danga de dang - Krampuk scores with a four punch combination!

Byrd moves into the clinch.
Krampuk is trying to push Byrd away but Byrd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Byrd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krampuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Byrd manages to break the clinch.
Krampuk throws a head kick that misses.
Krampuk throws a nice head kick!
Krampuk throws a nice head kick!
Krampuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrd.
Byrd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krampuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Byrd is looking to clinch.
Byrd tries to close the distance and clinch but Krampuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Byrd blocks a head kick by Krampuk.
Byrd throws a body kick that misses.
Byrd blocks the body kick.
Krampuk swats away the attempt to clinch by Byrd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krampuk.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Byrd instigates a clinch.
Krampuk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Byrd creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krampuk's defenses.
Byrd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Krampuk is breathing heavily.
Krampuk tries to break free but Byrd pushes him back against the cage.
Byrd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krampuk's efforts to push away.
Byrd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byrd looking to throw knees to the head but Krampuk is blocking nicely.
Krampuk can't break the clinch.
Byrd comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Byrd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krampuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Krampuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Byrd lands an elbow that stopped Krampuk in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Krampuk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Byrd has Krampuk pressed against the cage.
Byrd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd lands a knee to the body.
Byrd lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krampuk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Byrd has him pressed against the cage.
Krampuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Byrd scores with a knee to the head.
Krampuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Byrd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Byrd tries to land a knee to the head but Krampuk blocks with his arms.
Krampuk is trying to force a seperation but Byrd has the dominant position.
Byrd scores with a knee to the head.
Byrd misses with a knee to the head.

Byrd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krampuk throws a head kick but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd doesn't manage to clinch there - Krampuk circles away.
Byrd is looking to clinch.
Byrd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Krampuk misses with the combination.
Krampuk keeps the fight on the outside.

Byrd takes the fight into the clinch.
Byrd lands a nice elbow.
Krampuk is looking to break free of the clinch but Byrd has double underhooks.
Byrd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krampuk tries to break free but Byrd pushes him back against the cage.
Krampuk tries to break free but Byrd pushes him back against the cage.
Byrd has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Krampuk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Byrd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byrd throws an elbow that misses.
Krampuk is trying to break free.
Krampuk is trying to force a seperation but Byrd has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd working Krampuk over with knees to the body.
Byrd keeps control of Krampuk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Byrd misses with a knee to the head.
Krampuk wants to get back to striking at distance but Byrd won't allow it.
Krampuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Krampuk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Krampuk is trying to push Byrd away but Byrd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Krampuk tries to break free but Byrd pushes him back against the cage.
Byrd taking a breather.
Byrd connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krampuk's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrd looking to throw knees to the head but Krampuk is blocking nicely.
Krampuk avoids the elbow strike from Byrd, against the cage.
Byrd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Byrd misses with a knee strike.
Krampuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Byrd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krampuk misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burt Byrd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Burt Byrd'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!

Byrd misses with a two punch combination.

Byrd moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Krampuk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Byrd.
Byrd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krampuk's efforts to push away.
Byrd misses with a knee strike.
Byrd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Krampuk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Byrd lands an elbow that stopped Krampuk in his tracks for a moment.
Byrd lands a knee to the head.
Byrd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krampuk.
Byrd throws an elbow that misses.
Krampuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Byrd is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Krampuk is defending well.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byrd throws an elbow but misses.
Byrd prevents Krampuk from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd is trying to maintain a safe position but Krampuk gets an underhook and turns Byrd into the cage.
Byrd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krampuk's efforts to push away.
Byrd looking to stall.

Byrd jumps guard.
Krampuk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Krampuk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Krampuk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Krampuk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Byrd's guard.
Krampuk prevents Byrd from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krampuk is looking to advance position but Byrd has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Krampuk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Krampuk is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Krampuk is desperately trying to improve his position but Byrd has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Byrd throwing strikes here but Krampuk is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Krampuk holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Byrd tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Krampuk wants to hold on but Byrd pushes him away.
Byrd looking to ground and pound but Krampuk is blocking nicely.
Krampuk wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Poor strikes thrown by Byrd there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampuk is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrd thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Byrd sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Krampuk is looking to improve his position but Byrd isn't that keen on the idea.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krampuk can do anything to dispel that myth.

Byrd with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Krampuk working to try and regain half guard.
Krampuk wants to control but Byrd is having none of it.
Byrd sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krampuk tries to hold on but Byrd pushes him away.

Byrd is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Krampuk to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Krampuk shrugs it off.
Byrd thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Byrd punching from mount but Krampuk doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Byrd misses with a head shot.
Krampuk can't escape the position.
Krampuk wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Krampuk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Byrd 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.
Byrd punching from mount but Krampuk doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Byrd thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Byrd wants to finish this one by submission but Krampuk is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Byrd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Burt Byrd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Byrd 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burt Byrd!