PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Soto (ranked 23802 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 4689 p4p, 211 weight class). Dieselnoi Por Pramuk will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Soto
vs
Por Pramuk

154 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rashad Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Por Pramuk delivers a nice body kick.
A low kick from Soto is predictable there
and Por Pramuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Soto throws a head kick that half lands.

Soto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Por Pramuk, pushing him back against the cage.
Soto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Por Pramuk.
Soto stalling in the clinch but Por Pramuk improves position.
Por Pramuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Soto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk lands with a cross.
Por Pramuk lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk blocks a head kick by Soto.
Por Pramuk unleashes a big counter combination but Soto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Por Pramuk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soto has time to react.
Soto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Soto closes the distance and pushes Por Pramuk back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Por Pramuk successfully pulls guard.
Por Pramuk keeping moving, preventing Soto from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Por Pramuk wants to stand but Soto is controlling the position.

Por Pramuk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Soto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Por Pramuk has his foot on Soto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soto works his way back into a safe position though.
Soto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Por Pramuk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Por Pramuk keeping moving, preventing Soto from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Por Pramuk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Por Pramuk.

That's four 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.

Soto moves into the clinch.
Soto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soto prevents Por Pramuk from breaking the clinch.
Soto tries to score a body lock takedown but Por Pramuk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Soto taking a breather.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Soto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Por Pramuk tests Soto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soto could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieselnoi Por Pramuk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Por Pramuk connects with a body shot that sends Soto's belly button to the back.
Soto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Soto moves into the clinch successfully.
Por Pramuk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soto blocks it with crossed arms.
Soto looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soto avoids a wild elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk misses with a knee strike.
Por Pramuk scores with a hook to the body.
Soto has Por Pramuk pressed against the cage.
Por Pramuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto tries to land knees in the clinch but Por Pramuk avoids the damage to the body.
Por Pramuk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

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

Soto clinches with his opponent.
Soto takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Rashad Soto has been cut.

Por Pramuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Por Pramuk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Soto shoots in looking for a takedown. Por Pramuk tries to sprawl out of it but Soto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Por Pramuk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto shoots in but no luck this time.
Por Pramuk follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Soto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Soto closes the distance and clinches.
Por Pramuk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rashad Soto has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Por Pramuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Soto eats them both and turns towards Por Pramuk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Soto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Por Pramuk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Soto throws the kick towards the body but Por Pramuk avoids it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Por Pramuk throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Por Pramuk tries to counter with a clinch but Soto shakes him off and moves away.
Jab by Por Pramuk.

Por Pramuk clinches up with Soto and pushes him back against the cage.

Soto pulls Por Pramuk into guard.
Por Pramuk has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Makoa - Hilo Cheapest Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Soto keeping full guard, as Por Pramuk tries to pass.
Por Pramuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Por Pramuk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Por Pramuk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Por Pramuk trying to control but Soto is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieselnoi Por Pramuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rashad Soto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Por Pramuk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Soto throws a leg kick
and Por Pramuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Soto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Por Pramuk wants to counter the offense by Soto and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soto misses with a shot to the body
and Por Pramuk counters with a good low kick that Soto was not able to check.
Soto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Por Pramuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Soto.
Por Pramuk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Por Pramuk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Por Pramuk lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Soto drives through and clinches with Por Pramuk against the cage.
Soto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Por Pramuk looking to stall.

Por Pramuk breaks from the clinch.

Por Pramuk closes the distance and clinches.
Por Pramuk blocks an uppercut.
Soto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Soto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Por Pramuk avoiding damage as Soto throws knees to the body.

Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Por Pramuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Por Pramuk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Por Pramuk.
Soto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Por Pramuk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Soto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Por Pramuk finds it's way round the side to connect with Soto's head.
Soto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Por Pramuk.

Por Pramuk clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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

Soto clinches.
Soto prevents Por Pramuk from breaking the clinch.
Por Pramuk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Por Pramuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Por Pramuk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Por Pramuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soto misses with a leg kick
and Por Pramuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Por Pramuk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

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