PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iota Knox (ranked 1755 p4p, 98 weight class) and Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 2157 p4p, 109 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with The Blacker The Berry | Kendrick Lamar blaring out of the sound system. Por Pramuk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knox
vs
Por Pramuk

171 cm
28
140 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

188 cm
31
137 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iota Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Por Pramuk defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
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 looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Por Pramuk blocks a jab.
Iota Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Por Pramuk is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Knox misses with a low kick.

Por Pramuk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Por Pramuk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Por Pramuk tries to stand but Knox is controlling his head.
Knox tries to improve position but can't.
Knox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knox tries to get out of the position.
Knox is trying to control Por Pramuk's posture but Por Pramuk avoids it.

Por Pramuk decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Por Pramuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Por Pramuk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Por Pramuk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Por Pramuk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've been informed that Por Pramuk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knox connects with a body shot.
Por Pramuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Por Pramuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Por Pramuk defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Por Pramuk only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Nice combo by Knox! Oh, that's hurt him - Por Pramuk falls to the canvas and Knox follows him into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Por Pramuk controls the position for a moment.
Knox staying calm.
Knox trying to control the action but Por Pramuk is working from the bottom.
Por Pramuk is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Knox's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Por Pramuk actively working from the bottom here.

Por Pramuk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knox is trying to control the action in half guard but Por Pramuk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knox controlling the pace.
Por Pramuk gets full guard.
Knox looking to sit in guard and control but Por Pramuk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Por Pramuk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Knox's guard.
Knox controlling Por Pramuk's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Por Pramuk won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Por Pramuk wants to stand but Knox is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Por Pramuk on the ground.
Por Pramuk preventing the sweep.
Knox is trying to keep Por Pramuk in close.

Por Pramuk stands and steps away. Knox gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox throws a body kick that misses
enabling Por Pramuk to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Por Pramuk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Por Pramuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Por Pramuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Iota Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox lands a nice looking body kick.
Good leg kick by Knox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knox lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Por Pramuk throws a leg kick but Knox checks it.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Por Pramuk.
The fighters circling - Por Pramuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Knox has Por Pramuk up against the cage in a clinch.
Por Pramuk is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Knox prevents Por Pramuk from breaking the clinch.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Por Pramuk controls the action.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Por Pramuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iota Knox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Knox clobbers Por Pramuk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Por Pramuk circles away quickly and effectively.
Por Pramuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Por Pramuk is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Knox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knox pushes Por Pramuk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Por Pramuk can't break the clinch.
Por Pramuk is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Por Pramuk.
Knox avoiding damage as Por Pramuk throws knees to the body.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.

Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Por Pramuk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox digs a good hook to Por Pramuk's body.
Knox throws a front kick that sends Por Pramuk stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a series of strikes that have Por Pramuk backpedaling.

A jab-cross combination lands for Knox and sends Por Pramuk crashing to the mat! Knox follows him down to the mat - Por Pramuk regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Por Pramuk is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Knox decides to return to a standing position.
Por Pramuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Iota Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox drops Por Pramuk with a naaaaasty hook - Por Pramuk is in real trouble here! Knox dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iota Knox!
A victorious Iota Knox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you for the fight. I lost, to a very skilled opponent. I will be back, and stronger than before!'.