PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Plappy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Dam has chosen C R E A M By The Wu-Tang Clan as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Plappy
vs
Van Dam

194 cm
19
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Plappy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Van Dam!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dam throws a series of punches but Plappy moves out of range.
Van Dam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Dam changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Plappy tries to avoid it but Van Dam manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Plappy to the ground. Plappy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Dam misses with the combination.
Van Dam throws a leg kick but Plappy checks it.

Plappy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Dam tries to get to full guard but Plappy has control of the leg.

Plappy decides to stand up.
Plappy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Dam.
Van Dam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plappy.
Van Dam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Van Dam. No joy for Plappy on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plappy slips a jab and a cross from Van Dam.
Van Dam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Dam looks to land a combination but Plappy avoids it well.
Van Dam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice defenses there by Plappy.
Plappy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Dam's waist but Van Dam gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Plappy off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Plappy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plappy shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Dam tries to sprawl out of it but Plappy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Dam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Dam misses with the combination.
Van Dam looks gassed!
Plappy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Plappy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Dam.
Van Dam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Van Dam closes the distance and clinches.

Plappy gets control of Van Dam's arms and successfully pulls guard. Plappy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Van Dam postures up in Plappy's guard and throws a big left but Plappy blocks it.
Plappy wants to get back to his feet but Van Dam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Dam trying to control the position from guard on top but Plappy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plappy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Dam on the ground.
Van Dam distracts Plappy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Dam scoring with punches to the head and body.
Plappy is looking to stand up but Van Dam isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Dam landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam chips away with some ground and pound.
Van Dam wants to control from the top but Plappy keeps moving.

Van Dam gets to his feet. Plappy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Van Dam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Dam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Dam misses with a low kick.
Van Dam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Plappy or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Dam which made him look bad.
Van Dam shoots and misses

and Plappy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Dam stops a takedown attempt from Plappy.
Plappy is trying to drag Van Dam to the mat but Van Dam just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Plappy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Plappy manages to end up in side control.
Plappy tries to stand but Van Dam is controlling his head.
Van Dam is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Van Dam has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Plappy is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plappy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Van Dam controls his leg.
Van Dam is pressing down on Plappy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Van Dam dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Van Dam throws a series of punches but Plappy moves out of range.
Van Dam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Dam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plappy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Dam but Van Dam pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Plappy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Dam pinned against the cage. Van Dam gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Dam throws a right hand that Plappy ducks under and follows up with a left that Plappy also avoids with ease.
Brian Van Dam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dam shoots and misses
and Plappy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Dam wants to clinch

and Plappy counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Dam takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plappy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van Dam.
Brian Plappy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Van Dam.
Van Dam stops a takedown attempt from Plappy.
Van Dam tries to score a body lock takedown but Plappy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Plappy stalling the fight.
Plappy looking for a takedown.
Plappy stops a takedown attempt from Van Dam.

Plappy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Plappy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Van Dam trying to control the position from guard on top but Plappy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Plappy wriggles free and stands up.
Van Dam looks to land a combination but Plappy avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plappy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch combination from Van Dam misses.
Plappy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Dam throws a series of punches but Plappy avoids them all with ease.
Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Plappy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Van Dam trying to control the position.

Van Dam is working an open guard so Plappy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Van Dam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Plappy.
Van Dam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Dam throws a series of punches but Plappy avoids them all with ease.
Plappy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam misses with a looping right.
Van Dam misses with the combination.
Plappy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Dam misses with the combination.
Van Dam throws a head kick that misses

and Plappy counters with a single leg into guard. Van Dam didn't expect that.

Van Dam looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Dam lands some strikes from the bottom.

Plappy stands up and waves to Van Dam to follow him.
Van Dam throws a leg kick that is checked

and Plappy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plappy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Plappy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Van Dam controls his leg.

Van Dam manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Van Dam stuffs the takedown.
Plappy blocks a leg kick.
Van Dam throws a sloppy head kick and Plappy moves out of range easily.
Plappy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Dam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Plappy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Van Dam!
Van Dam is looking to improve his position but Plappy isn't that keen on the idea.
Van Dam tries to hold on but Plappy postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Plappy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Van Dam misses with a combination

and Plappy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Plappy.
Plappy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Dam just stands there and leans against the cage.

Plappy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plappy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Dam clinches but Plappy breaks the clinch

so Plappy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Dam is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Plappy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Plappy is looking for a sweep. Van Dam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Dam working Plappy over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Dam lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plappy is refusing to be controlled, as Van Dam sits in half guard.
Plappy has hold of Van Dam's hands but Van Dam slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Plappy tries to roll over but Van Dam keeps him under control.

Plappy looking for submissions off his back.
Plappy pushes Van Dam off but Van Dam dives into side control.
Van Dam in side control lands a decent elbow.
Plappy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Van Dam connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Plappy some visible discomfort.
Brian Plappy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two 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.
Van Dam scores with punches from side control.
Plappy is looking to regain half guard here but Van Dam keeps moving and retains side control.
Van Dam is looking to take a break and control but Plappy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Plappy gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Plappy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Plappy is desperately trying to improve his position but Van Dam has a good base and remains in mount.
Van Dam working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Plappy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Plappy tries to reverse the position but Van Dam maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Plappy's face.
Van Dam prevents Plappy from getting the reversal.

Van Dam wants to finish this one by submission but Plappy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Van Dam.
Plappy is desperately trying to improve his position but Van Dam has a good base and remains in mount.
Van Dam working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Plappy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Van Dam working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Van Dam landing punches.
Van Dam with the ground and pound from mount.
Van Dam prevents Plappy from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice elbow there by Van Dam.
Van Dam trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Plappy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Plappy is working to get back to half guard.
Van Dam working the ground and pound effectively.
Van Dam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Plappy is bucking up trying to escape but Van Dam cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Van Dam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Dam 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Van Dam!