PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 1369 p4p, 1489 weight class) and Teke Bamalog (ranked 182 p4p, 200 weight class). Bamalog has chosen Stubborn Robot Original Nuttah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Teke Bamalog enters the cage!

Plutov
vs
Bamalog

178 cm
40
155
33 - 24 - 1

178 cm
39
159
26 - 15 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Teke Bamalog!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bamalog makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bamalog lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plutov. Bamalog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plutov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bamalog tries a quick counter leg kick but Plutov is wise to it.
Plutov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bamalog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bamalog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plutov cracks a nice hook into Bamalog's ribs.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plutov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bamalog throws out a leg kick but Plutov moves out of range and Bamalog only half commits.
Plutov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plutov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bamalog cracks Plutov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Plutov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Plutov misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bamalog fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bamalog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bamalog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bamalog scores with a kick to the body.
Bamalog throws a series of punches but Plutov avoids them all with ease.
Plutov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bamalog is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov misses with an uppercut. Bamalog saw that one coming.

Plutov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Bamalog.
Bamalog takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Teke Bamalog has been cut.
Bamalog swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bamalog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bamalog misses with a head kick.
Plutov fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick from Bamalog, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bamalog scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Plutov throws a combination that misses
and Bamalog counters with a right hand to the body.
Bamalog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plutov.

Plutov instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bamalog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bamalog has managed to clinch.
Bamalog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Plutov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog lands with a short shot to the head.
Bamalog lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov scores with a shot to the side of Bamalog's head.
Bamalog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bamalog is working Plutov over against the cage.
Bamalog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bamalog tries to land a knee to the head but Plutov blocks with his arms.
Bamalog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Plutov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Plutov blocks a body shot from Bamalog.
Bamalog takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bamalog tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bamalog works on Plutov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bamalog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutov lands an elbow just above Bamalog 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bamalog as Plutov tries to tie him up.
Bamalog throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
Bamalog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bamalog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bamalog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plutov tries a head kick but it misses.
Plutov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bamalog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plutov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Plutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bamalog was well out of range. Poor timing from Plutov.
Bamalog takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Plutov misses.
Bamalog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bamalog throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Plutov misses with a hook
and Bamalog counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bamalog misses with a wild body shot.
Bamalog delivers a nice body kick.
A low kick lands for Plutov.

Plutov has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bamalog lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Plutov lands a nice elbow.
Plutov blocks an elbow strike from Bamalog.
Bamalog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Plutov looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bamalog lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plutov.
Bamalog lands a nice uppercut.
Plutov takes a shot to the head.
Bamalog tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Bamalog back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bamalog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bamalog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bamalog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bamalog lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Bamalog - that landed with a thud.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plutov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bamalog's brow.
Plutov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Bamalog.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Teke Bamalog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teke Bamalog'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.

Plutov misses with the combination.
Plutov throws a jab when Bamalog was well out of range.
Nice body kick from Bamalog.
Bamalog misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Bamalog does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bamalog.
Plutov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bamalog is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bamalog doesn't manage to clinch there - Plutov circles away.
Bamalog lands a high kick!
Bamalog goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Plutov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bamalog slips a straight right by Plutov.
Bamalog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bamalog misses with a few strikes there.
Bamalog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bamalog tries a low kick but Plutov avoids it.
Bamalog connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick lands from Bamalog.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bamalog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plutov throws a body punch but Bamalog moves out of range.
Bamalog on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Plutov misses with a double jab.
Bamalog throws a right and a left that both miss.
Plutov connects with a crisp jab.
Bamalog jabs Plutov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bamalog is looking to clinch.
Plutov moves out of range of the body kick.
Plutov swings for the body but Bamalog moves out of range.
Bamalog throws a series of punches but Plutov avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Bamalog.
Bamalog moves out of range as Plutov strikes.
Bamalog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plutov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bamalog.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bamalog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plutov looks to land a right hand but Bamalog moved out of range.
Bamalog throws a body punch but Plutov moves out of range.
Bamalog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Plutov.
Plutov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bamalog does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Plutov is looking to counter punch.
Bamalog is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Plutov rather than just go for the knockout.
A combination from Bamalog does no damage.
Bamalog tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bamalog takes a swing at Plutov's ribcage but misses.
Plutov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bamalog tries to clinch there but Plutov circles away.
Bamalog gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bamalog tried to score with a low kick but Plutov checks it.
Plutov works over Bamalog's head and body with a nice combination.
Bamalog scores with a three punch combo!
Bamalog chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bamalog looks for the body kick but Plutov saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Plutov.
Bamalog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Plutov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plutov tries to clinch up.
Bamalog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Plutov misses with a hook.

Bamalog clinches.
Plutov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bamalog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bamalog works on Plutov's body with a couple of short punches.
Plutov lands an elbow just above Bamalog 's eye.
Bamalog lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bamalog throws a head punch that misses.
Bamalog is leaning against Plutov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bamalog - that landed with a thud.
Plutov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bamalog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plutov misses with a knee strike.
Bamalog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plutov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Plutov is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamalog.
Bamalog prevents a body shot from Plutov.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bamalog lands a left hand.
Plutov is leaning against Bamalog and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bamalog dodges an elbow strike from Plutov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Bamalog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bamalog tries a body shot but Plutov blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bamalog.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bamalog is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Teke Bamalog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Teke Bamalog's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Plutov avoids a kick to the body.
Bamalog scores with a three punch combo!
Plutov throws a series of strikes that have Bamalog backpedaling.
Bamalog throws a nice looking combination but Plutov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plutov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Bamalog.
Plutov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bamalog fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Plutov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Plutov cracks Bamalog with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bamalog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plutov.
Plutov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Plutov circles away from the clinch attempt.

Plutov gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bamalog tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bamalog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teke Bamalog seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Plutov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Plutov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bamalog lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamalog struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
Bamalog lands a nice elbow.
Bamalog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bamalog misses with a body punch.
Bamalog digs a right hand into Plutov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Plutov's gas tank.
Bamalog is leaning against Plutov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bamalog.
A left hand lands to the body for Plutov.
Bamalog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov misses with a knee to the head.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Plutov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Bamalog.
Plutov blocks an elbow strike from Bamalog.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bamalog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plutov throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamalog.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bamalog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
A nice left hand lands by Plutov.
Plutov lands an elbow just above Bamalog 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov lands an elbow that stopped Bamalog in his tracks for a moment.
Bamalog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Bamalog.
Plutov looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Bamalog breaks the clinch.
Plutov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bamalog.
Plutov is looking to counter the offense by Bamalog and move into the clinch.
Bamalog avoids the body shot from Plutov.
Bamalog throws a leg kick but Plutov checks it.
Nice defenses there by Plutov.

Bamalog fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plutov, pushing him back against the cage.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamalog.
Bamalog misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bamalog misses with a punch on the inside.
Bamalog avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Plutov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bamalog misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Bamalog.
Bamalog avoids the elbow strike from Plutov, against the cage.
Bamalog misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Plutov.
Teke Bamalog is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bamalog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
Plutov lands an elbow inside that Bamalog shrugs off.
Plutov slowing the pace effectively.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamalog's elbow.
Bamalog working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bamalog blocks an elbow strike from Plutov.
Bamalog lands with a left to the head.
Bamalog makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Plutov pushes off an throws an elbow but Bamalog leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bamalog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wasyl Plutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bamalog lands a right hand.
Plutov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Plutov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Teke Bamalog.
Well Bamalog 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teke Bamalog!
Teke Bamalog gave a mention to KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).