PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Logan (ranked 3849 p4p, 3319 weight class) and Hiya Pleb (ranked 430 p4p, 380 weight class). Hulk Logan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Logan
vs
Pleb

177 cm
23
195
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
200
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hulk Logan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiya Pleb!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hulk Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pleb on the side of the head.
Logan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Logan throws a lazy uppercut
and Pleb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Logan throws a hook but Pleb avoids it easily.
A jab from Pleb does it's job there.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan misses with a left hand
and Pleb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan moves away from the strike by Pleb.
A little feinted left hand from Logan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Logan misses the target.
Logan misses with a straight right.
Logan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan fails with the takedown
and Pleb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Logan throws a hook but Pleb blocks it.
Logan lands a really nice looking cross but Pleb seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Pleb.
Logan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pleb swivels and escapes.
Pleb doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Logan clinches with his opponent.
Pleb misses with a punch to the body.
Pleb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pleb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pleb lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Logan is trying to trip Pleb. He has hold of a leg but Pleb is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Logan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Logan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pleb wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Logan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pleb manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Logan manages to get himself to full guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Pleb sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pleb forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleb is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Logan wants to improve his position but Pleb is controlling well.
Pleb is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Logan trying to hold on to Pleb's head to control him but Pleb postures up.
Pleb prevents Logan from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pleb tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pleb seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Logan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pleb moves nicely into side control.
Logan being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pleb tries to stand but Logan is controlling his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hiya Pleb will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Logan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pleb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pleb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Logan fails to land the takedown.
Pleb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Logan lands with a hook. Pleb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pleb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Logan.
Pleb throws out a counter right but Logan avoids it with no problem.
Pleb throws a hook to the side of Logan's head but Logan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Logan with that takedown attempt.
Pleb throws out a counter right but Logan avoids it with no problem.
Pleb misses with a lunging right hand

and Logan counters with a shoot takedown. Pleb fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleb trying to control the position here.
Logan is looking to work some ground and pound but Pleb has wrist control.
Logan throws an elbow that misses. Pleb uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Logan's guard. Nice move by Pleb!

Logan wants to control but Pleb passes easily into half guard.
Pleb moves into full mount! Logan won't be happy about that!
Pleb sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleb tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Logan tries to improve his position but instead Pleb has taken his back!
What can Logan do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pleb's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Logan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pleb is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Logan wants to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleb really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Logan.
Pleb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hiya Pleb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Logan looks for a takedown but Pleb sprawls well.
Pleb appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pleb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Pleb releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Logan misses with a takedown attempt
and Pleb counters with a right hand to the body.
Logan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan fails with the takedown.
Pleb let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleb scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan misses with an uppercut
and Pleb counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Logan misses the target.
Pleb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Pleb gets a clinch.
Pleb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pleb throws a punch but it's blocked by Logan.
A hook to the body from Pleb.
Logan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pleb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pleb stalling the fight.
Pleb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pleb.
Pleb is stalling here.
Pleb works on Logan's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pleb is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pleb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pleb is leaning against Logan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Logan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Logan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pleb prevents it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan takes a shot to the head.
Pleb misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pleb.
Logan blocks a body shot from Pleb.
Pleb struggles to land a body shot inside as Logan controls his hands.
Pleb dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Pleb.
Hiya Pleb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Logan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pleb fails to land.
Pleb tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Pleb back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Pleb.
Pleb is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pleb lands a nice uppercut.
Pleb misses with a body punch.
Pleb struggles to land a body shot inside as Logan controls his hands.
Logan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pleb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pleb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleb tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Pleb back against the cage.
Pleb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Logan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pleb backwards.

Logan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pleb regains guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Logan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Logan throwing strikes but missing.
Logan throws a strike but Pleb rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Pleb is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Pleb decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pleb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Logan.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pleb moves away.
A little jabbing left from Pleb on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pleb has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Pleb gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Logan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pleb manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Logan manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan punching to the body, from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleb not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Pleb stands up and waves to Logan to follow him.
Logan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Logan scores with a jab.
Logan missing with a left hand there. Pleb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pleb doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hiya Pleb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pleb defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Logan.
Pleb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Logan fails with the takedown
and Pleb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Logan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Logan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan misses with a hook. Pleb ducked under it nicely.
Pleb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Logan fails with a takedown attempt.
Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pleb.
Logan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan closes the distance and clinches up with Pleb, looking for a takedown. Logan pushes Pleb against the cage but Pleb circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Logan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pleb keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
Logan connects with a couple of short punches.
Logan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pleb is pulling down on Logan's head to control his posture.
Logan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleb has control of Logan's left arm, preventing Logan from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pleb is on top in guard.

Pleb wanted to stand there but Logan had control of the position.
Logan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Logan tries to get out of the position.
Logan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pleb not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Hiya Pleb will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pleb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Logan throws a hook but Pleb avoids it easily.
Pleb keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Logan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pleb is fending him off so far but Logan persists. Nope, Pleb circles away and we're back to standing.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Logan looks to land a right hand but Pleb moved out of range.
Pleb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Logan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Logan throws a looping overhand right but Pleb ducks down to avoid it.
Pleb has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Logan shoots in and drives through. Pleb sprawls well.
It seemed like Pleb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pleb scores with a body shot.
Logan fails with a takedown attempt.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pleb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleb scores with a body shot.
Logan slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Logan.
As Logan backs off Pleb throws a huge counter combo but Logan manages to avoid it all.
Pleb takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Logan fails to land the takedown.

Logan darts in and clinches Pleb up against the cage.
Logan struggles to land a body shot inside as Pleb controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Logan's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Pleb as the two fighters clinch.
Pleb struggles to land a body shot inside as Logan controls his hands.
Pleb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Logan misses with a punch to the body.
Pleb digs a right hand into Logan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Logan's gas tank.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Still in the clinch, Pleb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pleb blocks a body shot from Logan.
Pleb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pleb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pleb controlling the action here for a moment.
Pleb stalling.
A short right from Pleb.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pleb is working Logan over against the cage.
Pleb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pleb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pleb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pleb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hulk Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pleb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Pleb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Logan's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pleb struggles to land a body shot inside as Logan controls his hands.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pleb can't find room to land a body shot as Logan controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pleb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Logan's elbow.
Pleb scores with a shoulder strike.
Logan tries to throw a body punch but Pleb avoids it by throwing Logan back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pleb.
Pleb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiya Pleb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pleb 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiya Pleb!
Hiya Pleb is the new middleweight champion!
In defeat, Hulk Logan stepped up to the mic, saying 'Gave it my best but I cannot compete with guys who did MMA all their life, I'm going back to the WWE.'.