PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Plier (ranked 4201 p4p, 4194 weight class) and Ling Cod (ranked 386 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Plier
vs
Cod

168 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Plier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ling Cod!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cod needs to keep his hands up - Plier had a free shot at his head there.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cod enables Plier to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cod manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Plier is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Plier stands and steps away. Cod gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Plier cracks Cod with a good jab.

Cod pushes Plier up against the cage in a clinch.
Cod tries a knee to the head but Plier blocks it.
Cod throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cod lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cod tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Plier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cod tries to clinch but Plier moves away
and Plier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cod tries to clinch but Plier moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cod throws an off balance right hand
and Plier counters with a nice uppercut.
Plier slips under a jab.
Cod misses with a hook to the body

and Plier counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plier engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Plier looking to pass the guard.

Plier stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cod misses with a right hand
and Plier counters with a series of strikes. Cod will be more careful next time no doubt.
Plier circles away from the clinch attempt
and Plier counters with a one-two to the body.
Cod misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Plier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cod misses with a lunging right hand
and Plier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cod thinking.
Cod throws out a loose jab but Plier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cod swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cod takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cod looks to throw the jab but Plier is out of range.
Cod tries to clinch there but Plier circles away.
Cod closes the distance looking to clinch
and Plier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cod swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Plier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cod tries to clinch there but Plier circles away.
Cod wants to clinch.
Ling Cod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cod waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plier.
Plier throws a big counter combination but Cod scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Cod closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cod tries to land knees in the clinch but Plier avoids the damage to the body.
Cod tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plier avoids it.
Cod unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Plier taking a breather.
Cod tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plier avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Plier dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cod throws a lazy uppercut
and Plier counters with a stiff right hand.
Cod tries to clinch there but Plier circles away.
Plier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cod can do to turn this around?
Cod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cod closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Plier to counter with a crisp jab.
Cod is looking to clinch.
Plier tries to counter with a takedown but Cod is quick to defend against it.
Cod misses with a right hand
and Plier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Plier circles away from the clinch attempt
and Plier counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cod closes the distance but Plier moves to the side
and Plier counters with a three punch combo that has Cod backing up. Cod nods at Plier to acknowledge the strikes.
Cod closes the distance but Plier moves to the side
and Plier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Plier is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plier avoids the body shot from Cod.
Cod misses with a hook
and Plier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Plier defending well as Cod loads up on a big left hand.
Plier thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cod has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Plier finds it's way round the side to connect with Cod's head.
Cod misses with a lunging right hand
and Plier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cod misses with an uppercut
and Plier counters with a straight right hand.
Cod tries to clinch but Plier is having none of it.
Cod misses with a left hand
and Plier counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Cod closes the distance and clinches.
Plier is looking for a takedown.

Plier decides to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plier is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plier is controlling the pace.
Plier has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plier wants to pass to mount but Cod is defending the position.
Cod trying to control but Plier postures up.
Cod has a hand on Plier's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Plier takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Plier prevents Cod from getting the reversal.
Plier takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cod is trying to escape the mount.
Plier takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Plier.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Plier dominated that second round.
That's time! Plier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cod wants to clinch
and Plier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Plier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cod closes the distance but Plier moves to the side
and Plier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cod tries to clinch up

and Plier counters with a shoot takedown. Cod fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plier's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Plier seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cod for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cod manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Plier manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Plier bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cod's guard.

Cod is working an open guard so Plier takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cod misses with a left hand
and Plier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cod misses with a hook.
Cod moves to clinch but Plier breaks away
and Plier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Plier throws a combination. Cod tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Plier ducks under a wild hook from Cod.
Cod looks to land a right hand but Plier moved out of range.
Plier is looking to counter the offense by Cod and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cod misses with a left hand
and Cod takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Plier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cod tries to clinch
and Plier counters with a nice body shot.
Cod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cod throws a left and a right that both miss
and Plier counters with a series of strikes. Cod will be more careful next time no doubt.
Plier staying out of range there.
Cod is looking to clinch but Plier is avoiding it.
Ling Cod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cod throws a right hand that misses
and Plier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cod tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Plier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Plier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cod.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cod misses with a left hand
letting Plier counter with a right hand.
Cod tries to close the distance and clinch but Plier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plier attempts a counter takedown but Cod avoids it well and moves away.
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!
Plier slips a jab from Cod.
Peter Plier is winning the standup battle so far.
Cod tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cod takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Cod clinches with his opponent.
Cod misses with a knee to the head.

Plier manages to break the clinch.
Ling Cod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Plier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cod looks to clinch
and Plier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Plier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Plier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Plier!