PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Concesco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Plugotir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Plugotir is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Concesco
vs
Plugotir

200 cm
22
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Concesco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Plugotir!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plugotir shoots for a double leg takedown but Concesco sprawls well. He's pushed Plugotir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Plugotir takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Plugotir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Concesco tries to kick Plugotir off but Plugotir keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Plugotir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Plugotir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Concesco scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Plugotir manages to mount him!
Plugotir with the ground and pound from mount.

Plugotir is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Concesco can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Concesco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Plugotir on the ground.
Plugotir looks gassed!
Concesco is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Plugotir is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Concesco has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Concesco wants to hold on but Plugotir pushes him away.
Concesco wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Concesco wants to escape the position.
Concesco controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Concesco defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Plugotir's arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Plugotir is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Concesco has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Concesco is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Concesco's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Plugotir looking for the choke from the back.
Plugotir keeps control of the position as Concesco tries to break free.

Plugotir is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Concesco has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concesco wants to get back to his feet.
Plugotir is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Concesco fending off the submission attempt from Plugotir.
Concesco is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Plugotir is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Concesco has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Concesco controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.

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.
Concesco is trying to get back to his feet but Plugotir has full control of the position and if anything, Concesco has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Concesco covering up well under a series of strikes from Plugotir.

Plugotir looking for the RNC.
Concesco is trying to stand back up.

Plugotir is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Concesco has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Concesco covering up well and avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Plugotir dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A left lands for Concesco.
Albert Concesco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plugotir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Plugotir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Concesco but Concesco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Concesco.
No luck for Plugotir with that takedown attempt.
Albert Concesco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Plugotir.
Plugotir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Concesco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Concesco.
Concesco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Concesco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Concesco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Concesco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Concesco is trying to force a seperation but Plugotir has the dominant position.
Concesco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plugotir has him pressed against the cage.
Concesco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concesco wants to get back to striking at distance but Plugotir won't allow it.
Concesco is trying to force a seperation but Plugotir has the dominant position.
Plugotir is trying to drag Concesco to the mat but Concesco just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Plugotir can't get the takedown.
Concesco tries to circle away but Plugotir has him pinned against the cage.

Concesco drags the fight down to the ground.
Concesco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Concesco tries to get out of the position.
Concesco trying to control the position here.
Concesco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Plugotir stands up out of Concesco's guard for a moment - Concesco manages to land a nice upkick.
Plugotir landing with the ground and pound.

Plugotir drops back looking for a leg! Concesco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Concesco manages to kick Plugotir off! Plugotir jumps back into Concesco's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Concesco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Plugotir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Concesco wants to get back to his feet but Plugotir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Plugotir preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Plugotir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Concesco throws a series of strikes that have Plugotir backpedaling.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Plugotir.
Concesco swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugotir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Concesco tries to avoid it but Plugotir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Concesco to the ground. Concesco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Concesco works over Plugotir's head and body with a nice combination.
Concesco tries to land a leg kick but Plugotir saw it coming and moves away.
Plugotir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Concesco circles away.

Concesco moves into the clinch.
Concesco stops a takedown attempt from Plugotir.
Concesco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plugotir has him pressed against the cage.
Plugotir has Concesco pressed against the cage, preventing Concesco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Plugotir turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Plugotir manages to end up in side control.

Plugotir tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Plugotir has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Concesco keeps Plugotir under control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plugotir has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Concesco!
Concesco really wants to buck Plugotir off and get back to his feet.

Plugotir is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Concesco to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Concesco shrugs it off.
Concesco is trying to stand.

Plugotir jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Concesco manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Concesco wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Concesco can't do much from the bottom here.

Plugotir has an Americana. Concesco didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Plugotir is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Plugotir hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ivan Plugotir!