PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Vonnegut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Vonnegut looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Vonnegut
vs
Plouman

190 cm
20
255 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Attliction

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Vonnegut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Plouman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vonnegut doesn't manage to clinch there - Plouman circles away.
Plouman misses with a two punch combination.
Vonnegut throws a front kick that sends Plouman stumbling back into the cage.

Plouman clinches with his opponent.

Plouman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plouman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Plouman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Plouman lands in his opponent's guard.
Vonnegut can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Plouman controls the pace.
Vonnegut working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Plouman.
Vonnegut wants to stand up but Plouman is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Vonnegut is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Plouman manages to break the clinch.
Vonnegut scores with a one two! Plouman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Plouman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Vonnegut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonnegut throws a nice head kick!
Vonnegut misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Plouman.
Vonnegut gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Plouman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vonnegut is breathing heavily.
Plouman wants to stand but Vonnegut is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vonnegut tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Plouman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plouman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vonnegut swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plouman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Plouman pushes down on Vonnegut's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Plouman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Plouman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vonnegut doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Plouman.
Vonnegut wants to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Plouman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vonnegut is trying to maintain the position but Plouman is very close to passing his half guard.
Vonnegut is trying to stand up here but Plouman is controlling him well.
Vonnegut is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Plouman 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.

Vonnegut fails with the takedown.
Vonnegut throws a leg kick which misses Plouman's front leg but catches the back leg as Plouman tries to avoid it.
Vonnegut is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vonnegut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plouman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Vonnegut is rocked!

It looks like Kurt Vonnegut has been cut.
Plouman slips a jab and a cross from Vonnegut.
Oh Vonnegut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vonnegut throws a front kick aimed at Plouman's knee but Plouman avoids it well.
Vonnegut seems to have got his legs back now.
Vonnegut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vonnegut lands a nice leg kick that just misses Plouman's sensitive parts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vonnegut. Plouman shrugs it off though.
Kurt Vonnegut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Vonnegut lands.
Vonnegut misses with a double jab

and Plouman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vonnegut's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plouman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Plouman trying to control but Vonnegut is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonnegut keeping full guard, as Plouman tries to pass.
Vonnegut wants to stand and escape but Plouman is having none of it.
Plouman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Plouman postures up in Vonnegut's guard and throws a big left but Vonnegut blocks it.

Plouman stands up from Vonnegut's guard - Plouman perhaps looking for a knockout.

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.
Plouman throws a head kick but Vonnegut moves out of range.
Vonnegut changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Plouman tries to avoid it but Vonnegut manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Plouman to the ground. Plouman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Plouman is looking to clinch.

Plouman shoots in and bounces Vonnegut off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vonnegut could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Plouman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Plouman won't allow Vonnegut to get back to his feet.
Plouman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vonnegut is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonnegut is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Plouman is controlling him.
Plouman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vonnegut's guard.
Plouman prevents Vonnegut from getting back to his feet.

Vonnegut wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vonnegut throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plouman.
Vonnegut swats away the attempt to clinch by Plouman.
Plouman shoots for a takedown but Vonnegut saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vonnegut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vonnegut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vonnegut misses with a double jab

and Plouman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Plouman works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Plouman decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Plouman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vonnegut swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Plouman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vonnegut's guard.
Plouman thows a big elbow that misses.
Plouman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Plouman wants to control from the top but Vonnegut keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Plouman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kurt Vonnegut's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Vonnegut misses with a wild combination.
Plouman slips a jab and a cross from Vonnegut.
Vonnegut blocks the body kick.
Vonnegut digs a good body shot into Plouman's ribs.
Vonnegut lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vonnegut clobbers Plouman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Plouman clinches up against the cage.
Vonnegut looking to throw knees to the head but Plouman is blocking nicely.
Vonnegut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Plouman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Plouman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Plouman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Plouman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Luke Plouman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plouman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vonnegut is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vonnegut puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Plouman keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Plouman trying to hold on to Vonnegut's head to control him but Vonnegut postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Plouman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vonnegut tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Plouman.
Plouman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vonnegut scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vonnegut.
Vonnegut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plouman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kurt Vonnegut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Vonnegut. No joy for Plouman on that attempt.
Plouman takes a swing at Vonnegut's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vonnegut.
Vonnegut tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Vonnegut.
Vonnegut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plouman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vonnegut swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Plouman counters by moving into the clinch.
Vonnegut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Plouman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vonnegut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Plouman blocks it with crossed arms.
Plouman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vonnegut avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vonnegut has had enough of the clinch but Plouman keeps him there for the moment.
Vonnegut tries a knee to the head but Plouman blocks it.
Vonnegut is trying to break free.

Vonnegut escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Vonnegut. No joy for Plouman on that attempt.
Kurt Vonnegut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Plouman.
Vonnegut tries to bum rush Plouman with a series of wild strikes but Plouman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Plouman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plouman just content to control the position.
Vonnegut is not content to let Plouman control the position.
Kurt Vonnegut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Plouman is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Vonnegut looks calm but he's in trouble here. Plouman gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Vonnegut is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Plouman lets go of the hold and Vonnegut can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luke Plouman!