PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mortimer Plumbtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Folayang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plumbtree kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is White and Nerdy. Mortimer Plumbtree has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Plumbtree
vs
Folayang

225 cm
26
130 lbs
4 - 12 - 0

175 cm
27
161 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mortimer Plumbtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eduard Folayang!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folayang misses with a combination
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick.
Folayang misses with a straight left.
Folayang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Plumbtree moves forwards but Folayang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Folayang connects with a crisp jab.
Folayang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Folayang throws a jab when Plumbtree was well out of range.
A lazy left from Folayang finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folayang misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Folayang misses.
Folayang throws a hook but Plumbtree avoids it easily.
Plumbtree goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch combination from Folayang misses.
Plumbtree keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Folayang.
Folayang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plumbtree.
A telegraphed right hand from Folayang misses the target.
Folayang throws a right and a left that Plumbtree avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumbtree keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Folayang.
Folayang misses with a hook. Plumbtree ducked under it nicely.
Plumbtree dodges the punch combination from Folayang.
Folayang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Folayang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plumbtree counters with a big head kick but Folayang shrugs it off.
Folayang blocks a head kick by Plumbtree.
Folayang blocks a head kick by Plumbtree.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folayang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Folayang swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Folayang. Those never looked like landing.
Folayang throws a series of punches but Plumbtree avoids them all with ease.
Eduard Folayang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plumbtree throws a sloppy head kick and Folayang moves out of range easily.
Folayang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Plumbtree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folayang throws a series of punches but Plumbtree avoids them all with ease.
Folayang throws a series of punches but Plumbtree moves out of range.
Folayang misses with a hook
and Plumbtree counters with a big head kick but Folayang shrugs it off.
Plumbtree really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Plumbtree's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Folayang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Plumbtree scrambles back to his feet.
Folayang might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Plumbtree misses with a head kick.
Folayang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plumbtree moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plumbtree ducks under a wild hook from Folayang.
Folayang blocks a head kick by Plumbtree.
Plumbtree takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduard Folayang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Folayang, as that shot connected.
Plumbtree ducks under a wild hook from Folayang.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses.
Folayang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plumbtree moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plumbtree uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Folayang.
Plumbtree uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Folayang.
Plumbtree lands a high kick!
Folayang misses with a series of wild punches.
Plumbtree avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folayang misses with the combination.
Eduard Folayang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Folayang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Folayang thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Folayang throws a right and a left that Plumbtree avoids nicely.
Plumbtree ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Plumbtree uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Folayang.
Plumbtree showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Folayang.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folayang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Plumbtree uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Folayang.
Folayang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Folayang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Folayang with a hook.
Folayang misses with an uppercut.
Plumbtree moves out of range as Folayang strikes.
Folayang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Folayang swings widly with a right hand
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Folayang is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folayang misses with the combination.
Plumbtree uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Folayang.
Plumbtree bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Folayang takes a kick to the side of the head.
Folayang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick.
Folayang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Folayang lands a nice shot that snaps Plumbtree's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Folayang misses.
Folayang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Folayang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Folayang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Folayang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick.
Folayang tries to bum rush Plumbtree with a series of wild strikes but Plumbtree uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Folayang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Folayang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Folayang thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduard Folayang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Plumbtree's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Plumbtree.
Good exchange - Folayang coming out on top.
Folayang throws a series of punches but Plumbtree moves out of range.
Plumbtree slips a jab from Folayang.
No joy there for Folayang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Folayang as he connects with a hook.
Plumbtree ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Folayang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Folayang with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folayang looks to throw the jab but Plumbtree is out of range.
Plumbtree lands with a kick to the temple. Folayang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Folayang misses with a series of wild punches.
Folayang throws a series of punches but Plumbtree moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Folayang there.
Plumbtree scores with a head kick.
Folayang misses with a double jab
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Folayang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mortimer Plumbtree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folayang misses with a left hand
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick.
Plumbtree dodges the punch combination from Folayang.
Folayang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Folayang lands with a straight right. Plumbtree didn't see that one coming.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses.
Folayang scores with a one two! Plumbtree had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Folayang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folayang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Plumbtree has time to react.
Plumbtree moves out of range of the strikes.
Folayang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Plumbtree is rocked!
Folayang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Plumbtree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Plumbtree is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plumbtree tries a head kick but it misses.
Plumbtree seems to have got his legs back now.
Good standup being displayed there by Folayang as he connects with a hook.
Folayang misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick from Plumbtree lands but Folayang takes it in his stride.
Eduard Folayang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folayang throws a poor cross that misses
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick.
Folayang misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Folayang there.
Folayang swinging wildly here.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Folayang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Folayang looks to land a combination but Plumbtree avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduard Folayang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Folayang 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduard Folayang!