PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucky Pluto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bucky Pluto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Neal
vs
Pluto

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 Tokyo, Steven Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bucky Pluto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pluto punishes Neal's body with a nice straight punch.
Bucky Pluto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pluto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pluto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pluto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pluto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Neal misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pluto, as that shot connected.
Pluto throws a push kick but Neal slaps the foot to one side.
Neal wants to land a leg kick but Pluto is out of range.
Neal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pluto lands with a hook. Neal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Pluto finds it's way through Neal's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pluto thows a body shot but no joy.
Neal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Neal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pluto scores with a jab. Neal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pluto scores with a kick to the body.
Pluto throws out a powerful jab.
Nice shot by Pluto.
A head kick misses from Pluto.
Neal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, jab by Pluto - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pluto swats away the attempt to clinch by Neal.
Pluto cracks Neal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Neal throws a head kick that misses.
Neal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pluto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pluto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neal manages to avoid it.
Neal walks into a stiff left hand from Pluto.
Neal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pluto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pluto dips to his left and cracks Neal with an uppercut!
Neal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Neal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Neal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pluto avoids the head kick by Neal.
Pluto lands a slapping body shot.
Pluto lands a glancing blow to the side of Neal's head.
Neal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pluto misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pluto counters with a nice leg kick.
Pluto's corner calls for a 1-2. Pluto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pluto lands with a nice combination. Neal backs away looking to recover.
Neal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pluto throws a series of strikes that have Neal backpedaling.
Neal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pluto looks to score with a jab to the body but Neal is just out of range.
Neal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Neal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neal there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bucky Pluto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pluto lands with a hook. Neal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Neal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Pluto scores with a four punch combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Pluto scores with a four punch combination!
Neal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot by Pluto.
A combination from Pluto does no damage.
Neal throws a head kick but Pluto moves out of range.
Pluto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pluto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neal moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Pluto finds it's target.
Neal looks to land a body kick but Pluto moved away.
Pluto swings for the body but Neal moves out of range.
Pluto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pluto thows a body kick. Neal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Neal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pluto - the referee stops the clock and Neal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pluto. Neal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pluto cracks Neal with an open hand slap.
A jab lands there for Pluto.
Pluto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pluto scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Pluto.
Pluto lands a head kick!
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pluto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pluto throws a lazy body kick
and Neal counters with a leg kick.
Pluto is breathing heavily.
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!
Neal wants to land a leg kick but Pluto is out of range.
Neal throws a head kick that misses.
Pluto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Neal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pluto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pluto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pluto checks a leg kick.
Pluto avoids the head kick by Neal.
Neal moves out of range of the body kick from Pluto.
Pluto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Neal will feel that in the morning.
Neal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pluto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bucky Pluto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pluto swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal keeps Pluto at a distance using the push kick.
Pluto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pluto checks a low kick from Neal.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pluto checks a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Neal might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pluto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Neal in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pluto misses with a body kick.
Pluto avoids the head kick by Neal.
Nice body kick there by Pluto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bucky Pluto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Neal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jab from Pluto.
Neal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Neal scores with a head kick.
Neal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Neal throws a chopping leg kick but Pluto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pluto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pluto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Neal misses with a kick to the body.
Neal tries to land a front kick but Pluto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Neal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pluto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pluto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Steven Neal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A low kick from Neal is predictable there
and Pluto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pluto lands with a right hand.
Pluto works over Neal's head and body with a nice combination.
Pluto misses with a wild body shot.
Pluto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Pluto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal tries a head kick but it misses.
Pluto tests Neal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pluto scores with a hook.
Jab from Pluto.
Pluto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Neal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pluto.
Pluto cracks Neal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pluto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pluto cracks Neal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Neal avoids the head kick by Pluto.
Pluto misses with an uppercut.
Pluto jabs Neal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Neal.
Pluto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neal's sensitive parts.
Pluto misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal lands a leg kick that knocks Pluto off balance momentarily.
Neal tries a head kick but it misses.
Neal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Neal thows a leg kick but Pluto checks it
and Pluto counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick misses from Neal.
Neal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pluto stalks Neal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Neal's face. Neal staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pluto moves out of range of the leg kick from Neal.
Steven Neal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bucky Pluto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Pluto scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bucky Pluto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pluto 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bucky Pluto!