PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sparkiticus Plugious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spud McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spud McKenzie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sparkiticus Plugious's chin.

Plugious
vs
McKenzie

153 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
20
135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sparkiticus Plugious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spud McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Plugious darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Plugious thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing McKenzie to regain full guard.
Plugious preventing the sweep.
McKenzie looking to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Plugious wants to control from the top but McKenzie keeps moving.
Plugious won't allow McKenzie to sweep him here.
Plugious forces his way into half guard.
McKenzie moves into full guard.
Plugious pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McKenzie is keeping the position for now.
McKenzie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Plugious is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Plugious has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Plugious thows a big elbow that misses.
Plugious wants to control from the top but McKenzie keeps moving.
Plugious pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McKenzie is keeping the position for now.
Plugious postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Plugious looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McKenzie is fending him off so far but Plugious persists. Nope, McKenzie circles away and we're back to standing.

McKenzie moves into the clinch.

McKenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plugious closes this distance looking for a takedown but McKenzie circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Plugious is breathing heavily.

Plugious feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McKenzie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Plugious.
McKenzie working a defensive guard here.
Plugious in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McKenzie controls Plugious momentarily but Plugious frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands a decent shot there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Plugious loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Plugious postures up.
Plugious lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Plugious shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparkiticus Plugious. That's going to take a lot out of him.

McKenzie gets a clinch.
Plugious tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McKenzie just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Plugious gets underhooks to prevent McKenzie's takedown attempt.
Plugious goes for a takedown in the clinch but McKenzie prevents it.
McKenzie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Plugious is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Plugious turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Plugious wants to lay and pray for a moment but McKenzie keeps working.
McKenzie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Plugious cracks McKenzie with a big right hand but McKenzie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKenzie is not content to let Plugious control the position.
Plugious scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugious scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McKenzie to see if he's OK.
McKenzie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Plugious wants to free his trapped foot but McKenzie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Plugious is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McKenzie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McKenzie is staying active underneath Plugious, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Plugious is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McKenzie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Plugious tries to pass to full mount but McKenzie defends it.
Plugious scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McKenzie tries to roll over but Plugious keeps him under control.
Plugious scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Plugious lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie trying to control but Plugious postures up.
Plugious passes to side control.
Plugious trying to control the position but McKenzie is working away.
McKenzie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
McKenzie sneaks back into half guard.
Plugious works his way into side control.
McKenzie is trying to improve his position.
Plugious working the ground and pound from side control.
McKenzie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Plugious's best efforts.
Plugious is thwarting McKenzie's attempts to control the position.
McKenzie is trying is best to control the position here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McKenzie keeping moving, preventing Plugious from controlling successfully.
Plugious is working McKenzie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Plugious is looking to work some ground and pound but McKenzie has wrist control.
Plugious preventing the sweep.
McKenzie looking to control.
McKenzie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Plugious kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

McKenzie drives through with a takedown into guard.
McKenzie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Plugious on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Plugious tries to get out of the position.
McKenzie trying to control but Plugious is working from the bottom.
McKenzie passes into half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Plugious is looking for a sweep. McKenzie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McKenzie tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Plugious.
McKenzie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Plugious keeps working.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McKenzie lands a two punch combo.

Plugious is rocked!
McKenzie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oh Plugious is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plugious avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plugious has his takedown stuffed

and McKenzie counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

McKenzie in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Plugious is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Spud McKenzie!