PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Plouffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude has chosen Gunslinger as his entrance music. The key to victory for Andre Plouffe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Plouffe
vs
Rude

190 cm
29
219 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
218 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Plouffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Rude!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Plouffe checks a leg kick.
Rude tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rude ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plouffe moves away.
A punch combination from Plouffe misses.
Plouffe fails to land with a series of punches.
Plouffe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plouffe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Andre Plouffe has been cut.
Plouffe throws a jab when Rude was well out of range.
A slow jab from Plouffe misses its intended target.
Plouffe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rude was well out of range. Poor timing from Plouffe.
Plouffe moves out of range of the strikes.
Plouffe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rude.
Plouffe swings widly with a right hand
and Rude counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Plouffe misses with a looping left.
Rude dodges the punch combination from Plouffe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouffe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Plouffe misses the shot to the body.
Plouffe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rude.
Dominic Rude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rude throws a hook to the side of Plouffe's head but Plouffe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rude misses with a straight left.
Plouffe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rude slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Plouffe blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Plouffe misses the target.
Plouffe's corner calls for a 1-2. Plouffe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plouffe throws a lazy right hand but Rude sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plouffe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouffe throws a shot from downtown. Rude moves away and avoids it.
Plouffe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rude circles away quickly and effectively.
Plouffe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Plouffe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rude moves away.
Plouffe avoids a kick to the body.
Rude swings for the body but Plouffe moves out of range.
Rude throws a hook but Plouffe blocks it.
Rude pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plouffe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plouffe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rude momentarily.
Plouffe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rude jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rude rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Plouffe counters with a three punch combo that has Rude backing up. Rude nods at Plouffe to acknowledge the strikes.
Rude misses with an uppercut. Plouffe saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rude lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rude clobbers Plouffe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Andre Plouffe's cut is getting worse.
Plouffe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rude sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Rude.
Rude waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plouffe.
Plouffe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rude counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Plouffe clobbers Rude with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rude throws a hook to the side of Plouffe's head but Plouffe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Plouffe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Plouffe misses its intended target.
Plouffe staying out of range there.
Rude getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude scores with a punch to the head.
Plouffe moves away from the strike by Rude.
Rude moves out of range as Plouffe strikes.
Rude tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plouffe was well out of range. Poor timing from Rude.
Plouffe throws a hook but Rude avoids it easily.
Plouffe misses with a straight left.
Plouffe lands with an uppercut that bounces Rude off the cage and back into range.
Plouffe throws the left hand but Rude avoids the punch easily.
Plouffe slips a jab from Rude.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rude takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Plouffe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rude to score with a decent uppercut.

Andre Plouffe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Plouffe avoids the head kick by Rude.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Rude dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Plouffe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A big left from Plouffe misses.
Plouffe walks into a jab.
Rude scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Plouffe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rude misses with a low kick.
Plouffe dodges the punch combination from Rude.
Rude swinging wildly here.
Plouffe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Plouffe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rude throws out the jab.
Plouffe swings for the body but Rude moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouffe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rude staying out of range there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rude in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rude scores with a nice strike.
Rude misses with a two punch combination.
A left lands for Rude.
Plouffe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rude moves away.
Rude looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rude bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from Plouffe finds it's target.
Rude misses with a looping right.
Rude ducks under a wild hook from Plouffe.
Plouffe drops his hands momentarily and Rude takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Jeez, Andre Plouffe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plouffe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rude has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rude there as he acknowledges the shot.
Plouffe looks to land a combination but Rude avoids it well.
Plouffe throws a lazy right hand but Rude sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plouffe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rude.
Rude misses with a straight right.
Plouffe misses with a straight left.
Rude slips a straight right by Plouffe.
Rude staying out of range there.
Plouffe swinging wildly here.
Rude throws a sloppy head kick and Plouffe moves out of range easily.
Plouffe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rude manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plouffe staying out of range there.
Plouffe misses the jab.
Rude throws an overhand right that lands on Plouffe's shoulder, as Plouffe tries to avoid the shot.
Rude connects with a body shot that sends Plouffe's belly button to the back.
Rude misses with a few strikes there.
Rude moves away from the strike by Plouffe.
Rude blocks a jab.
Plouffe looks to throw the jab but Rude is out of range.
Rude slips a jab from Plouffe.
Rude loads up on a big right hand but Plouffe slips the punch.
Rude looks to land a body kick but Plouffe moved away.
Rude connects with a body shot that sends Plouffe's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plouffe looks to land a right hand but Rude moved out of range.
Rude dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Plouffe. That did some damage!
Plouffe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Plouffe duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plouffe misses with an uppercut.
Rude throws a jab but it's blocked by Plouffe.
Plouffe slips a jab from Rude.
Rude misses with a looping right.
Rude throws a hook but Plouffe blocks it.
Plouffe cracks Rude with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rude takes a jab right on the kisser.
Plouffe misses with a hook
letting Rude counter with a right hand.
Rude misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andre Plouffe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andre Plouffe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Plouffe misses with a straight right.
Rude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plouffe manages to avoid it.
Rude ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plouffe moves away.
Rude misses with an uppercut. Plouffe saw that one coming.
Rude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plouffe throws out the jab.
Rude throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Plouffe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rude.
Plouffe throws a lazy uppercut
and Rude counters with a stiff right hand.
Plouffe lands a jab to Rude's midsection.
Rude dodges the punch combination from Plouffe.
Rude misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Plouffe misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude walks into a stiff left hand from Plouffe.
Rude throws a push kick but Plouffe slaps the foot to one side.
Plouffe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Plouffe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rude counters with a low kick, right behind Plouffe 's knee.
Rude throws a hook but Plouffe blocks it.
Rude fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rude throws out a loose jab but Plouffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rude keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plouffe.
Rude moves out of range of the strikes.
Plouffe blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouffe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andre Plouffe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dominic Rude!
Dominic Rude seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.