PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beardy Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mortimer Plumbtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shamrocks and Shenanigans- House of Pain. Plumbtree has chosen White and Nerdy as his entrance music. Beardy Bennett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mortimer Plumbtree's chin.

Bennett
vs
Plumbtree

176 cm
21
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
28
130 lbs
7 - 15 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

MMA ANIMAL

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Beardy Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mortimer Plumbtree!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett thows a leg kick but Plumbtree checks it
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Plumbtree is just out of range.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Plumbtree.
Plumbtree lands a head kick!
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bennett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bennett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plumbtree manages to avoid it.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
A lazy body kick from Bennett
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bennett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bennett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bennett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Plumbtree goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Plumbtree tries a head kick but it misses.
Plumbtree tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumbtree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Bennett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bennett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Plumbtree throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Plumbtree bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Plumbtree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett misses with a double jab
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Bennett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Bennett misses with a leg kick
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bennett throws a leg kick
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick.
Plumbtree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Plumbtree is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Plumbtree throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a right hand that misses
and Plumbtree counters with a big head kick but Bennett shrugs it off.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that Bennett semi-blocks.
Bennett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Plumbtree counters with a big head kick but Bennett shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bennett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Plumbtree.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Plumbtree ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mortimer Plumbtree will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bennett throws out a loose jab but Plumbtree uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses.
Beardy Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett throws a poor cross that misses
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Beardy Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bennett throws a nice looking combination but Plumbtree bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennett misses with a double jab
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Bennett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bennett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mortimer Plumbtree seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennett takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plumbtree was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Plumbtree.
Plumbtree tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett misses with a right hand
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bennett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bennett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Plumbtree.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a body kick the misses
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bennett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bennett throws a leg kick
and Plumbtree counters with a big head kick but Bennett shrugs it off.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Plumbtree.
Bennett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Bennett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Plumbtree.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to land a body kick
and Plumbtree counters with a big head kick but Bennett shrugs it off.
Bennett misses with a wild combination.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett misses the jab.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bennett throws a lazy body kick
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bennett is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plumbtree goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bennett throws a poor cross that misses
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Bennett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Plumbtree plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Plumbtree avoids the body shot from Bennett.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Plumbtree. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bennett misses with a hook
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Plumbtree 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.
Plumbtree takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mortimer Plumbtree will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

Bennett misses with a combination
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A low kick from Bennett is predictable there
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Bennett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bennett throws a lazy uppercut
and Plumbtree counters with a big head kick but Bennett shrugs it off.
Plumbtree avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plumbtree moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Plumbtree.
Plumbtree defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumbtree plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Plumbtree lands a high kick!
Bennett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plumbtree.
Plumbtree misses with a head kick.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Plumbtree is just out of range.
Bennett misses with an uppercut
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Plumbtree dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Bennett swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Plumbtree's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bennett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Plumbtree checks it.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plumbtree showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennett.
Beardy Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a combination that misses
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bennett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bennett throws a body kick the misses
and Plumbtree counters with a big head kick but Bennett shrugs it off.
Bennett throws a hook but Plumbtree avoids it easily.
Plumbtree avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Plumbtree.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Plumbtree avoids nicely.
Plumbtree tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bennett.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plumbtree.
Bennett throws a body punch but Plumbtree moves out of range.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Bennett is predictable there
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Beardy Bennett.
Well Plumbtree 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mortimer Plumbtree!
A relieved looking Mortimer Plumbtree thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.