PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Spade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanden Plas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Spade
vs
Plas

190 cm
31
196 lbs
27 - 13 - 1

184 cm
27
196 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Spade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanden Plas!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spade looks to land a left hand but Plas moved out of range nicely.
Plas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Plas on the side of the head.
Spade tries to clinch up but Plas circles away and keeps his distance.
Spade lands with a right hand.
Plas is looking to score with low kicks.

Spade rushes Plas and presses him up against the cage.
Plas wants to stall.
Spade can't find room to land a body shot as Plas controls the action.
Spade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plas wants to get back to striking at distance but Spade won't allow it.
Spade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Plas.
Spade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plas lands a good knee to the midsection. Spade won't want to take too many of those.
Spade lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plas takes a shot to the head.
Spade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Plas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spade blocks it with crossed arms.
Plas blocking some punches.
Plas trying to control the position but instead, Spade has worked for underhooks and has pushed Plas into the cage.
Plas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spade.
Spade has a couple of punches blocked by Plas.
Spade tries to throw a body punch but Plas avoids it by throwing Spade back against the cage.
Spade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spade misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plas prevents a body shot from Spade.
Spade misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Spade.
Spade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Vanden Plas has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plas looking to stall.
Spade being controlled against the cage.
Plas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spade misses with the head strike.
Spade misses with a punch to the body.
Plas taking a breather.
Spade can't find room to land a body shot as Plas controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spade lands a nice uppercut.

Plas is rocked!
Spade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plas is still on wobbly legs! Can Spade finish him?
Plas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spade misses with a punch on the inside.
Plas missing with knees to the body.
Plas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spade misses with some punches.
Spade throws a head punch that misses.
Plas tries to circle away but Spade has him pinned against the cage.
Plas blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plas.
Plas seems to have recovered his senses.
Plas lands with a right to the head.
Spade working aggressively here.
Spade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plas backwards.
Spade throws a big uppercut that drops Plas! More strikes from Spade and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Plas lies dazed against the cage as Spade celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Spade!
Scott Spade retains his middleweight title!