PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanden Plas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shinedown-Simple Man. Vanden Plas has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rook
vs
Plas

178 cm
27
217 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

184 cm
31
196 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanden Plas!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rook fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Plas blocks a head kick by Rook.
Rook just misses with a punch to the body.
Plas tried to score with a low kick but Rook checks it.
Plas moves out of range of the body kick.
Rook misses with an uppercut. Plas saw that one coming.
Rook feints and then cracks Plas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Plas down.
Plas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rook is out of range and Plas settles back down.
Rook throws a lazy head kick
and Plas counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Rook. Those never looked like landing.
Rook misses with a body shot.
Plas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick from Rook.
Rook throws a hook but Plas blocks it.
Plas blocks a head kick by Rook.
Rook throws the left hand but Plas avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Rook.
Plas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rook under the eye.
A punch combination from Rook misses.
Rook avoids the head kick by Plas.
Rook throws a sloppy body shot
and Plas counters with a thumping low kick.
Plas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rook is breathing heavily.
Rook moves forwards but Plas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Rook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook throws a series of punches but Plas avoids them all with ease.
Rook lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Plas at a distance.
Plas lands a brutal head kick. Rook looks out on his feet and Plas throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Vanden Plas!
A relieved looking Vanden Plas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.