PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert De Morcerf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe The Plumber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Morcerf's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Bastard's Song. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De Morcerf
vs
The Plumber

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Pitt Nutrition (3x158 2x159 products)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Albert De Morcerf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe The Plumber!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Plumber misses with a series of wild punches.
Joe The Plumber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Plumber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Plumber throws a sloppy head kick and De Morcerf moves out of range easily.
De Morcerf checks a low kick from The Plumber.
De Morcerf wants to clinch up but The Plumber keeps it at a distance.
The Plumber throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Plumber lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Plumber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A combination from The Plumber does no damage.
The Plumber swats away the attempt to clinch by De Morcerf.
The Plumber circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Morcerf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Plumber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Plumber looks to land a body kick but De Morcerf moved away.
De Morcerf moves in looking to clinch but The Plumber pushes him off.
De Morcerf slips under a jab.
The Plumber throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Plumber looks to throw a body kick
and De Morcerf counters with a head kick. That will keep The Plumber thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Plumber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Morcerf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Plumber misses with a head kick.
De Morcerf fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Morcerf tries to clinch but The Plumber is having none of it.
The Plumber throws the left hand but De Morcerf avoids the punch easily.

De Morcerf instigates a clinch.
De Morcerf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

The Plumber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Morcerf fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Morcerf fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by The Plumber.
De Morcerf takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Morcerf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Morcerf is looking to clinch but The Plumber is avoiding it.
The Plumber throws a head kick but De Morcerf moves out of range.
The Plumber misses with a wild combination.
De Morcerf tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Plumber throws a head kick but De Morcerf moves out of range.
De Morcerf tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Plumber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Morcerf tries to clinch there but The Plumber circles away.
De Morcerf tries to close the distance and clinch but The Plumber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Plumber misses with a straight right.
De Morcerf is looking to clinch but The Plumber is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Morcerf moves in looking to clinch but The Plumber pushes him off.
The Plumber swinging wildly here.
The Plumber throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Morcerf moves in looking to clinch but The Plumber pushes him off.
The Plumber misses with a double jab.
De Morcerf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

De Morcerf clinches up against the cage.
The Plumber is trying to break the clinch but De Morcerf is controlling him.
The Plumber managing to block the knees to the body from De Morcerf.
De Morcerf lands a good knee to the midsection. The Plumber won't want to take too many of those.
The Plumber looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Morcerf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Plumber.
The Plumber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Morcerf.
De Morcerf trying to land knees to the body.
The Plumber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Morcerf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Plumber.
De Morcerf tries to land knees in the clinch but The Plumber avoids the damage to the body.
De Morcerf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Plumber working hard to break the clinch.

The Plumber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Morcerf moves in looking to clinch but The Plumber pushes him off.
De Morcerf moves in looking to clinch but The Plumber pushes him off.
The Plumber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Morcerf.
De Morcerf tries to close the distance and clinch but The Plumber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Plumber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Morcerf.
The Plumber throws a head kick but De Morcerf moves out of range.
De Morcerf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Plumber misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Plumber misses with a body kick.

De Morcerf closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Plumber misses with a knee strike.
De Morcerf throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Plumber is trying to break the clinch but De Morcerf has him pressed against the cage.
The Plumber managing to block the knees to the body from De Morcerf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Plumber tries to break free but De Morcerf pushes him back against the cage.
The Plumber wants to break free but De Morcerf has control.
The Plumber wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Plumber tries to work over De Morcerf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Morcerf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Plumber is defending well for now.
The Plumber landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Morcerf connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Joe The Plumber has been cut.
De Morcerf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Morcerf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Plumber avoids it.
The Plumber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Plumber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Morcerf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Plumber.
The Plumber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Albert De Morcerf will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe The Plumber's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

De Morcerf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Plumber.
De Morcerf blocks a leg kick.
De Morcerf keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Morcerf wants to clinch up but The Plumber keeps it at a distance.
Joe The Plumber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Morcerf tries to clinch but The Plumber is having none of it.
Decent striking displayed by The Plumber there.
The Plumber throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Morcerf tries to clinch but The Plumber moves out of range.
De Morcerf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Morcerf moves in looking to clinch but The Plumber pushes him off.
De Morcerf fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Morcerf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Plumber.
Sloppy strikes from The Plumber. Those never looked like landing.
The Plumber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Morcerf circles away quickly and effectively.
De Morcerf tries to clinch but The Plumber is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Morcerf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Plumber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Morcerf is looking to clinch but The Plumber is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Morcerf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Plumber thuds his right hand into De Morcerf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Plumber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Plumber swats away the attempt to clinch by De Morcerf.
De Morcerf tries to clinch up but The Plumber circles away and keeps his distance.
De Morcerf fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Plumber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Morcerf was well out of range. Poor timing from The Plumber.
De Morcerf blocks a head kick by The Plumber.
The Plumber thows a body shot but no joy.
De Morcerf fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Morcerf fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from The Plumber.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Morcerf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Plumber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Morcerf tries to clinch up.
De Morcerf tries to clinch but The Plumber is having none of it.
De Morcerf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Albert De Morcerf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Plumber tries to land a front kick but De Morcerf steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Morcerf ducks under a wild hook from The Plumber.
The Plumber throws a head kick that misses.
The Plumber throws an overhand right that lands on De Morcerf's shoulder, as De Morcerf tries to avoid the shot.
The Plumber is breathing heavily.
De Morcerf tries to clinch but The Plumber moves out of range.
De Morcerf tries to clinch up but The Plumber circles away and keeps his distance.
The Plumber thuds his shin into the meat of De Morcerf's side.
The Plumber swats away the attempt to clinch by De Morcerf.

De Morcerf clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The Plumber breaks from the clinch.
De Morcerf wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Morcerf tries to clinch but The Plumber moves out of range.
De Morcerf tries to clinch there but The Plumber circles away.
De Morcerf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Plumber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Plumber jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

De Morcerf has The Plumber up against the cage in a clinch.

The Plumber breaks the clinch.
The Plumber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Plumber throws a head kick but De Morcerf moves out of range.
De Morcerf fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Morcerf fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Morcerf tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Plumber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Morcerf fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Morcerf tries to close the distance and clinch but The Plumber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A lazy left from The Plumber finds it's target.
De Morcerf fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Morcerf darts in and clinches The Plumber up against the cage.
The Plumber is trying to break the clinch but De Morcerf has him pressed against the cage.
The Plumber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Morcerf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Plumber is defending well for now.
De Morcerf tries to land knees in the clinch but The Plumber avoids the damage to the body.
De Morcerf working The Plumber over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Plumber has had enough of the clinch but De Morcerf keeps him there for the moment.
De Morcerf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Plumber taking a breather.
De Morcerf misses with a knee to the head.
De Morcerf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Plumber is defending well for now.
De Morcerf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Plumber's efforts to push away.
De Morcerf trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Morcerf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Plumber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Plumber avoiding damage as De Morcerf throws knees to the body.
The Plumber managing to block the knees to the body from De Morcerf.
De Morcerf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Plumber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert De Morcerf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe The Plumber's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

De Morcerf is looking to clinch.
De Morcerf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Plumber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Plumber swats away the attempt to clinch by De Morcerf.
De Morcerf wants to clinch.
De Morcerf fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - The Plumber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Morcerf keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

De Morcerf drives through and clinches with The Plumber against the cage.
De Morcerf missing with knees to the body.
Albert De Morcerf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Plumber scores with an uppercut up the middle.

The Plumber breaks the clinch.
The Plumber swats away the attempt to clinch by De Morcerf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Morcerf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Plumber scores with a nice right hand.
De Morcerf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Morcerf tries to close the distance and clinch but The Plumber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Plumber keeps the fight on the outside.
De Morcerf wants to clinch up but The Plumber keeps it at a distance.
The Plumber lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Morcerf will feel that in the morning.
The Plumber scores with a spinning back kick!
De Morcerf is looking to clinch.
De Morcerf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Plumber.
De Morcerf moves in looking to clinch but The Plumber pushes him off.
De Morcerf tries to clinch there but The Plumber circles away.
The Plumber throws a sloppy head kick and De Morcerf moves out of range easily.
De Morcerf tries to clinch there but The Plumber circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Plumber circles away from the clinch attempt

and The Plumber moves into the clinch.

The Plumber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Morcerf tries to clinch but The Plumber moves out of range.
The Plumber throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Plumber throws a sloppy head kick and De Morcerf moves out of range easily.
De Morcerf is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from The Plumber. Those never looked like landing.
The Plumber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Morcerf doesn't manage to clinch there - The Plumber circles away.
The Plumber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Plumber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Morcerf fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Plumber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Morcerf fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Morcerf wants to clinch but The Plumber slips to the side
and The Plumber counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Morcerf has The Plumber up against the cage in a clinch.
De Morcerf trying to land knees to the body.
De Morcerf missing with knees to the body.
De Morcerf missing with knees to the body.
De Morcerf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Plumber.
De Morcerf trying to land knees to the body.
De Morcerf unloads a knee to the mid-section.

The Plumber breaks the clinch.
De Morcerf wants to clinch
and The Plumber counters with a low kick, right behind De Morcerf 's knee.
The Plumber keeps the fight on the outside.
De Morcerf fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Plumber circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Morcerf tries to clinch but The Plumber is having none of it.
The Plumber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Morcerf doesn't manage to clinch there - The Plumber circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Morcerf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Morcerf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Plumber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Morcerf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Plumber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Morcerf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Plumber throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from The Plumber.
The Plumber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Morcerf moves in looking to clinch but The Plumber pushes him off.
De Morcerf closes the distance looking to clinch

and The Plumber counters with a takedown into side control.

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 Albert De Morcerf.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Morcerf, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert De Morcerf!
Albert De Morcerf seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.