PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobo Plata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Wallaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plata comes to the ring accompanied by Master of Puppets. Wallaby has chosen Europe - The Final Countdown as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Plata
vs
Wallaby

180 cm
19
142 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
21
135 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobo Plata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doug Wallaby!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plata tries for a takedown but Wallaby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wallaby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plata misses with a takedown attempt - Wallaby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big right from Wallaby misses.
Wallaby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plata really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wallaby scores with a one two! Plata had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Plata throws a jab when Wallaby was well out of range.
Wallaby misses with the combination.
Wallaby lands a jab to the head.
Wallaby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Plata misses with a straight right.

Plata rushes Wallaby and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plata jumps guard but Wallaby stands there with Plata around his waist. Plata gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobo Plata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plata has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wallaby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Plata prevents Wallaby from breaking the clinch.
Wallaby is looking to break free of the clinch but Plata has double underhooks.
Plata keeps control of Wallaby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Plata is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Wallaby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Plata has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wallaby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wallaby can't break the clinch.
Plata fails to pull guard.
Wallaby can't break the clinch.
Wallaby is trying to break free.
Wallaby is trying to break the clinch but Plata has him pressed against the ropes.
Plata prevents Wallaby from breaking the clinch.

Plata jumps into guard, dragging Wallaby to the mat.
Wallaby is looking to stand up but Plata won't let him.

Plata looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Plata throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Plata looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Wallaby is defending well. Plata quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Wallaby has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Plata celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobo Plata!