PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emery Carey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agniesz Plonski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emery Carey has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Carey
vs
Plonski

213 cm
20
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emery Carey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Agniesz Plonski!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carey tries for a takedown but Plonski circles away easily

and Plonski counters with a single leg into guard. Carey didn't expect that.
Carey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Plonski stays in close to Carey's body and controls the position.
Carey looking for a sweep. Not yet Carey, not yet.
Carey keeping moving, preventing Plonski from controlling successfully.
Carey wants to stand and escape but Plonski is having none of it.
Carey wants to sweep but no luck.
Plonski trying to control but Carey is working from the bottom.

Carey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Plonski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plonski trying to control the position from guard on top but Carey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plonski controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plonski passes Carey's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carey is trying to stand up here but Plonski is controlling him well.
Carey is looking for a sweep. Plonski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Plonski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Plonski's back!
Carey missing with strikes from the back.

Carey looking for the choke from the back.
Plonski trying to get back to his feet but Carey is in full control for now.

Plonski preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Carey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plonski turns into Carey and is now in his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Plonski scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Plonski is one step ahead there.
Carey is breathing heavily.
Plonski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Plonski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Plonski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plonski works over Carey with some ground and pound from guard.
Plonski is working Carey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Plonski won't allow Carey to get back to his feet.

Plonski stands up and waves to Carey to follow him.

Plonski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carey regains half guard.
Plonski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Plonski is nestled in close to Carey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Plonski trying to mount his opponent but Carey defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plonski lands strikes from half guard.
Carey gets back to full guard.
Plonski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Plonski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carey's head.
Carey wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Plonski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carey tries to strike from the bottom.
Plonski works over Carey with some ground and pound from guard.

Carey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agniesz Plonski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Plonski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Carey's half guard.
Carey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Plonski prevents Carey from getting back to his feet.
Plonski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Plonski wants to control from the top but Carey keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Carey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Plonski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plonski postures up and lands a big shot to Carey's brow.
Plonski working some strikes from top position.
Carey keeping moving, preventing Plonski from controlling successfully.
Plonski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Plonski is breathing heavily.
Plonski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Plonski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carey keeping moving, preventing Plonski from controlling successfully.
Carey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Plonski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Carey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Plonski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Plonski stands up from Carey's guard - Plonski perhaps looking for a knockout.

Plonski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carey is trying to defend but Plonski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Plonski controlling the pace.
Carey works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Plonski is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plonski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Plonski preventing the sweep.
Plonski lands a couple of digs.
Carey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Plonski is controlling him.
Carey is looking to sweep but instead, Plonski has passed into half guard.
Plonski working the head and body with strikes.

Plonski is trying to work for a kimura but Carey is defending well.
Plonski is nestled in close to Carey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Plonski postures up and lands a big shot to Carey's brow.
Carey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Plonski postures up and lands a big shot to Carey's brow.
Carey looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Plonski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Plonski is pushing down on Carey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Carey is fighting to maintain full guard but Plonski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Plonski works his way into side control.
Carey is pushing Plonski's head away, looking to escape. Plonski manages to hold on to the position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Plonski trying to control the position but Carey is working away.
Carey is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agniesz Plonski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Carey tries to clinch but Plonski is having none of it.
Carey doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Plonski counters with a shoot takedown. Carey fights it but they end up in guard.
Plonski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carey wants to stand but Plonski is controlling the position.
Plonski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Plonski is pushing down on Carey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Carey is fighting to maintain full guard but Plonski has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carey tries to get to full guard but Plonski has control of the leg.
Plonski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Plonski wants to free his trapped foot but Carey is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plonski working Carey over with strikes.
Carey is looking for a sweep. Plonski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Plonski lands a nice short elbow.
Carey is refusing to be controlled, as Plonski sits in half guard.
Plonski not doing much here.
Carey is looking to improve his position.
Carey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Plonski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Plonski's back!
Carey has Plonski flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plonski tries to escape but Carey has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Carey throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

Plonski defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Carey is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Plonski has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Plonski wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Agniesz Plonski has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carey tightening his grip on Plonski, looking for the choke.
Plonski wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carey misses with punches from the back.
Plonski rolls, trying to escape but Carey keeps control of the position.
Plonski is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Carey looking for the choke from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Plonski tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Plonski tries to reverse the position but Carey maintains control.
Emery Carey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agniesz Plonski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carey lands a big elbow.

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 Emery Carey.
Well Plonski 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agniesz Plonski!