PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Duponte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Plouman
vs
Duponte

165 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
23
139 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Spartan Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Plouman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Duponte!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Duponte.

Duponte gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Duponte is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Plouman dives into side control.

Plouman is looking to take a break and control but Duponte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Plouman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Duponte is trying to buck Plouman off.
Sloppy strikes there by Plouman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plouman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Plouman.
Plouman misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duponte is trying to buck Plouman off.
Plouman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Plouman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Plouman in side control, throwing shots but Duponte defends.
Plouman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Plouman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Plouman trying to control the action but Duponte is working from the bottom.
Plouman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Plouman throws an elbow but Duponte slips to the side and avoids it well.
Plouman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Plouman crashes against the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duponte can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duponte is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Plouman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Plouman in side control, throwing shots but Duponte defends.
Duponte tries to escape but Plouman is in control.
Plouman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Plouman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Plouman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Plouman is looking to take a break and control but Duponte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duponte pushes Plouman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Plouman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duponte avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Plouman.
The ground and pound from Plouman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Plouman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duponte keeps working.
Plouman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Duponte parries the strikes from Plouman easily there. Plouman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Duponte to escape.
Plouman prevents Duponte from escaping the position.
Plouman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Plouman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Duponte managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Plouman.
Plouman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plouman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Duponte managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Plouman.
Plouman in side control lands a decent elbow.
An elbow from Plouman crashes against the mat.
Plouman working the ground and pound but Duponte is defending the strikes.
Plouman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Plouman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Duponte dodges the ground and pound from Plouman.
Duponte taking a bit of punishment here - Plouman scoring with strikes.
Duponte managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Plouman.
The ground and pound from Plouman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Plouman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Plouman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Plouman trying to control the position but Duponte is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Plouman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Duponte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plouman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duponte moves away.
Plouman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duponte.
Plouman misses with a straight right.
Plouman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duponte can do to turn this around?
Duponte lands with a straight right. Plouman didn't see that one coming.
Plouman throws a right hand that Duponte ducks under and follows up with a left that Duponte also avoids with ease.
Plouman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Plouman is looking to land body kicks.
Duponte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Plouman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Justin Duponte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plouman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duponte lands with a right hand.
Plouman takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duponte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duponte lands a jab.

Plouman is rocked!
Plouman shoots in but Duponte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oh Plouman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Plouman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duponte circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Plouman to the canvas! Plouman doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Duponte keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Duponte!