PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Awekome Doji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Udel Plebeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Udel Plebeev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doji
vs
Plebeev

191 cm
23
280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
213 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Awekome Doji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Udel Plebeev!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doji gets a takedown into half guard.
Plebeev wants to control but Doji is keeping busy.
Doji thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Plebeev actively working from the bottom here.
Plebeev tries to roll over but Doji keeps him under control.
Doji thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doji is controlling the pace.
Plebeev is trying to control but can't.
Doji wants to pass to mount but Plebeev is defending the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Plebeev fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Plebeev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Doji sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Plebeev's guard.
Doji wants to get back to his feet.
Plebeev wants to get back to full guard.
Doji working over Plebeev with some ground and pound. Plebeev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Doji looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Plebeev tries to get to full guard but Doji has control of the leg.
Doji scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Plebeev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plebeev wants to get back to full guard.
Plebeev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Plebeev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Doji.

Plebeev looking for submissions off his back.
Plebeev looks gassed!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doji shoots in and bounces Plebeev off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Plebeev keeping full guard, as Doji tries to pass.

Plebeev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doji doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doji manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doji passes into half guard.
Doji lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Doji works his way into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Doji working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Doji avoids the attempt from Plebeev to control.
Doji is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doji punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Doji tries to control but Plebeev wriggling away.
Doji landing shots from mount.
Doji landing punches.
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!
Doji lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Doji lands a big elbow.
Doji trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Plebeev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Plebeev is in a horrible position here. Doji smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doji postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Plebeev looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Awekome Doji dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Doji fails with the takedown

and Plebeev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Doji is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Plebeev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Plebeev's back!
Doji looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Doji controlling well, preventing Plebeev from escaping the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Doji's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Plebeev wants to escape the position.
Plebeev just trying to survive but Doji is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Plebeev is breathing heavily.
Doji lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Can Plebeev hold on?! Doji is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Plebeev looking very determined here, making life difficult for Doji.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plebeev tries to break free.

Plebeev defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Doji's arms.
Doji is punishing Plebeev with strikes - can he finish him?!
Plebeev wants to escape the position.
Doji trying to control.
Doji loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Plebeev hold on?
Plebeev wants to escape the position.
Doji is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Plebeev. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
A lull in the action here.
Doji lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doji is hanging on to Plebeev's back as he tries to escape.
Will Doji go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Doji is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Plebeev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Plebeev is taking damage to the body and head.
Doji is punishing Plebeev with strikes - can he finish him?!

Plebeev is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Plebeev is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doji is punishing Plebeev with strikes - can he finish him?!
The referee is taking a good look at Plebeev as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Doji!
Doji 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.
Plebeev looking very determined here, making life difficult for Doji.
Doji scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Plebeev is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Doji is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Doji throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Doji. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Doji is hanging on to Plebeev's back as he tries to escape.
Doji wants to control but Plebeev is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Plebeev manages to reverse the position and now he's in Doji's guard. Nice work there by Plebeev.
Doji keeping full guard, as Plebeev tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Doji is on top in guard.
Doji preventing the sweep.
Awekome Doji overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plebeev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Plebeev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doji working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Plebeev looking for a guillotine here but Doji defends easily.
Doji wants to control from the top but Plebeev keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Awekome Doji dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Plebeev as Doji shoots in.
Doji swats away the attempt to clinch by Plebeev.

Doji decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Plebeev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Doji is working away from the top position though.
Doji tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Doji prevents Plebeev from improving his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plebeev wants to control but Doji is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Doji wants to control but Plebeev is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Doji lands a nice short elbow.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Doji scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Doji is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Plebeev's shoulder. That is not cool.
Plebeev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Doji throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Doji throws a strike aimed at the side of Plebeev's head but Plebeev avoids it well.
Plebeev manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Doji flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Doji is trying to stand.
Doji could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Doji scores with a few weak punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plebeev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Doji is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Plebeev is pressing down on Doji's thigh, looking to free his foot. Doji is holding on for now.
Plebeev is thwarting Doji's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doji manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Doji trying to strike off his back.
Doji controls Plebeev momentarily but Plebeev frees himself.
Doji bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Plebeev's guard.
Doji preventing the sweep.
Udel Plebeev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doji chips away with some ground and pound.
Doji pushing down on Plebeev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Doji working over Plebeev with some ground and pound. Plebeev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Plebeev trying to control but Doji postures up.

Doji decides to stand up.

Doji scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Doji working Plebeev over with strikes.
Plebeev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Plebeev.
Plebeev keeping full guard, as Doji tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doji lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Doji's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Plebeev keeping moving, preventing Doji from controlling successfully.
Plebeev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Plebeev unloads with some shots from mount but Doji bucks and avoids them well.
Doji is desperately trying to improve his position but Plebeev has a good base and remains in mount.
Doji wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Awekome Doji is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doji is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Awekome Doji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doji has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Awekome Doji!