PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bozo Susec (ranked 7029 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Plushmaster (ranked 5625 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Plushmaster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Susec
vs
Plushmaster

200 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
255 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bozo Susec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeff Plushmaster!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susec tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plushmaster should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Plushmaster moves into the clinch successfully.
Plushmaster has Susec pressed against the cage, preventing Susec from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Plushmaster displaying some good clinch control by pressing Susec up against the cage.
Plushmaster is trying to break free.
Plushmaster is trying to break the clinch but Susec has him pressed against the cage.
Susec prevents Plushmaster from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Susec's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Susec has Plushmaster pressed against the cage, preventing Plushmaster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Plushmaster slowing the pace effectively.
Plushmaster can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susec lands an elbow inside that Plushmaster shrugs off.
Plushmaster tries for a takedown. No joy.
Susec stalling in the clinch but Plushmaster improves position.
Plushmaster has had enough of the clinch but Susec keeps him there for the moment.
Plushmaster is trying to push Susec away but Susec has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Plushmaster.
Plushmaster has had enough of the clinch but Susec keeps him there for the moment.
Susec tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Plushmaster just stands there and leans against the cage.
Susec lands an elbow inside that Plushmaster shrugs off.
Susec gets underhooks to prevent Plushmaster's takedown attempt.
Susec is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bozo Susec has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Plushmaster.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Plushmaster as Susec tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susec missing with knees to the body.
Susec has a couple of punches blocked by Plushmaster.
Susec looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Plushmaster wants a takedown but no success here.

Plushmaster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Plushmaster clinches up with Susec and pushes him back against the cage.
Plushmaster stops a takedown attempt from Susec.
Susec keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Plushmaster's efforts to push away.

Plushmaster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Plushmaster clinches.
Susec taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susec is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Susec has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Plushmaster uses from the top position.
Plushmaster engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

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

Plushmaster decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Susec, up you get!
Susec dives in for a single leg takedown but Plushmaster sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Plushmaster has closed the distance and engaged Susec in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susec tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Plushmaster smiles and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Plushmaster.

Susec tries to keep at a distance but Plushmaster has taken the fight into the clinch.
Plushmaster tries to circle away but Susec has him pinned against the cage.
Susec looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Plushmaster as Susec tries to tie him up.

Plushmaster breaks from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Plushmaster closes the distance and pushes Susec back into the cage.

Plushmaster breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Plushmaster 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.

Susec fails with the takedown.
Plushmaster throws a combination that misses

and Susec moves into the clinch.
Plushmaster leaning his opponent against the cage.
Plushmaster wants to get back to striking at distance but Susec won't allow it.
Susec jumps guard but Plushmaster turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Susec stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susec is working for takedown but Plushmaster is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bozo Susec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plushmaster presses Susec against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jeff Plushmaster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Plushmaster is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Plushmaster.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plushmaster just leaning against Susec, taking a breather.
Plushmaster is looking to break free of the clinch but Susec has double underhooks.
Plushmaster is trying to break free.
Susec goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Plushmaster manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Plushmaster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Plushmaster can't break the clinch.
Susec tries to pull guard but Plushmaster holds him up against the cage and eventually Susec drops back down to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Susec wants a takedown but no success here.

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.
Susec is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Plushmaster to keep the fight standing.
Susec is trying to pull guard but Plushmaster turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Plushmaster breaks from the clinch.

Plushmaster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Plushmaster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Susec's efforts to push away.

Plushmaster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Plushmaster displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Susec misses with a takedown attempt - Plushmaster sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Plushmaster has closed the distance and engaged Susec in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plushmaster has Susec pressed against the cage.
Plushmaster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Plushmaster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Susec throws a leg kick but Plushmaster checks it.

Plushmaster clinches up with Susec and pushes him back against the cage.
Susec is working for takedown but Plushmaster is calmly controlling the position for now.
Plushmaster presses Susec against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Susec tries to score a body lock takedown but Plushmaster shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Plushmaster breaks from the clinch.

Plushmaster pushes Susec up against the cage in a clinch.
Plushmaster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Susec pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Susec manages to pull guard.
Susec 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.
Susec is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Plushmaster is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Plushmaster tries to free his leg and advance position but Susec is retaining full guard.
Plushmaster sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Plushmaster must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Plushmaster stands up and waves to Susec to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Plushmaster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Plushmaster!
Plushmaster's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Plushmaster duly obliges.

Susec tries to sprawl but Plushmaster drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Susec manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Susec gets tackled into the cage by Plushmaster. Plushmaster maintains the clinch.
Susec is trying to pull guard but Plushmaster has him pressed against the cage.
Plushmaster is looking to take this one to the mat.
Susec has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Plushmaster gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Susec regains guard.
Plushmaster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Susec. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Plushmaster not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plushmaster is continuing to stall.

Plushmaster stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Plushmaster scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Susec wants to control but Plushmaster is keeping busy.
Plushmaster is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The adventures of Plushmaster the control monster continue. Boring.
Susec is looking to control Plushmaster's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Susec avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Plushmaster is looking for a kimura but Susec is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Plushmaster to get the leverage.

Plushmaster stands up and beckons Susec to join him on the feet.
Plushmaster swinging wildly here.
Susec dodges the punch combination from Plushmaster.
Plushmaster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Plushmaster gets a clinch.
Plushmaster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Plushmaster tries to break the clinch but Susec is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Susec taking a breather.
Susec is trying to stall.
Plushmaster wants to break the clinch but can't.
Susec tries to break free but Plushmaster pushes him back against the cage.
Plushmaster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Susec looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Plushmaster pressing his opponent against the cage.

Plushmaster lands a takedown into guard.
Susec wants to stand up but Plushmaster is controlling him.
Susec trying to control the position.
Plushmaster engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Plushmaster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Plushmaster 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Plushmaster!