PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saul Good (ranked 5570 p4p, 5448 weight class) and Lars Plazibat (ranked 286 p4p, 280 weight class). The key to victory for Saul Good has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Good
vs
Plazibat

185 cm
25
145
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
145
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Plazibat!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plazibat sizes up Good with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good wants to clinch up but Plazibat keeps it at a distance.
Plazibat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good throws a nice head kick!
Good closes the distance and clinches up with Plazibat, looking for a takedown. Good pushes Plazibat against the cage but Plazibat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Plazibat clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Good's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Plazibat has picked Good up - he's going for a ride! Plazibat dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Plazibat not doing much here.
Plazibat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Plazibat throwing shots but Good is blocking nicely.
Good on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Good really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Plazibat content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Plazibat stands up out of the half guard.
Good tries to close the distance and clinch but Plazibat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lars Plazibat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Plazibat gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Plazibat pushes Good off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Plazibat swats away the attempt to clinch by Good.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Plazibat! But no joy.
Good tries to clinch up but Plazibat circles away and keeps his distance.
Plazibat looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Good tries to clinch up but Plazibat circles away and keeps his distance.
Good is looking to clinch but Plazibat is avoiding it.
Good misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Good tries to keep at a distance but Plazibat has taken the fight into the clinch.

Plazibat breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Plazibat lands but Good takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plazibat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Good.
Plazibat flicks out a counter leg kick but Good steps away.
Good tries to clinch up but Plazibat circles away and keeps his distance.
Good takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Plazibat throws a sloppy head kick and Good moves out of range easily.
Good shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plazibat shapes to counter with a head kick.
Good is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Plazibat.
Good fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saul Good. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shoots in but Plazibat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Plazibat is looking for the big counter here.
Good avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Plazibat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Good moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plazibat lands a high kick!

Plazibat moves into the clinch successfully.

Plazibat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid body kick from Plazibat.
Plazibat scores with a head kick. Good tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Plazibat swats away the attempt to clinch by Good.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Plazibat rushes Good and presses him up against the cage.

Plazibat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plazibat misses with a head kick.
Plazibat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good throws a half hearted mid kick.

Plazibat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Plazibat jumps guard and drags Good to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Plazibat is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Good has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Plazibat after a bit of a struggle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Plazibat 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.

Plazibat scores with a nice body kick.
Good throws a head kick but Plazibat moves out of range.
Good scores with a jab to the jaw.
Plazibat throws a right and a left that Good avoids nicely.
Good drops down looking for a counter takedown but Plazibat sprawls and moves away.
Good avoids the head kick by Plazibat.
Good shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plazibat as he avoids it easily.
Good closes this distance looking for a takedown but Plazibat circles away.
As Good backs off Plazibat throws a huge counter combo but Good manages to avoid it all.

Plazibat has managed to clinch.

Plazibat manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plazibat lands a high kick!
Good tries to clinch but Plazibat moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Plazibat!
Nice sprawl there from Plazibat as Good shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saul Good. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plazibat tries to bum rush Good with a series of wild strikes but Good uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plazibat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Plazibat lands with a kick to the ribs.

Plazibat gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Plazibat breaks from the clinch.
Plazibat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Good circles away quickly and effectively.
Good is looking for a counter combo.
Plazibat throws a sloppy head kick and Good moves out of range easily.
Good tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Plazibat defends well and Good ends up having to push Plazibat into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good is trying to pull guard but Plazibat has him pressed against the cage.

Plazibat manages to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Plazibat manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Plazibat jabs Good right on the nose. Good blinks but takes it well.
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!
Plazibat thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Good if he has to take too many more of those.
Plazibat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Good.
Good lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saul Good is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Plazibat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Plazibat has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Good regains guard immediately.
Good controls Plazibat momentarily but Plazibat frees himself.

Plazibat drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Plazibat seems to have locked his on tight now - Good screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Plazibat, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Lars Plazibat!