PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solid Plissken (ranked 2822 p4p, 4324 weight class) and Leonard Nimoy (ranked 299 p4p, 419 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Solid Plissken has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Solid Plissken seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Plissken
vs
Nimoy

188 cm
18
225
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
225
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Tokzik Dope L.A.

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Solid Plissken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonard Nimoy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Plissken clinches with his opponent.
Nimoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nimoy cracks Plissken with a nice body shot.

Plissken decides to pull guard.
Nimoy is fighting to break Plissken's control of his arms but Plissken is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nimoy won't allow Plissken to sweep him here.
Nimoy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Plissken has his foot on Nimoy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nimoy works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plissken looking for a sweep. Not yet Plissken, not yet.
Plissken is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Nimoy closes the distance and pushes Plissken back into the cage.
Plissken tries to score a body lock takedown but Nimoy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nimoy tries to circle away but Plissken has him pinned against the cage.
Nimoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nimoy is trying to break the clinch but Plissken is controlling him.
Nimoy is looking to break free of the clinch but Plissken has double underhooks.

Plissken has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nimoy uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plissken throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Plissken throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nimoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Plissken. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Plissken is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plissken wants to sweep but no luck.
Nimoy wants to control from the top but Plissken keeps moving.
Plissken trying to control the position here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Plissken has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nimoy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nimoy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Plissken has control of Nimoy's left arm, preventing Nimoy from doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nimoy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nimoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plissken attempts a counter takedown but Nimoy avoids it well and moves away.
Plissken misses with a body shot.
Plissken swats away the attempt to clinch by Nimoy.
Nimoy throws a nice looking combination but Plissken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plissken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plissken closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nimoy circles away.
Nimoy misses with the combination.
Nice shot by Nimoy.
Nimoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nimoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Plissken drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nimoy sprawls and moves away.

Plissken moves into the clinch.
Plissken is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nimoy to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solid Plissken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plissken tries to pull guard but Nimoy holds him up against the cage and eventually Plissken drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Nimoy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nimoy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nimoy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Plissken is keeping busy.

Nimoy manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leonard Nimoy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nimoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plissken circles away quickly and effectively.
Plissken fails to land the takedown.
Plissken moves out of range as Nimoy strikes.
As Nimoy looks to move away, Plissken throws a big counter combo but Nimoy just gets out of the way.
Nimoy throws a hook but Plissken avoids it easily.
Nimoy throws a nice looking combination but Plissken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plissken drops his hands momentarily and Nimoy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Plissken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nimoy is looking to break free of the clinch but Plissken has double underhooks.
Plissken is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short left from Nimoy.
Nimoy working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Plissken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plissken shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nimoy but Nimoy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solid Plissken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plissken moves out of range as Nimoy strikes.
Nimoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonard Nimoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nimoy gets a clinch.
Nimoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Plissken.
Nimoy effectively controlling the action here.
Plissken blocks an uppercut.
Nimoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy is trying to break the clinch but Plissken has him pressed against the cage.
Plissken blocks an uppercut.

Plissken breaks the clinch.
Nimoy throws a big shot that misses.
Nimoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Plissken avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nimoy misses with a wild combination.
Nimoy is breathing heavily.
Nimoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plissken is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nimoy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Plissken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nimoy.
Nimoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plissken sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Plissken has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nimoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nimoy misses with an elbow strike.
Nimoy wants to stall.

Plissken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Nimoy both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nimoy throws a series of punches but Plissken moves out of range.
Solid Plissken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plissken tries to clinch but Nimoy moves out of range.
Plissken tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nimoy defends well and Plissken ends up having to push Nimoy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Plissken lands a shot to the body.
Plissken prevents Nimoy from breaking the clinch.

Plissken manages to break the clinch.
Nimoy throws a leg kick but Plissken sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plissken closes the distance and clinches up with Nimoy, looking for a takedown. Plissken pushes Nimoy against the cage but Nimoy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Plissken.
Nimoy tries to clinch there but Plissken circles away.
Nimoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nimoy throws a series of punches but Plissken moves out of range.
Nimoy tries to clinch up but Plissken circles away and keeps his distance.
Nimoy throws a leg kick but Plissken moved away.
Nimoy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Plissken shoots for a takedown but Nimoy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Plissken tries for a takedown but Nimoy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nimoy swings for the body but Plissken moves out of range.
A combination from Nimoy does no damage.
Plissken slips a jab and a cross from Nimoy.
Nimoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Nimoy looks to move away, Plissken throws a big counter combo but Nimoy just gets out of the way.
Nimoy leaves Plissken with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nimoy! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plissken shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nimoy sprawls well. Nimoy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Plissken gets slowly back to his feet.
Plissken throws a head kick that misses.
Leonard Nimoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nimoy jabs Plissken right on the nose. Plissken blinks but takes it well.
Nimoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plissken dodges the punch combination from Nimoy.
Plissken tries to close the distance and clinch but Nimoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Nimoy.

Plissken clinches up against the cage.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nimoy has a couple of punches blocked by Plissken.

Plissken breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Nimoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nimoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nimoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plissken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Plissken half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Plissken shoots in looking for a takedown. Nimoy tries to sprawl out of it but Plissken keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nimoy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Plissken looks to clinch
and Nimoy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nimoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nimoy tries to clinch up but Plissken circles away and keeps his distance.
Nimoy throws a leg kick
and Plissken counters with a stiff right hand.
Plissken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nimoy.
Plissken is looking to counter with head kicks.
Plissken checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy throws a looping overhand right but Plissken ducks down to avoid it.
Nimoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Plissken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nimoy throws a series of punches but Plissken avoids them all with ease.
Plissken slips a jab from Nimoy.
Nimoy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Plissken shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nimoy pinned against the cage. Nimoy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nimoy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Plissken misses with a head kick.
Nimoy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Plissken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nimoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nimoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Nimoy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Plissken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nimoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Nimoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plissken dives in and grabs Nimoy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nimoy pushes down on Plissken's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solid Plissken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nimoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nimoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonard Nimoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nimoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plissken defending well as Nimoy loads up on a big left hand.
Plissken fails with the takedown.
Nimoy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plissken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nimoy throws a right and a left that Plissken avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plissken has a takedown stuffed.
Nimoy loads up on a big right hand but Plissken slips the punch.

Plissken clinches with his opponent.
Plissken stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nimoy fails to land.
Nimoy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Plissken fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Plissken pulls guard successfully.
Nimoy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Plissken wants to sweep but no luck.
Plissken is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nimoy is controlling him.

Plissken is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nimoy defends well.
Leonard Nimoy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Plissken looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Plissken pulls Nimoy in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nimoy stuffs the takedown attempt from Plissken. Plissken gets slowly back to his feet.
Nimoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nimoy scores with a jab. Plissken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Plissken moves away from the strike by Nimoy.
Plissken dodges the punch combination from Nimoy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Nimoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nimoy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Nimoy!
Leonard Nimoy gave a mention to Tokzik Dope L.A. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).