PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Plant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Plant might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Au innebunit salcamii. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ben Wayne enters the cage!

Plant
vs
Wayne

192 cm
21
240 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
291 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Plant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Plant moves out of range.
Plant moves away from the strike by Wayne.
A big right from Plant misses.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Plant avoids them all with ease.

Plant rushes Wayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne working hard to break the clinch.

Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Plant moves out of range easily.
Plant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Plant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Plant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Plant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Plant scores with a jab.
Plant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ben Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wayne gets caught flat footed, as Plant shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Plant from controlling successfully.
Plant won't allow Wayne to get back to his feet.
Plant landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Plant has gone for a leg lock! Wayne slips out almost immediately though and dives into Plant's guard.
Plant has a closed guard, preventing Wayne from standing up.

Plant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wayne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Plant has his foot on Wayne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wayne works his way back into a safe position though.

Plant looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wayne passes into side control.
Plant tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Plant is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wayne misses with a wild combination.
Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Plant moved out of range nicely.
Ben Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plant tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Plant moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Plant.
Plant fails to land the takedown.
Plant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plant misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Plant walks into a left hand.
Plant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Plant misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Wayne.
Nice defenses there by Plant.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Plant slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Wayne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Plant dives in and grabs Wayne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wayne pushes down on Plant's head and hops out.
Plant shoots for a takedown but Wayne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Plant misses with a double jab
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Wayne feints and then cracks Plant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Plant down.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Plant.
A jab from Wayne misses.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Plant.
Wayne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wayne feints and then cracks Plant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Plant down.
Wayne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wayne tries to land a leg kick but Plant saw it coming and moves away.
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Plant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plant has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Plant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayne fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne lands with a slapping head kick.
Plant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Plant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marcus Plant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Plant shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wayne manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant is looking to work some ground and pound but Wayne has wrist control.
Plant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Plant stops Wayne from standing up.
Plant looking to sit in guard and control but Wayne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Plant looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wayne passes into half guard.
Plant is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Plant actively working from the bottom here.

Plant is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wayne pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Plant actively working from the bottom here.
Plant works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wayne slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Plant looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Wayne stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wayne lands a jab to the head.
Plant lands a nice looking body shot.
Plant ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Wayne slips a straight right by Plant.
Plant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Plant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Plant avoids them all with ease.
Wayne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wayne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Plant counters with a left and a right that stings Wayne.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Plant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne is breathing heavily.

Plant clinches up with Wayne and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ben Wayne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Plant misses with a two punch combination.
Ben Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Plant misses with a hook. Wayne ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Wayne misses the jab.
Plant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Plant drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Plant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Plant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Plant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Plant trying to control the position from guard on top but Wayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wayne's head.
Wayne looking to control.
Wayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Plant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Plant from controlling successfully.

Plant drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wayne manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Plant has Wayne in his guard.

Plant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wayne defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Plant looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Plant throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wayne uses it to pass to side control.
Plant tries to bench press Wayne off him but Wayne keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plant manages to get back to half guard.
Plant is trying to control but can't.
Wayne tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Plant is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wayne pulls his head out easily.
Ben Wayne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Plant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wayne looks for the body kick but Plant saw that one coming.
Plant throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Wayne throws a hook but Plant avoids it easily.
Plant throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Plant.
Plant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Plant fails with the takedown.
Wayne slips a jab and a cross from Plant.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Plant showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wayne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Wayne!