PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erico Plaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Poluga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poluga has chosen My Time Is Now as his entrance music. Elvis Poluga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Plaza
vs
Poluga

170 cm
26
183 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

170 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erico Plaza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Poluga!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poluga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poluga has his takedown stuffed
and Plaza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poluga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Plaza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poluga.
Poluga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Plaza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Poluga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Erico Plaza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvis Poluga.
Poluga missing with a left hand there. Plaza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Plaza thuds his shin into the meat of Poluga's side.
Plaza looks to land a combination but Poluga avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Plaza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Poluga or perhaps it was just good defense by Plaza which made him look bad.
Plaza scores with a nice head shot.
Plaza walks into a stiff left hand from Poluga.
Plaza lands a jab to Poluga's midsection.
Poluga looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluga takes a swing at Plaza's ribcage but misses.
Plaza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Plaza works the jab nicely.
Plaza moves away from the strike by Poluga.
Plaza stuns Poluga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Plaza delivers a nice body kick.
Erico Plaza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Plaza takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Plaza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poluga tries to pull guard but Plaza holds him up against the cage and eventually Poluga drops back down to his feet.
Plaza scores a nice knee to the body.
Plaza just leaning against Poluga, taking a breather.
Plaza gets through Poluga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plaza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Plaza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Plaza on the inside.
Poluga looking for a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Plaza lands an elbow inside.
Plaza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Plaza.
Plaza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Plaza.
Plaza lands a good knee to the midsection. Poluga won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Plaza.
A right hook to the body lands for Plaza.
Plaza controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Plaza.
Plaza cracks Poluga with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Plaza.
Plaza scores with a shot to the side of Poluga's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plaza lands with a light punch inside.
Plaza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Plaza crunches a lovely knee into Poluga's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Plaza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plaza stalling in the clinch.
Plaza lands a shoulder strike.
Poluga goes for a takedown in the clinch but Plaza prevents it.
Plaza gets through Poluga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plaza lands a damaging elbow.
Plaza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Poluga's defenses.
Plaza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Plaza.
Poluga is trying desperately to land a takedown but Plaza is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Poluga.
Plaza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Plaza.
A nice left hand lands by Plaza.
A short uppercut from Plaza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Plaza takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Poluga takes a shot to the head.
Plaza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Poluga.
Nice body punch from Plaza - that landed with a thud.
Plaza lands an elbow inside that Poluga shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Plaza.
Plaza lands a good knee to the midsection. Poluga won't want to take too many of those.
Plaza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Plaza scores a nice knee to the body.
Plaza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poluga is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Plaza.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Plaza lands a hook that snaps the head of Poluga backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erico Plaza 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.

Poluga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Plaza counters with an outside leg kick.
Plaza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poluga can do to turn this around?
Poluga with a nice cross.
Plaza connects with a crisp jab.
Plaza lands a nice hook to Poluga's body. Poluga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Plaza with a jab.
Elvis Poluga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plaza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Erico Plaza is winning the standup battle so far.
Poluga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Plaza is fending him off so far but Poluga persists. Nope, Plaza circles away and we're back to standing.
Plaza fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Plaza.
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!
Poluga misses with a takedown
and Plaza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Erico Plaza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvis Poluga.
Poluga is breathing heavily.
Poluga moves forwards but Plaza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Plaza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plaza lands with a nice body punch.
Good exchange - Plaza coming out on top.
Good leg kick by Plaza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Plaza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poluga's calf.
Jab from Plaza.

Poluga tries to keep at a distance but Plaza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Plaza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poluga backwards.
Plaza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Plaza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
A bit of stalling here from Plaza.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Plaza for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plaza lands a shot to the body.
Plaza is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Plaza.
Plaza lands an uppercut.
Plaza is working Poluga over against the cage.
Plaza lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Plaza.
Plaza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Poluga's defenses.
Plaza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Plaza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Poluga managing to block the knees to the body from Plaza.
Plaza is working Poluga over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Plaza takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Plaza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poluga backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plaza has Poluga pushed against the cage.
Plaza lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Plaza.
Plaza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poluga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Plaza lands an elbow just above Poluga 's eye.
Plaza stalling in the clinch.
Plaza crunches a lovely knee into Poluga's ribcage.
Poluga wants a takedown.
Poluga tries for a takedown. No joy.
Plaza lands a left hand.
Plaza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Plaza obliges.
Plaza is pushing Poluga up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from Plaza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluga fails to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plaza slowing the pace effectively.
Plaza lands with a short shot to the head.
Plaza is pressed up against the cage. Poluga has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Plaza down to the mat. Plaza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Plaza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Plaza rushes Poluga and presses him up against the cage.
Plaza lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plaza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poluga takes an elbow to the temple.
Plaza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poluga.
Poluga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Plaza lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erico Plaza dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Plaza scores with a jab. Poluga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Poluga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Plaza counters with a right hand to the body.
Poluga avoids the head kick by Plaza.
Nice jab there from Plaza.
Poluga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plaza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Poluga tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poluga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Plaza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Poluga somewhat.
Poluga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Plaza pushes Poluga away with a front kick.
Poluga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poluga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Plaza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erico Plaza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvis Poluga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plaza with a nice cross.
Plaza's corner calls for a 1-2. Plaza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poluga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A left and a right from Plaza both land. Nice combination.

Poluga is rocked!
Plaza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Plaza connects with the punch.
Poluga is still on wobbly legs! Can Plaza finish him?
Plaza lands with an uppercut that bounces Poluga off the cage and back into rage.
Poluga closes the distance and clinches up with Plaza, looking for a takedown. Poluga pushes Plaza against the cage but Plaza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Poluga seems to have recovered his senses.
A good leg kick by Plaza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plaza catches Poluga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Plaza connects with a leg kick. Poluga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Plaza.
Plaza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Plaza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Plaza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plaza throws a head kick that misses.
Plaza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poluga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poluga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Plaza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Poluga misses with a takedown attempt - Plaza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Plaza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poluga throws a body punch but Plaza moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Plaza. That snapped Poluga's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poluga.
Poluga connects with a jab.
Erico Plaza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poluga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Plaza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Poluga shoots in for a takedown but Plaza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Poluga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Plaza pinned against the cage. Plaza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Plaza looks to land a combination. Poluga sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Plaza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poluga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluga throws a jab when Plaza was well out of range.
Plaza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Plaza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poluga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Elvis Poluga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Poluga misses its intended target.
Poluga tries for a takedown but Plaza circles away easily
and Plaza counters with a good low kick that Poluga was not able to check.
Poluga shoots in and drives through. Plaza sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Plaza there.
Poluga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Plaza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plaza lands with a nice body punch.
Plaza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poluga's calf.
Plaza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erico Plaza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plaza 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erico Plaza!