PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Plantz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaira Caffeine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Plantz
vs
Caffeine

185 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

215 cm
18
258 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

MMA Animal

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Plantz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gaira Caffeine!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plantz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caffeine.
Caffeine fails with an attempt to clinch.

Plantz closes the distance and clinches.
Plantz could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Plantz breaks the clinch.
Caffeine fails with a takedown attempt.
Caffeine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plantz manages to avoid it.
Caffeine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Plantz closes the distance and clinches.
Caffeine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Plantz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Caffeine uses from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Plantz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Caffeine looking to sit in guard and control but Plantz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Plantz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caffeine lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Plantz!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plantz tries to lock up and control but Caffeine gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Caffeine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Plantz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Plantz stops Caffeine from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Caffeine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Caffeine prevents Plantz from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Caffeine is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Plantz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Caffeine avoids the attempt from Plantz to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Plantz is looking to escape.

Caffeine moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Plantz has worked his arm free - good work by Plantz!
Plantz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Caffeine working away.
Caffeine trying to control the position but Plantz is working away.
Plantz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caffeine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Plantz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Caffeine.
Plantz has hold of Caffeine's hands but Caffeine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Caffeine trying to mount his opponent but Plantz defends it.
Caffeine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Plantz keeps working.
Caffeine wants to pass to mount but Plantz is defending the position.
Plantz trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine prevents Plantz from improving his position.

Caffeine is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Caffeine is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Plantz is looking to control Caffeine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Plantz avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plantz is looking for a sweep. Caffeine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caffeine stalling away here and it's allowed Plantz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gaira Caffeine will probably get the nod.
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.

Plantz clinches up against the cage.
Plantz tries to land a knee to the head but Caffeine blocks with his arms.
Plantz stalling in the clinch.
Caffeine drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Plantz gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Plantz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plantz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Plantz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plantz is looking to land body kicks.
Caffeine throws a right and a left that Plantz avoids nicely.

Plantz moves into range and clinches up with Caffeine.
Caffeine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Plantz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Caffeine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plantz has him pressed against the cage.

Plantz manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plantz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caffeine preventing the sweep.
Plantz controlling the position.
Caffeine stopping the sweep attempt from Plantz.
Plantz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plantz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Plantz tries to pass to full mount but Caffeine defends it.
Caffeine is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine wants to control but Plantz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Plantz trying to mount his opponent but Caffeine defends it.
Caffeine wants to control but Plantz is keeping busy.
Caffeine tries to roll over but Plantz keeps him under control.
James Plantz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plantz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Plantz moves nicely into side control.
Caffeine struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plantz trying to control the action but Caffeine is working from the bottom.
Caffeine is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Plantz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Plantz trying to control from half guard but Caffeine is working away.
Caffeine moves into full guard.
Plantz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caffeine throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine wants to hit a switch here but Plantz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Caffeine there!
Caffeine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Caffeine blocking the ground and pound.
Caffeine is looking to improve his position but Plantz isn't that keen on the idea.
Plantz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plantz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Caffeine is desperately trying to improve his position but Plantz has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Plantz dominated that second round.
That's time! Plantz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Plantz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Caffeine did well to prevent Plantz getting side control.
Caffeine is pressing down on Plantz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Plantz trying to control but Caffeine is working from the bottom.
Plantz looking to sit in guard and control but Caffeine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Caffeine trying to control the position from guard on top but Plantz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caffeine advances to half guard.
Plantz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Caffeine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffeine is looking to take a break and control but Plantz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Caffeine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Caffeine is working for a submission of some sort.
Caffeine is trying to control. Plantz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Caffeine wants to work for an arm triangle but Plantz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Caffeine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Caffeine prevents Plantz from improving his position.
Caffeine trying to control from half guard but Plantz is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plantz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Caffeine throwing shots but Plantz is blocking nicely.

Plantz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
James Plantz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Caffeine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caffeine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Plantz sprawls well. Plantz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caffeine gets slowly back to his feet.
Caffeine doesn't manage to clinch there - Plantz circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plantz is looking to clinch.
Caffeine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Caffeine tries to sprawl but Plantz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Caffeine is looking to improve his position.
Caffeine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Plantz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Plantz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plantz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Caffeine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Caffeine is trying to control but can't.
Caffeine wants to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Plantz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Caffeine trying to control but Plantz postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Plantz wants to work for an arm triangle but Caffeine is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Caffeine is looking for a sweep. Plantz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Plantz.
Well Plantz 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!