PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bucky Pluto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamus McDermid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDermid has chosen Detachable Penis - King Missle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pluto
vs
McDermid

190 cm
26
216 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bucky Pluto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shamus McDermid!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McDermid throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pluto counters with a lovely shot to the body.

McDermid forces Pluto back against the cage and clinches.
McDermid looking to stall.
Pluto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from McDermid.
McDermid drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pluto pulls his leg out and moves away.

McDermid moves into the clinch.
Pluto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McDermid after a bit of a struggle.
Pluto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McDermid gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bucky Pluto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pluto avoiding damage as McDermid throws knees to the body.
Pluto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pluto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McDermid gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McDermid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pluto is trying to push McDermid away but McDermid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McDermid tries to score a body lock takedown but Pluto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McDermid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDermid has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pluto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McDermid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDermid is looking to break free of the clinch but Pluto has double underhooks.
McDermid wants to break free but Pluto has control.

McDermid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDermid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pluto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDermid tries to clinch up.
Pluto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pluto misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pluto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McDermid.
McDermid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McDermid.
Pluto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDermid moves away.
Shamus McDermid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDermid defending well as Pluto loads up on a big left hand.
Pluto scores with a decent looking hook.
Pluto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDermid was well out of range. Poor timing from Pluto.
McDermid throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
McDermid lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pluto looks for the body kick but McDermid saw that one coming.
McDermid tries to clinch up.
Pluto lunges at McDermid with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDermid's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pluto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice straight punches there by Pluto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pluto.
McDermid avoids the body shot from Pluto.
Pluto scores with the left hand. McDermid knows he should have avoided that one.
McDermid throws a series of punches but Pluto moves out of range.
McDermid throws a sloppy head kick and Pluto moves out of range easily.
A big right from Pluto misses.
Sloppy strikes from McDermid. Those never looked like landing.
Bucky Pluto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDermid doesn't manage to clinch there - Pluto circles away.
McDermid throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pluto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

McDermid has taken the fight to the clinch.
McDermid lands a nice knee to the body.
Pluto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McDermid pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McDermid is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pluto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McDermid trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pluto tries to work over McDermid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDermid tries a knee to the head but Pluto blocks it.
McDermid leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pluto is pressed up against the cage. McDermid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pluto down to the mat. Pluto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pluto avoids a kick to the body.
Pluto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pluto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDermid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pluto.
Good exchange - Pluto coming out on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from McDermid misses.
Pluto delivers a nice body kick.
Pluto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDermid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pluto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamus McDermid dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McDermid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pluto misses with a body kick.
Pluto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shamus McDermid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDermid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pluto connects with a high kick.
McDermid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pluto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Pluto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDermid connects with a leg kick. Pluto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McDermid swings for the body but Pluto moves out of range.

McDermid moves into range and clinches up with Pluto.
Pluto is trying to maintain a safe position but McDermid gets an underhook and turns Pluto into the cage.
McDermid working Pluto over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pluto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McDermid to keep the fight standing.
Pluto managing to block the knees to the body from McDermid.
McDermid is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermid throws an elbow but it misses.
McDermid has Pluto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pluto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McDermid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Bucky Pluto has been cut.
McDermid is working for takedown but Pluto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bucky Pluto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shamus McDermid.
McDermid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McDermid tries to break the clinch but Pluto is controlling the position.
Pluto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pluto avoids a wild elbow strike from McDermid.
Pluto is trying to stall.
Pluto is looking for a takedown.
Pluto blocks an elbow strike.

Pluto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pluto lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermid misses with a wild combination.
Pluto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pluto thows a body shot but no joy.
McDermid throws a head kick that misses.
McDermid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Pluto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pluto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDermid throws a sloppy head kick
and Pluto counters with a series of strikes. McDermid will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pluto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDermid momentarily.
Pluto tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pluto.
A right-left combo lands from Pluto.

It looks like Shamus McDermid has been cut.
McDermid takes one on the button.
Pluto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDermid just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermid tries to clinch up but Pluto circles away and keeps his distance.
McDermid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pluto avoids the head kick by McDermid.
McDermid misses with a head kick.
McDermid is breathing heavily.
Pluto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pluto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McDermid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McDermid tries to clinch but Pluto is having none of it.
McDermid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pluto scores with a nice head shot.
McDermid slips a jab from Pluto.
Pluto lands a nice hook to McDermid's body. McDermid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDermid wants to clinch up but Pluto keeps it at a distance.
McDermid wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for McDermid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from McDermid.

McDermid moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pluto can't find room to land a body shot as McDermid controls the action.
Shamus McDermid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pluto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McDermid.
McDermid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pluto taking a breather.
McDermid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McDermid looking to throw knees to the head but Pluto is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bucky Pluto dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

McDermid is looking to clinch but Pluto is avoiding it.
McDermid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDermid looks to score with a jab to the body but Pluto is just out of range.
Pluto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McDermid.
Pluto lands an overhand right.
Bucky Pluto is winning the standup battle so far.
Pluto throws an overhand right that lands on McDermid's shoulder, as McDermid tries to avoid the shot.
Pluto tries to bum rush McDermid with a series of wild strikes but McDermid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDermid misses with a kick to the body
and Pluto counters with a nice leg kick.
McDermid misses with a takedown attempt - Pluto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pluto lands a head shot.
McDermid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDermid throws a looping overhand right but Pluto ducks down to avoid it.
Pluto swats away the attempt to clinch by McDermid.
McDermid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pluto cracks McDermid with an open hand slap.
Pluto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDermid.
McDermid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDermid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pluto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McDermid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pluto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pluto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pluto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pluto lunges at McDermid with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDermid's hand.
A punch lands to the side of McDermid 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDermid tries to close the distance and clinch but Pluto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Pluto finds it's way through McDermid's defenses.
Pluto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Pluto there.

McDermid is rocked!
McDermid has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pluto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDermid's head.
McDermid is still on wobbly legs! Can Pluto finish him?
Pluto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pluto closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops McDermid! Pluto dives in looking to finish! McDermid is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bucky Pluto!