PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Siegel (ranked 1985 p4p, 212 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 1659 p4p, 182 weight class). Siegel comes to the cage accompanied by Coolio ft. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise. Wasyl Plutov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Siegel
vs
Plutov

178 cm
34
156 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

178 cm
28
155 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Siegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siegel slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Siegel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Plutov doesn't seem phased though.
Plutov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Siegel under the eye.
Siegel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plutov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Plutov defending well as Siegel loads up on a big left hand.
Plutov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Plutov misses with a hook.
Siegel throws a head kick but Plutov moves out of range.
Siegel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plutov was well out of range. Poor timing from Siegel.
Siegel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
Plutov lands an overhand right.
Plutov tries to work over Siegel's front leg with a kick but Siegel checks it.
Plutov avoids a kick to the body.
Siegel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Plutov.
Plutov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Siegel takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Plutov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Plutov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Plutov misses.
Siegel half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Siegel on the side of the head.
Siegel lands a nice looking body shot.
Siegel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Siegel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plutov moves away.
Siegel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Siegel looks to land a left hand but Plutov moved out of range nicely.
Siegel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plutov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Plutov connects with a looping right hand.
Siegel throws a lazy right hand but Plutov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plutov scores with a sloppy right hand. Siegel should have avoided that one.
Siegel misses with a left hand
and Plutov counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plutov feints and then cracks Siegel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Siegel down.
Siegel throws a head kick that misses.
Siegel slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Siegel.
Siegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov cracks Siegel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Siegel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Plutov! But no joy.
That kick from Plutov tenderised Siegel's leg. Siegel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Plutov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Siegel counters with a stiff right hand.
Siegel throws a front kick aimed at Plutov's knee but Plutov avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Plutov misses.
Siegel throws a shot to the body.
Siegel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Siegel missing with a left hand there. Plutov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siegel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Siegel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Siegel throws a leg kick but Plutov moved away.
Plutov throws a sloppy head kick and Siegel moves out of range easily.
Plutov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Plutov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Plutov is looking to chop away at Siegel's legs.
Siegel looks to throw the jab but Plutov is out of range.
Siegel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plutov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Plutov checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the liver by Plutov. Beautiful body shot.
Siegel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Plutov there.
Siegel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plutov.
Donk. Plutov catches Siegel right on the button with a cross.
Plutov throws the kick towards the body but Siegel avoids it.
Siegel thuds a left hand into Plutov's body.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siegel throws out a powerful jab.
Plutov throws a looping overhand right but Siegel ducks down to avoid it.
Plutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Siegel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Siegel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plutov.
Plutov scores with a sloppy right hand. Siegel should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siegel slips under a jab from Plutov.
Siegel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Siegel.
Plutov misses with a hook. Siegel ducked under it nicely.
Siegel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Plutov just manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov looks to land a combination but Siegel avoids it well.
Plutov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Siegel throws a series of punches but Plutov avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by Plutov.
Siegel motions for Plutov to come forward. Siegel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Plutov looks to throw a body kick
and Siegel counters with a stiff right hand.
Siegel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plutov.
Despite the aggression on Plutov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick misses from Siegel.
Plutov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plutov dips to his left and cracks Siegel with an uppercut!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Siegel checks a leg kick.
Siegel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Siegel.
Siegel lands a nice hook to Plutov's body. Plutov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Plutov cracks Siegel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Plutov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wasyl Plutov 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.

Plutov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Plutov looks to land a right hand but Siegel moved out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Siegel might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Plutov lands a head shot.
Plutov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Siegel counters with a stiff right hand.
Plutov scores with the left hand. Siegel knows he should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Plutov coming out on top.
Plutov throws a body kick that misses.
Siegel misses with an uppercut.
Plutov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Plutov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siegel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Plutov.
Siegel lands with an overhand left.
Siegel lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plutov moves to clinch but Siegel breaks away
letting Siegel counter with a right hand.
Siegel moves out of range as Plutov strikes.
Siegel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Siegel throws a leg kick
and Plutov counters with a body kick.
Siegel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov lands a body shot.
Plutov avoids the head kick by Siegel.
A good leg kick by Plutov.
A jab lands there for Siegel.
Plutov throws a hook but Siegel blocks it.
Plutov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Siegel. Beautiful body shot.
Siegel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plutov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Siegel momentarily.
Siegel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Plutov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Siegel's head.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Plutov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plutov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Plutov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Siegel lands.
Plutov cracks Siegel with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Plutov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Siegel is out of range.
Plutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siegel moves away.
Siegel scores with a jab to the body.
Siegel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
Plutov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Siegel under the eye.
Siegel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Plutov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Siegel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Siegel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Plutov misses with an uppercut. Siegel saw that one coming.
Plutov thuds his right hand into Siegel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Plutov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Siegel stuns Plutov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Siegel checks a low kick from Plutov.
Plutov misses with a hook
enabling Siegel to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siegel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Siegel moves away from the strike by Plutov.
Plutov blocks a jab.
Plutov lands an overhand right.
A big left from Siegel misses.
Siegel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siegel misses with a hook
and Siegel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siegel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Plutov misses with a body shot.
Plutov catches Siegel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Siegel connects with a nice looking jab.
Siegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plutov manages to avoid it.
Siegel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plutov misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Plutov.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Siegel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siegel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Siegel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Plutov takes a swing at Siegel's ribcage but misses.
Plutov lands with a hook. Siegel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Plutov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Siegel if he has to take too many more of those.
Siegel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Siegel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siegel takes one to the chin there.
Plutov misses with a wild body shot.
Siegel moves out of range as Plutov strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siegel. Plutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plutov jabs Siegel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Plutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siegel manages to avoid it.
Siegel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siegel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Plutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Plutov misses the shot to the body.
Plutov misses with a jab to the body
and Siegel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wasyl Plutov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Plutov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Plutov lands a leg kick that knocks Siegel off balance momentarily.
Plutov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Siegel lands with a right hand.
Plutov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Plutov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Siegel works the jab nicely.
Siegel misses with a wild combination.
Plutov throws a shot to the body.
Donk. Plutov catches Siegel right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siegel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Plutov.
Siegel scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Plutov. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siegel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Plutov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Siegel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plutov moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
Plutov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Siegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plutov manages to avoid it.
Plutov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Siegel defending well as Plutov loads up on a big left hand.
Siegel drops his hands momentarily and Plutov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Plutov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Siegel throws a head kick that Plutov semi-blocks.
Siegel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Siegel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Plutov lands with a right hand.
Siegel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Plutov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siegel scores with a nice head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Siegel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Plutov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Plutov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Siegel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel scores with a nice right hand.
Plutov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Plutov just misses with a punch to the body.
Siegel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Siegel throws a series of punches but Plutov avoids them all with ease.
Plutov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Siegel misses with a kick to the body.
Plutov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Siegel has time to react.
Plutov swinging wildly here.
Plutov throws out a leg kick but Siegel moves out of range and Plutov only half commits.
Siegel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Siegel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice cross by Plutov.
Nice cross by Siegel.
Plutov throws a jab when Siegel was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Plutov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siegel misses the jab.
Plutov misses with a looping left.
Plutov moves out of range as Siegel strikes.
Plutov throws out a counter right but Siegel avoids it with no problem.
Plutov moves away from the strike by Siegel.
Plutov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Siegel has time to react.
Plutov lands a jab to the nose.
A slapping body kick lands there for Plutov.
Siegel throws a hook but Plutov avoids it easily.
Plutov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Siegel misses with the combination.
It seemed like Plutov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Plutov looks to land a left hand but Siegel moved out of range nicely.
Siegel ducks under a wild hook from Plutov.
Siegel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Plutov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Siegel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Siegel swings for the body but Plutov moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siegel jabs Plutov right on the nose. Plutov blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siegel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Plutov misses the shot to the body.
Siegel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Plutov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benjamin Siegel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plutov lands the left hand.
Plutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Siegel was well out of range. Poor timing from Plutov.
Siegel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Plutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Siegel misses.
Siegel throws a sloppy head kick and Plutov moves out of range easily.
Plutov lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plutov lands with a straight right. Siegel didn't see that one coming.
Donk. Plutov catches Siegel right on the button with a cross.
Siegel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Plutov just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wasyl Plutov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Plutov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasyl Plutov!
Wasyl Plutov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.