PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 668 p4p, 2107 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 90 p4p, 264 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Plutov
vs
Dokov

178 cm
39
155
32 - 22 - 1

178 cm
32
170
13 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dokov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plutov.
Plutov throws a series of punches but Dokov avoids them all with ease.

Plutov has managed to clinch.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
Plutov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Plutov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov tries a knee to the head but Plutov blocks it.
Plutov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dokov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Plutov.
Dokov misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
Plutov tries to work over Dokov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dokov is defending well for now.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Dokov controls the action.
Dokov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Plutov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plutov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dokov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dokov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dokov avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Dokov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Plutov throws a head punch that misses.
Plutov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dokov misses with an elbow over the top.

Dokov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Plutov lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dokov has managed to clinch.
Plutov misses with a knee strike.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Plutov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dokov avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Plutov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dokov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dokov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov looking to stall.
Dokov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dokov jumps guard but Plutov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Plutov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dokovs head.
Dokov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Plutov just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Plutov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
Dokov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wasyl Plutov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doko Dokov.
Plutov lands a hook that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Dokov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Plutov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dokov can turn it around.
A short right from Dokov on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dokov.
Plutov blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dokov fails to land.
Dokov blocks a body shot from Plutov.
Plutov missing with knees to the body.
Dokov avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Dokov blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plutov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dokov's brow.
Dokov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but Dokov blocks with his arms.
Dokov misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov pushes off an throws an elbow but Dokov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokov.
Dokov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wasyl Plutov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice jab there from Dokov.
Dokov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Dokov has Plutov up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Plutov.
Plutov lands with a right to the head.
Plutov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dokov up against the cage.
Dokov blocks an elbow strike from Plutov.
Knees to the body from Plutov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov misses with an elbow over the top.
Plutov throws an elbow but it misses.
Dokov leaning against his opponent.
Dokov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wasyl Plutov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Plutov throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov has Plutov pushed against the cage.
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
Dokov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dokov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Plutov up against the cage.
Plutov lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Plutov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plutov stalling.
Plutov keeps control of Dokov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Plutov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Dokov controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Plutov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plutov.
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
Dokov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plutov has him pressed against the cage.
Plutov looking to stall.
Plutov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dokov stalling the fight.
Dokov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dokov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Plutov throws an elbow but it misses.
Plutov tries to work over Dokov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov lands with a right to the head.
Dokov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Plutov connects with a knee to the head.
Dokov letting Plutov take a breather here.
Plutov is looking to control Dokov's arms but Dokov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Plutov has his back to the cage.
Dokov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plutov lands a right hand.
Dokov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dokov can do to turn this around?
Plutov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Plutov.
Plutov takes a shot to the head.
Dokov takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokov.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Plutov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dokov blocks an elbow strike.
Dokov dodges an elbow strike from Plutov.
Dokov misses with a punch on the inside.
Dokov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Plutov smiles and moves away.

Dokov closes the distance and clinches.
Plutov gets through Dokov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dokov blocks an elbow strike.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Plutov fails to land.
Plutov misses with an elbow over the top.
Plutov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dokov blocks an elbow strike from Plutov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wasyl Plutov dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dokov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dokov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plutov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plutov misses the jab.
Plutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dokov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Plutov connects with a single shot there.
Plutov misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Dokov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Dokov gets a double leg takedown into Plutov's guard.
Plutov wants to stand but Dokov is controlling the position.
Dokov throws a big right hand that misses.

Plutov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plutov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dokov avoids the elbow strike from Plutov, against the cage.
Plutov landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Plutov throws an elbow that misses.
Dokov gets through Plutov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
Dokov cracks Plutov with a nice body shot.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dokov stalling the fight.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Dokov.
Dokov blocking some punches.

Dokov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dokov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Plutov's head.
Plutov wants to stand but Dokov is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Dokov stands up and waves to Plutov to follow him.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dokov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plutov.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plutov is looking to slow Dokov down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov throws a nice head kick!
Plutov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dokov at a distance.
Dokov misses with a series of wild punches.
Plutov throws a jab but it's blocked by Dokov.
Dokov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Plutov.
Plutov throws a right hand that misses
and Dokov counters with a one-two to the body.

Plutov closes the distance and pushes Dokov back into the cage.
Plutov throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov looking to slow down the pace here.
Plutov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
Dokov avoids the elbow strike from Plutov, against the cage.
Plutov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Plutov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Plutov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dokov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doko Dokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokov.
Dokov avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Plutov looking to stall.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dokov is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov looking to throw knees to the head but Dokov is blocking nicely.
Dokov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dokov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Plutov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dokov avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Plutov lands with a left to the head.
Dokov managing to block the knees to the body from Plutov.
Plutov throws an elbow but it misses.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Wasyl Plutov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dokov lands a right hand.
Dokov lands with a right to the head.
Come on Dokov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wasyl Plutov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Plutov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasyl Plutov!
Wasyl Plutov gave a mention to Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).