PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Di Federico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaewkwan Plumuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Di Federico comes into the arena with Das Omen (E Nominem) blaring out of the sound system. Kaewkwan Plumuk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Di Federico
vs
Plumuk

165 cm
22
147 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

174 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincenzo Di Federico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaewkwan Plumuk!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Federico fails with an attempt to clinch.
Di Federico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plumuk stuffs the takedown attempt from Di Federico. Di Federico gets slowly back to his feet.
Di Federico doesn't manage to clinch there - Plumuk circles away.
Plumuk is looking to chop away at Di Federico's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plumuk swats away the attempt to clinch by Di Federico.
Di Federico shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Plumuk pinned against the cage. Plumuk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumuk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Di Federico shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Plumuk defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Di Federico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Di Federico dives in and grabs Plumuk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Plumuk pushes down on Di Federico's head and hops out.
Vincenzo Di Federico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Di Federico misses with a takedown attempt - Plumuk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Plumuk misses with a wild combination.
Plumuk throws a low kick but Di Federico avoids it.
Di Federico shoots in for a takedown but Plumuk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Plumuk misses with the combination.
Di Federico shoots in looking for a takedown. Plumuk tries to sprawl out of it but Di Federico keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Plumuk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plumuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Di Federico shoots in and drives through. Plumuk sprawls well.
Di Federico walks into a stiff left hand from Plumuk.
Di Federico shoots in and drives through. Plumuk sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Di Federico lands with a kick to the temple. Plumuk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Plumuk misses with a body shot.
Plumuk avoids the head kick by Di Federico.
Di Federico shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Plumuk but Plumuk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Plumuk wants to land a leg kick but Di Federico is out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Di Federico tries to clinch but Plumuk is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaewkwan Plumuk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Di Federico dives in and grabs Plumuk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Plumuk pushes down on Di Federico's head and hops out.
Plumuk stuffs the takedown attempt from Di Federico. Di Federico gets slowly back to his feet.
Di Federico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vincenzo Di Federico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Plumuk drops Di Federico with a beautiful combination! Di Federico stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Plumuk is looking for the KO!

Di Federico is rocked!
No luck for Di Federico with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Di Federico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Di Federico showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plumuk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumuk misses with a wild combination.
Plumuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Di Federico was well out of range. Poor timing from Plumuk.
Plumuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plumuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Plumuk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Di Federico.
Di Federico fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Plumuk leaves Di Federico with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Di Federico fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plumuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Di Federico is just out of range.
Di Federico tries for a takedown but Plumuk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Di Federico shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Plumuk sprawls well. Plumuk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Di Federico gets slowly back to his feet.
Di Federico shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Plumuk defends it nicely.
Plumuk misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Di Federico fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Plumuk avoids it really well and circles away.
Plumuk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Di Federico throws a left and a right that both miss
and Plumuk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaewkwan Plumuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Plumuk fails to land with a series of punches.
Di Federico closes the distance but Plumuk moves to the side
and Plumuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Plumuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Di Federico gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Plumuk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Di Federico misses with a takedown
and Plumuk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumuk throws a leg kick which misses Di Federico's front leg but catches the back leg as Di Federico tries to avoid it.
Di Federico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Plumuk. Plumuk obviously looking to wear him down.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Di Federico. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Di Federico tries to clinch but Plumuk is having none of it.
Di Federico gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Plumuk counters with a crisp one two that drops Di Federico! Plumuk thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Di Federico to his feet! Di Federico is in big trouble!
Oh Di Federico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Di Federico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plumuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaewkwan Plumuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Di Federico seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Plumuk, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Plumuk.
Plumuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Di Federico is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Plumuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Plumuk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Di Federico looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Plumuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Di Federico's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Plumuk. That's going to slow Di Federico down.
Plumuk lands with an uppercut that bounces Di Federico off the cage and back into rage.
Plumuk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Di Federico rather than just go for the knockout.
Plumuk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Plumuk.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Di Federico might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Di Federico shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Plumuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Di Federico. That did some damage!
Di Federico tries for a takedown but Plumuk circles away easily
letting Plumuk counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plumuk feints and then cracks Di Federico's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Di Federico down.
Vincenzo Di Federico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Di Federico throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Plumuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Plumuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Di Federico avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plumuk throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaewkwan Plumuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Plumuk 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaewkwan Plumuk!