PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Brevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo comes to the cage accompanied by ISIS - Grinning Mouths. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Plo
vs
Brevik

173 cm
27
150 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

174 cm
22
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Brevik!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brevik slips under a jab from Plo.
Plo throws out a loose jab but Brevik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brevik ducks under a wild hook from Plo.
Brevik wants to clinch up but Plo keeps it at a distance.
Plo looks to land a left hand but Brevik moved out of range nicely.
Plo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brevik.
Brevik misses with a body kick.
Plo misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Plo.
Brevik thumps Plo with a low kick.
Plo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brevik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Plo.
Brevik looks to score with a jab to the body but Plo is just out of range.
Brevik stuffs the takedown attempt from Plo. Plo gets slowly back to his feet.
Brevik is looking to clinch but Plo is avoiding it.

Brevik forces Plo back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brevik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Plo fails to pull guard.
Brevik lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Plo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Plo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brevik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Plo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plo is looking for a takedown.
Plo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brevik lands a knee to the body.
Plo is trying to pull guard but Brevik has him pressed against the cage.
Plo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Plo pulls guard successfully.
Brevik content to stall in guard here.
Plo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brevik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Donald Brevik has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Plo avoids the body shot from Brevik.
Brevik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brevik misses with a wild body shot.
Brevik misses with a body kick.

Brevik moves into the clinch.
Plo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Plo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Plo missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Brevik.

It looks like Patrick Plo has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brevik trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Plo - that landed with a thud.
Brevik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brevik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Plo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brevik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Plo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brevik just stands there and leans against the cage.
Plo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Plo avoiding damage as Brevik throws knees to the body.
Plo fails to pull guard.
Brevik blocks an uppercut.
Plo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brevik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Plo is defending well for now.
Plo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plo lands an uppercut.
Plo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brevik just stands there and leans against the cage.
Plo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brevik walks away with a smile on his face. Plo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Donald Brevik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Plo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brevik.
Plo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brevik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Plo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brevik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Plo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brevik looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Brevik is letting Plo control him for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brevik prevents Plo from improving position.
Brevik wants to control but Plo postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lull in the action here.
Brevik struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donald Brevik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Plo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Plo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brevik moves away.
Brevik tries to clinch but Plo moves out of range.

Brevik clinches up with Plo and pushes him back against the cage.
Brevik putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Plo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brevik fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brevik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brevik misses with a kick to the body.
Plo moves out of range as Brevik throws a body kick.
Plo blocks a head kick by Brevik.
Brevik needs to keep his hands up - Plo had a free shot at his head there.
Plo misses with an uppercut. Brevik saw that one coming.
Plo swings for the body but Brevik moves out of range.
Brevik tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brevik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Plo misses with a body punch.
Plo misses with the head strike.
Plo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brevik to keep the fight standing.
Brevik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brevik is struggling to control the position.
Brevik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brevik scores a nice knee to the body.
Brevik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brevik avoids it.
Brevik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brevik just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Plo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plo tries a body shot but Brevik blocks it.
Plo working aggressively here.
Plo is trying to pull guard but Brevik turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brevik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brevik scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brevik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plo avoids it.
Plo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brevik just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brevik landing knees to the head.

Plo is rocked!
Brevik with a knee to the head.
Oh Plo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brevik lands a knee to the body.
Brevik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Brevik.
Brevik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brevik.
Donald Brevik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brevik is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Brevik.
Brevik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brevik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Plo's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brevik.
Brevik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brevik lands an elbow just above Plo 's eye.
Brevik blocks an uppercut.
Brevik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brevik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brevik lands a knee to the body.
Plo is trying to maintain a safe position but Brevik gets an underhook and turns Plo into the cage.
Brevik lands a knee to the body.
Brevik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brevik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brevik lands an elbow that stopped Plo in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brevik obliges.
Brevik lands an elbow inside.
Brevik lands a nice knee to the body.
Brevik lands an elbow inside that Plo shrugs off.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brevik as Plo tries to tie him up.
Plo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plo throws an elbow but it misses.
Plo tries for a takedown but Brevik manages to get underhooks.
Brevik lands a good knee to the midsection. Plo won't want to take too many of those.
Brevik stalling.
Plo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brevik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brevik lands a knee to the body.
Brevik scores with a knee to the head.
Brevik is pushing Plo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brevik is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brevik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brevik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Plo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plo moves out of range as Brevik strikes.
Plo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brevik.
Plo blocks a head kick by Brevik.
Plo misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brevik is fending him off so far but Plo persists. Nope, Brevik circles away and we're back to standing.
Donald Brevik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brevik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brevik misses with a body kick.
Plo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brevik.
Plo digs a good body shot into Brevik's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brevik.
Plo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brevik can pounce on him.
Plo misses with a left hand
and Brevik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Plo thinking.

Brevik pushes Plo up against the cage in a clinch.
Plo seems to have got his legs back now.
Brevik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Plo is defending well for now.
Brevik missing with knees to the body.
Brevik with a knee to the head.
Plo managing to block the knees to the body from Brevik.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plo fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Plo gets control of Brevik's arms and successfully pulls guard. Plo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Plo is controlling Brevik's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Brevik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Plo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brevik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Plo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Plo looks to throw the jab but Brevik is out of range.
Plo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brevik.
Brevik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plo moves away.
Plo misses with a straight left.
Plo avoids a kick to the body.
Plo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brevik throws a head kick but Plo moves out of range.
Brevik throws a half hearted mid kick.

Brevik closes the distance and clinches.
Plo tries to pull guard but Brevik holds him up against the cage and eventually Plo drops back down to his feet.

Plo pulls Brevik into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brevik trying to control the position from guard on top but Plo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plo looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brevik wants to stand but Plo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Plo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Donald Brevik.
Plo takes one on the button.
Brevik cracks the inside of Plo's front leg.
Plo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brevik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brevik throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brevik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plo.
Brevik throws a head kick that half lands.
Plo misses with a hook.
Plo checks a leg kick nicely.
Plo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plo digs a good hook to Brevik's body.
Plo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Plo looks to throw the jab but Brevik is out of range.
Donald Brevik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!

Brevik drives through and clinches with Plo against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brevik displaying some good clinch control by pressing Plo up against the cage.
Plo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brevik lands a damaging elbow.
Brevik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Plo fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Plo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brevik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Plo's brow.
Brevik prevents a body shot from Plo.
Brevik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plo avoids it.
Brevik tries to land knees in the clinch but Plo avoids the damage to the body.
Brevik lands a shot to the body.
Plo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brevik smiles and moves away.
Plo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brevik tries to clinch there but Plo circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Brevik moves into the clinch.
Brevik managing to block the knees to the body from Plo.
Plo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brevik to keep the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brevik.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plo fails to pull guard.
Plo avoiding damage as Brevik throws knees to the body.
Plo tries to pull guard but Brevik holds him up against the cage and eventually Plo drops back down to his feet.
Brevik prevents the takedown attempt.
Brevik lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Plo tries to pull guard but Brevik won't allow it.
Plo takes an elbow to the temple.
Brevik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Plo's face.
Plo misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Brevik really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Plo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brevik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Plo avoids the body shot from Brevik.
Plo avoids the body shot from Brevik.
Brevik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Plo rather than just go for the knockout.
Plo looks to land a right hand but Brevik moved out of range.
Plo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brevik slips a straight right by Plo.
Brevik throws a head kick that misses.
Brevik lands with an overhand left.
Donk. Plo catches Brevik right on the button with a cross.
Plo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Breviks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Plo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Plo trying to control but Brevik is working from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brevik has Plo pulled in close to control his posture.
Plo throws a strike but Brevik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Plo keeping moving, preventing Brevik from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Donald Brevik.
Brevik tries to clinch there but Plo circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brevik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brevik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brevik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plo.
Brevik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Plo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Plo gets tackled into the cage by Brevik. Brevik maintains the clinch.
Plo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Plo drags the fight down to the ground.
Brevik won't allow Plo to sweep him here.
Brevik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Plo is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Plo is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Patrick Plo.
Plo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brevik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plo.
Plo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brevik was well out of range. Poor timing from Plo.
Plo scores with a jab to the body.
Plo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brevik lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Brevik misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brevik throws a body punch but Plo moves out of range.
Brevik slips a jab from Plo.
Plo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Plo looks to throw the jab but Brevik is out of range.
Brevik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brevik staying out of range there.
Plo shoots in but no luck this time.
Brevik is looking to clinch.
Brevik throws a wild body kick that Plo sees coming a mile off.
Brevik throws a body punch but Plo moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plo checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brevik.
Plo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brevik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Patrick Plo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Plo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brevik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Plo is looking to control Brevik's arms but Brevik gets an underhook and turns him. Now Plo has his back to the cage.
Brevik avoiding damage as Plo throws knees to the body.
Plo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brevik wants to stall.
Brevik putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Plo can't break the clinch.
Plo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brevik blocks an elbow strike.

Plo wants the takedown. Brevik is fighting it off but Plo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brevik's guard against the cage.
Brevik is looking to stand up but Plo isn't so interested in that idea.
Plo throwing strikes from guard but Brevik blocks nicely.
Plo working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brevik keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
Brevik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Plo is one step ahead there.
Brevik keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
Plo throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo trying to control the position from guard on top but Brevik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Patrick Plo just wasn't active enough.
Plo throws a jab but it's blocked by Brevik.
Brevik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plo lands a jab to Brevik's midsection.
Brevik throws a head kick that misses.
Plo throws a big shot that misses.
Plo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brevik throws a hook to the side of Plo's head but Plo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brevik moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Plo works over Brevik's head and body with a nice combination.
Plo throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo swings for the body but Brevik moves out of range.
Plo avoids the body shot from Brevik.
Brevik scores with a nice body kick.
Plo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brevik's head backwards.
Brevik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Plo misses with a hook
and Brevik counters with an outside leg kick.
Brevik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Plo thuds his right hand into Brevik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Plo.
Brevik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Plo misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brevik 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 Plo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Plo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brevik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brevik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Plo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Brevik as Plo shoots in.
Donald Brevik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brevik lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brevik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plo throws a body punch but Brevik moves out of range.
Patrick Plo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Brevik. Plo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brevik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Plo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brevik.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brevik throws a lazy uppercut
and Plo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brevik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brevik slaps away a takedown attempt from Plo, before circling back to the center of the mat.

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 Patrick Plo.
I think Brevik has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:50
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Donald Brevik!
Donald Brevik is the new featherweight champion!