PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erico Plaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rambo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ride of the Valkyries. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Plaza
vs
Rambo

170 cm
29
183 lbs
16 - 12 - 1

176 cm
28
170 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Adrenaline

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Erico Plaza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo lands with a good body shot.
Plaza scores with a punch to the head.
Rambo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rambo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Plaza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rambo.
Rambo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rambo closes the distance but Plaza moves to the side
and Plaza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rambo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rambo throws a hook but Plaza blocks it.
Rambo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plaza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Plaza.
Plaza misses with a body shot.
Rambo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rambo tries to clinch but Plaza moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plaza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rambo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plaza.
Rambo scores with a punch to the head.
Plaza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plaza throws a low kick, looking for Rambo's leg but Rambo calmly moves out of range.
John Rambo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rambo is looking to clinch.
Plaza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rambo.
Rambo jabs Plaza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rambo thows a body shot but no joy.
Rambo tries to clinch there but Plaza circles away.
Plaza slips a jab from Rambo.

Plaza clinches with his opponent.
Plaza blocking some punches.
Plaza throws a head punch that misses.
Plaza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rambo.
Plaza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rambo blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo misses with the head strike.
Plaza is trying to stall.
Rambo swings wildly with an uppercut but Plaza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Rambo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plaza blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rambo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rambo working aggressively here.
Rambo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rambo fails to land.
Plaza takes a shot to the head.
Plaza works on Rambo's body with a couple of short punches.
Rambo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Plaza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rambo has a couple of punches blocked by Plaza.
Plaza blocking some punches.
Plaza blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Plaza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plaza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Plaza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Plaza.
Plaza just misses with a punch to the body.
Rambo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Plaza misses with an uppercut.
Plaza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rambo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Plaza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Rambo closes the distance and pushes Plaza back into the cage.
Plaza taking a breather.
Rambo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Plazas head.
Rambo misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plaza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plaza misses with a punch to the body.
Plaza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rambo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Plaza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plaza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Plaza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rambo's elbow.
Rambo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rambo misses with some punches.
Plaza avoids a wild elbow strike from Rambo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rambo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rambo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Plaza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rambo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Rambo on the inside.
Rambo lands a left hand.
Rambo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Rambo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Plaza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rambo. Rambo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rambo thuds his right hand into Plaza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rambo doesn't manage to clinch there - Plaza circles away.

Rambo moves into the clinch.
Plaza looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rambo.
Rambo throws a head punch that misses.
Plaza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rambo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plaza blocks an uppercut.
Rambo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plaza tries to throw a body punch but Rambo avoids it by throwing Plaza back against the cage.
Rambo misses with a punch on the inside.
Plaza blocking some punches.
Rambo misses with some punches.
Plaza prevents a body shot from Rambo.
Rambo throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plaza.
Rambo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rambo misses with the head strike.
Plaza lands a nice shot to the body.
Rambo misses with a punch on the inside.
Plaza trying to control the position but instead, Rambo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Plaza into the cage.
Plaza working aggressively here.
Plaza is trying to break free.
Rambo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plaza.
Plaza tries to stall but Rambo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rambo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rambo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rambo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Plaza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rambo swings wildly with an uppercut but Plaza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rambo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plaza backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plaza tries to throw a body punch but Rambo avoids it by throwing Plaza back against the cage.
Plaza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
John Rambo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plaza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Plaza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rambo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plaza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Plaza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rambo pushes Plaza up against the cage in a clinch.
Rambo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rambo throws a head punch that misses.

Plaza breaks the clinch.
Plaza scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Rambo.
Plaza tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Plaza misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rambo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plaza keeps the fight on the outside.
Plaza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Plaza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Plaza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rambo closes the distance but Plaza moves to the side
and Plaza finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rambo is looking to clinch.
Plaza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rambo but Rambo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rambo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plaza manages to avoid it.
Plaza lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Plaza has managed to clinch.
Plaza lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plaza tries to work over Rambo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rambo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plaza tries to work over Rambo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plaza lands a nice elbow.
Plaza misses with a body punch.
Plaza lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rambo misses with the head strike.

Plaza manages to break the clinch.
Rambo throws a big shot that misses.
Plaza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Plaza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plaza lands a nice looking body shot.
Erico Plaza is winning the standup battle so far.
Rambo is breathing heavily.
Rambo is looking to clinch but Plaza is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erico Plaza dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A bone on bone clash there as Rambo blocks the leg kick.
Rambo tries to clinch but Plaza is having none of it.
Rambo tries to clinch but Plaza is having none of it.
Plaza misses with an uppercut
and Rambo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Plaza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rambo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plaza thows a body shot but no joy.
Plaza avoids the body shot from Rambo.
Plaza lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rambo backs up against the cage.
Rambo tries to clinch
and Rambo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Rambo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plaza thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rambo if he has to take too many more of those.
Rambo is still on wobbly legs! Can Plaza finish him?
Plaza darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Rambo's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Plaza before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erico Plaza!
Our winner, Erico Plaza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.