PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo comes to the cage accompanied by ISIS - Grinning Mouths. Spencer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner. 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.

Plo
vs
Spencer

173 cm
32
150 lbs
27 - 16 - 1

170 cm
30
157 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Fast

CEC Nutrition Q160

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn
Reaper Combatwear

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 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Plo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plo throws a hook but Spencer blocks it.

Plo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Spencer is trying to defend but Plo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Plo trying to control from half guard but Spencer is working away.
Spencer gets full guard.

Spencer has his foot on Plo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Plo works his way back into a safe position though.
Plo wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.

Spencer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.

Spencer looking for a guillotine here but Plo defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo trying to control the position from guard on top but Spencer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
Spencer wants to sweep but no luck.

Patrick Plo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Plo stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Plo misses.
Plo cracks Spencer with a good jab.
Spencer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Plo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Plo misses the shot to the body.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown but Plo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Patrick Plo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Spencer.

Plo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Plo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spencer is keeping the position for now.
Plo wanted to stand there but Spencer had control of the position.
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!
Spencer wants to sweep but no luck.
Spencer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Plo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Spencer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Plo is aware though and is defending well.
Plo connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
Spencer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Plo trying to control but Spencer is working from the bottom.
Plo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Plo won't allow Spencer to sweep him here.

We're going to have a standup here because Patrick Plo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Plo throws a right hand that misses
and Spencer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Horrible takedown by Spencer or perhaps it was just good defense by Plo which made him look bad.
Plo throws a jab when Spencer was well out of range.
Spencer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plo.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown but Plo shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo misses with a straight left.
Spencer cracks Plo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Plo digs a good hook to Spencer's body.
Plo misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Plo.
Plo throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Plo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Plo.

It looks like Mark Spencer has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plo stuffs the takedown.
Plo looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer swings widly with a right hand
and Plo counters with a straight right hand.
Plo scores with the left hand. Spencer knows he should have avoided that one.
Good work by Plo as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Plo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Spencer'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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Plo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Plo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spencer doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for Plo. That snapped Spencer's head back.
Plo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spencer counters with a low kick, right behind Plo 's knee.
Plo cracks Spencer with an open hand slap.
Mark Spencer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Plo throws a head kick that misses.
Spencer jabs Plo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spencer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Plo's head backwards.
Patrick Plo is winning the standup battle so far.
Plo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spencer counters with a left to the body.
Plo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice combination there by Spencer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo connects with a body shot that sends Spencer's belly button to the back.
Plo thuds a left hand into Spencer's body.
Plo tries a low kick but Spencer avoids it.
Plo throws a predictable looking body shot

and Spencer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Plo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spencer!
Plo with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plo raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Plo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Spencer is in a horrible position here. Plo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Plo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer tries to hold on but Plo postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Spencer can't escape the position.
Spencer throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Plo tries to control but Spencer wriggling away.
Spencer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Plo controlling his opponent.
Spencer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo trying to control but Spencer is having none of it.
Spencer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Plo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spencer?
Spencer is squirming around, avoiding Plo's attempts to control the action.
Spencer wants to control but Plo is having none of it.
Plo looking to control but Spencer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spencer is trying to escape the mount.
Plo landing strikes from the mount and Spencer is in trouble!
Plo wants to control the pace but Spencer is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Plo wants to control the pace but Spencer is squirming around nicely.
Plo controlling the pace for now.
Spencer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Spencer is looking for a sweep. Plo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Plo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Plo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Plo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Spencer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Plo misses with a body punch
and Spencer counters with a leg kick.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown but Plo shows good takedown defense.

Plo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Spencer on his heels. He'll look to pass Spencer's guard now, I'm sure.

Spencer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Spencer looking for a guillotine here but Plo defends easily.
Plo postures up and lands a big shot to Spencer's brow.
Spencer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
Spencer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spencer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Plo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spencer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Plo has managed to get both his arms back between Spencer's legs - danger averted.
Spencer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Spencer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Plo is aware though and is defending well.
Plo is stalling in the full guard.
Plo trying to control but Spencer is working from the bottom.
Spencer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spencer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Plo controls the pace.

Patrick Plo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Plo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries for a takedown but Plo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Spencer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Spencer postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Plo is on top in guard.
Spencer controls Plo momentarily but Plo frees himself.
Plo content to stall in guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plo lands a couple of elbows.
Plo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Plo wants to control but Spencer is keeping him busy.
Plo takes a little break here. Spencer wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Spencer down.
The referee asks Plo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Plo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Plo is putting a hurting on Spencer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Spencer tries to bench press Plo off him but Plo keeps the position.
Spencer taking a bit of punishment here - Plo scoring with strikes.
Spencer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Spencer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Plo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spencer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Spencer is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo trying to control the action but Spencer is working from the bottom.
Plo lands a nice forearm strike.
Plo working away.
Check out the look on Plo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Patrick Plo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Plo working the head with strikes.
Spencer is looking to reverse the position.
Spencer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Spencer is rocked!
Plo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Spencer will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Spencer is still in real trouble! Can Plo finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer seems to have recovered his senses.
Plo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Plo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Plo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Patrick Plo waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.