PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Pla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Judge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barney Judge is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Pla
vs
Judge

165 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
29
135 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Bad Man Clothing
Tormented Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Pla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barney Judge!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judge lands with a nice combination. Pla backs away looking to recover.
Pla tries to clinch up but Judge circles away and keeps his distance.
Pla is looking to clinch.
Pla looks to clinch

and Judge counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pla working Judge over with knees to the body.
Judge managing to block the knees to the body from Pla.
Judge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Judge is trying to push Pla away but Pla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Judge avoiding damage as Pla throws knees to the body.
Pla missing with knees to the body.
Judge looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Pla.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Judge in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judge.
Judge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.
Judge has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pla after a bit of a struggle.
Judge has had enough of the clinch but Pla keeps him there for the moment.
Pla tries to land knees in the clinch but Judge avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judge managing to block the knees to the body from Pla.
Judge tries to score a body lock takedown but Pla shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Phil Pla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Judge.
Pla is pressed up against the cage. Judge has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pla down to the mat. Pla avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pla closes the distance but Judge moves to the side
and Pla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Judge clinches up against the cage.
Pla using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Judge looks winded!
Judge avoiding damage as Pla throws knees to the body.
Judge changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pla fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pla tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Judge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Pla gets a clinch.

Judge breaks the clinch.
Judge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pla looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pla tries to clinch up
and Judge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pla tries to clinch but Judge moves away
and Judge counters with a straight right hand.

Judge forces Pla back against the cage and clinches.
Judge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judge avoids it.
Judge managing to block the knees to the body from Pla.
Pla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pla trying to land knees to the body.
Judge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pla backwards.
Pla tries to land knees in the clinch but Judge avoids the damage to the body.
Judge avoiding damage as Pla throws knees to the body.

Judge breaks from the clinch.
Pla tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Judge moves into the clinch.
Judge goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pla prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge avoiding damage as Pla throws knees to the body.
Judge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pla missing with knees to the body.
Pla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.
Pla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Judge's efforts to push away.
Judge managing to block the knees to the body from Pla.
Judge managing to block the knees to the body from Pla.
Judge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judge tries to break the clinch but Pla is controlling the position.
Pla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.
Judge lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.
Judge tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pla tries to land knees in the clinch but Judge avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Judge's efforts to push away.
Judge works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Judge avoiding damage as Pla throws knees to the body.
Pla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judge avoids it.
Judge managing to block the knees to the body from Pla.

Judge drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Pla decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Judge, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pla tries to clinch up but Judge circles away and keeps his distance.
Pla tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Judge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pla tries to clinch

and Judge moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pla missing with knees to the body.
Pla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judge.
Pla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judge.
Judge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Judge can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Pla dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pla is looking to clinch.
Phil Pla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Judge lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pla looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Judge throws out a powerful jab.
Pla tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Judge counters with a nice uppercut.
Judge throws a leg kick but Pla sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Pla closes the distance and pushes Judge back into the cage.
Pla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judge avoids it.
Judge lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Judge.
Judge is looking to break free of the clinch but Pla has double underhooks.
Judge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.
Pla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judge.
Pla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judge avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judge.
Phil Pla has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judge tries to land knees in the clinch but Pla avoids the damage to the body.
Judge tries to circle away but Pla has him pinned against the cage.
Pla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judge.
Pla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judge avoids it.
Judge avoiding damage as Pla throws knees to the body.
Judge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judge leaning against his opponent.
Judge managing to block the knees to the body from Pla.
Judge managing to block the knees to the body from Pla.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Judge tries to break free but Pla pushes him back against the cage.
Pla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.
Pla prevents Judge from breaking the clinch.
Pla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judge avoids it.
Pla scores a nice knee to the body.
Pla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Judge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judge.
Judge managing to block the knees to the body from Pla.
Judge is looking for a takedown.
Judge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pla has him pressed against the cage.
Judge lands with a right to the head.
Judge lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pla backwards.
Judge has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pla is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pla trying to land knees to the body.
Judge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pla tries to land knees in the clinch but Judge avoids the damage to the body.
Judge is trying to push Pla away but Pla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Judge avoiding damage as Pla throws knees to the body.
Judge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pla avoids it.
Judge is working for takedown but Pla is calmly controlling the position for now.
Phil Pla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Judge.
Judge is trying to push Pla away but Pla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pla tries to land knees in the clinch but Judge avoids the damage to the body.
Pla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.
Judge digs a right hand into Pla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pla's gas tank.
Judge is trying to break free.
Pla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judge.
Pla tries to land knees in the clinch but Judge avoids the damage to the body.
Judge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judge is looking for a takedown.

Judge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Judge can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pla has him pressed against the cage.
Judge tries to pull guard but Pla forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pla trying to land knees to the body.
Judge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pla trying to land knees to the body.

Pla is fighting off a takedown attempt but Judge is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pla to the mat. Pla regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judge advances to half guard.
Judge is looking to take a break and control but Pla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pla tries to kick Judge off but Judge keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Judge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Judge scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pla is looking to escape.
Judge performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Judge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Judge scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Judge lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pla looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pla tries to clinch up
enabling Judge to counter with a crisp jab.
Pla closes the distance but Judge moves to the side
enabling Judge to counter with a crisp jab.

Judge moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pla.
Pla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judge.
Pla missing with knees to the body.
Pla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.
Pla missing with knees to the body.
Judge tries to work over Pla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pla missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judge wants to get back to striking at distance but Pla won't allow it.
Judge slowing the pace effectively.
Pla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.

Judge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phil Pla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pla gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pla checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Judge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Judge lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pla backs up against the cage.
Pla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Judge lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Judge.
Judge circles away from the clinch attempt
and Judge counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Judge has Pla up against the cage in a clinch.
Pla trying to land knees to the body.
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!

Judge jumps guard.

Pla gets to his feet - Judge follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Judge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pla takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pla closes the distance looking to clinch
and Judge counters with a right hand to the body.

Judge moves into the clinch.
Pla trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Judge.
Pla has Judge pressed against the cage, preventing Judge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.
Pla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge digs a right hand underneath Pla's ribcage. Pla let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Judge manages to break the clinch.
Pla closes the distance but Judge moves to the side
and Judge counters with a two punch combo.

Pla moves into the clinch.
Pla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.
Judge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pla missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pla.
Judge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pla tries to land knees in the clinch but Judge avoids the damage to the body.
Judge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pla.
Pla missing with knees to the body.
Pla managing to block the knees to the body from Judge.
Pla trying to land knees to the body.
Judge goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pla prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Judge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pla darts in trying to clinch
and Judge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pla closes the distance looking to clinch
and Judge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Pla closes the distance but Judge moves to the side
and Judge counters with a left and a right that stings Pla.
Pla takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Judge fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Judge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pla looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Judge closes the distance and clinches.
Pla missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Judge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Judge 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Judge!
During a confident post fight interview, Barney Judge thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.