PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaco Du Plessis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Viktor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Du Plessis
vs
Viktor

178 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaco Du Plessis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Viktor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Plessis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viktor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Viktor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Du Plessis.
Viktor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Du Plessis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Viktor scrambles back to his feet.
Jaco Du Plessis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viktor blocks a head kick by Du Plessis.
Viktor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Du Plessis. Viktor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viktor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Du Plessis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Du Plessis misses with a body shot
and Viktor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Viktor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Du Plessis.
Viktor lands with a hook. Du Plessis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Du Plessis tries to clinch there but Viktor circles away.
Viktor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Du Plessis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Du Plessis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viktor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Viktor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Viktor staying out of range there.
Viktor just misses with a punch to the body.
Viktor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Du Plessis.
Viktor cracks a nice hook into Du Plessis's ribs.
Viktor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Du Plessis throws a poor cross that misses
and Viktor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viktor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Viktor digs a good body shot into Du Plessis's ribs.
Du Plessis is breathing heavily.
Viktor digs a good hook to Du Plessis's body.
Du Plessis is looking to wear down Viktor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viktor connects with a body shot.
Du Plessis avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Du Plessis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Viktor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viktor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Viktor punishes Du Plessis's body with a nice straight punch.
Viktor thuds a left hand into Du Plessis's body.
Viktor throws a right hand that Du Plessis ducks under and follows up with a left that Du Plessis also avoids with ease.
Du Plessis misses with a hook to the body
and Viktor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viktor digs a good body shot into Du Plessis's ribs.
Viktor works the jab nicely.
Viktor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Du Plessis.
Viktor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Viktor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Viktor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Du Plessis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Du Plessis there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viktor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Du Plessis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Viktor scores with a nice head shot.
Viktor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Du Plessis at a distance.
Viktor lands a right hook to the body.
Du Plessis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Viktor jabs Du Plessis right on the nose. Du Plessis blinks but takes it well.
Viktor lands with a nice body punch.
Viktor lands a nice hook to Du Plessis's body. Du Plessis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Viktor cracks a nice hook into Du Plessis's ribs.
Viktor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viktor with a nice cross.
Viktor connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viktor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Viktor.
Du Plessis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Viktor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Du Plessis scrambles back to his feet.
Du Plessis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Du Plessis misses with a hook
and Viktor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Viktor scores with a jab to the body.
Viktor scores with a jab to the head.
Viktor moves away from the strike by Du Plessis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Du Plessis tries to land a body kick
enabling Viktor to counter with a crisp jab.
Du Plessis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Viktor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Du Plessis doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Viktor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice uppercut there from Viktor.
Viktor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Du Plessis.
Du Plessis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Du Plessis.
Du Plessis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Viktor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Viktor lands a nice shot to the body.
Viktor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A good leg kick by Du Plessis.
Du Plessis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Viktor. Beautiful body shot.
Viktor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Du Plessis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Viktor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viktor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Du Plessis clinches.
Good body shot from Viktor.
Viktor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Du Plessis.
Viktor lands a right hand.
Du Plessis tries to work over Viktor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Du Plessis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Viktor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Viktor.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Du Plessis prevents Viktor from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Viktor - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Viktor as the two fighters clinch.
Viktor is trying to force a seperation but Du Plessis has the dominant position.
Viktor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viktor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viktor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Du Plessis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Du Plessis throws a punch but it's blocked by Viktor.
Du Plessis misses with a body punch.
Viktor tries to work over Du Plessis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Viktor lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viktor lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Viktor.
Du Plessis has a couple of punches blocked by Viktor.
Viktor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Du Plessis backwards.
Still in the clinch, Viktor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Viktor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Du Plessis looking to slow down the pace here.
Viktor tries to work over Du Plessis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viktor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viktor can't break the clinch.
Viktor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viktor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Du Plessis.
Viktor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Viktor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Viktor scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Viktor wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Du Plessis.
Viktor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Viktor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Viktor.
Viktor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Viktor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Du Plessis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viktor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Du Plessis throws a head punch that misses.
Viktor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Du Plessis backwards.
Viktor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Viktor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Viktor blocks an uppercut.
Du Plessis tries a body shot but Viktor blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Du Plessis.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Du Plessis tries to throw a body punch but Viktor avoids it by throwing Du Plessis back against the cage.
Viktor works on Du Plessis's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Viktor wants to get back to striking at distance but Du Plessis won't allow it.
Du Plessis trying to stall but Viktor improves his position.
Viktor tries to circle away but Du Plessis has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Viktor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Du Plessis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Du Plessis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Viktor moves out of range of the strikes.
Viktor lands with a cross.
Viktor slips a jab and a cross from Du Plessis.
Du Plessis scores with a leg kick.
Du Plessis just misses with a punch to the body.
Du Plessis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Viktor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice combination there by Viktor.

It looks like Jaco Du Plessis has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viktor stuns Du Plessis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Viktor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Viktor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Du Plessis throws out a loose jab but Viktor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viktor scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viktor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Viktor lands a body shot.
Du Plessis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Du Plessis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Viktor scores with a body shot.
Viktor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Du Plessis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Viktor lands with a shot to the body.
Du Plessis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viktor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Viktor connects with a body shot that sends Du Plessis's belly button to the back.
Viktor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Viktor lands a nice hook to Du Plessis's body. Du Plessis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jaco Du Plessis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viktor stalks Du Plessis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Du Plessis's face. Du Plessis staggers backwards, shaken.
A right-left combo lands from Viktor.
Decent striking displayed by Viktor there.
Viktor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Du Plessis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Viktor throws a combination. Du Plessis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Du Plessis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Du Plessis misses with a hook
and Viktor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Du Plessis thinking.
Viktor lands a body shot.
Viktor connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viktor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Viktor fails to land with a series of punches.
Gabriel Viktor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Du Plessis connects with a leg kick. Viktor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Viktor stuns Du Plessis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Du Plessis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Viktor has time to react.
Viktor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Du Plessis gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Viktor counter with a right hand.
Viktor lands a body shot.
Viktor scores with a shot to the body.
Viktor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Du Plessis lands a leg kick that knocks Viktor off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viktor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Du Plessis.
A head kick by Du Plessis misses
and Viktor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Viktor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Viktor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Viktor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Du Plessis finds it's target.
Gabriel Viktor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Viktor lands a right hook to the body.
Du Plessis throws a sloppy head kick
letting Viktor counter with a right hand.
Viktor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Viktor both land. Nice combination.
Du Plessis misses with a shot to the body
and Viktor counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Viktor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Viktor 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Gabriel Viktor!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Gabriel Viktor!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Gabriel Viktor!

Gabriel Viktor wins by unanimous decision!