PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Plezts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Couture has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Plezts's chin.

Plezts
vs
Couture

185 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
217 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Plezts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plezts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Couture as he jumps to the side.
Couture tries to clinch but Plezts moves out of range.
Plezts shoots in for a double leg but Couture sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Couture tries to clinch there but Plezts circles away.
Plezts shoots for a takedown but Couture saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Plezts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Plezts.
Plezts fails with a takedown attempt.
Couture tries to clinch there but Plezts circles away.
Plezts shoots in and drives through. Couture sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture wants to clinch up but Plezts keeps it at a distance.
Plezts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Couture is fending him off so far but Plezts persists. Nope, Couture circles away and we're back to standing.
Couture tries to clinch up.

Plezts gets the takedown into side control.
Couture gets back to half guard.
Couture regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plezts wants to get up but he can't break Couture's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Plezts is breathing heavily.
Plezts stopping the sweep attempt from Couture.
Plezts looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Couture has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Plezts doesn't defend quickly enough and Couture has managed to lock this one up! Can Plezts escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Couture on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Randy Couture!