PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mel Plunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Gabriel Orsini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orsini has chosen Fury of the storm as his entrance music. Mel Plunk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Plunk
vs
Gabriel Orsini

170 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mel Plunk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Gabriel Orsini!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plunk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Plunk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Plunk trying to control the pace.
Orsini is trying to get back to full guard.
Plunk wants to stand up but Orsini has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Orsini is not content to let Plunk control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plunk works his way into side control.
Orsini wants to control but Plunk postures up.
Orsini regains half guard.
Plunk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Plunk is working for a submission of some sort.
Orsini is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Plunk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Orsini is trying is best to control the position here.
Plunk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Plunk tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Plunk prevents Orsini from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Plunk misses the shot to the body.
Joao Gabriel Orsini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orsini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plunk shoots in but Orsini avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Orsini shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Orsini showed some decent athleticism there.
Orsini not doing much here.
Plunk wants to improve his position but Orsini is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plunk gets back to full guard.
Orsini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orsini really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Plunk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orsini passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Plunk is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mel Plunk will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Orsini misses with a takedown attempt

and Plunk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Plunk passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plunk content just to control the position here.
Plunk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Plunk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plunk tries to control but Orsini wriggling away.
Plunk controlling the pace for now.
Plunk looking to control but Orsini is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Plunk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Orsini tries to improve his position but instead Plunk has taken his back!
Plunk controls the position.
Can Orsini hold on?! Plunk is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

Plunk working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Plunk tries to keep control of the position but Orsini is staying busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Mel Plunk just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A punch combination from Orsini misses.
Plunk tries to clinch but Orsini moves out of range.
Orsini tries to clinch

and Plunk counters with a single leg into guard. Orsini didn't expect that.
Plunk wants to control from the top but Orsini keeps moving.
Orsini is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Plunk wants to control from the top but Orsini keeps moving.
Orsini controls Plunk momentarily but Plunk frees himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Orsini can do anything to dispel that myth.
Orsini has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Plunk has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mel Plunk dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Orsini tries to clinch up but Plunk circles away and keeps his distance.

Plunk changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Orsini looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Plunk controls the position from side control.
Orsini looking for a sweep but Plunk has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Orsini is working to get back to half guard.
Plunk landing strikes from the mount and Orsini is in trouble!
Mel Plunk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orsini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Plunk.
Plunk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Plunk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Orsini working to try and regain half guard.
Plunk looking to control but Orsini is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plunk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Plunk tries to control but Orsini wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Mel Plunk just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Plunk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Plunk lands a nice shot to the head.
Orsini is bucking up trying to escape but Plunk cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Orsini squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Plunk is working for a guillotine from mount but Orsini frees his head quite easily.

Plunk has hold of Orsini's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Orsini manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Plunk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Orsini's face.
Plunk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Plunk controlling from the full mount.
Joao Gabriel Orsini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mel Plunk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mel Plunk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Plunk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mel Plunk!