PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poohpoo Pleanties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamarus Kura (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.

Pleanties
vs
Kura

185 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Poohpoo Pleanties!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamarus Kura!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleanties throws a right and a left that Kura avoids nicely.

Pleanties dives in and scores a takedown into Kura's guard.

Kura has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Pleanties is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pleanties keeps control of Kura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kura connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pleanties's face.
Kura misses with a punch to the body.
Kura lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kura trying to stall but Pleanties improves his position.
Kura stops a takedown attempt from Pleanties.
Kura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kura lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kura.
Pleanties is breathing heavily.

Pleanties gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kura wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleanties is trying to control. Kura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Kura makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pleanties misses with a takedown attempt
and Kura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kura tries to clinch there but Pleanties circles away.
Kura tries to close the distance and clinch but Pleanties swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kura wants to clinch.

Pleanties shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kura wants to stand but Pleanties is controlling the position.
Kura keeping moving, preventing Pleanties from controlling successfully.
Pleanties stops Kura from standing up.
Pleanties trying to control but Kura is working from the bottom.
Kura wants to stand up but Pleanties is controlling him.
Pleanties trying to control but Kura is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pleanties loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pleanties avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pleanties quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Pleanties ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kura moves away.
Kura fails with an attempt to clinch.

Pleanties shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Kura kicks Pleanties off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleanties goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Pleanties moves into the clinch.
Kura trying to land knees to the body.

Pleanties lands a takedown into guard.
Kura wants to stand but Pleanties is controlling the position.
Pleanties looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pleanties has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kura is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamarus Kura dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pleanties gets a double leg takedown into Kura's guard.

Kura pushes Pleanties off and scrambles back to his feet.

Pleanties closes the distance and clinches.
Pleanties tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kura throws a knee to the head but misses.

Pleanties pulls Kura into guard.

Kura gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Pleanties closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Kura has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pleanties is on him like a limpet, forcing Kura back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kura looking to throw knees to the head but Pleanties is blocking nicely.
Pleanties is looking to break free of the clinch but Kura has double underhooks.
Pleanties misses with a knee to the head.
Kura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Kura breaks from the clinch.
Kura tries to clinch up but Pleanties circles away and keeps his distance.
Pleanties circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pleanties has closed the distance and engaged Kura in a clinch.

Pleanties jumps into guard, dragging Kura to the mat.
Pleanties wants to control but Kura passes easily into half guard.
Pleanties trying to control from the bottom.

Kura stands up out of the half guard.
Kura doesn't manage to clinch there - Pleanties circles away.
Kura is looking to clinch.
Kura tries to clinch there but Pleanties circles away.
Kura tries for a takedown but Pleanties sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Pleanties was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kura is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pleanties shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pleanties showed some decent athleticism there.
Pleanties trying to control the action but Kura is working from the bottom.
Pleanties stops Kura from getting back to his feet.
Pleanties is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pleanties is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kura wants to get back to his feet.
Pleanties is trying to control the action in half guard but Kura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Pleanties stands up out of the half guard.
Kura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pleanties throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pleanties will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kura gets caught flat footed, as Pleanties shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pleanties has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pleanties wants to control from the top but Kura keeps moving.
Pleanties wanted to stand there but Kura had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleanties wants to control from the top but Kura keeps moving.
Pleanties is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kura is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pleanties tries to stand but Kura is controlling from the bottom.
Pleanties wants to control from the top but Kura keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Poohpoo Pleanties will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Pleanties darts in and clinches Kura up against the cage.

Pleanties gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kura regains guard.
Pleanties trying to control the position from guard on top but Kura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kura wants to stand and escape but Pleanties is having none of it.
Pleanties passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kura is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pleanties has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pleanties knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kura on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kura is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kura is not content to let Pleanties control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleanties misses with the ground and pound.
Kamarus Kura has got the better of the ground game so far.

Kura bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Kamarus Kura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pleanties fails with the takedown.
Kura wants to clinch.
Pleanties changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pleanties throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pleanties circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kura tries to clinch but Pleanties moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pleanties tries to avoid it but Kura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pleanties to the ground. Pleanties escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Pleanties looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kura manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kura is looking to clinch but Pleanties is avoiding it.
As Kura backs away, Pleanties returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kura misses with a takedown attempt - Pleanties sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kura moves in looking to clinch but Pleanties pushes him off.
Kura stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kura wants it to stay on the feet.
Pleanties takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pleanties avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Pleanties scores with a takedown into Kura's guard.
Pleanties passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleanties trying to control the position but Kura is working away.
Pleanties misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pleanties laying and praying for a moment but Kura takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pleanties is trying to control. Kura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pleanties thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Kura manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pleanties keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Kura looking to slow down the pace here.
Pleanties misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kura.
Pleanties tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pleanties tries for a takedown but Kura manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poohpoo Pleanties. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kura is leaning against Pleanties and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Poohpoo Pleanties.
I think Pleanties has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poohpoo Pleanties!