PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Poopie Pants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake Plisskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pants
vs
Plisskin

165 cm
22
143 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

179 cm
23
154 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Victory! Sports Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Poopie Pants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Snake Plisskin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Plisskin misses.
Pants appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've been informed that Plisskin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Plisskin defending well as Pants loads up on a big left hand.
Plisskin throws a combination that misses
and Pants counters with a left and a right that stings Plisskin.

Plisskin moves into the clinch successfully.
Pants swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plisskin lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Plisskin.
Plisskin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Pants pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plisskin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Plisskin misses with a takedown attempt - Pants sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pants swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Plisskin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pants manages to avoid it.
Pants swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Plisskin scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plisskin avoids the body shot from Pants.
Plisskin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Plisskin misses with the combination.
Pants appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plisskin scores with a hook to the body. Pants takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pants keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plisskin throws a jab but it's blocked by Pants.
Pants misses with a right hand
and Plisskin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pants misses with a hook.
Pants tests Plisskin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pants takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Plisskin drives through and clinches with Pants against the cage.
Pants stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plisskin.
I was talking to Pants's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Pants breaks the clinch.
Plisskin tries to clinch there but Pants circles away.

Pants tries to keep at a distance but Plisskin has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pants's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plisskin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pants fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Plisskin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Plisskin blocks a leg kick.
Plisskin lands a nice hook to Pants's body. Pants takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pants gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Plisskin.
Plisskin throws a lazy right hand but Pants sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plisskin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pants.
Nice shot by Plisskin.
Plisskin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pants.
Plisskin walks into a stiff left hand from Pants.
Plisskin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Plisskin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Plisskin fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Plisskin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Plisskin gets to mount! Pants was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Pants is wriggling around trying to escape.
Plisskin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Plisskin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pants tries to hold on but Plisskin pushes him away.
BOOM! Plisskin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pants tries to reverse the position but Plisskin maintains control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plisskin controlling from the full mount.
Pants wants to hold on but Plisskin pushes him away.
Plisskin landing strikes from the mount.
Plisskin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Plisskin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pants regains half guard.
Pants trying to hold on to Plisskin's head to control him but Plisskin postures up.
Plisskin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Plisskin controlling the action here.

Plisskin seems to be looking for submissions.

Pants looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pants has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Plisskin is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pants lands with a good body shot.
Plisskin slips under a jab.
Plisskin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Plisskin scores with a decent looking hook.
Pants scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Plisskin clinches up with Pants and pushes him back against the cage.
Pants stalling in the clinch but Plisskin improves position.

Pants breaks the clinch.
Pants looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plisskin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pants.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plisskin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Plisskin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Plisskin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pants will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Plisskin swings for the body but Pants moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pants scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Plisskin tries to clinch up but Pants circles away and keeps his distance.
Pants misses with a two punch combination.
Pants waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plisskin.
Plisskin feints the counter takedown.
Jab by Plisskin.
Plisskin moves out of range as Pants strikes.
Pants looks to score with a jab to the body but Plisskin is just out of range.
Plisskin checks a leg kick nicely.
Pants does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Plisskin! But no joy.
Pants closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Plisskin ducks under a wild hook from Pants.
Poopie Pants is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Plisskin is defended easily by Pants.
Plisskin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plisskin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plisskin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pants getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pants scores with a push kick.
Plisskin misses with a takedown attempt
and Pants counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poopie Pants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snake Plisskin.
Plisskin throws a lazy uppercut
and Pants counters with a nice uppercut.
Pants missing with a left hand there. Plisskin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Plisskin looks to score with a jab to the body but Pants is just out of range.
Plisskin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pants fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pants throws a body punch but Plisskin moves out of range.
Plisskin swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plisskin slips under a jab.
Plisskin throws a jab but it's blocked by Pants.
Poopie Pants is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plisskin misses with an uppercut. Pants saw that one coming.
Plisskin misses with a body punch
and Pants makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Snake Plisskin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plisskin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pants counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Plisskin tries for a takedown but Pants circles away easily
and Pants connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pants misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Pants misses.
Plisskin lands a nice shot to the body.
Pants scores with a nice head shot.
Plisskin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pants.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Plisskin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pants scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plisskin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pants is trying to pull guard but Plisskin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Pants manages to break the clinch.
Plisskin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pants feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pants avoids the body shot from Plisskin.
Plisskin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A leg kick checked by Plisskin.
Pants looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pants ducks right into an uppercut from Plisskin.
Plisskin looks for a takedown but Pants sprawls well.
Pants throwing a counter right hand but Plisskin manages to avoid it.
Pants throws a body shot but no joy.
Pants misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poopie Pants dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Plisskin misses the shot to the body.
Pants scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Plisskin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pants misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plisskin.
Pants looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plisskin misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Pants misses the target.
Pants misses with a straight left.
Plisskin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pants lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Plisskin forces Pants back against the cage and clinches.
Plisskin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pants digs a right hand into Plisskin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Plisskin's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plisskin tries to throw a body punch but Pants avoids it by throwing Plisskin back against the cage.

Pants manages to break the clinch.

Plisskin takes the fight into the clinch.
Pants lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pants controlling the action here for a moment.
Pants has a couple of punches blocked by Plisskin.
Plisskin throws a punch but it's blocked by Pants.
Plisskin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pants can't break the clinch.
Plisskin lands a nice shot to the body.
Pants misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pants has had enough of the clinch but Plisskin keeps him there for the moment.
Pants struggles to land a body shot inside as Plisskin controls his hands.
Pants lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pants blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plisskin takes a shot to the head.
Pants tries a body shot but Plisskin blocks it.
Pants can't break the clinch.
Plisskin lands a shot to the body.
Plisskin lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pants leaning against his opponent.
Plisskin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pants backwards.
Pants takes a shot to the head.
Pants prevents a body shot from Plisskin.
Pants missing with knees to the body.

Plisskin has clasped his hands together around Pants's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pants tries to control but Plisskin manages to take his back.
Plisskin connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Pants to escape the position.
Plisskin is not going to allow Pants to sit and survive in this position.

Plisskin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pants has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Pants trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Pants might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Plisskin controlling the positon.
Plisskin scores with punches from the back.
Plisskin punishes Pants with strikes from the back mount.
Pants trying to control the hands but Plisskin breaks the grip.
Plisskin scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Will Plisskin go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Pants trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Plisskin is trying to stick to Pants's back but Pants is turning into Plisskin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Plisskin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pants.

Plisskin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pants forces his way into half guard.

Pants is working for a submission of some sort.
Pants not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Pants is looking for a kimura here.
Pants wants to take a breather but Plisskin is having none of it.
Snake Plisskin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Plisskin trying to hold on to Pants's head to control him but Pants postures up.

Pants is looking for a kimura but Plisskin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pants to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snake Plisskin really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Plisskin. Pants does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pants connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Plisskin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Plisskin throws a body shot but no joy.
Pants keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plisskin.
Plisskin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plisskin lands with a straight right. Pants didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pants slips a straight right by Plisskin.
An attempted straight right counter from Pants misses the target.
Plisskin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pants tries to work over Plisskin's front leg with a kick but Plisskin checks it.
Plisskin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plisskin with a poor takedown
and Pants counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pants attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pants misses with a looping left.
Pants throws a leg kick
and Plisskin counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Pants there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pants tries to score with a low kick but Plisskin moves his leg out of the way.
Plisskin throws a lazy uppercut
and Plisskin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Plisskin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pants counters with a nice uppercut.
Pants walks into a stiff left hand from Plisskin.
Pants slips a jab from Plisskin.
Pants feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pants cracks Plisskin with an open hand slap.
Plisskin looks to score with a jab to the body but Pants is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pants throws a combination that misses

and Plisskin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Plisskin.
Pants working hard to break the clinch.
Pants wants to stall.
Pants can't find room to land a body shot as Plisskin controls the action.
Pants pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pants tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pants can't break the clinch.

Pants escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plisskin throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Pants misses with a straight right.
Plisskin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pants walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pants uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plisskin.
Pants takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pants avoids the body shot from Plisskin.
Pants appears to be looking for a big counter.
Plisskin with a poor takedown
and Pants counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poopie Pants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snake Plisskin.
Pants misses with a series of wild punches.
Plisskin throws a poor cross that misses
and Pants counters with a right hand to the body.
Plisskin throws a jab but it's blocked by Pants.
Plisskin swings for the body but Pants moves out of range.
Pants throws a series of punches but Plisskin avoids them all with ease.
Plisskin looks for a takedown but Pants sprawls well.
Plisskin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pants pinned against the cage. Pants gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plisskin takes a swing at Pants's ribcage but misses.
Plisskin jabs at Pants's body.
Plisskin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pants.
Pants throws a leg kick which misses Plisskin's front leg but catches the back leg as Plisskin tries to avoid it.
Plisskin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pants counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plisskin throws the left hand but Pants avoids the punch easily.
Plisskin throws a lazy uppercut
and Pants counters with a leg kick.
Plisskin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pants throws a jab when Plisskin was well out of range.
Plisskin scores with a jab. Pants acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Poopie Pants will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pants moves away from the strike by Plisskin.
Plisskin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pants counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pants punishes Plisskin's body with a nice straight punch.
Pants throws out a leg kick but Plisskin moves out of range and Pants only half commits.
Plisskin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Plisskin misses.
Plisskin cracks Pants with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Plisskin throws a body punch but Pants moves out of range.
Pants just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pants needs to keep his hands up - Plisskin had a free shot at his head there.
Plisskin shoots and misses
and Plisskin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Plisskin misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Plisskin misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plisskin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pants misses with an uppercut. Plisskin saw that one coming.
Plisskin ducks under a wild hook from Pants.
Pants slips a straight right by Plisskin.
A jab lands there for Pants.
Pants scores with a decent looking hook.
Pants throws out a powerful jab.
Pants avoids the body shot from Plisskin.
Plisskin misses with a body shot.
Pants was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Plisskin slips under a jab.
Plisskin misses with a straight right.
Plisskin misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pants scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Plisskin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pants's hands.
Plisskin tries to clinch but Pants is having none of it.
Pants swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Plisskin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plisskin shoots in for a double leg but Pants sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pants is looking to counter punch.
Poopie Pants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snake Plisskin.
Plisskin misses with a wild body shot.
Pants throws out a loose jab but Plisskin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plisskin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pants scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Plisskin goes for a double leg but Pants avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pants continues to drive forward.
Pants waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plisskin.
Pants's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pants duly obliges.

Plisskin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pants!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plisskin working away.
Pants is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Plisskin scores with punches from side control.
Plisskin trying to control the position but Pants is working away.
Plisskin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pants haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pants tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Pants trying to control the action but Plisskin just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pants looking very determined here, making life difficult for Plisskin.

Pants is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Plisskin gets his way!
Pants just trying to survive but Plisskin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Pants tries to escape the position.

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 Poopie Pants.
I think Pants 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poopie Pants!
A victorious Poopie Pants thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.