PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lacey Loop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iroquois Pliskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pliskin has chosen Metal Gear Solid Main Theme as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Loop
vs
Pliskin

196 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 Montreal, Lacey Loop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iroquois Pliskin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Loop or perhaps it was just good defense by Pliskin which made him look bad.
Loop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Loop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pliskin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Pliskin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Loop is not content to let Pliskin control the position.
Loop can't do much from the bottom here.
Loop is trying to escape the position but Pliskin is controlling the position.
Pliskin wants to control but Loop is keeping him busy.
Pliskin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Loop!
Loop can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pliskin controlling his opponent.
Loop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pliskin on the ground.
Pliskin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Loop working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pliskin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pliskin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pliskin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pliskin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pliskin controlling from mount.
Pliskin working the ground and pound effectively.
Pliskin with good strikes from the mount here!
Loop is trying desperately to improve position.
Pliskin unloading with bombs!
Loop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pliskin with good strikes from the mount here!
Pliskin controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pliskin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pliskin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pliskin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Loop can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pliskin avoids the attempt from Loop to control.
Pliskin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Pliskin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Iroquois Pliskin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pliskin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pliskin controls the position from side control.
Pliskin scores with punches from side control.
Loop is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Loop is breathing heavily.
Pliskin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iroquois Pliskin 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.

Loop tries to bum rush Pliskin with a series of wild strikes but Pliskin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pliskin blocks a head kick by Loop.
Loop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loop moves out of range as Pliskin strikes.
Loop misses with a takedown attempt

and Pliskin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Loop won't be happy with that.
Pliskin controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loop taking a bit of punishment here - Pliskin scoring with strikes.
Pliskin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pliskin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pliskin looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pliskin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pliskin controlling from the full mount.
Loop is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pliskin working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Pliskin.
Pliskin lands a nice shot to the head.
Pliskin controlling from mount.
Loop taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pliskin controlling his opponent.
Loop is controlling an arm, preventing Pliskin from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Iroquois Pliskin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pliskin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Despite being in the dominant position, Iroquois Pliskin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Loop fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Loop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pliskin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Loop gets caught flat footed, as Pliskin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pliskin content to stall in guard here.
Pliskin passes Loop's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pliskin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iroquois Pliskin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pliskin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Loop looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Pliskin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pliskin tries to advance to mount but Loop denies him.
Loop is trying to get back to half guard.
Loop manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Loop is thwarting Pliskin's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loop wants to stand up but Pliskin is controlling the position.
Pliskin manages to get to full guard.
Pliskin keeping full guard, as Loop tries to pass.

Pliskin has his foot on Loop's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Loop works his way back into a safe position though.
Loop stopping the sweep attempt from Pliskin.
Loop is looking to stand up but Pliskin won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pliskin wants to sweep but no luck.
Pliskin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pliskin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Loop!
Loop is trying desperately to improve position.
Pliskin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pliskin looking to finish Loop with some ground and pound. This is bad for Loop!
Pliskin controlling the position easily from mount.
Pliskin scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pliskin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pliskin looking to finish Loop with some ground and pound. This is bad for Loop!
Loop's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pliskin controlling from mount.
Loop is in a horrible position here. Pliskin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Loop has left one of his arms exposed and Pliskin doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Loop screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Iroquois Pliskin!