PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirre Plutten (ranked 6195 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eusebio Kendrick (ranked 6533 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirre Plutten has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Plutten
vs
Kendrick

185 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kirre Plutten!
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, Eusebio Kendrick!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Plutten closes the distance and clinches.
Plutten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Plutten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Plutten.
Plutten avoiding damage.
Plutten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kendrick blocks an elbow strike.
Plutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Kendrick.
Kendrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kendrick is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Plutten to keep the fight standing.
Kendrick blocks an uppercut.
Kendrick wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on Kendrick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutten pushes Kendrick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kendrick tries a body shot but Plutten blocks it.
Plutten misses with some punches.
Plutten misses with some punches.
Plutten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kendrick's efforts to push away.
Plutten working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kendrick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Plutten has a couple of punches blocked by Kendrick.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Plutten.
Kendrick wants to break free but Plutten has control.
Plutten lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Plutten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Plutten scores with a shot to the side of Kendrick's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kendrick.
Kendrick blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Plutten.
Kendrick tries to pull guard but Plutten won't allow it.
Kirre Plutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eusebio Kendrick.
Kendrick is trying to pull guard but Plutten turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Plutten stalling against the cage.
Plutten definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Plutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kendrick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Plutten misses with some punches.
Kendrick dodges an elbow strike from Plutten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutten lands with a right to the head.
Plutten misses with the head strike.
Plutten pushes Kendrick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kendrick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kendrick is looking for a takedown.
Kendrick can't break the clinch.
Plutten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kendrick tries to throw a body punch but Plutten avoids it by throwing Kendrick back against the cage.

Kendrick jumps guard and drags Plutten to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Plutten throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kendrick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Plutten throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Plutten throws a strike but Kendrick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kendrick postures up in Plutten's guard and throws a big left but Plutten blocks it.
Plutten wants to hit a switch here but Kendrick passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Plutten there!
Plutten is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendrick throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Plutten holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kendrick tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Plutten on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Plutten tries to get out of the position.
Kendrick trying to control but Plutten is having none of it.
Plutten'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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kendrick wants to control the pace but Plutten is squirming around nicely.
Kendrick controlling his opponent.
Kendrick throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Plutten because Kendrick loaded up on that one.
Kendrick misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Kendrick has hold of Plutten's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Plutten manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Plutten trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirre Plutten dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Plutten moves into the clinch successfully.
Plutten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Plutten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kendrick fails to pull guard.
Plutten has a couple of punches blocked by Kendrick.
Plutten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kendrick taking a breather.
Kendrick throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Plutten fails to land.
Plutten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kendrick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kendrick throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutten swings wildly with an uppercut but Kendrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutten misses with some punches.
Kendrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plutten scores with a shoulder strike.
Kendrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutten misses with some punches.
Plutten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kendrick goes for a takedown attempt but Plutten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Kendrick has closed the distance and engaged Plutten in a clinch.
Plutten's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Plutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutten has a couple of punches blocked by Kendrick.
Kendrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kendrick is trying to pull guard but Plutten turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kirre Plutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eusebio Kendrick.
Kendrick is trying to pull guard but Plutten turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Plutten.
Kendrick blocks an uppercut.
Kendrick tries to circle away but Plutten has him pinned against the cage.
Plutten working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendrick blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plutten.
Plutten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Plutten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kendrick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Plutten is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Plutten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Plutten on the inside.
Plutten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kendrick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Plutten avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Plutten is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Plutten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Plutten lands an uppercut.
Kirre Plutten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Plutten lands a hook that snaps the head of Kendrick backwards.
Plutten works on Kendrick's body with a couple of short punches.
Kendrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Plutten is defending well for now.
Plutten misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutten lands a shoulder strike.
Plutten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutten misses with some punches.
Plutten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kendrick blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Plutten.
Plutten throws a head punch that misses.
Plutten misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kendrick can do to turn this around?
Kendrick working hard to break the clinch.
Plutten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kendrick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Plutten is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kendrick blocking some punches.
Kendrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutten throws a head punch that misses.
Plutten lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kendrick backwards.
Plutten misses with some punches.
Kendrick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Plutten misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kendrick is looking to take this one to the mat.

Kendrick pulls guard effortlessly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kendrick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kendrick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kendrick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Kendrick is breathing heavily.
Plutten is looking to stand up but Kendrick isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirre Plutten dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Plutten has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutten.
A head punch on the inside from Plutten fails to land.
Kendrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plutten lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Plutten fails to land.
Plutten misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutten.
Plutten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kendrick backwards.
Kendrick blocking some punches.
Plutten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutten swings wildly with an uppercut but Kendrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kendrick backwards.
Plutten gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kendrick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendrick is trying to pull guard but Plutten has him pressed against the cage.
Plutten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plutten misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutten lands an uppercut.
Kendrick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Plutten fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kirre Plutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eusebio Kendrick.
Danga de danga de dang - Kendrick scores with a four punch combination!

Plutten closes the distance and clinches.
Kendrick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Plutten gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Plutten missing with knees to the body.
Plutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Kendrick.
Plutten is stalling here.
Plutten swings wildly with an uppercut but Kendrick uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutten misses with some punches.
Kendrick tries to stall but Plutten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Plutten lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Plutten.
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!
Kendrick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Plutten swings wildly with an uppercut but Kendrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutten lands with a left to the head.
Kendrick jumps guard but Plutten stands there with Kendrick around his waist. Kendrick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Plutten throws an elbow but misses.
Plutten misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kendrick blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Kendrick.
A short right from Plutten on the inside.
Plutten stops a takedown attempt from Kendrick.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plutten.
Plutten working aggressively here.
Kendrick blocks an uppercut.
Plutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutten gets through Kendrick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kirre Plutten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plutten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Plutten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kendrick backwards.
Plutten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Plutten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kendrick backwards.
Plutten misses with some punches.
Kendrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Plutten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kendrick backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutten.
A head punch on the inside from Plutten fails to land.
Plutten throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Plutten.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Plutten.

Kendrick is rocked!
Plutten throws a head punch that misses.
Plutten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kendrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Plutten finish him?
Kendrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plutten misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Plutten fails to land.
Kendrick blocking some punches.
Plutten misses with the head strike.
Kendrick seems to have recovered his senses.
Kendrick wants a takedown but no success here.
Plutten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kendrick backwards.
Plutten swings wildly with an uppercut but Kendrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutten misses with the head strike.
Kendrick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eusebio Kendrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plutten throws an elbow but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirre Plutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Plutten, 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirre Plutten!
Kirre Plutten decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.