PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake Plisken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plisken has chosen Plissken Theme as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Pope
vs
Plisken

198 cm
19
273 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Plisken!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plisken changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pope tries to avoid it but Plisken manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pope to the ground. Pope escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Plisken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Plisken fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pope sprawls well initially but Plisken persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Plisken prevents Pope from standing back up.
Plisken trying to mount his opponent but Pope defends it.
Plisken landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Plisken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pope's head.
Plisken throwing shots but Pope is blocking nicely.
Plisken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pope's head.
Plisken throwing shots but Pope is blocking nicely.
Plisken sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pope defending well though.
Plisken drops an elbow to the side of Pope's head.
Plisken not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope wants to get back to his feet.
Pope is refusing to be controlled, as Plisken sits in half guard.
Plisken thows a huge punch but Pope dodges it nicely.
Plisken working Pope over with strikes.
Plisken throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Plisken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pope's head.
Plisken scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Plisken throwing shots but Pope is blocking nicely.
Plisken thows a huge punch but Pope dodges it nicely.
Plisken looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pope with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Plisken not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plisken missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Plisken trying to pass the guard but Pope defending well.
Plisken missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Plisken working over Pope with some ground and pound. Pope looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Plisken not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Plisken missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Plisken missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pope misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plisken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plisken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Plisken misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
Pope tries to clinch there but Plisken circles away.
Plisken swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.

Plisken shoots in and bounces Pope off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pope keeping full guard, as Plisken tries to pass.
Plisken trying to control the position from guard on top but Pope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plisken missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pope keeping full guard, as Plisken tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plisken loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pope wants to stand up but Plisken is controlling him.
Pope trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Plisken throws a strike but Pope rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Plisken doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Pope gets caught flat footed, as Plisken shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snake Plisken dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Plisken throws an overhand right that lands on Pope's shoulder, as Pope tries to avoid the shot.
Plisken looks to throw the jab but Pope is out of range.
Plisken takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Pope slaps away a takedown attempt from Plisken, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Plisken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Plisken misses.
Snake Plisken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Plisken gets a takedown into half guard.
Plisken thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Plisken misses with a head shot. Pope uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plisken throws a big right hand that misses.
Plisken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pope avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pope keeping moving, preventing Plisken from controlling successfully.
Plisken pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pope is keeping the position for now.
Plisken trying to control the position from guard on top but Pope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plisken working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Plisken lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to clinch up but Plisken circles away and keeps his distance.
Plisken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pope keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Plisken fails to land with a series of punches.
Pope is looking to clinch but Plisken is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Pope. No joy for Plisken on that attempt.
Trent Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snake Plisken.
Plisken is breathing heavily.
Plisken keeps the fight on the outside.
Plisken displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Plisken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Plisken closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pope circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plisken loads up on a big right hand but Pope slips the punch.
Plisken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Plisken pushes him off.
Plisken misses with a hook. Pope ducked under it nicely.
Pope staying out of range there.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope tries to clinch but Plisken moves out of range.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Plisken moves out of range easily.
Plisken misses with a wild combination.

That's four 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.
Plisken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pope.
Plisken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Plisken shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pope sprawls well. Pope wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Plisken gets slowly back to his feet.
Pope connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Snake Plisken has been cut.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Plisken pushes him off.

Plisken shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Plisken was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pope is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snake Plisken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Snake Plisken's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Plisken shoots in but no luck this time.
Plisken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trent Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plisken throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pope's waist but Pope gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Plisken off to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Plisken misses the target.
Plisken thows a body shot but no joy.
Plisken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pope tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Plisken.
Trent Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snake Plisken.
Plisken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Pope has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Plisken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pope lands an elbow inside that Plisken shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plisken drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pope pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plisken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Plisken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plisken throws the left hand but Pope avoids the punch easily.
Plisken throws a jab but it's blocked by Pope.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Plisken misses with a series of wild punches.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Plisken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two 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.
Plisken shoots in for a takedown but Pope shows good takedown defense.
Plisken connects with a single shot there.
Plisken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Pope. No joy for Plisken on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Pope. No joy for Plisken on that attempt.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Plisken pushes him off.
Pope tries to clinch up.
Pope tries to clinch but Plisken is having none of it.
Plisken swinging wilding here.
Pope tries to clinch but Plisken moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pope clinches up with Plisken and pushes him back against the cage.
Pope misses with a knee strike.
Plisken wants to break free but Pope has control.
Pope with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Plisken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plisken fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plisken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plisken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Pope as Plisken shoots in.
Plisken shoots for a double leg takedown but Pope sprawls well. He's pushed Plisken's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Plisken avoids the head kick by Pope.
Pope lands a nice hook to Plisken's body. Plisken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pope darts in and clinches Plisken up against the cage.
Pope unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Plisken is blocking nicely.
Pope gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pope lands an elbow that stopped Plisken in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Snake Plisken's cut even more.
Pope lands an elbow that stopped Plisken in his tracks for a moment.
Pope lands a knee to the head.
Plisken takes a knee right on the jaw!
Plisken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plisken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pope with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pope with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pope throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Plisken blocks it with crossed arms.
Plisken blocks the elbow strike.
Plisken lands a hook that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
A short right from Plisken.

Plisken wants the takedown. Pope is fighting it off but Plisken persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pope's guard against the cage.
Plisken loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Pope has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Plisken off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Trent Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plisken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pope circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Plisken has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snake Plisken!