PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Plant (ranked 23154 p4p, 22684 weight class) and Thanos Eternal (ranked 135 p4p, 253 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Plant
vs
Eternal

155 cm
32
139
3 - 8 - 0

150 cm
35
300
8 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Plant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanos Eternal!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eternal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Plant counters with a thumping low kick.

Plant forces Eternal back against the cage and clinches.
Plant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eternal trying to control the position but instead, Plant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eternal into the cage.
Eternal trying to stall but Plant improves his position.
Eternal trying to stall but Plant improves his position.
Plant scores with a shot to the side of Eternal's head.
Plant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eternal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Plant smiles and moves away.
Eternal misses with a straight right.
Plant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eternal.
Eternal misses with an uppercut
letting Plant counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plant connects with a leg kick.
Eternal misses with an uppercut. Plant saw that one coming.
Plant scores with a hook.
Plant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eternal.

Plant gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Plant.
Plant creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eternal's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant crunches a lovely knee into Eternal's ribcage.
Eternal is trying to pull guard but Plant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Eternal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Plant lands a good knee to the midsection. Eternal won't want to take too many of those.
Eternal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gordon Plant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thanos Eternal.
Plant lands an elbow that stopped Eternal in his tracks for a moment.
We've been hearing reports that Plant has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A body shot lands from Plant.
Eternal jumps guard but Plant turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Plant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plant fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Eternal.

Eternal clinches up with Plant and pushes him back against the cage.
Eternal tries to pull guard but Plant forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Plant lands a body punch.
Eternal has a couple of punches blocked by Plant.
Plant can't find room to land a body shot as Eternal controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eternal tries to pull guard but Plant holds him up against the cage and eventually Eternal drops back down to his feet.
Eternal fails to pull guard.
Plant unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Plant has Eternal pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Plant pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Eternal tumbling to the mat - Plant dives into Eternal's guard.
Plant advances position into side control!
Plant wants to control but Eternal is keeping him busy.

Plant is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Eternal is trying to escape and Plant transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Eternal is forced to tap! Nice work there by Plant! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gordon Plant!