PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pull Plugger (ranked 3086 p4p, 3744 weight class) and Daniel Brand (ranked 77 p4p, 144 weight class). Daniel Brand has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Plugger
vs
Brand

150 cm
28
150
12 - 12 - 0

198 cm
35
270
22 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Pull Plugger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Plugger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Plugger tries to advance to mount but Brand denies him.
Plugger scoring with punches from side control.
Brand wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Plugger misses with the ground and pound.
Plugger trying to control the action but Brand is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Plugger wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brand, who protects the arm well.
Plugger tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brand managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Plugger.

Plugger wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brand, who protects the arm well.
Plugger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Plugger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brand knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plugger fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brand is trying to buck Plugger off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugger taking a breather here.

Plugger looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Plugger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brand is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Plugger tries to move to mount but Brand blocks the move with his legs.
Brand is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Brand prevents Plugger from improving position.

Plugger is trying to get an arm triangle but Brand is defending well.
Brand is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Brand prevents Plugger from moving into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brand throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A good leg kick by Plugger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Plugger.
A low kick from Plugger is predictable there
and Brand counters with a stiff right hand.
Plugger looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
Plugger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brand throws out the jab.
Plugger throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.
Plugger misses with a head kick.
Plugger swings widly with a right hand
and Brand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brand just misses with a punch to the body.
Pull Plugger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plugger misses with a hook.
Brand scores with a jab. Plugger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Plugger is rocked!
Brand slips under a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oh Plugger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plugger throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.
Plugger seems to have got his legs back now.
Plugger shoots in looking for a takedown but Brand manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Plugger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Brand misses.
Brand throws a right and a left that Plugger avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugger misses with a body kick.
Brand throws out a powerful jab.
Plugger throws out a loose jab but Brand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brand bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Plugger's head.
A punch combination from Plugger misses.
Brand loads up on a big right hand but Plugger slips the punch.
Brand avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plugger. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brand is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Plugger with a body shot.
Plugger misses with a body shot.
Plugger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plugger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Plugger tries to land a front kick but Brand steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brand connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Plugger momentarily.
Plugger dives in for a single leg takedown but Brand sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brand looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plugger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brand is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pull Plugger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brand breaks from the clinch.
Brand looks to land a combination but Plugger avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Brand.
Brand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Plugger moves out of range as Brand strikes.
Brand is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Plugger misses with a takedown attempt
and Brand counters with a crisp right that sends Plugger to the canvas! Brand follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Brand!