PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanden Plas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Shoryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shoryu has chosen Undertaking the Work of the Lord by Hatewire as his entrance music. Ken Shoryu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vanden Plas's chin.

Plas
vs
Shoryu

184 cm
25
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
210 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps
Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanden Plas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Shoryu!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plas blocks a head kick by Shoryu.
Shoryu avoids a kick to the body.
Plas thows a leg kick but Shoryu checks it
and Shoryu counters with a thumping low kick.
Shoryu misses with a head kick.
Shoryu slips a jab and a cross from Plas.
Plas sizes up Shoryu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Plas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shoryu throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Vanden Plas has been cut.
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!
Shoryu throws a head kick but Plas moves out of range.
Shoryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shoryu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shoryu throws a head kick but Plas moves out of range.
Plas blocks a head kick by Shoryu.
Plas cracks Shoryu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shoryu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Plas.
Plas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plas misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Shoryu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Plas.
Plas tried to score with a low kick but Shoryu checks it.
Shoryu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shoryu throws a solid leg kick but Plas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shoryu.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Plas checks a leg kick.
Plas throws out a loose jab but Shoryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Shoryu.
Plas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shoryu blocks a leg kick.
Plas looks to score with a jab to the body but Shoryu is just out of range.
Plas throws a front kick aimed at Shoryu's knee but Shoryu avoids it well.
Shoryu misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plas misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plas throws a leg kick but Shoryu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Plas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shoryu if he has to take too many more of those.
Vanden Plas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoryu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Plas.
Shoryu looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Plas, right into the meat.
Plas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Plas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shoryu is out of range and Plas settles back down.
Plas tries a low kick but Shoryu avoids it.
Plas throws a sloppy head kick and Shoryu moves out of range easily.
Shoryu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shoryu checks a low kick from Plas.
Plas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Plas throws a head kick that misses.
Plas looks for the body kick but Shoryu saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Shoryu.
Shoryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plas lands with a cross.
Shoryu dodges the punch combination from Plas.
Plas blocks a head kick by Shoryu.
Both fighters circling a little - Shoryu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Plas throws a hook but Shoryu avoids it easily.
Shoryu blocks a head kick by Plas.
Shoryu lands a high kick!
Plas throws a sloppy head kick and Shoryu moves out of range easily.
Plas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Plas avoids a kick to the body.
Plas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shoryu will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Plas misses.
Plas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Plas feints and then cracks Shoryu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shoryu down.
Plas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shoryu. That did some damage!
Shoryu checks a low kick from Plas.
Nice body kick there by Plas.
Plas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shoryu manages to avoid it.
Plas misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Plas.
Plas misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shoryu throws a head kick that misses
and Plas counters with a low kick, right behind Shoryu 's knee.
That kick from Plas tenderised Shoryu's leg. Shoryu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Plas throws a push kick but Shoryu slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vanden Plas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vanden Plas'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.

Plas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shoryu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plas throws a jab when Shoryu was well out of range.
Vanden Plas is winning the standup battle so far.
Plas misses with a low kick.
Plas throws a leg kick but Shoryu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Plas lands a leg kick that knocks Shoryu off balance momentarily.
Plas lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Plas is predictable there
and Shoryu counters with a head kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Plas here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Shoryu throws a sloppy head kick and Plas moves out of range easily.
Shoryu checks a leg kick nicely.
Shoryu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Plas throws a right hand that Shoryu ducks under and follows up with a left that Shoryu also avoids with ease.
Shoryu misses with a wild combination.
Plas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shoryu. That did some damage!
Shoryu is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plas throws a sloppy head kick and Shoryu moves out of range easily.
Shoryu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shoryu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Plas has got the better of the exchanges.
Shoryu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shoryu blocks a leg kick.
Plas misses with a low kick.
Plas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shoryu's hands.
Shoryu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plas.
Shoryu throws a sloppy head kick and Plas moves out of range easily.
Shoryu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Plas avoids the head kick by Shoryu.
Shoryu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Plas misses with a low kick.
Shoryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plas scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plas cracks the inside of Shoryu's front leg.
Plas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Plas tries to score with a low kick but Shoryu moves his leg out of the way.
Plas lands with a good body shot.
Plas connects with a leg kick. Shoryu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Plas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shoryu's calf.
Plas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shoryu can do to turn this around?
Shoryu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Plas.
A thudding body kick lands there by Plas!
Plas connects with a solid leg kick.
Plas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shoryu.
Good leg kick by Plas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab, jab by Plas - just one landing.
Ken Shoryu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shoryu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Plas - the referee stops the clock and Shoryu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Plas. Shoryu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoryu avoids the head kick by Plas.
Plas swinging wildly here.
Shoryu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Plas.
Plas is looking to score with low kicks.
Shoryu throws a sloppy head kick and Plas moves out of range easily.
Plas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Plas misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shoryu checks a leg kick.
Plas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Plas lands a glancing blow to the side of Shoryu's head.
Shoryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plas misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Plas.
Plas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shoryu throws a sloppy head kick
and Plas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Plas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plas lands with a straight right. Shoryu didn't see that one coming.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Plas tries a head kick but it misses.
Plas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Plas scores with a leg kick.
Plas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shoryu avoids the head kick by Plas.
Plas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shoryu throws a wild body kick that Plas sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vanden Plas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vanden Plas's cut.
That's time! Plas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shoryu connects with an inside leg kick.
Plas feints and then cracks Shoryu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shoryu down.
Shoryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Plas.
Shoryu avoids the head kick by Plas.
Plas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Plas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shoryu is able to avoid easily.
A head kick from Plas lands but Shoryu takes it in his stride.
Plas misses with a head kick.
Plas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Plas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shoryu.
Shoryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shoryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shoryu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shoryu tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoryu blocks a leg kick.
Shoryu throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Shoryu.
Plas throws a leg kick
and Shoryu counters with a body kick.
Plas throws a low kick, looking for Shoryu's leg but Shoryu calmly moves out of range.
Shoryu throws a sloppy head kick and Plas moves out of range easily.
Plas throws a head kick that misses.
Plas tries a head kick but it misses.
Plas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shoryu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plas avoids a kick to the body.
Plas tries to score with a low kick but Shoryu moves his leg out of the way.
Shoryu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoryu swinging wildly here.
Shoryu throws a head kick but Plas moves out of range.
Plas avoids the head kick by Shoryu.
Shoryu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plas circles away quickly and effectively.
Shoryu throws a head kick that misses
and Plas counters with an inside leg kick.
Plas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Plas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Plas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shoryu.
Shoryu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Plas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shoryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Plas tenderised Shoryu's leg. Shoryu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Plas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Plas tenderised Shoryu's leg. Shoryu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shoryu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Plas.
Plas connects with a leg kick. Shoryu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Plas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Plas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Plas scores with a one two! Shoryu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ken Shoryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shoryu moves out of range as Plas throws a body kick.
Plas misses with a low kick as Shoryu jumps back.
Plas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shoryu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Plas can pounce on him.
Plas swings for the body but Shoryu moves out of range.
Plas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vanden Plas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shoryu misses with a combination
and Plas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Plas is looking to chop away at Shoryu's legs.
Plas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shoryu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Plas.
Shoryu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Plas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shoryu.
Shoryu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Plas thows a leg kick but Shoryu checks it
and Shoryu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Plas scores with a kick to the body.
Plas throws a leg kick which misses Shoryu's front leg but catches the back leg as Shoryu tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shoryu throws a low kick but Plas avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Shoryu 's head but he takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vanden Plas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vanden Plas!
Vanden Plas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.