PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Moose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Plude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moose
vs
Plude

186 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Moose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Plude!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Plude has Moose up against the cage in a clinch.
Plude just leaning against Moose, taking a breather.
Plude prevents Moose from breaking the clinch.
Moose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moose prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moose throws an elbow but it misses.
Moose looking to throw knees to the head but Plude is blocking nicely.

Plude jumps into guard, dragging Moose to the mat.
Plude lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moose!
Plude controlling the pace for now.
Plude lands with some strikes.
Moose is squirming around, avoiding Plude's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plude landing strikes, looking to finish!
Plude with the ground and pound from mount.
Plude trying to control but Moose is having none of it.
Plude controlling the position easily from mount.
Plude landing strikes from the mount.
Moose takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Moose is breathing heavily.
Plude lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plude looking to control and managing it successfully.
Plude scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moose?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plude controlling from mount.
Plude working the ground and pound effectively.
Moose is squirming around, avoiding Plude's attempts to control the action.
Plude lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moose slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Plude is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Plude working for a guillotine from mount but Moose is in no mood to give up.
Plude cracks Moose with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Plude lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Plude connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Plude goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Moose turns into him and now he's in Plude's guard.

Plude is looking for a triangle but Moose pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moose is looking to stand up but Plude won't let him.
Plude wants to sweep but no luck.
Plude seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Plude looking for a sweep. Not yet Plude, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Plude dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Plude throws a body kick that misses.
Plude fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moose is looking to clinch.

Moose has closed the distance and engaged Plude in a clinch.

Plude lands a takedown into guard.
Plude looking to pass the guard.
Plude forces his way into half guard.
Plude looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moose with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Plude is looking for a kimura but Moose is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Plude to get the leverage.
Moose wants to control but Plude is keeping busy.
Plude uses his free foot to push down on Moose's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Moose.
Plude trying to control but Moose is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plude with a couple of short strikes.
Plude prevents Moose from getting the reversal.

Plude goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Moose is on top in guard.
Plude has his hands on Moose's head, controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Plude is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plude trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Plude in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moose keeping full guard, as Plude tries to pass.
Plude passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Moose is pushing Plude's head away, looking to escape. Plude manages to hold on to the position though.
A lull in the action here.
Moose is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moose is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Plude off and has taken his back!
Moose controls the position.
Plude trying to control but not successfully.

Moose has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Plude has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Moose doesn't have the hooks in and Plude manages to turn into his guard.
Plude loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moose keeping moving, preventing Plude from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Plude throwing strikes but missing.
Moose keeping moving, preventing Plude from controlling successfully.
Plude looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moose keeping moving, preventing Plude from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Plude showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Plude looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Plude trying to control from half guard but Moose is working away.
Still in half guard, Plude seems content to control.
Plude scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Plude is looking to advance position but Moose won't allow it.
Plude is controlling the pace.
Plude drops an elbow to the side of Moose's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moose trying to hold on to Plude's head to control him but Plude postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Plude connects with a nice short shot to Moose's temple.
Moose on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Plude passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Moose!
Plude dominating with strikes here.
Moose is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Plude throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Moose tries to reverse the position but Plude maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plude working Moose over with strikes here.

Plude is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Moose has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Moose!
Plude looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Moose puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Plude wants to control but Moose is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moose prevents Plude from standing back up.
Plude has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moose is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plude is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moose's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moose's back!
Plude is punishing Moose with strikes - can he finish him?!
Plude wants to control but Moose is keeping busy.
Plude connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Moose to escape the position.
Plude has Moose flattened out and is raining down punches.
Daniel Plude has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moose has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Moose is taking damage to the body and head.
Moose is taking damage to the body and head.

Moose is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Plude is looking to control Moose but Moose is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plude throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Plude tries to get the hooks in deep but Moose pushed the leg off.
Moose trying to control but not successfully.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Plude.
Plude gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Plude lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jimmy Moose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moose covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Plude comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Plude winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Plude!