PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Biernat (ranked 2459 p4p, 975 weight class) and CJ Tripp (ranked 294 p4p, 149 weight class). Biernat's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ballroom Blitz. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Biernat
vs
Tripp

178 cm
28
164
14 - 16 - 0

189 cm
31
174
11 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Tripp!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biernat doesn't manage to clinch there - Tripp circles away.
Tripp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Biernat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tripp counters with a right hand to the body.
Biernat shoots in and drives through. Tripp sprawls well.
Biernat shoots in but Tripp avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateusz Biernat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biernat shoots in for a double leg but Tripp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Biernat shoots in looking for a takedown but Tripp manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Biernat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tripp with a nice calf kick.
Mateusz Biernat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biernat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A shot to the liver by Tripp. Beautiful body shot.
Biernat dives in for a single leg takedown but Tripp sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tripp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tripp throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Biernat tries to clinch
and Tripp counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tripp lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Mateusz Biernat has been cut.
Tripp lets loose with a powerful body kick. Biernat will feel that in the morning.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tripp.

Biernat shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Biernat showed some decent athleticism there.

Tripp manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Biernat keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biernat jumps guard but Tripp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Biernat looking for a takedown.
A short uppercut from Tripp.
Tripp dodges an elbow strike from Biernat.
Tripp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biernat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tripp backwards.
Tripp struggles to land a body shot inside as Biernat controls his hands.
Tripp digs a right hand underneath Biernat's ribcage. Biernat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tripp avoids the elbow strike from Biernat, against the cage.
Tripp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tripp blocks an elbow strike from Biernat.
Biernat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tripp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tripp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tripp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Biernat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tripp is leaning against Biernat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Biernat working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tripp.
Biernat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Biernat misses with an elbow over the top.
Biernat drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tripp pulls his leg out and moves away.

Biernat closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tripp's guard.
Biernat wants to pass the guard but Tripp is keeping the position.

Biernat drops back looking for a leg! Tripp is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tripp manages to kick Biernat off! Biernat jumps back into Tripp's guard.
Biernat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Biernat drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Biernat jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tripp pulls Biernat in close to his closed guard and prevents Biernat from doing any damage or advancing position.
Biernat wants to control from the top but Tripp keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Biernat passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Biernat is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tripp defends it well.
Biernat wants to control but Tripp is keeping him busy.

Biernat seems to be working for a kimura but Tripp defends the submission attempt.
Biernat is thwarting Tripp's attempts to control the position.
Tripp has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Biernat is working for a kimura but Tripp is defending it quite comfortably.

Tripp is defending against the submission attempts here by Biernat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Tripp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Biernat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Biernat tries to clinch but Tripp moves out of range.
Mateusz Biernat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biernat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tripp slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Biernat has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tripp.
Tripp scores with a nice strike.
Tripp throws a body kick that misses.
Tripp tries a head kick but it misses.
Tripp lands a jab to Biernat's midsection.
We've been told by Biernat's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Biernat shoots for a double leg takedown but Tripp sprawls well. He's pushed Biernat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Biernat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tripp sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Biernat somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateusz Biernat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tripp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Biernat moves in looking to clinch but Tripp pushes him off.
Tripp cracks a nice hook into Biernat's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biernat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tripp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biernat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Biernat fails in his attempt to clinch.

Biernat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tripp, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tripp.
Biernat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tripp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Biernat misses with an elbow strike.
Biernat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tripp backwards.
Biernat tries to land a knee to the head but Tripp blocks with his arms.
Biernat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tripp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tripp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tripp misses with a punch to the body.
Tripp misses with a body punch.

Biernat breaks from the clinch.
Tripp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Biernat's head backwards.
Tripp punishes Biernat's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Biernat darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Tripp pushes Biernat off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Biernat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tripp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Biernat gets a double leg takedown into Tripp's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Tripp manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Tripp is working Biernat over against the cage.
Biernat takes a shot to the head.
Tripp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tripp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Biernat blocks an uppercut.
Biernat is trying to pull guard but Tripp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Biernat throws a head punch that misses.
Biernat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tripp backwards.
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
Tripp working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tripp.
A short right from Tripp.
Tripp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biernat backwards.
Biernat misses with an elbow strike.
Tripp working aggressively here.
Biernat throws a punch but it's blocked by Tripp.
Biernat misses with an elbow strike.
Tripp dodges an elbow strike from Biernat.
Tripp swings wildly with an uppercut but Biernat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Tripp on the inside.
Tripp lands a body punch.
Tripp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Biernat backwards.
Biernat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Tripp.
Tripp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biernat's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Biernat scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripp misses with a body punch.
Tripp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Still in the clinch, Tripp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Biernat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tripp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biernat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tripp's brow.
Biernat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Biernat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tripp's defenses.
Tripp misses with the head strike.
Tripp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tripp throws a punch but it's blocked by Biernat.
Tripp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biernat.
Biernat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tripp tries to throw a body punch but Biernat avoids it by throwing Tripp back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Tripp as the two fighters clinch.
Biernat blocks a body shot from Tripp.
CJ Tripp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tripp.
Tripp misses with a body punch.
Tripp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Biernat backwards.

Biernat is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Tripp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Biernat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Biernat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tripp sprawls well. Tripp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biernat gets slowly back to his feet.
Tripp lands with a kick to the ribs.
Biernat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tripp.
Tripp lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh Biernat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tripp lands a brutal uppercut that launches Biernat off his feet! Biernat tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). CJ Tripp!
Our winner, CJ Tripp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.