PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Medley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JB Trent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Medley
vs
Trent

183 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Medley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JB Trent!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medley looks to land a combination but Trent avoids it well.

Trent scores a takedown into full mount!

Trent working for a guillotine from mount but Medley is in no mood to give up.
Medley squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Trent postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Medley looks a forlorn figure.
Medley wants to get back to his feet.
Trent trying to control but Medley is having none of it.
Medley wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Trent breaks from Medley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Trent landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Trent connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medley is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Trent tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Trent landing strikes from the mount.
Medley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Medley is trying to stand up.
A nice elbow there by Trent.
Trent has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Medley's face.
Trent looking to control but Medley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trent with a couple of short strikes.
Medley is breathing heavily.
Medley is bucking up trying to escape but Trent cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A nice elbow there by Trent.
Trent landing strikes from the mount and Medley is in trouble!
Trent controlling from mount.
Medley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trent fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trent lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Medley wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Trent dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Medley is bucking up trying to escape but Trent cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Trent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trent working the ground and pound effectively.
Trent trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Trent postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Medley looks a forlorn figure.
Trent landing punches.
Medley is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Trent with shots to the head and body - Medley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Trent controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trent punching from mount but Medley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Trent throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Trent thowing shots but they're missing.
Medley really wants to buck Trent off and get back to his feet.
Trent unloading with bombs!
Trent lands a big shot there that rocks Medley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Trent raining down shots from the mount!
Medley is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Trent landing shots from mount.
Medley is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trent working Medley over with strikes here.
Medley is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trent connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
You get the feeling that Medley really doesn't like being in this position too much.
BOOM! Trent connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Trent scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Medley?
Trent working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Medley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Medley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Trent jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Medley manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Medley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JB Trent dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Medley misses with the combination.

Trent closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Trent creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Trent working the head with strikes.
Medley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trent on the ground.
Trent trying to control the position but Medley is working away.
Trent scores with a couple of short elbows.
Medley wants to get back to his feet but Trent drags him back down.
Trent trying to control the action but Medley is working from the bottom.
Medley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Trent takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medley working hard to break the clinch.
Trent tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Medley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Trent gets control of Medley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Trent will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Medley wanted to stand there but Trent had control of the position.
Medley stopping the sweep attempt from Trent.
Medley wants to stand and escape but instead Trent has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Medley is looking to stand up but Trent isn't so interested in that idea.
Trent with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Trent prevents Medley from getting back to his feet.
Trent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Medley wants to stand and escape but Trent is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trent moves in looking to clinch but Medley pushes him off.
Rob Medley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Medley throws a nice looking combination but Trent bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Medley throws a series of punches but Trent moves out of range.

Trent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trent jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Medley walks away with a smile on his face. Trent gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rob Medley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JB Trent.
Trent closes this distance looking for a takedown but Medley circles away.
Trent throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Medley's waist but Medley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trent off to one side.
Medley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trent.
Medley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trent on the side of the head.
Medley swats away the attempt to clinch by Trent.

Trent clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medley is trying to break the clinch but Trent is controlling him.
Medley is pressed up against the cage. Trent has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Medley down to the mat. Medley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Trent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Medley.
Medley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trent fails with an attempt to clinch.
Medley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trent circles away quickly and effectively.
Trent shoots in but no luck this time.
Trent tries to score a power double leg takedown but Medley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trent somewhat.
Medley misses with a two punch combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Trent.

Trent is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Medley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Trent is looking to take a break and control but Medley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Trent is controlling him well.
JB Trent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trent lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Medley down.
Trent throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Medley parries the strikes from Trent easily there. Trent is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Medley to escape.
Trent prevents Medley from escaping the position.
Trent advances to mount.
Trent with good strikes from the mount here!
Trent can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Medley is looking to escape.
Medley wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JB Trent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Trent misses with a takedown attempt - Medley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rob Medley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trent throws a leg kick but Medley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Medley throws a right hand that Trent ducks under and follows up with a left that Trent also avoids with ease.
Medley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trent changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Medley tries to avoid it but Trent manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Medley to the ground. Medley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Medley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Medley.
Medley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Medley misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medley misses with a few strikes there.
Medley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Medley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Trent has closed the distance and engaged Medley in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medley is trying to break the clinch but Trent is controlling him.
Trent jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Medley walks away with a smile on his face. Trent gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rob Medley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JB Trent.

Trent clinches up with Medley and pushes him back against the cage.
Trent jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Medley walks away with a smile on his face. Trent gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trent fails with a takedown attempt.
Medley misses with a two punch combination.
Medley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Trent shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Medley is trying to defend but Trent finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Trent lands with a punch from half guard.
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. Trent connects with a nice short shot to Medley's temple.
Medley wants to get back to his feet.
Medley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Trent stops Medley from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medley taking some punishment here, with Trent in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Trent there.
Medley has hold of Trent's hands but Trent slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Trent looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Medley is fending him off so far but Trent persists. Nope, Medley circles away and we're back to standing.
Medley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Medley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trent circles away quickly and effectively.
Medley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trent fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Trent closes this distance looking for a takedown but Medley circles away.

Trent is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Medley's half guard.
Nice strikes from Trent there.
Medley pushes Trent off looking to stand but Trent dives back in and keeps control.
Trent not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medley pushes Trent off looking to stand but Trent dives back in and keeps control.
Trent trying to mount his opponent but Medley defends it.
Trent scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Trent is trying to control. Medley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Medley misses with a wild combination.
Trent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trent shoots in for a takedown but Medley shows good takedown defense.
Trent has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Medley misses with a two punch combination.
Medley throws a left and a right that both miss

and Trent counters with a nice double leg into side control. Medley won't be happy with that.

Trent decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Trent decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medley wants to get back to his feet.
Medley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trent.
Medley wants to get back to his feet.
Medley is staying active underneath Trent, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Medley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Trent wants to take a breather but Medley is having none of it.
Medley is trying to stand up here but Trent is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Medley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trent wants to clinch up but Medley keeps it at a distance.
Medley throws a series of punches but Trent avoids them all with ease.
Trent on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Trent is looking to clinch.
Medley tries to bum rush Trent with a series of wild strikes but Trent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rob Medley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JB Trent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Medley stuffs the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
JB Trent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trent 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JB Trent!