PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Trinckelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stillwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Trinckelton
vs
Stillwell

190 cm
19
213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Trinckelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Stillwell!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trinckelton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trinckelton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stillwell up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trinckelton.
Stillwell is pressed up against the cage. Trinckelton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stillwell down to the mat. Stillwell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Trinckelton rushes Stillwell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trinckelton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stillwell goes for a takedown attempt but Trinckelton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Trinckelton avoids a punch combination nicely.

Trinckelton clinches with his opponent.
Trinckelton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Trinckelton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trinckelton walks into a jab.
Trinckelton misses with a double jab.
Stillwell misses with a double jab
and Trinckelton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stillwell keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas Stillwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Trinckelton moves into range and clinches up with Stillwell.
Trinckelton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stillwell wants to break free but Trinckelton has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinckelton can't get the takedown.
Trinckelton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Trinckelton.
A frustrated look appears on Stillwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stillwell looks gassed!
Trinckelton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Trinckelton breaks the clinch.
Trinckelton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stillwell.
Stillwell throws a jab when Trinckelton was well out of range.
Trinckelton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stillwell cracks Trinckelton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Trinckelton tries to clinch but Stillwell is having none of it.
Trinckelton throws a jab but it's blocked by Stillwell.
Trinckelton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stillwell.
Stillwell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A bit of stalling here from Trinckelton.
Stillwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stillwell prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Trinckelton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trinckelton controlling the action here for a moment.
Stillwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trinckelton has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stillwell takes a shot to the head.
Trinckelton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stillwell is trying to break the clinch but Trinckelton has him pressed against the cage.
Trinckelton stalling in the clinch.
Stillwell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short uppercut from Trinckelton.
Stillwell can't break the clinch.
Trinckelton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stillwell walks away with a smile on his face. Trinckelton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trinckelton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stillwell momentarily.
Stillwell catches Trinckelton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stillwell throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Trinckelton counter with a right hand.
Trinckelton slips under a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Trinckelton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stillwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trinckelton throws a nice looking combination but Stillwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stillwell misses with a double jab
and Trinckelton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stillwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trinckelton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Trinckelton clinches with his opponent.
Trinckelton lands an elbow inside.

Trinckelton tightens his grip and picks Stillwell up, before dumping him to the ground. Stillwell manages to land in guard.
Trinckelton throws a big right hand that misses.
Trinckelton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Stillwell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trinckelton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trinckelton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trinckelton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stillwell throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stillwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trinckelton.
Trinckelton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stillwell keeping moving, preventing Trinckelton from controlling successfully.

Stillwell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stillwell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stillwell is looking to sweep but instead, Trinckelton has passed into half guard.

Trinckelton stands up and beckons Stillwell to join him on the feet.
Stillwell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Trinckelton. That one must have hurt.
Trinckelton lands a nice shot that snaps Stillwell's head back.
Trinckelton tests Stillwell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stillwell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trinckelton connects with a nice looking jab.
A right-left combo lands from Stillwell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stillwell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trinckelton throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Trinckelton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Trinckelton closes the distance and clinches.
Stillwell is trying to break the clinch but Trinckelton is controlling him.
Stillwell taking a breather.
Trinckelton is leaning against Stillwell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trinckelton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Trinckelton.

Trinckelton jumps into guard, dragging Stillwell to the mat.
Stillwell wants to pass the guard but Trinckelton is keeping the position.
Trinckelton wants to get back to his feet but Stillwell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stillwell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trinckelton wants to stand but Stillwell is controlling the position.

Trinckelton has his feet on Stillwell's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Trinckelton is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinckelton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Stillwell counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stillwell slips a jab from Trinckelton.
Stillwell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trinckelton.
Trinckelton lands a nice shot that snaps Stillwell's head back.
Stillwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trinckelton counters with a nice uppercut.
Stillwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trinckelton counters with a straight right hand.
Stillwell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stillwell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trinckelton.
Stillwell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Trinckelton throws a lazy head kick
and Stillwell counters with a stiff right hand.
Stillwell throws a leg kick
and Trinckelton counters with a straight right hand.

Trinckelton clinches with his opponent.
Trinckelton is trying to drag Stillwell to the mat but Stillwell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short left from Stillwell.
Stillwell trying to control the position but instead, Trinckelton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stillwell into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stillwell can't break the clinch.
Trinckelton landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Trinckelton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trinckelton throws the left hand but Stillwell avoids the punch easily.
Trinckelton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stillwell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stillwell works Trinckelton's body with a nice hook.
Stillwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stillwell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stillwell, as that shot connected.
Stillwell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stillwell blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Stillwell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stillwell.
Stillwell scores with a shot to the body.
Stillwell throws a sloppy head kick and Trinckelton moves out of range easily.
Stillwell throws a series of punches but Trinckelton avoids them all with ease.
Trinckelton avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stillwell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stillwell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trinckelton.
Stillwell throws a right and a left that Trinckelton avoids nicely.
Tony Trinckelton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stillwell misses with a double jab
and Trinckelton counters with a nice uppercut.
Stillwell throws a series of punches but Trinckelton moves out of range.
Stillwell lands a glancing blow to the side of Trinckelton's head.
Trinckelton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stillwell is looking to score with low kicks.
Stillwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trinckelton avoids the head kick by Stillwell.
Trinckelton wants to clinch up but Stillwell keeps it at a distance.
Stillwell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trinckelton's head backwards.
Stillwell throws a series of punches but Trinckelton moves out of range.
Thomas Stillwell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stillwell cracks Trinckelton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stillwell tries to score with a low kick but Trinckelton moves his leg out of the way.
Trinckelton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Trinckelton dodges the punch combination from Stillwell.
Stillwell blocks a head kick by Trinckelton.
Stillwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trinckelton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stillwell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Trinckelton wants to clinch but Stillwell slips to the side
letting Stillwell counter with a right hand.
Trinckelton throws a big shot that misses.
Stillwell throws a series of strikes that have Trinckelton backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Stillwell.
Trinckelton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stillwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Trinckelton misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Stillwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Stillwell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stillwell.
Stillwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trinckelton circles away quickly and effectively.
Trinckelton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from Stillwell does no damage.
Trinckelton misses the body punch
and Stillwell counters with a right hand to the body.
Stillwell looks to throw the jab but Trinckelton is out of range.
Trinckelton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stillwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trinckelton circles away quickly and effectively.
Stillwell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stillwell lands with a nice combination. Trinckelton backs away looking to recover.
Jab, jab by Trinckelton - just one landing.
Stillwell misses with a few strikes there.
Trinckelton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stillwell.
Stillwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stillwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trinckelton counters with a stiff right hand.
Stillwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stillwell's corner calls for a 1-2. Stillwell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stillwell misses with a few strikes there.
Stillwell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stillwell duly obliges.
Stillwell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trinckelton.
Trinckelton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trinckelton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trinckelton misses the jab.
Stillwell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Stillwell.
Trinckelton moves out of range of the strikes.
Stillwell with a jab.
Trinckelton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trinckelton scoring well with a low kick there.
Trinckelton throws a lazy right hand but Stillwell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Trinckelton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trinckelton lands with a right to the head.
Trinckelton is leaning against Stillwell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trinckelton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stillwell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stillwell wants to break free but Trinckelton has control.

Trinckelton has Stillwell pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Trinckelton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Stillwell tumbling to the mat - Trinckelton dives into Stillwell's guard.

Stillwell has his foot on Trinckelton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trinckelton works his way back into a safe position though.
Trinckelton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stillwell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stillwell controls Trinckelton momentarily but Trinckelton frees himself.

Trinckelton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Trinckelton rushes Stillwell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trinckelton taking a breather.
Trinckelton trying to land knees to the body.
Stillwell can't get the takedown.
Stillwell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trinckelton up against the cage.
Trinckelton is looking to control Stillwell's arms but Stillwell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trinckelton has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trinckelton is leaning against Stillwell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stillwell tries to score a body lock takedown but Trinckelton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trinckelton digs a right hand underneath Stillwell's ribcage. Stillwell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trinckelton.
Tony Trinckelton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trinckelton pushes Stillwell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stillwell fails to pull guard.
Tony Trinckelton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Stillwell.
Stillwell working hard to break the clinch.
Trinckelton is pushing Stillwell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Trinckelton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stillwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trinckelton circles away quickly and effectively.
Trinckelton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stillwell misses with a double jab
and Trinckelton counters with a solid body kick.
Trinckelton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stillwell blocks a head kick by Trinckelton.
Stillwell is looking to chop away at Trinckelton's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trinckelton tries to clinch but Stillwell moves out of range.
Stillwell throws a series of punches but Trinckelton avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Trinckelton misses.
Stillwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trinckelton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trinckelton fails to land with a series of punches.
Stillwell swings for the body but Trinckelton moves out of range.
Stillwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stillwell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Stillwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stillwell misses with a low kick as Trinckelton jumps back.
Stillwell clobbers Trinckelton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stillwell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trinckelton checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trinckelton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stillwell throws out the jab.
Stillwell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stillwell.
Stillwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Trinckelton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Trinckelton.
I think Trinckelton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!