PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anti Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero has chosen Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go as his entrance music. 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.

Pope
vs
Hero

198 cm
23
273 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

201 cm
21
278 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 156 : 45$ *

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Pope!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anti Hero!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pope. Pope obviously looking to wear him down.
Hero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pope.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pope.
A telegraphed right hand from Hero misses the target.
Pope blocks a jab.
Pope keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hero.
Nice uppercut there from Hero.
Hero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pope avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hero.
Hero throws out a loose jab but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope scores with a decent looking hook.
Pope avoids the head kick by Hero.
Hero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pope.
Pope lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hero thows a leg kick but Pope checks it
and Pope counters with a series of strikes. Hero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hero scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hero's head.
Pope stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hero.
A telegraphed right hand from Hero misses the target.
Hero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pope chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hero can pounce on him.
Hero missing with a left hand there. Pope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hero throws a jab but it's blocked by Pope.
A head kick by Hero misses
and Pope counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hero throws a head kick that misses
and Pope counters with a nice leg kick.
Pope dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hero looks gassed!
Hero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pope counters with a nice body kick.
Anti Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pope.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pope. Hero shrugs it off though.
Pope lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hero misses with a hook.
Pope throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hero on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pope.
Hero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hero missing with a left hand there. Pope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pope counters with a series of strikes. Hero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pope counters with a head kick. That will keep Hero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hero misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Hero misses
and Pope counters with a thumping low kick.
Hero looks to land a left hand but Pope moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Pope dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hero misses with a hook. Pope ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Pope.
Hero has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Anti Hero has been cut.
Pope slips a jab from Hero.
Hero throws a hook but Pope blocks it.
Hero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pope. Pope obviously looking to wear him down.
Pope scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pope.
Hero throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Hero is breathing heavily.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Hero moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hero throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
Hero throws a body kick the misses
and Pope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pope counters with a leg kick.
Hero misses the jab.
Pope goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pope scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pope lands a front kick.
Hero throws a jab when Pope was well out of range.
Hero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pope.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a nice looking combination but Hero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hero. That did some damage!
Pope slips a straight right by Hero.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pope - that will leave a mark!
Hero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pope counters with an outside leg kick.
Hero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pope.
Pope scores with a push kick.
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!
A nice combination there by Pope.
Hero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pope chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pope.
Hero misses the jab.
Pope pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pope counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Trent Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pope.
Hero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is looking to slow Hero down with leg kicks.
Pope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pope misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trent Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
Pope lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hero.
Hero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pope.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Pope dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anti Hero's cut.
That's time! Pope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hero throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hero misses the target.
Pope throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pope slips under a jab from Hero.
Hero misses the body punch
and Pope counters with a thumping low kick.
Hero misses with a jab to the body
and Pope counters with a good low kick that Hero was not able to check.
Hero throws a leg kick
and Pope counters with a good low kick that Hero was not able to check.
Pope buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pope looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope looks for the body kick but Hero saw that one coming.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hero might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pope has got the better of the exchanges.
Pope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hero misses with a hook to the body
and Pope counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hero's knee momentarily.
Hero walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hero throws a lazy head kick
and Pope counters with a nice leg kick.
Hero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pope can pounce on him.
Pope connects with an inside leg kick.
Pope throws a series of punches but Hero avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pope. That one must have hurt.
Hero misses with a shot to the body
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pope thuds his shin into the meat of Hero's side.
Pope misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pope.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pope. Pope obviously looking to wear him down.
Pope lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero throws a leg kick
and Pope counters with a head kick. That will keep Hero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A low kick from Hero misses
and Pope counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pope throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pope cracks Hero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hero throws a hook to the side of Pope's head but Pope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hero throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Pope moves away from the strike by Hero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pope counters with a nice leg kick.
Hero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pope thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hero if he has to take too many more of those.
Pope tests Hero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope misses with a series of wild punches.
Hero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pope throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Pope clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Anti Hero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pope throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hero counters with a big head kick but Pope shrugs it off.
Hero misses with a hook to the body
and Pope counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hero misses with a leg kick
and Pope counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hero misses with a hook. Pope ducked under it nicely.
Hero throws a lazy head kick
and Pope makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good leg kick by Pope there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hero can do to turn this around?
Pope looks to land a combination but Hero avoids it well.
Hero throws the left hand but Pope avoids the punch easily.
Hero is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pope buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pope slips under a jab from Hero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pope.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Hero.
Hero scores with a jab to the body.
Hero throws a jab but it's blocked by Pope.
Hero throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pope makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hero thows a leg kick but Pope checks it
and Pope counters with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Hero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hero moves out of range of the body kick from Pope.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hero throws out the jab.
Hero lands a head kick. Pope smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hero moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pope counters with a good low kick that Hero was not able to check.
Hero misses with a hook to the body
and Pope counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pope lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pope pushes Hero away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pope. That's going to slow Hero down.
Pope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pope.
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the body from Hero misses
and Pope counters with a thumping low kick.
Hero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pope can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pope, right into the meat.
Pope plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pope.
Hero throws a leg kick
and Pope counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope lands a right hook to the body.
Pope throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pope throws a leg kick which misses Hero's front leg but catches the back leg as Hero tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pope lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Pope had his way with Anti Hero in that round.
The cut man is working on Anti Hero'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. This is the final round!

Pope lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hero backs up against the cage.
Hero throws a leg kick
and Pope counters with an outside leg kick.
Hero misses with an uppercut. Pope saw that one coming.
Hero misses with a hook to the body
and Pope counters with a leg kick.
Pope throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pope counters with a right hand to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pope.
Pope lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hero is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hero. That did some damage!
Pope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope lands a leg kick that knocks Hero off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pope.
Pope moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pope thows a body kick. Hero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pope connects with a jab.
Hero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Pope there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pope digs a good hook to Hero's body.
Pope fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a few strikes there.
Hero throws a hook but Pope blocks it.
Pope moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Pope finds it's target.
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!
Hero throws a leg kick
and Pope counters with a thumping low kick.
Hero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hero lands with a good body shot.
Pope throws a head kick but Hero moves out of range.
Pope throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero tries to land a body kick
and Pope counters with a low kick, right behind Hero 's knee.
Pope lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pope jabs Hero right on the nose. Hero blinks but takes it well.
Pope with a hook.
Hero drops his hands momentarily and Pope takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hero throws a leg kick
and Pope counters with a three punch combo that has Hero backing up. Hero nods at Pope to acknowledge the strikes.
Pope lands a nice shot that snaps Hero's head back.
Pope looks to land a combination. Hero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hero throws a one two combo.
Anti Hero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
Pope lands with a kick to the temple. Hero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hero misses with a double jab
and Pope counters with a good low kick that Hero was not able to check.
Hero moves forwards but Pope connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trent Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Hero misses
and Pope counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hero doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pope 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:42
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:42
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Pope!
Trent Pope is the new heavyweight champion!