PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Trygg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Polk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Trygg might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pantera - Walk. Ivan Trygg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Trygg
vs
Polk

179 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
184 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Trygg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Polk!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trygg throws a lazy right hand but Polk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trygg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polk counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Trygg scores with a takedown into Polk's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trygg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Polk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Polk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Polk looking to control.
Trygg wants to control from the top but Polk keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trygg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trygg wants to control from the top but Polk keeps moving.
Polk keeping full guard, as Trygg tries to pass.
Polk is controlling Trygg's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Trygg misses with a combination
and Polk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trygg misses with an uppercut. Polk saw that one coming.
Ivan Trygg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trygg.
Trygg misses with a series of wild punches.
Trygg throws the kick towards the body but Polk avoids it.
Trygg slips under a jab.
Polk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Trygg walks into a stiff left hand from Polk.
Trygg throws a shot from downtown. Polk moves away and avoids it.
Trygg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trygg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trygg fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trygg swings for the body but Polk moves out of range.
Trygg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Polk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trygg swings widly with a right hand

and Polk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Polk works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Polk works over Trygg with some ground and pound from guard.
Polk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Trygg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Polk is aware though and is defending well.
Polk won't allow Trygg to sweep him here.
Polk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polk throws a strike but Trygg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Trygg throws a strike but Polk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Trygg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trygg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Trygg is looking for a triangle but Polk pushes his legs off easily.
Polk lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Polk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Trygg keeping moving, preventing Polk from controlling successfully.
Trygg pulls Polk in close to prevent any damage.
Polk is looking to work some ground and pound but Trygg has wrist control.

Trygg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Polk defends well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polk trying to control but Trygg is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Polk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Polk misses with a hook. Trygg ducked under it nicely.
Trygg misses with a left hand
and Polk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trygg's knee momentarily.
Ivan Trygg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Polk throws a lazy right hand but Trygg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Polk stuffs the takedown attempt from Trygg. Trygg gets slowly back to his feet.
Polk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Polk jabs Trygg right on the nose. Trygg blinks but takes it well.
Trygg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Trygg misses with a left hand
and Polk counters with a three punch combo that has Trygg backing up. Trygg nods at Polk to acknowledge the strikes.
Trygg fails with an attempt to clinch.

Polk drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trygg controls Polk momentarily but Polk frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polk wants to control from the top but Trygg keeps moving.
Polk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trygg trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Trygg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Polk throwing strikes but missing.
Polk is stalling in the full guard.
Polk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trygg has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Trygg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Polk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Polk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trygg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trygg prevents Polk from improving his position.
Trygg lands strikes from half guard.
Polk is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trygg is trying to control. Polk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Trygg.
Trygg passes to full mount!
Polk tries to hold on but Trygg postures up.
Trygg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Trygg jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Polk manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Polk manages to work his way to half guard, despite Trygg's best efforts.
Polk tries to roll over but Trygg keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trygg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Polk's head.
Trygg is trying to control the action in half guard but Polk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Trygg prevents Polk from improving his position.
Trygg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trygg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Polk's head.
Polk gets full guard.
Polk working a defensive guard here.
Trygg stands up over Polk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Polk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Trygg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Polk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Trygg misses with a double jab.
Trygg throws a shot from downtown. Polk moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Trygg.
A jab from Polk misses.
Trygg thows a left - swing and a miss!
James Polk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trygg swings widly with a right hand

and Polk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Polk lands a nice short elbow.

Trygg looking for submissions off his back.
Polk thows a huge punch but Trygg dodges it nicely.
Trygg trying to hold on to Polk's head to control him but Polk postures up.
Polk prevents Trygg from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trygg wants to get back to full guard.
Polk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Polk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Polk passes the guard and advances to mount!
Polk with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trygg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Trygg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Polk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Trygg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Trygg is bucking up trying to escape but Polk cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Polk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Trygg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polk trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trygg tries to hold on but Polk pushes him away.
Trygg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Trygg is working hard here to advance position.
Trygg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trygg tries to hold on but Polk postures up.
Polk lands with some strikes.
Polk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Trygg?
Polk raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Polk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Polk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polk landing strikes from the mount.
Trygg is in all sorts of trouble here.
James Polk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivan Trygg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Polk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Trygg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Polk avoids the attempt from Trygg to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polk looking to control but Trygg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Polk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Polk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Polk!