PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cory Trevor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bounce Wimme Now. Powers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: We Run This - Missy Elliot. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Trevor
vs
Powers

194 cm
25
133 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

184 cm
27
147 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cory Trevor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerome Powers!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevor is looking to clinch.
Powers throws a series of punches but Trevor avoids them all with ease.
Powers scores with a nice strike.
Trevor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trevor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Powers scores with a nice strike.
Trevor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powers circles away quickly and effectively.
Powers thows a body shot but no joy.
Trevor throws a wild body kick that Powers sees coming a mile off.
Trevor misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powers looks to throw the jab but Trevor is out of range.
Trevor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Powers.
A punch lands to the side of Trevor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Powers throws a looping overhand right but Trevor ducks down to avoid it.
Powers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trevor slips a jab from Powers.
Powers swings for the body but Trevor moves out of range.
Powers keeps the fight on the outside.
Jerome Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trevor manages to avoid it.
Powers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Powers wants it to stay on the feet.
Powers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Powers swinging wildly here.
Trevor tries to clinch up.
Powers throws a poor cross that misses
and Trevor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Powers misses with a body punch

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trevor just content to control the position.
Powers dodges the ground and pound from Trevor.
Powers tries to buck Trevor off but Trevor is having none of it.

Trevor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Powers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Powers is not content to let Trevor control the position.
Powers is trying to improve his position.
Trevor trying to control the position but Powers is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevor throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Trevor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Trevor wants to control but Powers is keeping him busy.
Trevor tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Trevor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Powers is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cory Trevor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Trevor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Powers looks to land a combination but Trevor avoids it well.
Powers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trevor defending well as Powers loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Trevor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trevor, right into the meat.
Trevor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trevor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Powers swings and misses with a shot to the body

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Trevor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Powers being controlled here momentarily.
Powers looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevor managing to control the position.
Powers looking to pass the guard.
Trevor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Cory Trevor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trevor, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powers looks to score with a jab to the body but Trevor is just out of range.

Trevor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Powers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trevor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Powers's efforts to push away.
Trevor looking to throw knees to the head but Powers is blocking nicely.

Powers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trevor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Powers.
Jerome Powers seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trevor.
Trevor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trevor avoids the body shot from Powers.
Nice body kick from Trevor.
Trevor throws a leg kick which misses Powers's front leg but catches the back leg as Powers tries to avoid it.
Powers stuns Trevor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Powers thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Trevor closes the distance and pushes Powers back into the cage.
Trevor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Powers scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory Trevor dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Powers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Trevor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Powers moves out of range of the body kick.
Powers thows a body shot but no joy.
Trevor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Trevor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trevor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trevor connects with a leg kick. Powers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Powers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trevor scores with a head kick. Powers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers moves out of range of the body kick from Trevor.
Trevor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Trevor tries a head kick but it misses.

Trevor gets a double leg takedown into Powers's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Powers is on top in guard.
Powers looking to sit in guard and control but Trevor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Trevor trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trevor thows a big elbow that misses.
Trevor thows a big elbow that misses.
Trevor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Trevor passes to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Powers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Powers avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Trevor.
Trevor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers wants to control but Trevor postures up.

Trevor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Powers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Trevor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Powers taking punishment in the form of punches.
Trevor wants to control but Powers is keeping him busy.
Powers tries to improve position but can't.
Powers can't do much from the bottom here.
Powers is looking for a sweep.

Trevor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Powers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trevor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Powers trying to hold on to Trevor's head to control him but Trevor postures up.
Cory Trevor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Powers gets full guard.
Powers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trevor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trevor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trevor trying to control but Powers is working from the bottom.
Jerome Powers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cory Trevor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trevor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory Trevor!