PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Talha Harun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harun
vs
Trudeau

190 cm
21
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Talha Harun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harun - that will leave a mark!
Trudeau shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harun tries to clinch up but Trudeau circles away and keeps his distance.

Harun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harun wants to get back to striking at distance but Trudeau won't allow it.
Trudeau wants a takedown.
Talha Harun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Trudeau.
Harun throws an elbow that misses.
Harun is looking to break free of the clinch but Trudeau has double underhooks.
Harun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harun pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau blocks an elbow strike.
Harun misses with an elbow strike.
Trudeau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trudeau avoids a wild elbow strike from Harun.
Harun is looking to break free of the clinch but Trudeau has double underhooks.
Harun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trudeau.
Harun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trudeau has him pressed against the cage.
Harun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trudeau has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Harun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trudeau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harun has had enough of the clinch but Trudeau keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harun is trying to break the clinch but Trudeau has him pressed against the cage.
Harun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Harun manages to break the clinch.
Trudeau shoots for a takedown but Harun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Trudeau looking to score a takedown here. Harun is defending well but Trudeau drives through and ends up in Harun's guard.
Trudeau advances position into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudeau working the strikes but Harun uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Trudeau is looking for a kimura but Harun is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Trudeau to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trudeau.
Trudeau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harun keeps working.
Trudeau thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harun's head.

Trudeau seems to be looking for submissions.

Harun kicks off Trudeau and gets to his feet.

Trudeau shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Trudeau showed some decent athleticism there.
Trudeau thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trudeau lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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!
Trudeau postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Harun looks a forlorn figure.
Harun is breathing heavily.
Harun takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Trudeau has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harun squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Trudeau connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Harun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trudeau on the ground.
Trudeau landing strikes from the mount and Harun is in trouble!

Harun is rocked!

Trudeau is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Harun to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Harun shrugs it off.
Oh Harun is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Trudeau jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Harun manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Trudeau looks up at the clock and then as Harun takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trudeau smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Trudeau dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trudeau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harun seems to have got his legs back now.
Talha Harun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Harun.
Trudeau swats away the attempt to clinch by Harun.
Harun scores with a three punch combo!
Harun tries to clinch up.

Harun rushes Trudeau and presses him up against the cage.
Harun is trying to break the clinch but Trudeau is controlling him.

Trudeau gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Trudeau passes to side control.
Harun on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harun tries to get out of the position.
Harun is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Trudeau asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau trying to control the action but Harun is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Trudeau seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Harun is not content to let Trudeau control the position.

Trudeau looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Trudeau is working Harun over with some ground and pound from side control.
Trudeau trying to control the action but Harun is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau cracks Harun with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Harun taking a bit of punishment here - Trudeau scoring with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Trudeau looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trudeau looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harun is avoiding damage well.
Trudeau working the head with strikes.
Trudeau working the ground and pound.
Jacques Trudeau has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trudeau fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Trudeau is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Harun is trying to escape and Trudeau transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Harun is forced to tap! Nice work there by Trudeau! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacques Trudeau!
An out of breath Jacques Trudeau thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.