PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Trueman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

De Troyer
vs
Trueman

175 cm
23
265 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
250 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olivier De Troyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Trueman!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Troyer tries to clinch there but Trueman circles away.
De Troyer tries to clinch up.
De Troyer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trueman tries to avoid it but De Troyer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trueman to the ground. Trueman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

De Troyer moves into the clinch.
De Troyer prevents Trueman from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Troyer.
Trueman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueman trying to stall but De Troyer improves his position.
De Troyer is looking to control Trueman's arms but Trueman gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Troyer has his back to the cage.
De Troyer wants a takedown.
De Troyer has had enough of the clinch but Trueman keeps him there for the moment.
De Troyer can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olivier De Troyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trueman wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Troyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trueman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Troyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Troyer wants to break free but Trueman has control.
Trueman stalling the fight.
De Troyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Troyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Troyer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Trueman trying to control but De Troyer is working from the bottom.
Trueman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Troyer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trueman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trueman scoring with some ground and pound.
Trueman wants to stand and escape but instead De Troyer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Trueman keeping full guard, as De Troyer tries to pass.
De Troyer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trueman wants to stand up but De Troyer is controlling him.
De Troyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Troyer looking to pass the guard.
De Troyer preventing the sweep.
Trueman keeping full guard, as De Troyer tries to pass.
Trueman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Trueman keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Troyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trueman throws a sloppy head kick and De Troyer moves out of range easily.
De Troyer wants to clinch.
De Troyer moves in looking to clinch but Trueman pushes him off.
De Troyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trueman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Troyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Trueman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer tries to clinch there but Trueman circles away.
De Troyer tries to clinch but Trueman moves out of range.
Trueman scores with the left hand. De Troyer knows he should have avoided that one.
De Troyer avoids the head kick by Trueman.
De Troyer tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Troyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trueman tries a head kick but it misses.
Trueman circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Troyer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trueman takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Trueman is rocked!

It looks like Sean Trueman has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer tries to clinch up but Trueman circles away and keeps his distance.
De Troyer is looking to clinch but Trueman is avoiding it.
De Troyer swinging wilding here.
De Troyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Troyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trueman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trueman lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - De Troyer can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Trueman and De Troyer drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Trueman.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Trueman!