PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Trampling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Love might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Imagine. Matt Trampling will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Love
vs
Trampling

150 cm
28
149 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

170 cm
30
116 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Brute

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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dude Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Trampling!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Trampling.
Trampling shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Love checks the leg kick nicely there.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matt Trampling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trampling lands with a nice body kick.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Trampling.
Trampling goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Trampling has closed the distance and engaged Love in a clinch.
Trampling is trying to stall.
Trampling landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trampling lands a shoulder strike.
Love tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trampling with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Love jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trampling walks away with a smile on his face. Love gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trampling misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trampling misses with a body kick.
Trampling connects with a leg kick. Love looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trampling throws a sloppy head kick and Love moves out of range easily.
Love misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dude Love. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trampling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trampling throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Love fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Love blocks a head kick by Trampling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trampling. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trampling misses with a head kick.
Trampling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trampling.
Trampling is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Trampling shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trampling scores with a jab to the jaw.

Trampling moves into the clinch.
Trampling scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trampling looking to throw knees to the head but Love is blocking nicely.
Trampling lands an elbow that stopped Love in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trampling lands a nice knee to the body.
Trampling lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trampling lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trampling looking to stall.
Trampling can't find room to land a body shot as Love controls the action.
Trampling lands a nice knee to the body.
Trampling lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love is trying to pull guard but Trampling turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Trampling with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Love is trying to pull guard but Trampling has him pressed against the cage.
Trampling tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Love tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trampling smiles and moves away.

Love shoots in and bounces Trampling off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Love tries to free his leg and advance position but Trampling is retaining full guard.

Love stands up and waves to Trampling to follow him.
Decent striking displayed by Trampling there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trampling throws a leg kick but Love sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trampling misses with a leg kick.
Trampling throws a left and a right that both miss

and Love counters with a single leg into guard. Trampling didn't expect that.
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!

Love drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Love jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Love has gone for a leg lock! Trampling slips out almost immediately though and dives into Love's guard.
Trampling sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Love looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Trampling is defending well. Love quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Trampling has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Love celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dude Love!