PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Trillanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trillanes comes to the cage accompanied by It's A Fight - Three 6 Mafia. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Trillanes
vs
Conteh

185 cm
26
213 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

183 cm
25
208 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Trillanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conteh keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Conteh misses.
Trillanes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Trillanes clinches up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Conteh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trillaness head.
Trillanes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Conteh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Conteh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trillanes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trillanes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Conteh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Conteh throws a hook but Trillanes blocks it.
Conteh throws a right hand that Trillanes ducks under and follows up with a left that Trillanes also avoids with ease.
Trillanes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conteh is fending him off so far but Trillanes persists. Nope, Conteh circles away and we're back to standing.
Trillanes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conteh moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trillanes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Trillanes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trillanes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conteh paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Conteh clinches up with Trillanes and pushes him back against the cage.
Trillanes tries to score a body lock takedown but Conteh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trillanes is looking for a takedown.
Trillanes jumps guard but Conteh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trillanes.
Conteh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trillanes.
Trillanes blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Conteh manages to break the clinch.
Trillanes misses with a wild body shot.
Trillanes throws a jab when Conteh was well out of range.
Trillanes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
John Conteh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes blocks a jab.
Conteh dodges the punch combination from Trillanes.
Antonio Trillanes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trillanes wants to clinch up but Conteh keeps it at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trillanes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conteh misses with a few strikes there.
Conteh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trillanes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trillanes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Trillanes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conteh throws out the jab.
Conteh swings widly with a right hand
and Trillanes counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Trillanes misses
and Conteh counters with a straight right hand.
Trillanes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Conteh.
Trillanes connects with a crisp jab.
Conteh throws a poor cross that misses

and Trillanes counters by clinching up.
Conteh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Trillanes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trillanes fails to pull guard.
Trillanes is trying to pull guard but Conteh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Trillanes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trillanes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trillanes jumps guard but Conteh stands there with Trillanes around his waist. Trillanes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Conteh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conteh lands a nice shot to the body.
Trillanes tries to pull guard but Conteh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Conteh manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trillanes misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Conteh scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Antonio Trillanes has been cut.
Conteh scores with a decent looking hook.
Conteh scores with a jab. Trillanes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Trillanes moves away from the strike by Conteh.
Trillanes tries to land a front kick but Conteh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trillanes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trillanes throws a combination that misses
and Conteh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Conteh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trillanes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trillanes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conteh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Conteh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Trillanes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Trillanes wants to clinch
and Conteh counters with a stiff right hand.
Trillanes lands a jab to the nose.
Conteh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Trillanes.
Conteh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conteh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trillanes throws a head kick but Conteh moves out of range.
Trillanes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trillanes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conteh.
Trillanes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Trillanes does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Trillanes.
Trillanes throws out a loose jab but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conteh shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Trillanes eats them both and turns towards Conteh to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Conteh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Conteh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Trillanes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Trillanes has managed to clinch.

Trillanes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trillanes feints and then cracks Conteh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conteh down.
Trillanes tries to clinch up
and Conteh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes misses with a hook.
Conteh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trillanes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trillanes moves forwards but Conteh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trillanes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Contehs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trillanes moves out of range as Conteh strikes.
Conteh misses the jab.
Conteh circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Trillanes.
Conteh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Conteh blocks a head kick by Trillanes.
Conteh slips under a jab from Trillanes.
Nice sprawl there from Conteh as Trillanes shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Conteh misses.
Nice uppercut there from Trillanes.
Conteh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conteh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trillanes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trillanes misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Conteh.
Conteh tries to clinch but Trillanes is having none of it.
Conteh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trillanes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Trillanes connects with a leg kick. Conteh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Conteh misses with an uppercut
and Trillanes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trillanes slips under a jab from Conteh.
Conteh lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Trillanes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Conteh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conteh stuns Trillanes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trillanes tries to clinch up.
Conteh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trillanes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trillanes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trillanes slips a straight right by Conteh.
Conteh stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Trillanes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trillanes throws a sloppy head kick and Conteh moves out of range easily.
Conteh misses with a looping right.
John Conteh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trillanes throws a leg kick but Conteh moved away.

Conteh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trillanes, pushing him back against the cage.
Trillanes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Conteh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Trillanes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Trillanes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Conteh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Conteh lands a glancing blow to the side of Trillanes's head.
Trillanes takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Conteh moves into the clinch successfully.
Trillanes jumps guard but Conteh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Conteh lands with a light punch inside.

Conteh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conteh scores with a nice head shot.
Trillanes dives in and grabs Conteh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Conteh pushes down on Trillanes's head and hops out.
Trillanes looks to score with a jab to the body but Conteh is just out of range.

Conteh has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trillanes is trying to pull guard but Conteh has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Trillanes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Conteh lands a left hand.
Conteh lands an uppercut.
Conteh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Trillanes is rocked!
Trillanes tries to throw a body punch but Conteh avoids it by throwing Trillanes back against the cage.
John Conteh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Conteh.
Conteh is stalling here.
Trillanes is trying to pull guard but Conteh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Trillanes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Conteh smiles and moves away.
Trillanes misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Antonio Trillanes's cut is getting worse.
Conteh loads up on a big right hand but Trillanes slips the punch.

Trillanes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conteh, pushing him back against the cage.
Trillanes tries to pull guard but Conteh holds him up against the cage and eventually Trillanes drops back down to his feet.
Trillanes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Conteh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Conteh breaks the clinch.
Conteh misses with an uppercut.
Trillanes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Conteh misses the target.
Trillanes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conteh.
Trillanes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Conteh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes moves out of range of the strikes.
Conteh throws a combination that misses
and Trillanes counters with a nice leg kick.
Conteh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trillanes sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Trillanes rushes Conteh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trillanes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Conteh just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conteh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
Conteh lands a left hand.
Trillanes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Conteh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trillanes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Conteh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trillanes is looking to chop away at Conteh's legs.
Conteh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Trillanes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trillanes tries to clinch up

and Conteh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trillanes tries to pull guard but Conteh won't allow it.
Trillanes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trillanes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Conteh gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trillanes is working for takedown but Conteh is calmly controlling the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Conteh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trillanes misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Conteh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conteh 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Conteh!
An out of breath John Conteh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.