PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Port (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erasmo Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Port could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Erasmo Trout's chin.

Port
vs
Trout

175 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Port!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Erasmo Trout!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Port lands with a good body shot.
Port shoots for a takedown but Trout saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Port takes the fight into the clinch.

Port jumps guard.
Port pulls Trout in to control the position.
Trout wants to control from the top but Port keeps moving.
Trout looking to pass the guard.
Port wants to stand up but Trout is controlling him.
Trout looking to sit in guard and control but Port gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Port gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Port throws a series of punches but Trout moves out of range.
Trout shoots in for a takedown but Port shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Trout wants to clinch.
Port lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Port is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Port moves into the clinch.

Port's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trout looks for a takedown but Port sprawls well.
Henry Port has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erasmo Trout.

Port gets a clinch.
Trout tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trout is pressed up against the cage. Port has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Trout down to the mat. Trout avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trout stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Trout wants it to stay on the feet.
Port fails with a takedown attempt.
Trout shoots in for a double leg but Port sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trout tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Port paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Port fails in his attempt to clinch.
Port misses with the combination.
Trout closes the distance and clinches up with Port, looking for a takedown. Trout pushes Port against the cage but Port circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trout closes the distance and clinches up with Port, looking for a takedown. Trout pushes Port against the cage but Port circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trout shoots in looking for a takedown. Port tries to sprawl out of it but Trout keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Port manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Port slaps away a takedown attempt from Trout, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Port slaps away a takedown attempt from Trout, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Port defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Port tries to avoid it but Trout manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Port to the ground. Port escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Port fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trout shoots for a double leg takedown but Port sprawls well. He's pushed Trout's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Port looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trout is fending him off so far but Port persists. Nope, Trout circles away and we're back to standing.
Trout shoots for a double leg takedown but Port sprawls well. He's pushed Trout's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trout shoots in but Port avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trout connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Port momentarily.
Port throws a series of punches but Trout avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trout throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Port's waist but Port gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trout off to one side.
Port blocks the body kick.
Trout tries to clinch there but Port circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Port dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Trout has a takedown stuffed.

Port pushes Trout up against the cage in a clinch.
Port with a knee to the head.

It looks like Erasmo Trout has been cut.
Port looking for a takedown.
Port unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trout fails to pull guard.
Trout fails to pull guard.
Henry Port has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erasmo Trout.

Port manages to break the clinch.
Trout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Port dives in and grabs Trout's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trout pushes down on Port's head and hops out.
Port tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Port takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trout fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Port avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Port is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trout sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trout tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Port manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Port displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trout.
Henry Port is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Port misses with a body kick.
Trout stuns Port with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Port as Trout shoots in.
Port looks for a takedown but Trout sprawls well.
Port slaps away a takedown attempt from Trout, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Port. No joy for Trout on that attempt.
Trout shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Port defends it nicely.
Trout looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Port is fending him off so far but Trout persists. Nope, Port circles away and we're back to standing.
Trout doesn't manage to clinch there - Port circles away.
Henry Port is winning the standup battle so far.

Trout gets tackled into the cage by Port. Port maintains the clinch.

Port breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Port is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trout sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Port shoots in but Trout avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trout digs a good body shot into Port's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout shoots in but no luck this time.
Trout shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Port but Port pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henry Port seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Port closes the distance and clinches.
Trout gets underhooks to prevent Port's takedown attempt.
Trout is working for takedown but Port is calmly controlling the position for now.
Port throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trout is looking to take this one to the mat.
Trout jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Port walks away with a smile on his face. Trout gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trout lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Port backs up against the cage.
Port takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trout fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout fails with an attempt to clinch.
Port tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trout swivels and escapes.
Trout throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Port on the side of the head.
Trout shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Port sprawls well. Port wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trout gets slowly back to his feet.
Trout fails to land the takedown.
Port looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trout shoots in for a takedown but Port shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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 Henry Port will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Trout's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Trout lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Trout. No joy for Port on that attempt.
Trout thows a leg kick but Port checks it
and Port counters with a head kick. That will keep Trout thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Port misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trout is defended easily by Port.
Trout wants to clinch up but Port keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trout.
Henry Port has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erasmo Trout.
Port slaps away a takedown attempt from Trout, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Port as he avoids it easily.

Port clinches up against the cage.

Port jumps guard.
Port pulls Trout in close to prevent any damage.
Port wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Port trying to strike off his back.
Port is pulling down on Trout's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Henry Port just wasn't active enough.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trout.
Port misses with a wild combination.
Trout fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trout is looking to clinch.
Trout throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Port's waist but Port gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trout off to one side.
Port shoots for a takedown but Trout saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Port displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trout is defended easily by Port.
Nice takedown defense from Trout. No joy for Port on that attempt.
Trout closes the distance and clinches up with Port, looking for a takedown. Trout pushes Port against the cage but Port circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trout tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trout.

Port looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Port is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Port throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trout works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Port avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trout wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Port showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Port has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Port!