PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Trainor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Orgasmatron. Trainor has chosen The Revolution Will Not Be Televised as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Falcao
vs
Trainor

169 cm
31
158 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

175 cm
27
135 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathias Falcao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Trainor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Trainor counters by clinching up.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Falcao blocks with his arms.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Falcao blocks with his arms.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Falcao managing to block the knees to the body from Trainor.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Falcao is blocking nicely.

Falcao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trainor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Falcao misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Trainor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Falcao looks to land a combination but Trainor avoids it well.
Trainor tries to clinch there but Falcao circles away.
Falcao just misses with a punch to the body.
Trainor tries to clinch there but Falcao circles away.
Falcao swings for the body but Trainor moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trainor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Falcao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trainor avoids the body shot from Falcao.
Falcao misses with a looping right.

Falcao gets tackled into the cage by Trainor. Trainor maintains the clinch.
A knee to the head by Trainor.

Falcao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Falcao misses its intended target.
Trainor tries to clinch but Falcao moves out of range.
Trainor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Falcao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor darts in trying to clinch
and Falcao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Trainor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Falcao, pushing him back against the cage.

Trainor has Falcao pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Trainor pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Falcao tumbling to the mat - Trainor dives into Falcao's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trainor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Falcao looking for a sweep. Not yet Falcao, not yet.
Falcao pulls Trainor in close to his closed guard and prevents Trainor from doing any damage or advancing position.
Falcao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Falcao manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao thowing shots but they're missing.
Trainor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trainor wants to hold on but Falcao pushes him away.
Trainor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Falcao controlling the pace for now.
Falcao connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor tries to hold on but Falcao pushes him away.
Falcao throws some wild stikes that Trainor manages to avoid easily.
Trainor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Falcao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Trainor is bucking up trying to escape but Falcao cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falcao fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathias Falcao dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Falcao just misses with a punch to the body.
Trainor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Falcao as he avoids it easily.

Trainor has managed to clinch.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Falcao is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor lands a knee to the head.
Trainor is leaning against Falcao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trainor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor fails to pull guard.
Mathias Falcao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Trainor.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Falcao is blocking nicely.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Falcao blocks it.
Falcao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trainor's face.
Trainor missing with knees to the body.
Trainor avoiding damage as Falcao throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Falcao is trying to push Trainor away but Trainor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falcao avoids it.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Trainor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trainor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Falcao's face.
Trainor landing knees to the head.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Falcao blocks with his arms.
Trainor is breathing heavily.

Falcao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Falcao throws a hook but Trainor blocks it.
Trainor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Falcao lands with a straight right. Trainor didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Falcao.
Trainor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor fails with a takedown attempt.
Falcao throws a big shot that misses.
Falcao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcao misses with a wild combination.
Falcao misses with an uppercut.
Falcao throws a series of punches but Trainor moves out of range.
Trainor tries to clinch up.
Trainor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Falcao throws out a loose jab but Trainor uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Falcao.
Falcao misses with a jab to the body
and Trainor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Falcao is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Trainor throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trainor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falcao throws a right hand that misses
and Trainor counters with a straight right hand.
Falcao keeps the fight on the outside.
Mathias Falcao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcao swats away the attempt to clinch by Trainor.
Falcao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mathias Falcao is winning the standup battle so far.
Falcao swinging wildly here.
Trainor avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trainor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mathias Falcao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcao misses the target.
Falcao fails to land with a series of punches.
Falcao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcao misses with a straight right.
Trainor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trainor moves in looking to clinch but Falcao pushes him off.
Falcao throws a body punch but Trainor moves out of range.
Good exchange - Falcao coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lawrence Trainor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Trainor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trainor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Falcao throws a jab but it's blocked by Trainor.
Falcao stuns Trainor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Falcao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trainor counters with a big head kick but Falcao shrugs it off.
Falcao misses with an uppercut.
Falcao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trainor moves in looking to clinch but Falcao pushes him off.

Trainor has managed to clinch.
Lawrence Trainor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Falcao crunches a lovely knee into Trainor's ribcage.
Falcao throws an elbow that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Falcao.
Falcao managing to block the knees to the body from Trainor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Falcao blocks with his arms.
Falcao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trainor backwards.
Falcao displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trainor up against the cage.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Falcao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trainor shoots in and drives through. Falcao sprawls well.
Falcao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trainor was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcao.
Falcao throws a series of punches but Trainor moves out of range.
Trainor throws a head kick but Falcao moves out of range.
Falcao misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trainor moves in looking to clinch but Falcao pushes him off.
Trainor slips a jab from Falcao.
Falcao swats away the attempt to clinch by Trainor.
A combination from Falcao does no damage.
Falcao just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao misses with a body shot.
Falcao throws a shot to the body.
Falcao misses with a right hand
and Trainor counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trainor on the side of the head.

Trainor moves into the clinch.

Falcao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Falcao lands with a hook. Trainor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Falcao scores with a jab to the body.
Falcao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trainor.
Falcao misses with a straight right.
Falcao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trainor.
Falcao misses with a wild body shot.
Falcao throws a good cross that connects.
Falcao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trainor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Falcao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trainor counters with a low kick, right behind Falcao 's knee.
Falcao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trainor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trainor slips under a jab.
Trainor throws a sloppy head kick and Falcao moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trainor tries to clinch up but Falcao circles away and keeps his distance.
Trainor is looking to clinch.
Trainor doesn't manage to clinch there - Falcao circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathias Falcao clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Trainor moves out of range as Falcao strikes.
Trainor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Falcao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trainor scrambles back to his feet.
No luck for Trainor with that takedown attempt.
Falcao throws a right and a left that Trainor avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Falcao as Trainor shoots in.
Trainor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trainor slips under a jab from Falcao.
Falcao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trainor dodges the punch combination from Falcao.
Falcao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trainor moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Falcao as Trainor shoots in.
Mathias Falcao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Trainor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trainor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falcao swats away the attempt to clinch by Trainor.
Falcao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trainor.
Falcao misses with a body punch
and Trainor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Trainor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Falcao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trainor moves in looking to clinch but Falcao pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Falcao misses.
Falcao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trainor.

Trainor rushes Falcao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Falcao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trainor blocks it with crossed arms.
Falcao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Falcao blocks it.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Falcao blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Falcao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trainor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Falcao blocks it.
Trainor is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Trainor blocks the elbow strike.

Falcao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trainor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao misses with a wild body shot.
Falcao lands with a shot to the body.
Trainor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcao cracks Trainor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trainor misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Falcao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trainor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trainor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Falcao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Falcao lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Falcao misses with a body shot.
Trainor tries to clinch but Falcao moves out of range.
Trainor avoids the body shot from Falcao.
Trainor slips a jab from Falcao.
Trainor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falcao lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Trainor has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Falcao blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathias Falcao had his way with Lawrence Trainor in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Trainor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trainor tries to clinch but Falcao moves away
and Falcao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Falcao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trainor manages to avoid it.
Falcao misses with a hook
and Trainor counters with a body kick that stops Falcao in his tracks momentarily.
Trainor is looking to clinch.
Falcao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trainor moves away.
Trainor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Falcao.
Falcao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Falcao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Falcao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trainor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Falcao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Falcao pinned against the cage. Falcao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Trainor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trainor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trainor moves out of range as Falcao strikes.
Falcao throws a right hand that Trainor ducks under and follows up with a left that Trainor also avoids with ease.
Trainor connects with an inside leg kick.
Trainor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao throws a nice looking combination but Trainor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Trainor moves into the clinch successfully.
Falcao is trying to stall.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Falcao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Falcao blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Falcao blocks it.
Falcao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trainor avoids it.
Falcao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Trainor is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcao is pushing Trainor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao landing knees to the body.
Trainor tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcao avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Falcao on the inside.
Falcao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Falcao is trying to stall.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Falcao blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Falcao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falcao avoiding damage as Trainor throws knees to the body.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Falcao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Falcao with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Falcao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Falcao.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Falcao managing to block the knees to the body from Trainor.
Falcao misses with a punch on the inside.
Falcao is trying to break free.
Trainor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trainor trying to land knees to the body.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trainor connects with a knee to the head.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Falcao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trainor tries to pull guard but Falcao holds him up against the cage and eventually Trainor drops back down to his feet.
Mathias Falcao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Trainor.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Falcao.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mathias Falcao.
I think Falcao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Mathias Falcao!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Mathias Falcao!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Mathias Falcao!

Mathias Falcao wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Mathias Falcao thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.