PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deivid Trenchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Trenchev
vs
McCall

185 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
175 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deivid Trenchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward McCall!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Trenchev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trenchev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trenchev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCall fails with a takedown attempt.

Trenchev darts in and clinches McCall up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Trenchev has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
McCall is trying to pull guard but Trenchev has him pressed against the cage.
Trenchev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCall avoiding damage as Trenchev throws knees to the body.
Trenchev unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trenchev lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McCall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Trenchev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trenchev darts in and clinches McCall up against the cage.
Trenchev keeps control of McCall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McCall tries to pull guard but Trenchev holds him up against the cage and eventually McCall drops back down to his feet.
Deivid Trenchev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward McCall.
McCall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trenchev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trenchev scores with a knee to the head.
McCall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trenchev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McCall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trenchev avoids it.
Trenchev trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall tries to pull guard but Trenchev holds him up against the cage and eventually McCall drops back down to his feet.

McCall breaks the clinch.
McCall with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trenchev counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Trenchev fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trenchev pinned against the cage. Trenchev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Trenchev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McCall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McCall misses with a takedown attempt
and Trenchev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McCall looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trenchev is looking to clinch but McCall is avoiding it.
McCall throws a push kick but Trenchev slaps the foot to one side.
Trenchev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trenchev fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCall swats away the attempt to clinch by Trenchev.
Trenchev is looking to clinch but McCall is avoiding it.
Trenchev tries to clinch up.
Trenchev dodges the punch combination from McCall.

Trenchev forces McCall back against the cage and clinches.
Trenchev working McCall over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trenchev obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trenchev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCall is trying to break free.
McCall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trenchev prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trenchev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trenchev landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCall is trying to drag Trenchev to the mat but Trenchev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Trenchev landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trenchev tries to land a knee to the head but McCall blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deivid Trenchev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McCall keeps the fight on the outside.
Trenchev tries to clinch there but McCall circles away.
Trenchev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trenchev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Trenchev gets a clinch.
Trenchev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCall looking for a takedown.
McCall stalling against the cage.
Trenchev stops a takedown attempt from McCall.
Trenchev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trenchev obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trenchev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCall avoids it.
Trenchev scores a nice knee to the body.
Trenchev working McCall over with knees to the body.
Trenchev trying to land knees to the body.
McCall is trying to pull guard but Trenchev has him pressed against the cage.
Deivid Trenchev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward McCall.
Trenchev scores a nice knee to the body.
McCall is trying to pull guard but Trenchev has him pressed against the cage.
McCall is breathing heavily.
McCall jumps guard but Trenchev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Trenchev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trenchev obliges.
Trenchev lands a knee to the head.
Trenchev is pushing McCall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trenchev gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Trenchev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trenchev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McCall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McCall wants to break free but Trenchev has control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trenchev with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trenchev smiles and moves away.
McCall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trenchev counters with a series of strikes. McCall will be more careful next time no doubt.
McCall swats away the attempt to clinch by Trenchev.
Trenchev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCall keeps the fight on the outside.
Trenchev tries a head kick but it misses.
McCall fails with a takedown attempt.

Trenchev clinches.
McCall can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for Trenchev to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall taking a breather.
Trenchev lands a shot to the body.
McCall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trenchev blocks it with crossed arms.
Trenchev lands a good knee to the midsection. McCall won't want to take too many of those.
Trenchev scores a nice knee to the body.
McCall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trenchev walks away with a smile on his face. McCall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trenchev tries to clinch but McCall moves out of range.

Trenchev clinches up with McCall and pushes him back against the cage.
Trenchev lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deivid Trenchev dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Trenchev clinches up with McCall and pushes him back against the cage.
Trenchev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Trenchev as the two fighters clinch.
Trenchev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCall jumps guard but Trenchev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Trenchev lands a body shot.
McCall has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trenchev after a bit of a struggle.
McCall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trenchev.
McCall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trenchev's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trenchev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trenchev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trenchev is looking to clinch but McCall is avoiding it.
McCall fails in his attempt to clinch.

Trenchev clinches up against the cage.
Trenchev presses McCall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McCall has Trenchev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Trenchev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Deivid Trenchev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward McCall.

Trenchev manages to break the clinch.
Trenchev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Trenchev has closed the distance and engaged McCall in a clinch.
Trenchev dodges an elbow strike from McCall.
Trenchev lands a good knee to the midsection. McCall won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall tries to score a body lock takedown but Trenchev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trenchev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trenchev working McCall over with knees to the body.
McCall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCall wants to get back to striking at distance but Trenchev won't allow it.
McCall jumps guard but Trenchev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trenchev lands a good knee to the midsection. McCall won't want to take too many of those.
Trenchev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trenchev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McCall avoiding damage as Trenchev throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trenchev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trenchev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCall is trying to pull guard but Trenchev has him pressed against the cage.
Trenchev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCall or not.
Deivid Trenchev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Trenchev.
Trenchev scores a nice knee to the body.
Trenchev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trenchev lands with a right to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trenchev obliges.
A frustrated look appears on McCall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Edward McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trenchev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCall's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trenchev scores with a shoulder strike.
Trenchev scores a nice knee to the body.

Trenchev manages to break the clinch.

Trenchev drives through and clinches with McCall against the cage.
Trenchev scores a nice knee 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!
McCall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trenchev walks away with a smile on his face. McCall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Trenchev forces McCall back against the cage and clinches.
Trenchev lands a knee to the body.
Trenchev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCall misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Deivid Trenchev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trenchev slowing the pace effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Deivid Trenchev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trenchev 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

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