PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Trooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trooper comes to the cage accompanied by №1. Kent has chosen Very Sad Piano Music.... Lonely Raindrops by Domokos Elod . as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trooper
vs
Kent

218 cm
35
290 lbs
20 - 18 - 0

196 cm
34
271 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Trooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent wants to clinch
letting Trooper counter with a right hand.
Kent misses with a jab to the body

and Trooper counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kent won't be happy with that.

Trooper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kent, who protects the arm well.
Kent felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Trooper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Trooper tries for a kimura but Kent is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Trooper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kent is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trooper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Trooper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kent, who protects the arm well.
Kent wants to get back to his feet.

Trooper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Trooper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kent tries to escape but Trooper is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trooper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kent, who protects the arm well.

Trooper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Kent's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Trooper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kent knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Trooper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kent, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent wants to control but Trooper postures up.

Trooper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kent is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kent is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Trooper goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kent has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Trooper but great work by Kent.
Trooper is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kent off and has taken his back!

Trooper is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kent has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Trooper is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kent defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Trooper is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kent defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trooper keeps control of the position as Kent tries to break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Trooper working for the choke.

Trooper is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kent trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Kent defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Trooper's arms.

Trooper working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Trooper is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kent has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Super Trooper dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kent wants to clinch
and Trooper counters with a one-two to the body.
Kent wants to clinch
and Trooper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trooper shoots in looking for a takedown but Kent manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trooper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Kent fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Trooper sprawls well initially but Kent persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Trooper actively working from the bottom here.

Kent wants to work for an arm triangle but Trooper is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Trooper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kent's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kent's back!
Kent has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kent tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kent fending off the submission attempt from Trooper.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trooper has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kent is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Trooper off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Trooper is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kent defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Trooper looking for the choke but no joy.

Trooper looking for the RNC.
Kent rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trooper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kent doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trooper.
Trooper has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trooper tries to control but Kent wriggling away.
Kent is trying to stand up.
Trooper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trooper prevents Kent from getting the reversal.
Trooper trying to control but Kent is having none of it.

Trooper looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trooper goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kent turns into him and now he's in Trooper's guard.
Trooper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kent is one step ahead there.
Kent must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Trooper is working an open guard so Kent takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Trooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kent.

Trooper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Kent is defending against the submission attempts here by Trooper.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kent has one foot on Trooper's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Trooper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kent takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kent looks to clinch

and Trooper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kent tries to get to full guard but Trooper has control of the leg.

Trooper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kent moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Super Trooper dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kent closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Trooper's guard.
Trooper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kent!
Kent squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Trooper looking for a guillotine from mount but Kent is having none of it.
Trooper prevents Kent from getting the reversal.
Trooper wants to take Kent's back but he can't do it this time.
Super Trooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Trooper jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kent is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kent and Trooper has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kent is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trooper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trooper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Trooper is trying to get an arm triangle but Kent is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kent manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Trooper wants to work for an arm triangle but Kent is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kent is trying to stand back up but Trooper is controlling him

Trooper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kent is just riding it out for now. Trooper eventually gives up the hold.

Trooper is looking for a kimura but Kent is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Trooper to get the leverage.
Kent manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trooper is pushing down on Kent's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kent is fighting to maintain full guard but Trooper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kent trying to control here.
Kent gets full guard.
Kent not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trooper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clark Kent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kent is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kent seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Trooper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent tries to stand and escape but Trooper is controlling the position.
Kent wants to pass to mount but Trooper is defending the position.
Kent is trying to control. Trooper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Trooper trying to control from the bottom.
Kent tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Super Trooper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trooper wants to control but Kent is keeping busy and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Trooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kent in his tracks.
Trooper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kent has time to react.
Trooper missing with a left hand there. Kent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Kent gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent wants to stand and escape but Trooper is having none of it.
Kent not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kent is looking to stand up but Trooper isn't so interested in that idea.
Trooper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kent wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kent is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Trooper wants to pass the guard but Kent is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trooper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kent moves to clinch but Trooper breaks away
and Trooper counters with a stiff right hand.

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 Super Trooper.
Well Trooper 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Super Trooper!
After the fight, Super Trooper was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Clark Kent spoke after the fight, saying 'Lose, I don't Lose.....Die Bastards!!!!!!!!!'.