PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Vorrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allistair Trenholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Vorrey
vs
Trenholm

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin Vorrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Allistair Trenholm!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorrey has his takedown stuffed

and Trenholm counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trenholm.
Vorrey wants to stand up but Trenholm is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trenholm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trenholm keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vorrey's head.
Vorrey wants to stand up but Trenholm is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trenholm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Allistair Trenholm was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Trenholm tries to sprawl but Vorrey drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Trenholm manages to get to full guard.
Trenholm managing to control the position.
Trenholm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trenholm controlling the action here.
Trenholm trying to control from half guard but Vorrey is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vorrey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Trenholm is trying to control. Vorrey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vorrey tries to kick Trenholm off but Trenholm keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vorrey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vorrey tries to get out of the position.
Vorrey is breathing heavily.

Allistair Trenholm has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Trenholm closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vorrey is stalling here.

Trenholm jumps guard.
Vorrey throws a big right hand that misses.
Vorrey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trenholm has his hands on Vorrey's head, controlling the position.
Vorrey won't allow Trenholm to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorrey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trenholm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vorrey.
Trenholm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vorrey landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trenholm is on top in guard.
Vorrey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trenholm controls the pace.
Trenholm won't allow Vorrey to get back to his feet.

Trenholm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trenholm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vorrey keeping moving, preventing Trenholm from controlling successfully.
Vorrey wants to stand and escape but Trenholm is having none of it.
Trenholm trying to control but Vorrey is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Trenholm might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vorrey haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Allistair Trenholm wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vorrey misses with a takedown
and Trenholm counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allistair Trenholm dominated that round.
That's time! Vorrey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Trenholm shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Trenholm stops Vorrey from getting back to his feet.

Vorrey manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Trenholm keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Vorrey has Trenholm pressed against the cage, preventing Trenholm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vorrey can't break the clinch.
Trenholm fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vorrey tries to pull guard but Trenholm won't allow it.

Vorrey is trying to trip Trenholm. He has hold of a leg but Trenholm is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vorrey persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vorrey preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vorrey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trenholm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trenholm wants to get back to his feet but Vorrey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorrey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vorrey stops Trenholm from standing up.
Vorrey throws a big elbow that misses.
Vorrey landing some decent shots from guard.
Vorrey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trenholm controls Vorrey momentarily but Vorrey frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Trenholm holds on and takes a little breather.

Trenholm is looking for a triangle but Vorrey pushes his legs off easily.
Vorrey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trenholm's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vorrey throwing strikes but missing.
Vorrey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vorrey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trenholm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vorrey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trenholm is trying to control the position but Vorrey postures up.
Vorrey lands a couple of elbows.
Vorrey lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vorrey connects with a couple of short punches.
Vorrey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vorrey throws a strike but Trenholm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trenholm prevents Vorrey from getting back to his feet.
Trenholm is stalling in the full guard.
Trenholm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trenholm stops Vorrey from standing up.
Trenholm slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Allistair Trenholm has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Vorrey shoots and misses
and Trenholm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vorrey thinking.
Dustin Vorrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vorrey is defended easily by Trenholm.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Vorrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Trenholm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trenholm misses with a wild body shot.
Trenholm leaves Vorrey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vorrey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vorrey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Trenholm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trenholm slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Trenholm wants to control from the top but Vorrey keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trenholm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vorrey keeping moving, preventing Trenholm from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Allistair Trenholm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Vorrey shoots in looking for a takedown but Trenholm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vorrey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vorrey circles away from the clinch attempt.

Trenholm closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vorrey to the mat! Vorrey manages to get full guard.
Trenholm prevents Vorrey from getting back to his feet.
Vorrey keeping moving, preventing Trenholm from controlling successfully.
Trenholm seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vorrey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Allistair Trenholm was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Trenholm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allistair Trenholm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trenholm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vorrey's hands.
Vorrey fails with the takedown

and Trenholm counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vorrey wants to get back to his feet.
Trenholm wants to control but Vorrey is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Trenholm prevents Vorrey from standing back up.

Allistair Trenholm has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Trenholm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vorrey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Trenholm defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Vorrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vorrey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Trenholm to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dustin Vorrey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vorrey wants to get back to his feet but Trenholm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Trenholm is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vorrey keeping moving, preventing Trenholm from controlling successfully.

Vorrey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trenholm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vorrey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vorrey is looking for a triangle but Trenholm pushes his legs off easily.
Trenholm is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vorrey wants to get back to his feet but Trenholm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trenholm content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Allistair Trenholm hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vorrey darts in looking for a takedown but Trenholm gets double underhooks and turns Vorrey into the cage.

Trenholm ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Trenholm no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vorrey connects with a couple of short punches.
Vorrey won't allow Trenholm to sweep him here.
Vorrey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vorrey throws a big elbow that misses.
Trenholm trying to control the position.
Vorrey cracks Trenholm with a solid left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vorrey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trenholm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Allistair Trenholm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trenholm controlling Vorrey's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Allistair Trenholm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trenholm 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allistair Trenholm!