PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Prophet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hillary Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Prophet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Prophet
vs
Trump

170 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Prophet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prophet throws a looping overhand right but Trump ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Prophet coming out on top.
Prophet has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast Cartel in the buildup to the fight.
Prophet scores with a jab. Trump acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Prophet connects with a body shot.
Prophet misses with a leg kick
and Trump counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Prophet misses the target.
Trump swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Prophet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Prophet misses.
A little jabbing left from Trump on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prophet throws an off balance right hand
and Trump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prophet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prophet misses with a lunging right hand
and Trump counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prophet thuds his right hand into Trump's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Prophet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Prophet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trump unleashes a big counter combination but Prophet bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet looks to land a right hand but Trump moved out of range.
Prophet misses the jab.
Prophet throws a right hand that misses
and Trump counters with a nice uppercut.
The Prophet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prophet looks to throw the jab but Trump is out of range.
Prophet staying out of range there.
Prophet looks to score with a jab to the body but Trump is just out of range.
A jab from Prophet misses.
Prophet takes a swing at Trump's ribcage but misses.
Trump throws out a counter right but Prophet avoids it with no problem.
Trump ducks under a wild hook from Prophet.
Trump scores with a hook to the body. Prophet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Prophet darts in and clinches Trump up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prophet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trump pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trump is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Prophet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Prophet trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prophet is fighting to break Trump's control of his arms but Trump is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Trump looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump is controlling Prophet's posture.
Prophet wants to pass the guard but Trump is keeping the position.
Trump keeping moving, preventing Prophet from controlling successfully.
Prophet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trump is keeping the position for now.
Trump is controlling Prophet's posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Trump throws a jab but it's blocked by Prophet.
Prophet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trump cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Prophet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prophet throws a looping overhand right but Trump ducks down to avoid it.
Trump dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prophet throws a sloppy body shot
and Trump counters with a stiff right hand.
Prophet misses with a hook.
Trump misses with an uppercut.
Prophet tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Trump manages to circle out of the way.
Prophet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Trump.
Prophet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trump.
Prophet misses with a right hand
and Trump connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that The Prophet will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Prophet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trump connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Trump.
Trump rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Prophet counters with a right hand to the body.
Prophet throws a leg kick
and Trump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trump throws a body shot but no joy.
Trump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trump connects with a looping right hand.

Prophet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trump is looking to take this one to the mat.
Prophet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trumps head.
Prophet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Prophet fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prophet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prophet misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prophet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trump pulls guard effortlessly.
Prophet sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Prophet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trump has control of Prophet's left arm, preventing Prophet from doing any damage.
Trump keeping moving, preventing Prophet from controlling successfully.
Prophet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trump pulls Prophet in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Prophet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prophet misses with a left hand
and Trump counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Prophet misses
and Trump counters with a nice uppercut.
Prophet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
Prophet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trump.
Prophet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trump sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prophet throws a sloppy body shot
and Trump counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump slips under a jab from Prophet.
A little jabbing left from Trump on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prophet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trump swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hillary Trump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trump takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trump steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prophet.
Prophet swings for the body but Trump moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trump! But no joy.
Trump moves out of range as Prophet strikes.
Despite the aggression on Trump's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Trump stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Prophet looks to land a left hand but Trump moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Trump on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prophet lands the left hand.
Trump has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prophet.
Prophet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trump might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Prophet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prophet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trump thuds his shin into the meat of Prophet's side.
Trump takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prophet swings for the body but Trump moves out of range.
Trump drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Trump lands an impressive looking overhand right. Prophet doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the liver by Prophet. Beautiful body shot.
Trump darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trump throws a big shot that misses.
Trump takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trump throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Prophet swings for the body but Trump moves out of range.
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 The Prophet will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Prophet misses with a right hand
and Trump connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prophet misses with an uppercut. Trump saw that one coming.
Prophet scores with a nice strike.
Prophet looks to throw the jab but Trump is out of range.
Trump doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A low kick from Prophet is predictable there
and Trump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trump keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prophet.
Trump staying out of range there.
Prophet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trump paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Trump was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prophet misses the body punch
and Trump connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prophet throws out a loose jab but Trump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Trump takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Trump misses with a hook.
Prophet throwing a counter right hand but Trump manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trump connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trump ducks right into an uppercut from Prophet.
Prophet misses with a shot to the body
and Trump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prophet throws a poor cross that misses
and Trump counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prophet throws an off balance right hand
and Trump makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trump's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prophet under the eye.
Prophet works Trump's body with a nice hook.
Prophet lands with an uppercut that bounces Trump off the cage and back into range.
Prophet connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prophet. Trump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prophet throws a leg kick which misses Trump's front leg but catches the back leg as Trump tries to avoid it.
Prophet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trump was well out of range. Poor timing from Prophet.
Hillary Trump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Prophet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet misses the body punch
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Trump. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trump.
Trump takes one to the side of the head.
Prophet misses with a lunging right hand
letting Trump counter with a right hand.
Trump punishes Prophet's body with a nice straight punch.
Trump throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prophet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prophet darts in trying to clinch
and Trump cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prophet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.
Prophet misses with a body kick.
Prophet throws a leg kick
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Prophet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trump counters with a stiff right hand.

Prophet is rocked!
Trump slips under a jab from Prophet.
Oh Prophet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prophet connects with a leg kick. Trump looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Prophet seems to have got his legs back now.
Prophet scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trump in his tracks.
Prophet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prophet throws a shot to the body.

Prophet pushes Trump up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Prophet.
Prophet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Prophet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prophet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trump backwards.

Trump breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prophet, as that shot connected.
Prophet lands with a nice body punch.
Prophet works Trump's body with a nice hook.
Prophet throws a looping overhand right but Trump ducks down to avoid it.
Prophet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prophet lands a really nice looking cross but Trump seems unphased.
Prophet throws a hook but Trump blocks it.
Prophet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trump was well out of range. Poor timing from Prophet.
Prophet throws a poor cross that misses
and Trump counters with a nice uppercut.
Trump rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Prophet holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

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 The Prophet.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prophet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... The Prophet!