PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Markus Norman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Trott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikey Trott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Norman
vs
Trott

222 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Markus Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikey Trott!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norman shoots in for a takedown but Trott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Trott bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Norman struggling a bit here.
Norman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trott is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Trott decides to stand back up.

Trott drives through with a takedown into Norman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Trott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Trott would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Norman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trott tries to free his leg and advance position but Norman is retaining full guard.
Norman has his hands on Trott's head, controlling the position.
Trott showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Trott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Norman pulls Trott in to control the position.
Trott tries to stand but Norman is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Trott tries to free his leg and advance position but Norman is retaining full guard.
Norman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Trott is looking to improve his position.
Trott trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Norman is trying to work for a kimura but Trott is defending well.

Trott makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Trott manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Norman on his heels. He'll look to pass Norman's guard now, I'm sure.
Norman is trying to keep Trott in close.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Trott looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trott has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Norman is proving hard to escape from.
Trott wants to control from the top but Norman keeps moving.
Trott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Norman trying to control the position.

Trott stands and steps away. Norman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Trott shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Norman is trying to defend but Trott finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Trott looks winded!
Trott seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Trott is thwarting Norman's attempts to control the position.
Norman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Trott stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Norman to get to his feet.

Trott bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Norman tries to improve position but can't.
Norman is being controlled here.
Norman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Trott's best efforts.
Norman wants to improve his position but Trott is controlling well.
Norman wants to control but Trott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Norman is holding on to half guard well.
Norman is looking to improve his position.
Trott trying to mount his opponent but Norman defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Trott dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Trott looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Trott stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Norman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Trott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Trott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trott throws a punch but it's blocked by Norman.

Norman breaks the clinch.

Trott scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Norman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trott.
Trott passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Norman!
Norman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trott performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Trott's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Trott tries to stand and escape but Norman is controlling the position.
Norman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trott is working away from the top position though.
Norman is controlling Trott's trapped leg to prevent Trott from advancing to side control.
Trott is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Trott wants to stand up but Norman has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Norman moves into full guard.
Norman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Trott gets to his feet - Norman follows without any prompting.
Norman tries to clinch but Trott moves out of range.

Trott manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Norman on his heels. He'll look to pass Norman's guard now, I'm sure.
Trott trying to stand up but can't free himself from Norman's guard.
Norman is adopting a defensive guard.
Trott stopping the sweep attempt from Norman.

Trott decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Norman, up you get!

Trott looking to score a takedown here. Norman is defending well but Trott drives through and ends up in Norman's guard.

Trott stands up from Norman's guard - Trott perhaps looking for a knockout.

Norman gets caught napping as Trott dives in and scores a takedown. Norman manages to retain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trott wants to pass the guard but Norman is keeping the position.
Norman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trott has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Norman is proving hard to escape from.
Norman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Trott wants to get up but he can't break Norman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Trott controls from within his opponent's guard.
Norman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Norman is adopting a defensive guard.
Trott tries to stand but Norman is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Trott is fighting to break Norman's control of his arms but Norman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Trott slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Norman controlling Trott's posture.
Trott wants to stand but Norman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Norman shoots in but Trott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Norman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Trott looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Trott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Trott closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Norman's guard.

Trott decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Norman, up you get!
Norman shoots in looking for a takedown but Trott manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Norman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Trott shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Norman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Norman wants to sweep but no luck.
Trott would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mikey Trott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Norman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trott's guard.

Trott is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Norman presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Trott.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trott lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trott pushes Norman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trott misses with a body punch.
Trott lands a right hand.
Trott has a couple of punches blocked by Norman.
Norman fails to pull guard.

Trott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Trott closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trott tries to stand but can't do so whilst Norman controls his leg.
Norman wants to improve his position but Trott is controlling well.
Trott takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Trott wants to take a breather but Norman is having none of it.

Norman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trott pulls his head out easily.
Trott is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norman is trying to get back to full guard.
Norman is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Trott is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Norman is trying to get back to full guard.
Norman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trott is working away from the top position though.
Still in half guard, Trott seems content to control.
Trott wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Norman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trott is one step ahead there.
Trott trying to stand up but can't free himself from Norman's guard.
Trott showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Trott gets a takedown into half guard.
Trott controlling the action here.
Trott tries to stand but can't do so whilst Norman controls his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Norman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Norman wants to control but Trott is keeping busy.
Trott controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norman is trying to get back to full guard.
Markus Norman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trott wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Trott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trott 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Trott!