PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Test Two (ranked 2364 p4p, 308 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 4979 p4p, 550 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Two
vs
Trump

180 cm
28
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trump counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Two thinking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Two is defended easily by Trump.
Two tries for a takedown but Trump circles away easily
and Trump counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Two. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Trump tries to keep at a distance but Two has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trump lands with a right to the head.
Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Test Two has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump leaning his opponent against the cage.
Trump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Trump breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Two.
Trump throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two tries to close the distance and clinch but Trump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Two shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Trump counter with a right hand.
Two tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trump counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Two tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Trump counters with a right hand to the body.
Two gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trump makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Two with a poor takedown
letting Trump counter with a right hand.
Trump scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Two misses with a takedown
and Trump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Two with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trump counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Test Two seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Two is breathing heavily.
Trump comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Two misses with a takedown
and Trump counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Two has his takedown stuffed
and Trump counters with a nice uppercut.
Trump circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trump counters with a nice body shot.
Two closes the distance but Trump moves to the side
and Two takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Two gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trump counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Two with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trump makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two has his takedown stuffed
and Trump counters with a two punch combo.
Two definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Two tries for a takedown but Trump circles away easily
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.
Trump moves into range and connects with a jab.
Two shoots and misses
and Trump counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trump scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Trump connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Two takes the fight into the clinch.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Two is trying to pull guard but Trump turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trump lands with a right to the head.
Trump lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Trump.
Two takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Two tries to pull guard but Trump holds him up against the cage and eventually Two drops back down to his feet.
Trump lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Two or not.

Trump manages to break the clinch.
Two tries for a takedown but Trump circles away easily
and Trump makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Two drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Two takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trump thuds a left hand into Two's body.
Two tries for a takedown but Trump circles away easily
and Trump counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Trump cracks Two with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Trump scores with a sloppy right hand. Two should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Trump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Test Two's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Two looks to clinch
and Trump counters with a two punch combo.

Two clinches with his opponent.
Trump working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trump lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Trump as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Trump - that landed with a thud.
Trump throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Twos head.
Trump lands a body punch.

Trump manages to break the clinch.
Two takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trump jabs Two to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trump lands with a shot 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!
Trump uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Trump lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Two at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trump tests Two's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Two shoots in looking for a takedown. Trump tries to sprawl out of it but Two keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trump manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Trump is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trump circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trump counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Two moves to clinch but Trump breaks away
and Trump counters with a right hand to the body.
Two with a poor takedown
and Trump counters with a right hand to the body.
Two takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trump shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Two eats them both and turns towards Trump to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Two tries to clinch up
and Trump counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Two back to the cage. Trump follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Test Two is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Two wants to clinch
and Trump counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Two shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trump makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Two. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Two takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trump with a nice cross.
Two misses with a takedown
and Trump counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trump lands a nice hook to Two's body. Two takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Two tries to move into range but Trump moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Test Two's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump scores with a body shot.
Two looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trump scores with a nice head shot.
Two shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trump counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Trump.
Trump digs a good hook to Two's body.
Two on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Two shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trump counters with a stiff right hand.
Trump cracks Two with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trump is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice combination there by Trump.

Two is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Two tries to clinch but Trump moves away
letting Trump counter with a right hand.
Oh Two is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Two seems to have got his legs back now.
Trump circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trump counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Trump drops Two with a left right combo! Trump follows him down to the ground into side control.

Test Two's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Trump is trying to get an arm triangle but Two is defending well.
Trump tries to advance to mount but Two denies him.
Two is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Trump is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Two is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Two tries to buck Trump off but Trump is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Trump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Test Two's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Two moves to clinch but Trump breaks away
and Trump counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trump with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Two fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trump connects with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trump darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Two has his takedown stuffed
and Trump counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trump connects with a body shot.
Trump is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Two rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two tries to clinch
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trump circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trump counters with a nice body shot.
Trump lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Two with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trump counters with a three punch combo that has Two backing up. Two nods at Trump to acknowledge the strikes.
Two misses with a takedown
and Trump counters with a left and a right that stings Two.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Two. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Two is looking to clinch but Trump is avoiding it.
Trump lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Two backs up against the cage.
Two closes the distance but Trump moves to the side
and Trump counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donald Trump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trump scores with a one two! Two had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Two gets a takedown into half guard.
Trump makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trump.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump looking to hit a scissor sweep but Two is one step ahead there.

Trump working for a triangle but Two defends it easily.
Two tries to free his leg and advance position but Trump is retaining full guard.
Trump is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Trump is pressing down on Two's thigh, looking to free his foot. Two is holding on for now.

Trump 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.
Two won't allow Trump to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two is looking for a sweep. Trump is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trump is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Two gets back to half guard.

Trump is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Two doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trump.
Two is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Trump's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Trump's back!
Trump tries to break free.

Two has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Trump fending off the submission attempt from Two.
Trump rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Trump working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Two doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Two manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Two wants to pass the guard but Trump is keeping the position.

Two got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trump has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Two has managed to get both his arms back between Trump's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Trump is looking for a triangle but Two pushes his legs off easily.
Two stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trump swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Two advances to half guard.
Test Two has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Two is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Trump comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trump 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Trump!