PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 1971 p4p, 297 weight class) and Liam James (ranked 2391 p4p, 347 weight class). James has chosen Come To Daddy by Aphex Twin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trump
vs
James

182 cm
19
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam James!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.

Trump moves into the clinch.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trump creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James is trying to break the clinch but Trump is controlling him.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James takes a shot to the head.
James blocks a body shot from Trump.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Trump lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trump lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trump prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Trump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trump lands a right hand.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
James is trying to force a seperation but Trump has the dominant position.
Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
James blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Trump.
A short left from Trump.
Trump has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short right from Trump.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trump.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
James tries to circle away but Trump has him pinned against the cage.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trump lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trump.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James's coach down at 3Band MMA ($700/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on James's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by James.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James can't break the clinch.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
James is trying to break free.
Trump scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trump creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
Trump gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Trump.
Trump lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Trump digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trump lands a shoulder strike.
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trump is keeping busy.
Trump digs a right hand underneath James's ribcage. James let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trump lands a shoulder strike.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down James.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Trump lands a left hand.
Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
A short uppercut from Trump.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Trump.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trump lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
James looks winded!
Trump scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Trump lands with a short shot to the head.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Trump lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Trump lands a left hand.
Trump digs a right hand underneath James's ribcage. James let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trump.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
A hook to the body from Trump.
Trump pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Trump.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trump working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trump scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Trump digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Trump dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Trump moves into the clinch.
Trump lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trump.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
James is trying to break free.
Trump has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trump.
James is trying to force a seperation but Trump has the dominant position.
Trump works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Trump.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trump lands with a short head shot on the inside.

James is rocked!
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Trump finish him?
Trump lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
James is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Donald Trump has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trump lands a left hand.
Trump is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Trump lands a body punch.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James is trying to push Trump away but Trump has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trump creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trump pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trump stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Trump.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
Trump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trump gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
Trump lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump lands with a short shot to the head.
Trump throws a big uppercut that drops James! More strikes from Trump and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! James lies dazed against the cage as Trump celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Trump!
After the fight, Donald Trump 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.
In defeat, Liam James stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.