PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomy Di Pietro (ranked 1556 p4p, 45 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 1355 p4p, 41 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?

Di Pietro
vs
Trump

188 cm
25
212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomy Di Pietro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Pietro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Di Pietro sets himself, and Trump steps forward looking for the clinch! Di Pietro avoids it this time.
Di Pietro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trump sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Trump moves into range and clinches up with Di Pietro.
Trump gets through Di Pietro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Di Pietro avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.

Di Pietro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trump checks a leg kick.
Trump tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Di Pietro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trump.
Di Pietro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trump takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trump takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Trump gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
Trump gets through Di Pietro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trump struggles to land a body shot inside as Di Pietro controls his hands.
Di Pietro has had enough of the clinch but Trump keeps him there for the moment.
Di Pietro blocking some punches.
Di Pietro has had enough of the clinch but Trump keeps him there for the moment.
Di Pietro looking to stall.
Di Pietro is trying to break the clinch but Trump has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Di Pietro misses with a body punch.
Di Pietro is trying to push Trump away but Trump has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trump lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Di Pietro is trying to break the clinch but Trump has him pressed against the cage.
Trump letting Di Pietro take a breather here.
Trump scores with a nice hook to the head.
Di Pietro is trying to break the clinch but Trump has him pressed against the cage.
Di Pietro has had enough of the clinch but Trump keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.

It looks like Tomy Di Pietro has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Trump.
Trump keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Di Pietro's efforts to push away.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trump.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Di Pietro can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Di Pietro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Di Pietro working aggressively here.
Di Pietro stalling in the clinch but Trump improves position.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Di Pietro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trump up against the cage.
Di Pietro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Di Pietro slowing the pace effectively.
Di Pietro stalling in the clinch but Trump improves position.
Trump cracks Di Pietro with a nice body shot.
Trump lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Di Pietro looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tomy Di Pietro.
Di Pietro throws a leg kick but Trump moved away.
Good work by Trump as he checks the leg kick.

Trump closes the distance and pushes Di Pietro back into the cage.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Di Pietro wants to get back to striking at distance but Trump won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Di Pietro.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trump scores with a shoulder strike.
Di Pietro is breathing heavily.
Trump gets through Di Pietro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Di Pietro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Di Pietro swats away the attempt to clinch by Trump.
Di Pietro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Di Pietro misses with an uppercut. Trump saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump tries to clinch up but Di Pietro circles away and keeps his distance.

Trump closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Di Pietro wants to break free but Trump has control.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Di Pietro backwards.

Di Pietro breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Di Pietro keeps the fight on the outside.
Di Pietro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Trump tries to clinch but Di Pietro is having none of it.
Trump is looking to clinch.
Di Pietro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trump is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trump tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trump is looking to clinch.
Di Pietro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trump tries to clinch but Di Pietro moves out of range.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch but Di Pietro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Di Pietro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Trump takes the fight into the clinch.
Di Pietro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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 Tomy Di Pietro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Di Pietro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trump avoids the head kick by Di Pietro.
Trump fails in his attempt to clinch.
Di Pietro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Di Pietro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trump smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trump ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Di Pietro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Di Pietro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Trump drops his shoulder and cracks Di Pietro with a huge uppercut! Di Pietro goes down! Can Trump finish him?

Di Pietro is rocked!
Di Pietro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Di Pietro tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Pietro keeping moving, preventing Trump from controlling successfully.
Trump is stalling in the full guard.

Trump drops back looking for a leg! Di Pietro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Di Pietro manages to kick Trump off! Trump jumps back into Di Pietro's guard.
Trump keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Di Pietro's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Pietro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trump passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Di Pietro is not content to let Trump control the position.

Trump is trying to get an arm triangle but Di Pietro is defending well.
Trump wants to lay and pray for a moment but Di Pietro keeps working.
Trump misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

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.

Trump is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Di Pietro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Di Pietro dodges the ground and pound from Trump.

Trump is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Di Pietro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Trump in side control, throwing shots but Di Pietro defends.
Trump working the ground and pound but Di Pietro is defending the strikes.
Trump tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Trump throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Di Pietro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Tomy Di Pietro's cut is getting worse.
Di Pietro is trying to escape the position but Trump is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trump misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Trump has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Trump tries for a kimura but Di Pietro is defending well.
Trump controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trump wants to lay and pray for a moment but Di Pietro keeps working.
Trump postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ground and pound from Trump seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
A lull in the action here.

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.
Trump tries to score with some ground and pound. Di Pietro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Trump is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Di Pietro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Trump is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Di Pietro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Trump tries to score with some ground and pound. Di Pietro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Trump is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Di Pietro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Trump working the ground and pound from side control.
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 Tomy Di Pietro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Trump fails with an attempt to clinch.
Di Pietro is looking to chop away at Trump's legs.
Di Pietro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trump has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Di Pietro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch but Di Pietro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trump blocks a jab.
Trump on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Di Pietro. Di Pietro obviously looking to wear him down.
Tomy Di Pietro is winning the standup battle so far.
Di Pietro throws a nice inside leg kick.

Trump clinches up with Di Pietro and pushes him back against the cage.
Di Pietro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Di Pietro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Trump.

Di Pietro manages to break the clinch.
Di Pietro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Di Pietro misses with a low kick.

Trump clinches with his opponent.
Di Pietro misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Di Pietro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Di Pietro backwards.
Trump tries to work over Di Pietro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Di Pietro.
Nice body punch from Di Pietro - that landed with a thud.
Di Pietro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trump.
Di Pietro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Di Pietro tries to break the clinch but Trump is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Pietro is trying to stall.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Di Pietro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
Di Pietro can't break the clinch.
Di Pietro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trump misses with some punches.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Di Pietro.
Trump misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Trump.
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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Di Pietro manages to break the clinch.
Di Pietro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trump is looking to clinch but Di Pietro is avoiding it.
Di Pietro motions for Trump to come forward. Di Pietro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Trump darts in and clinches Di Pietro up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Di Pietro.
Di Pietro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
Trump lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomy Di Pietro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Di Pietro tries to break free but Trump pushes him back against the cage.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donald Trump is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Di Pietro tries to break free but Trump pushes him back against the cage.
Di Pietro is trying to push Trump away but Trump has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Di Pietro wants to break free but Trump has control.
Di Pietro tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Di Pietro is trying to push Trump away but Trump has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Pietro is trying to break free.
Di Pietro taking a breather.
Di Pietro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Trump blocks a body shot from Di Pietro.
Trump lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trump prevents a body shot from Di Pietro.
Di Pietro looking to slow down the pace here.

Di Pietro breaks from the clinch.
Trump tries to clinch but Di Pietro is having none of it.
Trump tries to clinch but Di Pietro moves out of range.

Trump rushes Di Pietro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Trump comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trump winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Trump!
In his post fight interview, Donald Trump started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.