PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Macho Man Savage (ranked 2212 p4p, 272 weight class) and Tino Tropper (ranked 3275 p4p, 365 weight class). Man Savage's entrance music is Hey Freakshow!. A fine choice. Tino Tropper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Man Savage
vs
Tropper

185 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

177 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Macho Man Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tino Tropper!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Man Savage misses.
Man Savage looks to land a combination. Tropper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tropper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Man Savage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tropper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man Savage.
Man Savage lands the left hand.
Man Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man Savage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tropper drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Man Savage defends it well.
Tropper moves out of range of the strikes.
Tropper swings for the body but Man Savage moves out of range.
Man Savage misses with an uppercut.
Tropper drops his hands momentarily and Man Savage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Savage loads up on a big right hand but Tropper slips the punch.

Tropper tries to keep at a distance but Man Savage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tropper stalling in the clinch but Man Savage improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Savage digs a right hand into Tropper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tropper's gas tank.
Man Savage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man Savage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Tropper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tropper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man Savage.
Man Savage dips to his left and cracks Tropper with an uppercut!
Man Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tropper moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man Savage.
Man Savage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Man Savage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Man Savage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tropper defending well as Man Savage loads up on a big left hand.
Man Savage swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tropper counters with a nice double leg into side control. Man Savage won't be happy with that.
Tropper trying to control the action but Man Savage is working from the bottom.
Man Savage avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tropper.
Man Savage gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tropper controlling the position easily from mount.
Man Savage avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tropper.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tropper looking to control but Man Savage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage wants to control but Tropper is having none of it.
Tropper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Man Savage is looking to escape.
Man Savage blocking the ground and pound.
A nice elbow there by Tropper.
Poor strikes thrown by Tropper there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The referee warns Man Savage that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Man Savage wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tropper.
Tropper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropper lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Tropper looking to secure an arm triangle but Man Savage defends it well.
Tropper unloads with some shots from mount but Man Savage bucks and avoids them well.
Tropper thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tropper wants to control the pace but Man Savage is squirming around nicely.
Tropper controlling from mount.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tropper wants to finish this one by submission but Man Savage is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tropper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Man Savage dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Man Savage tries to bum rush Tropper with a series of wild strikes but Tropper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man Savage blocks a jab.
Macho Man Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man Savage swings for the body but Tropper moves out of range.
We've been informed that Tropper has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Man Savage moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man Savage as Tropper tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Man Savage.
A short uppercut from Man Savage.
Tropper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Tropper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man Savage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tropper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Man Savage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tropper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man Savage misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Tropper counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tropper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tropper trying to control the position from guard on top but Man Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Tropper drops back looking for a leg! Man Savage is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Man Savage manages to kick Tropper off! Tropper jumps back into Man Savage's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Savage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tropper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tropper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tropper working some strikes from top position.
Tropper won't allow Man Savage to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tropper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tropper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Man Savage keeping moving, preventing Tropper from controlling successfully.
Tropper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Man Savage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Man Savage tries to get out of the position.
Tropper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tropper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tropper trying to control but Man Savage is working from the bottom.
Man Savage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tropper on the ground.
Tropper passes Man Savage's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tropper lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tropper is looking to advance position but Man Savage won't allow it.
Man Savage trying to control here.
Tropper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tropper perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tropper trying to control from half guard but Man Savage is working away.
Tropper trying to advance position but Man Savage counters by regaining guard.
Tropper throwing strikes from guard but Man Savage blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tropper.
Man Savage keeping moving, preventing Tropper from controlling successfully.
Man Savage can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tropper controls the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Macho Man Savage is winning the standup battle so far.
Tropper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tropper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Man Savage stuffs the takedown attempt from Tropper. Tropper gets slowly back to his feet.
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 Macho Man Savage will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Man Savage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Tropper counters with a nice double leg into side control. Man Savage won't be happy with that.
Tropper trying to control the position but Man Savage is working away.
Tropper tries to score with some ground and pound. Man Savage controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tropper throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tropper grinds an elbow into Man Savage's temple.
Tropper works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tropper taking a breather here.
Tropper is looking to take a break and control but Man Savage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tropper scoring with punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropper wants to control but Man Savage is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tropper lands some shots froms side control.
Tropper lands a few punches from side control.

Tropper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Man Savage has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tropper landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tropper scoring with punches from side control.
Tropper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man Savage keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage is trying to control Tropper's posture but Tropper avoids it.
Tropper creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Man Savage sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tropper creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Man Savage sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Tropper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tropper tries to move to mount but Man Savage blocks the move with his legs.
Tropper is looking to take a break and control but Man Savage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tropper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Man Savage is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropper throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tropper taking a breather here.
Macho Man Savage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man Savage parries the strikes from Tropper easily there. Tropper is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Man Savage to escape.
Tropper throws a strike aimed at the side of Man Savage's head but Man Savage avoids it well.

Tropper has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Man Savage is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tropper yanks on the arm and Man Savage is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tropper.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tino Tropper!
A victorious Tino Tropper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Macho Man Savage stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ohhh, yeaahhh!'.