PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment (ranked 179 p4p, 23 weight class) and Hillary Trump (ranked 504 p4p, 66 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Experiment
vs
Trump

170 cm
29
141 lbs
13 - 5 - 3

169 cm
31
149 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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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 13 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump throws a combination that misses
and Experiment counters with a low kick, right behind Trump 's knee.
Trump takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Experiment thuds a left hand into Trump's body.
Experiment is looking to land body kicks.
Trump now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Trump blocks the body kick.
Trump scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Experiment moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Experiment fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trump, pushing him back against the cage.
Experiment effectively controlling the action here.

Trump manages to pull guard.

Trump looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Experiment wants to pass the guard but Trump is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Trump working for a triangle but Experiment defends it easily.

Trump isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Experiment stacks Trump on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Experiment!
Trump tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Trump's face as Experiment controls the position.
Experiment has control of an arm but Trump manages to advance to Experiment's back!
Experiment staying busy and making it hard for Trump to control.
Trump throwing sloppy strikes.
Trump trying to control.
Good control from Trump.
I really don't envy Experiment right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment wants to control his opponent's hands but Trump gets his hands free.
Trump misses with punches from the back.
Trump looking to hold on to the position here but Experiment rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Trump preventing the sweep.
Experiment pulls Trump in close to prevent any damage.
Experiment keeping moving, preventing Trump from controlling successfully.
Experiment tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trump trying to control but Experiment is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump won't allow Experiment to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Experiment uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trump.
Trump moves in looking to clinch but Experiment pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Experiment slips a jab and a cross from Trump.
Experiment uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trump.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Finnish Experiment will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Experiment wants to slow Trump down by chopping away at his legs.
Experiment swings widly with a right hand
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.
Experiment throws a right and a left that both miss.
Experiment misses with a low kick.
Trump looks to land a combination but Experiment avoids it well.
Trump throws a right hand that Experiment ducks under and follows up with a left that Experiment also avoids with ease.
Experiment tries to land a leg kick but Trump saw it coming and moves away.
Trump tries to counter by closing the distance.
Experiment digs a good body shot into Trump's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trump looks to land a combination but Experiment avoids it well.

Experiment forces Trump back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment stalling in the clinch but Trump improves position.
Experiment wants to stall.
Experiment struggles to land a body shot inside as Trump controls his hands.
Experiment throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump tries to pull guard but Experiment forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Trump pulls guard.
Trump managing to control the position.
Trump controls Experiment momentarily but Experiment frees himself.

Trump is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Experiment trying to control but Trump is working from the bottom.
Experiment's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trump keeping moving, preventing Experiment from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trump looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Experiment passes into half guard.
Experiment is trying to control. Trump wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Trump is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Experiment pulls his head out easily.
Experiment is keen to just control but Trump is a slippery customer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Experiment paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Experiment is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Experiment has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump landing knees to the head.
Trump takes an elbow to the temple.
Trump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Experiment backwards.
Experiment's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Experiment takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment controls the action.

Trump pulls guard successfully.
Trump managing to control the position.

Trump looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Experiment passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Trump looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hillary Trump will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Experiment scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Trump throws a hook to the side of Experiment's head but Experiment sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trump lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finnish Experiment is winning the standup battle so far.
Experiment showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trump.
Experiment avoids the body shot from Trump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Experiment counters with an outside leg kick.
Trump takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Trump misses.
Experiment appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Trump scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trump. Experiment does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trump throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Experiment pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Experiment drives through and clinches with Trump against the cage.
Trump misses with a knee strike.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Finnish Experiment has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trump as Experiment tries to tie him up.
Trump blocks the elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Experiment takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trump has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Experiment seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trump can turn it around.
Trump lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trump tries to pull guard but Experiment holds him up against the cage and eventually Trump drops back down to his feet.
Experiment taking a breather.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of Experiment backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trump is keeping busy.
Experiment lands a shoulder strike.
Trump works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trump throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Experiments head.
Trump jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Experiment walks away with a smile on his face. Trump gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Experiment misses with a hook
and Trump counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump just misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
Trump fails in his attempt to clinch.
Experiment tried to counter with a leg kick but Trump avoided it.

Trump instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment.
Experiment gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Experiment tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment's elbow.
Experiment just leaning against Trump, taking a breather.
Experiment dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Experiment looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment is trying to maintain a safe position but Trump gets an underhook and turns Experiment into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Finnish Experiment.
Experiment slips under a jab.
Experiment tries to bum rush Trump with a series of wild strikes but Trump uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trump now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Trump finds it's way through Experiment's defenses.
Trump throws a combination. Experiment tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trump throws a lazy right hand but Experiment sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Trump.
A quick step to the side and Experiment tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Experiment jabs at Trump's body.
Trump avoids the body shot from Experiment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hillary 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hillary Trump!
Hillary Trump bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Finnish Experiment was interviewed post fight and said 'I tried something new.'.