PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 55 p4p, 9 weight class) and Bryan Schaub (ranked 336 p4p, 45 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trump
vs
Schaub

182 cm
24
203 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

179 cm
24
219 lbs
18 - 5 - 1

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Trump!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bryan Schaub!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump works Schaub's body with a nice hook.
Schaub misses with a wild combination.
Trump lands a nice looking body shot.

Schaub pushes Trump up against the ropes in a clinch.
Trump misses with a body punch.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trump softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schaub.
Trump working aggressively here.

Schaub lands a takedown into guard.
Schaub trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schaub won't allow Trump to get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Trump knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schaub on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schaub trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schaub pushes down on Trump's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Trump is trying to stand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Trump manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Good exchange - Trump coming out on top.
Trump connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Schaub closes the distance and clinches.
Schaub is looking for a takedown.
Schaub goes for a takedown attempt but Trump pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Donald Trump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Schaub.
Trump jabs Schaub right on the nose. Schaub blinks but takes it well.
Schaub ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trump moves away.
A left lands for Trump.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Schaub clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaub has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trump avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schaub changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trump fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trump lands with an overhand left.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch but Schaub swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schaub wants to clinch up but Trump keeps it at a distance.
Schaub just misses with a punch to the body.
Trump scores with a jab. Schaub acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Schaub gets tackled into the ropes by Trump. Trump maintains the clinch.
Schaub goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trump prevents it.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Schaub has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trump is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trump misses with some punches.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Trump.
Schaub drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands an uppercut.
Trump digs a right hand into Schaub's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schaub's gas tank.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Schaub controls the action.
Schaub changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trump fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schaub misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Trump misses with some punches.
Schaub blocking some punches.
Schaub has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trump after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Schaub is looking for a takedown.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Trump.
Schaub tries for a takedown. No joy.
Schaub is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trump is defending well.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.
Trump lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Trump.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Trump.
Schaub looks winded!

Schaub wants the takedown. Trump is fighting it off but Schaub persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Trump's guard against the ropes.
Schaub stops Trump from standing up.
Trump trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Schaub drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schaub jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Schaub stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Schaub moves into the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Trump tries a body shot but Schaub blocks it.
Schaub tries for a takedown but Trump manages to get underhooks.
Schaub changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trump fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trump scores with a punch to the head.
Trump connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schaub tries to clinch up.
Schaub tries to clinch but Trump is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Trump.

Trump rushes Schaub and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schaub can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schaub.
Schaub blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schaub has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trump avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Schaub is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trump is defending well.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Trump.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schaub tries for a takedown. No joy.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Schaub avoids it by throwing Trump back against the ropes.
Trump lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trump lands an uppercut.
Trump scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Trump.
A left hand lands to the body for Trump.
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schaub swings wildly with an uppercut but Trump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schaub has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Trump seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Schaub can turn it around.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Schaub controls the action.
Trump working aggressively here.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Schaub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schaub tries to score a body lock takedown but Trump shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trump gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schaub.
Schaub blocks a body shot from Trump.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Schaub blocks an uppercut.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Schaub blocks a body shot from Trump.
Trump lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Trump.
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 a left hand.
Trump lands an uppercut.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schaub has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trump is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Schaub lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Schaub blocking some punches.
Schaub is looking to take this one to the mat.
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!
Schaub tries for a takedown but Trump manages to get underhooks.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
Schaub misses with a body punch.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Trump as the two fighters clinch.
Trump works on Schaub's body with a couple of short punches.
Trump lands with a right to the head.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Trump scores with a shoulder strike.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Schaub takes a shot to the head.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
Trump scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Trump.
Schaub tries for a takedown but Trump manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Trump.
Trump lands a left hand.
Trump lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schaub tries to score a body lock takedown but Trump shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trump lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Trump.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Schaub.
Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Trump softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
Trump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trump tries to work over Schaub's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schaub is looking to take this one to the mat.
Schaub blocks an uppercut.
Trump gets through Schaub's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Trump.
A nice left hand lands by Trump.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Trump dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Schaub misses with a wild body shot.
Schaub takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trump punishes Schaub's body with a nice straight punch.

Schaub clinches up against the ropes.
Schaub is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Trump prevents the takedown attempt.
Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schaub is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Trump gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Donald Trump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Schaub.
Trump scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Trump.
Trump softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Schaub has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trump is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump lands with a short shot to the head.
Schaub is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Schaub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaub is looking for a takedown.
Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trump lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schaub blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trump gets underhooks to prevent Schaub's takedown attempt.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schaub drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trump gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Trump as the two fighters clinch.
Trump throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schaubs head.
Trump working aggressively here.
Trump lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Trump.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaub tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schaub drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trump gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Schaub takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Trump.
Trump is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schaub can do to turn this around?
Trump lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.

Schaub is rocked!
Trump working aggressively here.
Schaub is still on wobbly legs! Can Trump finish him?
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schaub seems to have recovered his senses.
Schaub tries for a takedown but Trump manages to get underhooks.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump pushes Schaub back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schaub.
Schaub tries to score a body lock takedown but Trump shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trump lands a body shot.
Schaub blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Schaub takes a shot to the head.
Trump stops a takedown attempt from Schaub.
Trump working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trump lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Trump.
Trump misses with some punches.
Schaub is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trump is defending well.
Trump throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schaubs head.
Schaub's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schaub's elbow.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donald Trump has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Schaub controls the action.
Schaub goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trump prevents it.
Schaub blocks a body shot from Trump.
Trump lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
A body shot lands from Trump.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Schaub blocking some punches.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schaub has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trump after a bit of a struggle.
Trump misses with a body punch.
Trump tries a body shot but Schaub blocks it.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Schaub.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Schaub.
Trump digs a right hand into Schaub's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schaub's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Trump.
Trump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Schaub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Trump.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schaub misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schaub blocking some punches.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Schaub.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trump.
Trump tries a body shot but Schaub blocks it.
Schaub misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump pushes Schaub back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schaub blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trump pushes Schaub back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trump.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schaub changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trump fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Donald Trump is winning the standup battle so far.
Trump looks to score with a jab to the body but Schaub is just out of range.
Trump connects with a body shot.
Trump tests Schaub's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schaub closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Trump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schaub tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trump was well out of range. Poor timing from Schaub.
Trump throws out a loose jab but Schaub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump drops Schaub with a straight right hand, right on the button! Trump follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Trump!
Donald Trump retains his light heavyweight title!
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.