PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Trotter (ranked 2206 p4p, 282 weight class) and Brandon Stark (ranked 3592 p4p, 394 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Trotter
vs
Stark

180 cm
32
180 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

176 cm
38
181 lbs
21 - 30 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonzo Trotter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trotter throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stark tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Trotter is in Stark's guard.
Trotter looking to pass the guard.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Trotter from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Trotter is looking to advance position but Stark has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

A nice elbow there by Stark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark looking to control but Trotter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trotter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stark trying to control but Trotter is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stark punishing his opponent with strikes.
Trotter regains half guard.
I've been told that Stark has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Stark works his way into full mount!
Stark takes Trotter's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Trotter is in trouble.
Trotter trying to control the hands but Stark won't let him.

Stark is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to control Trotter but Trotter is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Trotter is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Stark gets his way!
Stark is hanging on to Trotter's back as he tries to escape.
Stark punches Trotter on the ear.

Trotter defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Stark's arms.

Trotter is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Stark gets his way!
Stark keeps control of the position as Trotter tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stark is looking for a rear naked choke here but Trotter reverses the position brilliantly into Stark's guard!
Stark pulls Trotter in close to prevent any damage.
Stark looking to control.

Trotter has gone for a leg lock! Stark slips out almost immediately though and dives into Trotter's guard.

Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trotter swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trotter is trying to control the position but Stark postures up.
Trotter keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trotter is keeping the position for now.
Stark wants to control from the top but Trotter keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trotter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark.
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.
Trotter keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Stark dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stark lands a leg kick that knocks Trotter off balance momentarily.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Stark tries to land a leg kick but Trotter saw it coming and moves away.
Stark throws an overhand right that lands on Trotter's shoulder, as Trotter tries to avoid the shot.
Stark throws a head kick but Trotter moves out of range.
Trotter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trotter blocks a head kick by Stark.
Stark throws the kick towards the body but Trotter avoids it.
Stark moves away from the strike by Trotter.

Trotter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stark to the ground. Trotter is now in Stark's guard.

Stark working for a triangle but Trotter defends it easily.
Stark is trying to keep Trotter in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looking for a sweep. Not yet Stark, not yet.
Stark is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Trotter advances position into side control!
Stark is looking for a sweep.
Stark struggling a bit here.

Trotter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trotter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Trotter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brandon Stark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trotter moves into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trotter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stark is looking to escape.
Stark looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Trotter working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Trotter is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Stark has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trotter goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Stark escapes and is now in half guard on top.

Stark is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Trotter is not content to let Stark control the position.
Trotter tries to get to full guard but Stark has control of the leg.

Trotter looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to pass to full mount but Trotter defends it.
Stark throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Trotter to regain full guard.
Stark looking to sit in guard and control but Trotter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Trotter wants to pass the guard but Stark is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trotter trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Trotter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Trotter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Trotter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stark circles away.
Trotter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stark.

Trotter takes the fight into the clinch.
Stark drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good body shot from Trotter.
Stark tries a body shot but Trotter blocks it.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trotter is defending well for now.
Stark dodges an elbow strike from Trotter.
Stark is looking to break free of the clinch but Trotter has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trotter gets through Stark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trotter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stark after a bit of a struggle.

Stark manages to break the clinch.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stark takes a swing at Trotter's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Stark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands with a nice combination. Trotter backs away looking to recover.
Stark throws out a leg kick but Trotter moves out of range and Stark only half commits.
Stark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trotter.
Trotter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Trotter scores with a jab to the body.
Stark tries to score with a low kick but Trotter moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Stark.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Trotter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Trotter forces Stark back against the ropes and clinches.
Stark is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Trotter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stark letting Trotter take a breather here.
Trotter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alonzo Trotter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stark.
Stark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trotter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trotter is looking to control Stark's arms but Stark gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trotter has his back to the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Trotter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trotter swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trotter misses with a punch on the inside.
Trotter wants to stall.
Trotter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stark pulls his leg out and moves away.
A low kick from Stark is predictable there
and Trotter counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trotter connects with a jab.
Stark throws a leg kick
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Trotter moves out of range easily.
Brandon Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trotter misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Stark misses.
An inside leg kick from Stark misses.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Trotter moves out of range easily.
Brandon Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark throws a low kick but Trotter avoids it.

Trotter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Trotter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trotter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stark has escaped the position, nice work there.
Trotter trying to control the position but Stark is working away.
Trotter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stark is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Trotter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stark has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stark is trying to control Trotter's posture but Trotter avoids it.
Stark is trying to get back to half guard.

Trotter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stark tries to bench press Trotter off him but Trotter keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alonzo Trotter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Trotter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonzo Trotter!
Alonzo Trotter made sure to mention his sponsor, HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps in his post fight interview.