PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 972 p4p, 914 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 139 p4p, 132 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tiramanti
vs
Trump

185 cm
29
207
20 - 10 - 1

182 cm
33
203
27 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cesare Tiramanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Trump.
Trump throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trump misses with an uppercut. Tiramanti saw that one coming.
Trump lands a jab to the head.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
Trump lands a slapping body shot.
Tiramanti throws a series of punches but Trump avoids them all with ease.
Tiramanti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trump tries to move into range but Tiramanti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Trump misses with an uppercut
and Tiramanti counters with a series of strikes. Trump will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trump throws a low kick, looking for Tiramanti's leg but Tiramanti calmly moves out of range.
Trump misses with a body shot.
Trump swings for the body but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Tiramanti throwing a counter right hand but Trump manages to avoid it.
Trump ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trump is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tiramanti rather than just go for the knockout.
Tiramanti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trump slips under a jab from Tiramanti.
Trump ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trump missing with a left hand there. Tiramanti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiramanti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiramanti.
Trump looks to throw the jab but Tiramanti is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Trump, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trump darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Trump does no damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiramanti.
Tiramanti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trump takes one to the side of the head.
Tiramanti checks a low kick from Trump.
Trump throws a head kick that misses.
Tiramanti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiramanti stuns Trump with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Trump misses.
Tiramanti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trump.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trump lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiramanti's head.
Trump misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti shoots in but Trump avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiramanti loads up on a big right hand but Trump slips the punch.
Tiramanti is looking to score with low kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Trump misses.

Tiramanti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Tiramanti breaks the clinch.
Tiramanti looks to land a right hand but Trump moved out of range.
Tiramanti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at NY Savages in the buildup to the fight.
Tiramanti misses with a shot to the body
and Trump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiramanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiramanti looks to land a combination. Trump sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiramanti moves away.
Trump thuds his right hand into Tiramanti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Trump throws a front kick aimed at Tiramanti's knee but Tiramanti avoids it well.
Trump misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiramanti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trump misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Trump catches Tiramanti right on the button with a cross.
Tiramanti misses with a hook
and Trump counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Tiramanti.
Trump lands a nice hook to Tiramanti's body. Tiramanti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trump goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiramanti moves away.
Tiramanti slips under a jab from Trump.
Trump moves out of range as Tiramanti throws a body kick.
Tiramanti cracks Trump with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tiramanti throws out a powerful jab.
Trump misses with a low kick.
Tiramanti throws a nice looking combination but Trump bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiramanti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiramanti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti scores with a hook.
Tiramanti throws a low kick, looking for Trump's leg but Trump calmly moves out of range.
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trump.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiramanti checks a leg kick.
Tiramanti seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Trump throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trump fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tiramanti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tiramanti lands with a straight right. Trump didn't see that one coming.
A lazy body kick from Tiramanti
and Trump counters with a leg kick.
Trump misses with a body shot.
Donald Trump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiramanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiramanti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tiramanti misses with a straight right.
Tiramanti tries for a takedown but Trump circles away easily
and Tiramanti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donald Trump will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tiramanti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tiramanti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trump counters with a stiff right hand.
Donald Trump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiramanti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trump.
A nice side step and Trump releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tiramanti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiramanti wants to land a leg kick but Trump is out of range.
Trump dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiramanti. That did some damage!
Tiramanti throws a front kick aimed at Trump's knee but Trump avoids it well.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiramanti moves away.
Tiramanti lands the left hand.
Tiramanti tries to close the distance and clinch but Trump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tiramanti throws a jab but it's blocked by Trump.
Trump misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump swinging wildly here.
Trump digs a good body shot into Tiramanti's ribs.
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiramanti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trump darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trump scores with a nice head shot.
Tiramanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trump.
Trump fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiramanti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiramanti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trump is looking to slow Tiramanti down with leg kicks.
Trump sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tiramanti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiramanti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trump misses the shot to the body.
Tiramanti is looking to counter the offense by Trump and move into the clinch.

Tiramanti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Trump quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiramanti wants to take a breather but Trump is having none of it.
Trump wants to improve his position but Tiramanti is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti is keen to just control but Trump is a slippery customer.
Trump wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trump wants to control but Tiramanti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Trump is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump is looking to control Tiramanti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trump avoid being mounted?

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trump showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiramanti.
Trump tries to move into range but Tiramanti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Trump misses with a double jab
and Tiramanti counters with a straight right hand.
Trump wants to land a leg kick but Tiramanti is out of range.
Tiramanti slips under a jab from Trump.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Trump tries to get set, Tiramanti tries to push him back and clinch up but Trump manages to avoid the attempt.
Trump looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trump misses with a right hand
and Tiramanti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trump displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tiramanti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trump misses with a few strikes there.
Tiramanti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Trump.
Trump moves forwards but Tiramanti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trump stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trump tried to score with a low kick but Tiramanti checks it.
Trump turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trump listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tiramanti slips under a jab.
Tiramanti walks into a jab.
Trump loads up on a big right hand but Tiramanti slips the punch.
Tiramanti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trump.
A slow jab from Tiramanti misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Trump blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Trump on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is 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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tiramanti connects with a looping right hand.
Tiramanti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiramanti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trump sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trump looks to land a right hand but Tiramanti moved out of range.
Trump misses with an uppercut.
Tiramanti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tiramanti tries to close the distance and clinch but Trump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trump now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Tiramanti misses.
Trump flicks out a counter leg kick but Tiramanti steps away.
Tiramanti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiramanti throws a series of punches but Trump avoids them all with ease.
Trump throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiramanti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tiramanti lands with a shot to the body.
Tiramanti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Trump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti darts in looking for a takedown but Trump gets double underhooks and turns Tiramanti into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Tiramanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Trump breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trump misses the jab.
Tiramanti slips a jab from Trump.
Tiramanti checks a leg kick.
Trump doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trump.
Tiramanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trump was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti misses with a series of wild punches.
Trump throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiramanti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trump counters with a thumping low kick.
Trump misses with a hook.
Tiramanti lands a body shot.
Tiramanti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a looping left.
Trump throws a hook but Tiramanti avoids it easily.
Tiramanti wants to clinch.
Trump misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Tiramanti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Trump throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiramanti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trump was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Trump chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Tiramanti closes the distance and pushes Trump back into the cage.
Tiramanti throws a head punch that misses.

Trump breaks from the clinch.
Trump misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trump counters with an outside leg kick.
Cesare Tiramanti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trump looks to throw the jab but Tiramanti is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiramanti.
Tiramanti lands with an uppercut that bounces Trump off the cage and back into range.
Tiramanti avoids the body shot from Trump.
Some wild striking there from Tiramanti.
A countering left hand to the body from Trump misses.
Tiramanti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tiramanti sizes up Trump with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trump. Tiramanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiramanti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trump counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trump works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti slips under a jab.
Tiramanti checks a low kick from Trump.
Tiramanti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiramanti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trump lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiramanti chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Tiramanti clinches.

Tiramanti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trump throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trump connects with a leg kick.
Trump stuns Tiramanti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trump jabs Tiramanti right on the nose. Tiramanti blinks but takes it well.
Tiramanti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Decent striking displayed by Trump there.
Tiramanti takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donald Trump.
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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Trump!
A very excited looking Donald Trump rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.