PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 346 p4p, 1128 weight class) and Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 57 p4p, 154 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trump
vs
Tiramanti

182 cm
35
203
32 - 14 - 0

185 cm
30
207
23 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donald Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cesare Tiramanti!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiramanti. That's going to slow Trump down.
Tiramanti tries to score with a low kick but Trump moves his leg out of the way.
Trump is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiramanti.
Trump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiramanti.
Trump throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiramanti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trump looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Tiramanti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tiramanti fails with the takedown.
Trump paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Trump tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiramanti was well out of range. Poor timing from Trump.
Trump moves out of range as Tiramanti strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump scores with a nice body kick.
Tiramanti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trump tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiramanti was well out of range. Poor timing from Trump.
A big left from Tiramanti misses.
Trump takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti checks a leg kick.
Trump lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Trump misses its intended target.
Tiramanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trump was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiramanti.
Cesare Tiramanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 scores with a punch to the head.
Tiramanti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trump.
Tiramanti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trump throws a leg kick that misses.
Tiramanti unleashes a big counter combination but Trump bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Trump scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trump misses with a looping right.
Trump ducks under a wild hook from Tiramanti.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Tiramanti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti lands a left hand.
Trump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trump prevents Tiramanti from breaking the clinch.
Trump throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Tiramanti avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiramanti.

Tiramanti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiramanti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trump's head.
Tiramanti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Trump on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tiramanti. Tiramanti obviously looking to wear him down.
Tiramanti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiramanti dips to his left and cracks Trump with an uppercut!
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch but Tiramanti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with an uppercut.
Trump takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trump.
Tiramanti lands a right hook to the body.
Tiramanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiramanti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trump in his tracks.
Trump scores with a decent looking hook.
Trump throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiramanti unleashes a big counter combination but Trump bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Trump wants to clinch up but Tiramanti keeps it at a distance.
Tiramanti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trump.
Donald Trump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trump slips a jab from Tiramanti.
Trump half committed to a counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trump lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tiramanti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tiramanti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti lands with a nice combination. Trump backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiramanti misses with a takedown attempt - Trump sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trump lands a nice looking body shot.

Tiramanti has managed to clinch.
Trump works on Tiramanti's body with a couple of short punches.
Trump takes a shot to the head.
Trump lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trump avoiding damage as Tiramanti throws knees to the body.
Tiramanti trying to control the position but instead, Trump has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tiramanti into the cage.
Trump has Tiramanti pushed against the cage.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Tiramanti avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
Tiramanti is trying to break the clinch but Trump is controlling him.
Trump is stalling here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cesare Tiramanti will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tiramanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tiramanti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trump. That did some damage!
Trump tries to work over Tiramanti's front leg with a kick but Tiramanti checks it.
Tiramanti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Trump throws a leg kick but Tiramanti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tiramanti misses with a body shot.
Trump throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tiramanti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trump blocks the body kick.
Trump turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tiramanti dodges the punch combination from Trump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiramanti lands a nice looking body shot.
Trump is looking to clinch.
Tiramanti looks to land a left hand but Trump moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Trump misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump misses with a two punch combination.
Tiramanti misses the shot to the body.
Tiramanti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trump manages to avoid it.
Tiramanti avoids the body shot from Trump.
Trump takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trump fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tiramanti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trump appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tiramanti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trump lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiramanti at a distance.
Tiramanti checks a low kick from Trump.
Tiramanti throws an off balance right hand
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiramanti looks to land a right hand but Trump moved out of range.
Trump throws a leg kick
and Tiramanti counters with a nice uppercut.
Trump throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiramanti lands a leg kick that knocks Trump off balance momentarily.
Trump throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiramanti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Trump counter with a right hand.
Tiramanti slips under a jab.
Tiramanti scores with the left hand. Trump knows he should have avoided that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Tiramanti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tiramanti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cesare Tiramanti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Trump throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good work by Tiramanti as he checks the leg kick.
Trump throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trump swings for the body but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Trump misses with a double jab.
Tiramanti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trump staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tiramanti misses.
Tiramanti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiramanti moves away.
Trump tries to clinch there but Tiramanti circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Trump.
Trump takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trump lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tiramanti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tiramanti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trump checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trump dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiramanti. That did some damage!
Trump's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tiramanti under the eye.
Tiramanti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trump cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trump stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Trump was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tiramanti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiramanti checks a leg kick.
Trump turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trump blocks a leg kick.
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!
Tiramanti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trump throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tiramanti throws a lazy right hand but Trump sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trump misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Trump misses
and Tiramanti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trump fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiramanti is out of range.
Trump misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiramanti misses the jab.

Tiramanti shoots in and gets a takedown into Trump's guard.

Tiramanti is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Trump is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Trump has escaped and now he's on top!

Trump controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Donald Trump will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tiramanti dives in and scores a takedown into Trump's guard.
Tiramanti seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Trump wants to sweep here but Tiramanti controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trump is on top in guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Trump decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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 lands with an overhand left.
Trump scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiramanti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Trump misses the target.
Tiramanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trump.
Trump buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiramanti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiramanti throws a nice head kick!
Tiramanti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiramanti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trump walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trump with a nice cross.
Tiramanti with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trump counters with a straight right hand.
Trump misses with a wild body shot.
Tiramanti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiramanti tries to work over Trump's front leg with a kick but Trump checks it.
Tiramanti swings for the body but Trump moves out of range.
Trump walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trump throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiramanti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Trump misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiramanti! But no joy.
Tiramanti misses with a low kick.
Trump half committed to a counter leg kick.
Trump misses with a shot to the body
and Tiramanti counters with a straight right hand.
Tiramanti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiramanti throws out a leg kick but Trump moves out of range and Tiramanti only half commits.
Trump steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti checks the leg kick.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiramanti moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tiramanti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trump has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tiramanti misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Tiramanti as he checks the leg kick.
Tiramanti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trump pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trump throws a low kick, looking for Tiramanti's leg but Tiramanti calmly moves out of range.
Tiramanti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiramanti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tiramanti throws a lazy right hand but Trump sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trump connects with a body shot that sends Tiramanti's belly button to the back.
Tiramanti misses with a takedown attempt - Trump sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Donald Trump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesare Tiramanti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trump.
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.

Trump has Tiramanti up against the cage in a clinch.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tiramanti backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tiramanti breaks from the clinch.
Trump scores with a nice head shot.
Tiramanti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trump on the side of the head.
Tiramanti misses with a straight left.
Trump connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Trump.
It seemed like Tiramanti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Trump throws a predictable looking body shot

and Tiramanti counters by clinching up.

Tiramanti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiramanti misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donald Trump.
Well Trump has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cesare Tiramanti!
Cesare Tiramanti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Donald Trump was interviewed post fight and said 'It was the russians !'.