PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brain Trauma (ranked 4391 p4p, 4359 weight class) and Optimus Down (ranked 488 p4p, 481 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Trauma
vs
Down

193 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
190
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brain Trauma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Optimus Down!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Down connects with a nice looking jab.
Down cracks Trauma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Down looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Down scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Down changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trauma swats away the attempt to clinch by Down.
Down lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down throws a jab when Trauma was well out of range.

Down darts in and clinches Trauma up against the cage.
Down blocks an uppercut.
Trauma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trauma stalling the fight.
Still in the clinch, Down scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trauma lands a body punch.
Trauma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Down swings wildly with an uppercut but Trauma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Down fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Down.
Down can't find room to land a body shot as Trauma controls the action.
Trauma misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Trauma.
Trauma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Down's elbow.
Down lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trauma controlling the action here for a moment.
Trauma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Down.
Down working aggressively here.
Trauma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Down is keeping busy.
Down blocks a body shot from Trauma.
Down fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trauma throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trauma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Downs head.
Down softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trauma misses with some punches.
Trauma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Downs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Down throws a punch but it's blocked by Trauma.
Trauma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trauma misses with the head strike.
Trauma cracks Down with a nice body shot.
Trauma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Down's elbow.
Down misses with the head strike.
Trauma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Down goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trauma prevents a body shot from Down.
Down tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Down misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trauma struggles to land a body shot inside as Down controls his hands.
Trauma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Down tries a body shot but Trauma blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trauma.
Down prevents a body shot from Trauma.
A head punch on the inside from Down fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trauma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Trauma.
Trauma tries a body shot but Down blocks it.
Down lands a shoulder strike.
Down lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trauma backwards.
Down lands a nice shot to the body.
Trauma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trauma misses with a punch to the body.
Trauma misses with a punch on the inside.
Trauma working aggressively here.
Trauma lands an uppercut.
Trauma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Down.
Trauma tries a body shot but Down blocks it.
Down lands with a left to the head.
Trauma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trauma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Down.

It looks like Brain Trauma has been cut.
A short uppercut from Down.
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!
Down scores with a hook to the body.
Down swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Down misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Down fails to land.
Down lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trauma backwards.
Down lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Down lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Down lands an uppercut.
Down fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Down fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Down scores with a nice short uppercut.
Down misses with some punches.
Down tries a body shot but Trauma blocks it.
Down fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trauma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Down's elbow.
Trauma working aggressively here.
Down throws a head punch that misses.
Down has a couple of punches blocked by Trauma.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Down tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Down lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Down fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Down tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trauma's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Down dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brain Trauma's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Trauma lands a jab to the nose.
Trauma misses with a looping right.
Optimus Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Down tries to clinch but Trauma moves away
and Trauma counters with a stiff right hand.
Trauma throws a hook but Down blocks it.
Down looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Down has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trauma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Down uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Down tries to clinch but Trauma moves away
and Trauma counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Down gets a clinch.
Down swings wildly with an uppercut but Trauma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Down misses with a short punch on the inside.
Down misses with a short punch on the inside.
Down lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trauma misses with a punch on the inside.
Down misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trauma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down misses with a short punch on the inside.
Down fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Optimus Down seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Down misses with a punch on the inside.
Down blocks a body shot from Trauma.
Trauma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Down backwards.
Down has a couple of punches blocked by Trauma.
Trauma lands a nice uppercut.
Down lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trauma backwards.
Trauma misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Down.
Down misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Down.
Trauma lands a body shot.
Down can't find room to land a body shot as Trauma controls the action.
Down throws a head punch that misses.
Trauma tries a body shot but Down blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Down fails to land.
Down has a couple of punches blocked by Trauma.
A shot in the inside from Down.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trauma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Down tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down swings wildly with an uppercut but Trauma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trauma has a couple of punches blocked by Down.
Down misses with a short punch on the inside.
Down swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Trauma to work.

Trauma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Down does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Trauma misses with a hook
and Down counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trauma's knee momentarily.
Down swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trauma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trauma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trauma with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Down.
Down waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trauma.
Trauma throws a hook but Down avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trauma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Down lunges at Trauma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trauma's hand.
Down with a nice cross.
Down is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Down swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Trauma walks into a stiff left hand from Down.
Down throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Down wants to clinch.
Down lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trauma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trauma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Down doesn't manage to clinch there - Trauma circles away.
Trauma slips under a jab.
Down tries to close the distance and clinch but Trauma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Down throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trauma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Down motions for Trauma to come forward. Down throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trauma keeps the fight on the outside.
Down tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trauma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trauma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Down showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brain Trauma's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Trauma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Down throws a looping overhand right but Trauma ducks down to avoid it.
Down lands a leg kick that knocks Trauma off balance momentarily.
Down moves into range and connects with a jab.
Down throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Trauma to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Optimus Down has been cut.
Down dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trauma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trauma walks into a straight right hand from Down.
Donk. Down catches Trauma right on the button with a cross.
Trauma tests Down's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trauma misses with an uppercut. Down saw that one coming.

Down has Trauma up against the cage in a clinch.
Down tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trauma tries to stall but Down uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trauma.
Trauma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Down lands with a light punch inside.
Trauma misses with the head strike.
Down tries to work over Trauma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trauma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Down misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Down.
Trauma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trauma throws a punch but it's blocked by Down.
Down's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trauma misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Down scores with a nice short uppercut.
Down lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trauma backwards.
Down working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trauma has a couple of punches blocked by Down.
Down misses with some punches.
Brain Trauma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trauma blocking some punches.
Down misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Down.
Trauma misses with a punch to the body.
Trauma blocks a body shot from Down.
Down blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Trauma - that landed with a thud.
Trauma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Down blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Down - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trauma misses with a punch to the body.
Down tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trauma's elbow.
Trauma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trauma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trauma scores with a shot to the side of Down's head.
Down throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Down.
Down is leaning against Trauma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trauma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Down throws a punch but it's blocked by Trauma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down misses with the head strike.
Down misses with some punches.
Trauma working aggressively here.
Trauma working aggressively here.
Trauma blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Down.
Trauma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Down tries to throw a body punch but Trauma avoids it by throwing Down back against the cage.
Trauma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trauma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trauma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Down has a couple of punches blocked by Trauma.
Down lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Trauma fails to land.
Down throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trauma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trauma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Down throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trauma.
Down lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trauma backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Down throws a head punch that misses.
Down working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Down lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trauma backwards.
Trauma swings wildly with an uppercut but Down uses good head movement to avoid it.
Down swings wildly with an uppercut but Trauma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trauma is trying to stall.
Trauma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trauma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trauma struggles to land a body shot inside as Down controls his hands.
Trauma lands an uppercut.
Trauma throws a punch but it's blocked by Down.
Trauma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Down's elbow.
Trauma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Trauma.
Trauma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trauma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Optimus Down.
Well Down 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Optimus Down!
Optimus Down made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I fuckin knew I'd win'.