PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Trevor (ranked 471 p4p, 472 weight class) and Dragon Kingdad (ranked 48 p4p, 49 weight class). Dragon Kingdad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Trevor
vs
Kingdad

180 cm
27
150
12 - 5 - 0

171 cm
27
149
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Pulling Guard
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Pulling Guard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freaky Trevor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dragon Kingdad!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevor connects with a crisp jab.
Trevor wants to clinch up but Kingdad keeps it at a distance.
Trevor slips under a jab.
Kingdad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trevor.
Trevor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kingdad.
Kingdad throws a head kick that misses.
Trevor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingdad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kingdad misses with a straight left.
Kingdad misses the jab.
Trevor ducks under a wild hook from Kingdad.

Trevor has Kingdad up against the cage in a clinch.
Kingdad misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Trevor jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Trevor is looking for a triangle but Kingdad pushes his legs off easily.
Trevor striking off his back but it's not causing Kingdad any problems.
Trevor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Trevor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trevor is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trevor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trevor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trevor wants to control from the top but Kingdad keeps moving.
Trevor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

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

Trevor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trevor sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

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

Trevor drops back looking for a leg! Kingdad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kingdad manages to kick Trevor off! Trevor jumps back into Kingdad's guard.
Trevor trying to control but Kingdad is working from the bottom.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Trevor drops back looking for a leg! Kingdad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kingdad manages to kick Trevor off! Trevor jumps back into Kingdad's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kingdad trying to keep a closed guard but Trevor is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kingdad can do anything to dispel that myth.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trevor slips a straight right by Kingdad.
Trevor doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingdad circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Trevor moves into the clinch.
Trevor is struggling to control the position.
Kingdad misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Freaky Trevor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Trevor drives through and clinches with Kingdad against the cage.
Kingdad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trevor's elbow.
Trevor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trevor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kingdad throws a head punch that misses.
Trevor fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freaky Trevor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingdad gets through Trevor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trevor tries to pull guard but Kingdad holds him up against the cage and eventually Trevor drops back down to his feet.
Trevor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kingdad up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kingdad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kingdad tries to stall but Trevor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Trevor is trying to pull guard but Kingdad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevor fails to pull guard.
Kingdad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trevor tries to stall but Kingdad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Trevor stalling in the clinch but Kingdad improves position.
Kingdad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trevor has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kingdad is trying to push Trevor away but Trevor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trevor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kingdad misses with a knee strike.
Kingdad stalls.
Trevor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kingdad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kingdad lands a hook that snaps the head of Trevor backwards.
Kingdad has a couple of punches blocked by Trevor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevor managing to block the knees to the body from Kingdad.
Kingdad struggles to land a body shot inside as Trevor controls his hands.
Kingdad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kingdad is trying to break the clinch but Trevor is controlling him.
Kingdad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Kingdad.
Kingdad is pushing Trevor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Trevor is trying to pull guard but Kingdad has him pressed against the cage.
Kingdad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trevor blocking some punches.
Kingdad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kingdad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trevor's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kingdad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Kingdad.

Trevor moves into the clinch.
Kingdad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trevor is defending well for now.
Trevor jumps guard but Kingdad turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Kingdad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kingdad works Trevor's body with a nice hook.
Trevor wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Kingdad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trevor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingdad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kingdad throws a low kick, looking for Trevor's leg but Trevor calmly moves out of range.
Kingdad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trevor.
Trevor misses with a hook.

Trevor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trevor is trying to pull guard but Kingdad has him pressed against the cage.
Kingdad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingdad controlling the action here for a moment.
Trevor blocks an uppercut.
Trevor tries to pull guard but Kingdad won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trevor.
Trevor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Kingdad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trevor tries to pull guard but Kingdad won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingdad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kingdad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kingdad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dragon Kingdad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kingdad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Trevor clinches up with Kingdad and pushes him back against the cage.
Trevor fails to pull guard.
Kingdad throws a head punch that misses.
Trevor letting Kingdad take a breather here.
Good body shot from Kingdad.
A short left from Kingdad.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kingdad.
Kingdad misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingdad tries to land knees in the clinch but Trevor avoids the damage to the body.
Trevor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kingdad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trevor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kingdad to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freaky Trevor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kingdad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingdad leaning against his opponent.
Trevor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kingdad.
The referee calls for Kingdad to work.
Kingdad lands with a light punch inside.
Kingdad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trevor avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trevor.
Trevor fails to pull guard.
Kingdad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kingdad.
Kingdad struggles to land a body shot inside as Trevor controls his hands.
Kingdad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Kingdad on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trevor has Kingdad pushed against the cage.
Trevor takes a shot to the head.
Trevor fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Kingdad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Kingdad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trevor tries to clinch there but Kingdad circles away.
Kingdad misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trevor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trevor cracks Kingdad with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingdad misses the shot to the body.
Kingdad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trevor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kingdad checks it well.

Trevor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kingdad is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Trevor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kingdad swings wildly with an uppercut but Trevor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingdad being controlled against the cage.
Trevor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trevor managing to block the knees to the body from Kingdad.
Dragon Kingdad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kingdad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trevor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Kingdad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingdad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kingdad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Trevor pulls guard.
Kingdad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trevor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trevor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Trevor has his feet on Kingdad's thighs here. He's pushed Kingdad off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kingdad screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freaky Trevor!