PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Tronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Bakelita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tronk comes to the cage accompanied by "Go Getta" - Young Jeezy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tronk
vs
Bakelita

188 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Tronk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Bakelita!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakelita keeps the fight on the outside.
Bakelita keeps the fight on the outside.
Tronk wants to clinch up but Bakelita keeps it at a distance.
Tronk tries to clinch up but Bakelita circles away and keeps his distance.
Benny Tronk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakelita shoots for a double leg takedown but Tronk sprawls well. He's pushed Bakelita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bakelita lands the left hand.

It looks like Benny Tronk has been cut.

Bakelita scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bakelita misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tronk is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tronk takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tronk taking a bit of punishment here - Bakelita scoring with strikes.
Bakelita scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tronk wants to get back to his feet but Bakelita drags him back down.
Tronk prevents Bakelita from moving into mount.
Tronk wants to get back to his feet.
Bakelita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakelita working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tronk is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bakelita trying to control the action but Tronk is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tronk moves in looking to clinch but Bakelita pushes him off.
Bakelita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tronk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bakelita shoots in but Tronk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Benny Tronk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Bakelita.
Tronk wants to clinch up but Bakelita keeps it at a distance.

Bakelita closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bakelita works to advance to full mount. Tronk defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakelita unloading with bombs!
Tronk is breathing heavily.
Tronk squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bakelita with a couple of short strikes.
Bakelita won't let Tronk get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bakelita trying to control but Tronk is having none of it.
Bakelita has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tronk's face.
Bakelita is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tronk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bakelita cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bakelita jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tronk is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tronk and Bakelita has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakelita throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bakelita cracks Tronk with a big elbow.
Bakelita working the ground and pound but Tronk is defending the strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Bakelita looks up at the clock and then as Tronk takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bakelita smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bakelita trying to control the action but Tronk is working from the bottom.
Bakelita scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakelita taking a break here but Tronk is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bakelita works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bakelita cracks Tronk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakelita looking to control but Tronk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tronk tries to buck Bakelita off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Bakelita dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Tronk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tronk leaves Bakelita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tronk doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakelita circles away.
Bakelita scores with a jab. Tronk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tronk tries to clinch there but Bakelita circles away.
Tronk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bakelita swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bakelita gets the takedown into side control.
Bakelita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bakelita in side control, throwing shots but Tronk defends.
Bakelita tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tronk's legs.
Bakelita working the ground and pound.
Tronk tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bakelita is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronk is trying to stand back up.
Bakelita struggling to keep hold of the position.
Bakelita is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Bakelita is persistently looking for the submission but Tronk is defending it well.
Bakelita biding his time, controlling Tronk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakelita loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tronk hold on?
Bakelita is punishing Tronk with strikes - can he finish him?!
The referee is taking a good look at Tronk as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Bakelita!

Bakelita is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tronk defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tronk covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tronk is trying to defend against the choke here but Bakelita has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Bakelita Tightens the hold and Tronk taps out furiously! Bakelita displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leo Bakelita!