PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between storm hartigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Trioli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

hartigan
vs
Trioli

184 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, storm hartigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Trioli!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trioli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from hartigan.
Trioli misses with a wild combination.
hartigan scores with a body shot.
Trioli tries a head kick but it misses.
Trioli leaves hartigan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
hartigan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trioli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten hartigan somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for storm hartigan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trioli tries to score with a low kick but hartigan moves his leg out of the way.
Trioli circles away from the clinch attempt.
hartigan scoring well with a low kick there.
Trioli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trioli stuffs the takedown.
hartigan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
hartigan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
hartigan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trioli as he avoids it easily.
hartigan doesn't manage to clinch there - Trioli circles away.
Trioli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

hartigan tries to keep at a distance but Trioli has taken the fight into the clinch.

hartigan breaks the clinch.
Trioli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
hartigan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Trioli counters with a body kick that stops hartigan in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
hartigan misses with a takedown

and Trioli counters with a nice double leg into guard.
hartigan is breathing heavily.
Trioli controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

hartigan is working an open guard so Trioli takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Trioli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
hartigan misses with a takedown attempt

and Trioli counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in hartigan's guard now.
Trioli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. hartigan is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trioli works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Trioli is working for a kimura but hartigan is defending it quite comfortably.
Trioli not doing much here.
hartigan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trioli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trioli slips a nice elbow through hartigan's hands, connecting with hartigan's forehead.

Trioli gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Trioli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from hartigan.
hartigan avoids the head kick by Trioli.
hartigan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trioli throws a right hand that hartigan ducks under and follows up with a left that hartigan also avoids with ease.
Trioli throws a right and a left that hartigan avoids nicely.
hartigan throws a sloppy head kick
and Trioli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Trioli dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Trioli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trioli throws a lazy head kick
and hartigan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trioli swats away the attempt to clinch by hartigan.
Trioli thows a leg kick but hartigan checks it
and hartigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
hartigan with a poor takedown

and Trioli counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Trioli with a nice head shot there.
Trioli tries to stand but hartigan is controlling from the bottom.
Trioli passes hartigan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
hartigan trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hartigan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trioli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
hartigan wants to control but Trioli is keeping busy.

Trioli decides to return to a standing position.
hartigan tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Trioli counters with a nice double leg into guard.
hartigan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trioli forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hartigan is looking to improve his position.
hartigan is trying to stand.
Trioli sitting and controlling from the half guard.
hartigan is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trioli trying to control the pace.

Trioli stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Trioli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and hartigan counters with a one-two to the body.
hartigan closes the distance looking to clinch

and Trioli decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in hartigan's guard.
hartigan wants to sweep here but Trioli controlling him for the moment.

Trioli decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on hartigan, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hartigan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Trioli counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for hartigan!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
hartigan tries to hold on but Trioli postures up.
Trioli controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Trioli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

hartigan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trioli.
hartigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trioli throws a left and a right that both miss
and hartigan counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Trioli misses its intended target.
hartigan tries to clinch up.
Trioli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
storm hartigan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
hartigan fails with the takedown

and Trioli decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in hartigan's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trioli is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hartigan tries to strike from the bottom.
hartigan trying to control the position.
Trioli distracts hartigan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Trioli gets to his feet. hartigan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Trioli throws a left and a right that both miss
and hartigan counters with a left and a right that stings Trioli.
hartigan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trioli.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
hartigan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trioli.
Trioli throws a lazy head kick
and hartigan counters with a left and a right that stings Trioli.
Trioli misses with a combination
and hartigan counters with a body kick that stops Trioli in his tracks momentarily.

Trioli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with hartigan, pushing him back against the cage.
Trioli stops a takedown attempt from hartigan.

Trioli breaks the clinch.
hartigan tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Trioli counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hartigan wants to get back to his feet.
Trioli stalling.

Trioli looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Trioli landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
hartigan is trying to get back to full guard.
Trioli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Trioli postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for hartigan to stand up.
Trioli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Trioli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trioli 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Trioli!