PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomko Trupu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GW Bin Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trupu's entrance music is Godsmack I Stand Alone. A fine choice. Trupu has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. GW Bin Laden will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Trupu
vs
Bin Laden

194 cm
23
280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

209 cm
22
251 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomko Trupu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, GW Bin Laden!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bin Laden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bin Laden.
Bin Laden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trupu fails to pull guard.
Bin Laden lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Tomko Trupu has been cut.
Bin Laden tries to land a knee to the head but Trupu blocks with his arms.
Bin Laden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Trupu is breathing heavily.
Trupu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bin Laden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Trupu managing to block the knees to the body from Bin Laden.
Bin Laden lands an elbow that stopped Trupu in his tracks for a moment.
Trupu avoiding damage as Bin Laden throws knees to the body.
Trupu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bin Laden pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bin Laden wants to clinch.

Bin Laden closes the distance and clinches.
Bin Laden lands an elbow inside that Trupu shrugs off.
Bin Laden trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Bin Laden.
Bin Laden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trupu's defenses.
Bin Laden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bin Laden missing with knees to the body.
Bin Laden lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Laden trying to land knees to the body.
Bin Laden content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bin Laden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trupu is defending well for now.
Bin Laden misses with a punch on the inside.
Bin Laden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bin Laden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trupu or not.
Bin Laden working Trupu over with knees to the body.
Bin Laden lands a knee to the head.
Bin Laden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bin Laden has Trupu pressed against the cage.
Trupu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bin Laden has a couple of punches blocked by Trupu.
A short left from Bin Laden.
Trupu avoiding damage as Bin Laden throws knees to the body.
Trupu takes a shot to the head.
Bin Laden throws a punch but it's blocked by Trupu.
Bin Laden leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bin Laden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trupu.
Bin Laden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bin Laden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trupu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bin Laden displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trupu up against the cage.
Bin Laden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trupu is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Bin Laden.
Trupu avoiding damage as Bin Laden throws knees to the body.
Bin Laden lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Bin Laden gets underhooks to prevent Trupu's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomko Trupu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bin Laden lands a damaging elbow.
Bin Laden lands an elbow inside.
Bin Laden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trupu's defenses.
Trupu wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bin Laden.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trupu wants a takedown but no success here.
Trupu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bin Laden lands an elbow just above Trupu 's eye.
Bin Laden is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Trupu managing to block the knees to the body from Bin Laden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bin Laden misses with a knee strike.
Bin Laden lands an elbow that stopped Trupu in his tracks for a moment.
Bin Laden misses with an elbow strike.
Trupu blocks the elbow strike.
Trupu tries to pull guard but Bin Laden won't allow it.
Bin Laden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trupu is defending well for now.
Trupu blocking some punches.
Bin Laden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trupu's defenses.
Trupu tries to pull guard but Bin Laden won't allow it.
Bin Laden tries to work over Trupu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bin Laden missing with knees to the body.
Trupu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trupu is trying to drag Bin Laden to the mat but Bin Laden just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bin Laden throws a head punch that misses.
Trupu managing to block the knees to the body from Bin Laden.
Trupu tries for a takedown but Bin Laden manages to get underhooks.
Bin Laden lands an elbow just above Trupu 's eye.
Trupu blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four 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.
Trupu managing to block the knees to the body from Bin Laden.
Trupu tries to pull guard but Bin Laden won't allow it.
Bin Laden lands a damaging elbow.
Trupu is working for takedown but Bin Laden is calmly controlling the position for now.
Trupu takes an elbow to the temple.
Bin Laden tries to land knees in the clinch but Trupu avoids the damage to the body.
Bin Laden lands a nice elbow.
A right hand to the body from Bin Laden.
Bin Laden trying to land knees to the body.
Trupu tries to score a body lock takedown but Bin Laden shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bin Laden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trupu takes an elbow to the temple.
Bin Laden scores with a shoulder strike.
Trupu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bin Laden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No joy there for Bin Laden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trupu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bin Laden circles away.
Bin Laden misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

GW Bin Laden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomko Trupu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bin Laden.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trupu.
Bin Laden throws a shot from downtown. Trupu moves away and avoids it.
Bin Laden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bin Laden swinging wilding here.
A jab from Bin Laden misses.
Bin Laden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bin Laden is looking to clinch but Trupu is avoiding it.
Bin Laden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trupu defending well as Bin Laden loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trupu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bin Laden swivels and escapes.

Bin Laden clinches up with Trupu and pushes him back against the cage.
Bin Laden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trupu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bin Laden lands an elbow that stopped Trupu in his tracks for a moment.
Bin Laden is trying to maintain a safe position but Trupu gets an underhook and turns Bin Laden into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Laden lands an elbow inside that Trupu shrugs off.
Trupu jumps guard but Bin Laden stands there with Trupu around his waist. Trupu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomko Trupu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bin Laden misses with a knee to the head.
Bin Laden missing with knees to the body.
Bin Laden looking to throw knees to the head but Trupu is blocking nicely.
Trupu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Trupu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bin Laden smiles and moves away.
Trupu tries for a takedown but Bin Laden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
GW Bin Laden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trupu walks into a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trupu is defended easily by Bin Laden.
Bin Laden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trupu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Bin Laden has Trupu up against the cage in a clinch.
Bin Laden tries to land knees in the clinch but Trupu avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Bin Laden.
Bin Laden is looking to control Trupu's arms but Trupu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bin Laden has his back to the cage.

Trupu jumps into guard, dragging Bin Laden to the mat.
Bin Laden wants to control from the top but Trupu keeps moving.
Bin Laden preventing the sweep.

Trupu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bin Laden defends well.

Trupu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bin Laden defends it easily.
Trupu looking for a sweep. Not yet Trupu, not yet.
Bin Laden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bin Laden avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bin Laden. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bin Laden trying to control but Trupu is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bin Laden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bin Laden misses with a low kick.
Bin Laden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trupu.
Bin Laden throws a looping overhand right but Trupu ducks down to avoid it.
Trupu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bin Laden pinned against the cage. Bin Laden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bin Laden lands a two punch combo.
Bin Laden stuffs the takedown attempt from Trupu. Trupu gets slowly back to his feet.

Bin Laden pushes Trupu up against the cage in a clinch.
Bin Laden misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Bin Laden.
Bin Laden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trupu's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trupu takes an elbow to the temple.
Bin Laden stops a takedown attempt from Trupu.
Bin Laden lands a nice elbow.
Bin Laden wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bin Laden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trupus head.
Bin Laden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bin Laden lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bin Laden prevents the takedown attempt.
Bin Laden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bin Laden tries a knee to the head but Trupu blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bin Laden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bin Laden tries a knee to the head but Trupu blocks it.
Bin Laden lands an elbow inside.
Trupu looking for a takedown.
Trupu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bin Laden is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bin Laden lands a damaging elbow.
Bin Laden lands an elbow just above Trupu 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

GW Bin Laden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tomko Trupu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Horrible takedown by Trupu or perhaps it was just good defense by Bin Laden which made him look bad.
Trupu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bin Laden works Trupu's body with a nice hook.
Bin Laden throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Trupu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bin Laden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bin Laden works Trupu's body with a nice hook.
Bin Laden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bin Laden misses with a hook. Trupu ducked under it nicely.

Bin Laden instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trupu.
GW Bin Laden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Bin Laden.
Bin Laden scores with a hook to the body.
Bin Laden lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bin Laden.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bin Laden lands an elbow inside.
Bin Laden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trupu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bin Laden tries to land knees in the clinch but Trupu avoids the damage to the body.
Bin Laden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bin Laden.
Bin Laden lands an elbow inside that Trupu shrugs off.
Trupu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trupu tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomko Trupu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bin Laden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trupu's defenses.
Bin Laden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bin Laden tries to land knees in the clinch but Trupu avoids the damage to the body.
Trupu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bin Laden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bin Laden connects with a looping right hand.

Bin Laden has Trupu up against the cage in a clinch.
Trupu tries to pull guard but Bin Laden won't allow it.
Bin Laden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trupu avoids it.
Trupu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bin Laden walks away with a smile on his face. Trupu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Horrible takedown by Trupu or perhaps it was just good defense by Bin Laden which made him look bad.
Trupu closes the distance and clinches up with Bin Laden, looking for a takedown. Trupu pushes Bin Laden against the cage but Bin Laden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trupu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bin Laden as he avoids it easily.

Bin Laden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trupu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bin Laden avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bin Laden is looking to control Trupu's arms but Trupu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bin Laden has his back to the cage.
Bin Laden looking to throw knees to the head but Trupu is blocking nicely.
Bin Laden prevents the takedown attempt.
Bin Laden lands an elbow inside that Trupu shrugs off.
Trupu is working for takedown but Bin Laden is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bin Laden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trupu is defending well for now.
Bin Laden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bin Laden lands an uppercut.
Bin Laden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trupu blocks it with crossed arms.
Trupu dodges an elbow strike from Bin Laden.
Bin Laden misses with a knee strike.
Bin Laden trying to stall but Trupu improves his position.
Trupu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bin Laden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bin Laden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trupu.

Trupu pulls Bin Laden into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trupu is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trupu wants to sweep but no luck.
Bin Laden wants to get up but he can't break Trupu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bin Laden looking to sit in guard and control but Trupu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Trupu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tomko Trupu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trupu is in close to Bin Laden's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bin Laden keeping full guard, as Trupu tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trupu dives in and grabs Bin Laden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bin Laden pushes down on Trupu's head and hops out.
GW Bin Laden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bin Laden moves in looking to clinch but Trupu pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bin Laden thumps Trupu with a low kick.
Trupu throws a right and a left that Bin Laden avoids nicely.

Bin Laden takes the fight into the clinch.
Trupu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bin Laden gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bin Laden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bin Laden lands a nice elbow.
Bin Laden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trupu's defenses.
Bin Laden prevents the takedown attempt.
Bin Laden misses with some punches.
Bin Laden taking a breather.
Trupu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bin Laden is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
GW Bin Laden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bin Laden 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... GW Bin Laden!