PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Trager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Lundblad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trager kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Scarcéus - Não Quero Olhar Pra Trás. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Trager
vs
Lundblad

182 cm
23
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
28
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Trager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Lundblad!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trager closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Trager lands in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lundblad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trager postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lundblad throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lundblad wants to improve his position but instead Trager has moved into half guard.
Lundblad tries to roll over but Trager keeps him under control.
Lundblad is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Trager's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Trager's back!
Trager really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Lundblad's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Trager manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lundblad's guard. Nice work there by Trager.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trager preventing the sweep.
Lundblad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Trager pushing down on Lundblad's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundblad wants to improve his position but Trager is controlling well.
Trager perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Trager is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lundblad!
Trager lands a big shot there that rocks Lundblad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Trager controlling the position easily from mount.
Trager has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lundblad is trying to escape the mount.
Trager tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lundblad keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Trager is landing with some decent strikes but Lundblad is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Trager controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundblad is working to get back to half guard.
Trager looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Trager landing strikes from the mount.
Trager takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trager is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Trager controlling the pace for now.
Lundblad working to try and regain half guard.
Trager takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trager pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lundblad throwing hammer fists to the chest of Trager. What's that going to do exactly?
Trager looking to control and managing it successfully.
Trager landing strikes from the mount.
Trager controlling the pace for now.
Trager lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Trager looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lundblad is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trager controlling from mount.
Lundblad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trager. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lundblad working to try and regain half guard.
Trager controlling the position easily from mount.
Lundblad is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Trager sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trager unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trager fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lundblad is in a horrible position here. Trager smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Lundblad working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Trager dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lundblad misses with a head kick.
Trager throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lundblad counters with a leg kick.
Trager throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lundblad counters with an outside leg kick.
Lundblad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Trager misses the body punch
and Lundblad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Trager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lundblad was well out of range. Poor timing from Trager.
Trager comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trager takes a swing at Lundblad's ribcage but misses.

Trager shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lundblad's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trager won't allow Lundblad to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundblad throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trager is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Trager 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.
Lundblad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lundblad keeping moving, preventing Trager from controlling successfully.
Trager passes into half guard.
Trager controlling the pace.
Lundblad is trying to get back to full guard.
Trager is taking a breather. Lundblad says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trager works his way into side control.
Trager controlling the position.
Lundblad is trying to get back to half guard.
Trager controls the position.
Trager lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Lundblad's face as Trager controls the position.
Lundblad tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trager controlling the position.
Trager advances to mount.
Trager lands a big elbow.
Trager with the ground and pound from mount.
Lundblad is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alex Trager overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trager takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trager landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lundblad is working to get back to half guard.
Trager cracks Lundblad with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lundblad working to try and regain half guard.
Trager working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trager lands a big shot there that rocks Lundblad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lundblad working to try and regain half guard.
Trager sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trager connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Trager tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundblad really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Trager dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Trager throws a body punch but Lundblad moves out of range.
Trager misses with a left hand
and Lundblad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Trager just misses with a punch to the body.
Lundblad throws a leg kick but Trager checks it.

Trager scores with a takedown into Lundblad's guard.
Trager is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Lundblad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trager content to stall in guard here.
Trager stopping the sweep attempt from Lundblad.
Lundblad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trager showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lundblad looking for a sweep. Not yet Lundblad, not yet.

We're going to have a standup here because Alex Trager wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trager.
Martin Lundblad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trager.
Lundblad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trager.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trager moves out of range of the leg kick from Lundblad.
Trager looks to score with a jab to the body but Lundblad is just out of range.
Trager shoots in but Lundblad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Trager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lundblad throws a chopping leg kick but Trager manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Trager throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trager misses with a body shot
and Lundblad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Trager shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trager misses with a hook
and Lundblad counters with a low kick, right behind Trager 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trager misses with an uppercut.
Lundblad throws a head kick that misses.
Lundblad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trager misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lundblad counters with a nice leg kick.

Trager shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lundblad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lundblad wants to control but Trager is keeping him busy.
Trager makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trager.
Trager preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundblad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lundblad throws a big right hand that misses.
Martin Lundblad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lundblad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Trager lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lundblad!
Trager has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lundblad's face.
Alex Trager is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lundblad is in a horrible position here. Trager smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Trager controlling from mount.
Trager pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Trager.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trager, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Trager!