PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Trap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Bessac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Trap
vs
Bessac

187 cm
27
210 lbs
11 - 20 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Trap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Bessac!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bessac gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Trap to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Trap throws a big elbow that misses.
Trap trying to control the position from guard on top but Bessac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trap throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bessac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bessac looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trap is one step ahead there.
Bessac is trying to control the position but Trap postures up.
We've been hearing that Trap has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trap throws a big elbow that misses.
Trap content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bessac working a defensive guard here.
Bessac will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trap wants to control from the top but Bessac keeps moving.

Bessac looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trap's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trap is pushing down on Bessac's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bessac is fighting to maintain full guard but Trap has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bessac is refusing to be controlled, as Trap sits in half guard.
Trap is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bessac regains full guard. Nicely done.
Trap trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trap postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trap with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trap trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trap fails with a takedown attempt.
Trap will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trap tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bessac defends well and Trap ends up having to push Bessac into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Trap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trap is breathing heavily.

Trap gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Trap missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bessac gets back to full guard.

Bessac is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trap defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bessac has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trap can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Bessac throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trap with a nice head shot there.
Trap controlling from the top position.
Trap with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

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.
Trap is working Bessac over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've been informed that Bessac has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Bessac escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trap gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trap slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Bessac throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trap lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Trap dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bessac wants to clinch up but Trap keeps it at a distance.
Trap closes the distance and clinches up with Bessac, looking for a takedown. Trap pushes Bessac against the cage but Bessac circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trap tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bessac sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trap somewhat.
Scott Bessac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bessac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bessac looks for the body kick but Trap saw that one coming.
Trap takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Bessac drives through with a takedown into Trap's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bessac stopping the sweep attempt from Trap.
Bessac throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trap looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bessac is one step ahead there.
Bessac loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessac stopping the sweep attempt from Trap.
Trap is looking to sweep but instead, Bessac has passed into half guard.
Trap trying to hold on to Bessac's head to control him but Bessac postures up.
Trap is looking for a sweep. Bessac is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trap is refusing to be controlled, as Bessac sits in half guard.
Bessac not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Trap is refusing to be controlled, as Bessac sits in half guard.
Bessac prevents Trap from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bessac takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jon Trap overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trap is looking to improve his position.
Bessac wants to stand up but Trap has a hold of him and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Scott Bessac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trap misses with a takedown attempt
and Bessac counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Trap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trap shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bessac sprawls well. Bessac wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trap gets slowly back to his feet.
Bessac cracks a nice hook into Trap's ribs.
Bessac tries to clinch up but Trap circles away and keeps his distance.
Bessac misses with a head kick.

Bessac shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessac seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Trap on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trap tries to get out of the position.
Bessac is looking to take a break and control but Trap is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trap wants to get back to full guard.
Trap regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bessac trying to control the position from guard on top but Trap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trap looking for a sweep. Not yet Trap, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trap is on top in guard.

Trap scoring with punches to the head and body.

Bessac is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trap is aware though and is defending well.
Trap sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bessac's guard.
Trap prevents Bessac from improving his position.
Bessac trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trap lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bessac throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Bessac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bessac shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Trap wants to get back to full guard.
Trap wants to control but Bessac is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Bessac seems to be looking for submissions.
Trap is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trap has a hand on Bessac's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bessac takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Trap is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessac can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trap is looking to escape.
Bessac working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Trap is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trap is working hard here to advance position.
Bessac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bessac takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bessac wants to control the pace but Trap is squirming around nicely.
Bessac lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Bessac is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Trap is surviving well by controlling Bessac's body position as best he can.
Trap regains half guard.
Trap gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessac wants to get up but he can't break Trap's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bessac won't allow Trap to sweep him here.
Bessac advances position into side control!
Trap regains half guard.

Trap actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like Bessac is going to stand back up.
Trap moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trap is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bessac has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Trap is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trap is on top in guard.

Bessac is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bessac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Bessac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bessac has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Bessac!
Jon Trap spoke after the fight, saying 'its not my fault!'.