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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donold Trenchard (ranked 4690 p4p, 97 weight class) and Boss Yonic (ranked 3542 p4p, 82 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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172 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 5 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donold Trenchard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yonic leaves Trenchard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Trenchard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yonic swivels and escapes. Trenchard looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Yonic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trenchard defends it easily. Yonic working for a triangle but Trenchard defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trenchard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Yonic has his hands on Trenchard's head, controlling the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Trenchard throwing strikes from guard but Yonic blocks nicely. Trenchard 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. Trenchard is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yonic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yonic has escaped and now he's on top! Yonic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trenchard is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trenchard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yonic controls the pace. Yonic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Trenchard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yonic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Trenchard looking for a guillotine here but Yonic defends easily.
Yonic chips away with some ground and pound. Trenchard throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Yonic escapes and throws Trenchard's legs to the side, diving into side control! Yonic lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yonic working the ground and pound from side control. Yonic is chipping away with strikes.
Yonic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Yonic controls the position from side control. Yonic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Trenchard tries to get back to half guard but can't. Yonic working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here. Yonic working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yonic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yonic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Trenchard is trying to improve his position. Yonic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Trenchard down.
Yonic lands a few punches from side control. Trenchard is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Yonic controlling from side mount. Yonic is trying to get an arm triangle but Trenchard is defending well. Trenchard throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trenchard is looking to regain half guard here but Yonic keeps moving and retains side control. Trenchard sneaks back into half guard. Yonic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trenchard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Yonic trying to control the pace. Yonic blocks the strikes from Trenchard.
Trenchard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Trenchard looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Well, if Yonic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Trenchard looking for submissions off his back. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Yonic scores with a couple of good hammerfists. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yonic slaps away a takedown attempt from Trenchard, before circling back to the center of the mat. Yonic has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Trenchard shoots for a double leg takedown but Yonic sprawls well. He's pushed Trenchard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Yonic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trenchard. Yonic circles away from the clinch attempt and Yonic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Trenchard's guard. Yonic chips away with some ground and pound. Yonic has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Trenchard being controlled here, momentarily. Trenchard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Yonic scoring with some ground and pound. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yonic forces his way into half guard. Trenchard actively working from the bottom here. Yonic trying to pass the guard but Trenchard defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yonic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trenchard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Yonic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Yonic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Trenchard actively working from the bottom here. Yonic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trenchard defends it well. Yonic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Yonic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yonic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yonic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Trenchard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yonic. Trenchard actively working from the bottom here. Trenchard looking for submissions off his back. Yonic is controlling the pace.
Yonic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Yonic is looking to advance position but Trenchard won't allow it. Trenchard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trenchard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Yonic sitting and controlling from the half guard. Yonic 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.
Trenchard looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Yonic is looking to advance position but Trenchard won't allow it. Trenchard is looking for a sweep. Yonic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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. Trenchard has hold of Yonic's hands but Yonic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Yonic controlling the action here. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yonic connects with a nice short shot to Trenchard's temple. Yonic controlling the action here. Yonic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Yonic lands strikes from half guard. Yonic slows the pace down in half guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Trenchard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yonic. Yonic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Yonic shoots in and bounces Trenchard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Yonic stays in close to Trenchard's body and controls the position. Yonic tries to free his leg and advance position but Trenchard is retaining full guard. Yonic showing good wrestling skills to control the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Trenchard looking for subs off his back but Yonic has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yonic stalling. Yonic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Yonic is trying to work for a kimura but Trenchard is defending well.
Yonic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Yonic works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Trenchard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yonic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Yonic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Trenchard actively working from the bottom here. Yonic sitting and controlling from the half guard. Trenchard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Yonic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yonic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trenchard wants to sweep but Yonic has passed to side control! Yonic scores with a couple of short elbows. Trenchard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Trenchard tries to bench press Yonic off him but Yonic keeps the position. Yonic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Trenchard is looking for a sweep. Yonic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Yonic is trying to get an arm triangle but Trenchard is defending well. Yonic tries for a kimura but Trenchard is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yonic cracks Trenchard with a big right hand but Trenchard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Trenchard tries to strike from the bottom but misses. Donold Trenchard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Yonic cracks Trenchard with a big right hand but Trenchard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yonic working the ground and pound. Trenchard managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yonic.
Yonic tries for a kimura but Trenchard is defending well. Yonic working the ground and pound but Trenchard is defending the strikes. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Trenchard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Yonic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Trenchard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yonic.
And that's the end of the fight! Boss Yonic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Yonic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Yonic! Boss Yonic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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