PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Andrews (ranked 23969 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Trent (ranked 5830 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Andrews
vs
Trent

165 cm
19
161 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

195 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Trent!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews tries a head kick but it misses.

Trent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trent taking a breather.

Trent decides to pull guard.
Trent controlling the position.
Trent looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Andrews puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Trent moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Andrews could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trent looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trent is looking to stand up but Andrews isn't so interested in that idea.
Trent trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Trent is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trent seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Andrews wants to control from the top but Trent keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Trent looking for a sweep. Not yet Trent, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Trent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Trent turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trent wants to stand but Andrews is controlling his arm.
Andrews looks to move to half guard but instead Trent has passed into mount! Damn!
Trent can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Andrews is looking to escape.
Trent controlling from mount.
Trent landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trent lands a big shot there that rocks Andrews but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Trent sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Andrews sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Trent is pressing down on Andrews's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andrews is holding on for now.

Trent is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trent is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Trent seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andrews does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Trent in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andrews is trying to get back to full guard.

Andrews makes his way to full guard, as Trent worked for a kimura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Trent dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Trent keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice combination there by Andrews.
Andrews fails with a takedown attempt.
Andrews fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Trent closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Richard Trent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trent passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Andrews!

Trent is working for a guillotine from mount but Andrews frees his head quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trent swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Andrews is now in Trent's guard. A big mistake from Trent there, giving up the dominant position!
Trent has Andrews pulled in close to control his posture.
Trent lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Trent is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Andrews is looking to stand up but Trent isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trent seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Andrews had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trent defends it easily.
Trent wants to stand but Andrews has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trent landing with the ground and pound.
Trent trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trent is looking to pass into half guard but Andrews pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Andrews is in guard.

Trent pulls Andrews in close to his closed guard and prevents Andrews from doing any damage or advancing position.
Trent wants to hit a switch here but Andrews passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Trent there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews prevents Trent from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trent tries to hold on but Andrews pushes him away.
Trent sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Trent desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trent regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roberto Andrews will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Andrews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Andrews is defended easily by Trent.

Trent darts in and clinches Andrews up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Trent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrews with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trent counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trent will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Roberto Andrews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrews shoots for a takedown but Trent saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trent shoots in and bounces Andrews off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trent stopping the sweep attempt from Andrews.
Trent controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trent pushing down on Andrews's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Andrews taking some punishment here, with Trent in his half guard.

Trent in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Andrews tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Trent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Trent!