PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between CJ Tripp (ranked 3218 p4p, 386 weight class) and Fred Floyd (ranked 5342 p4p, 529 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Tripp
vs
Floyd

189 cm
25
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Tripp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floyd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tripp defending well as Floyd loads up on a big left hand.
Tripp checks a low kick from Floyd.
Floyd throws a leg kick
and Tripp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Floyd misses with the combination.
Tripp swings for the body but Floyd moves out of range.
A low kick from Floyd misses
and Tripp counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Floyd thinking.
Floyd misses with a straight left.
Tripp looks to land a left hand but Floyd moved out of range nicely.
Floyd loads up on a big right hand but Tripp slips the punch.
Floyd throws out a leg kick but Tripp moves out of range and Floyd only half commits.
Tripp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Tripp.
Floyd throws a big shot that misses.
Floyd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Floyd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tripp moves out of range as Floyd strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp throws a right and a left that Floyd avoids nicely.
Floyd with the counter takedown but Tripp avoids it easily.
Floyd throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tripp counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Floyd misses with a straight right.
Floyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tripp lands an overhand right.
Tripp swings for the body but Floyd moves out of range.
Tripp lands a head shot.
Floyd tries to work over Tripp's front leg with a kick but Tripp checks it.
Tripp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Tripp on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tripp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fred Floyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Tripp. Those never looked like landing.
Floyd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tripp to score with a decent uppercut.
Tripp is looking to wear down Floyd with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tripp misses with a double jab.
Tripp swats away the attempt to clinch by Floyd.
Tripp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tripp ducks under a wild hook from Floyd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Floyd throws a low kick but Tripp avoids it.
Floyd throws out a powerful jab.
Floyd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Floyd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tripp checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Floyd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Floyd misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Floyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tripp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Floyd.
A big left from Floyd misses.
Tripp throws a lazy right hand but Floyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Floyd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Floyd shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tripp pinned against the cage. Tripp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Floyd throws a looping overhand right but Tripp ducks down to avoid it.
Floyd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tripp was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Floyd - just one landing.
Floyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Floyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Floyd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tripp.
Floyd misses with an uppercut
and Tripp counters with a left to the body.
Tripp connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tripp scores with a nice head shot.
Floyd throws a looping overhand right but Tripp ducks down to avoid it.
Tripp blocks a leg kick.
Tripp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tripp lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Floyd misses with an uppercut.
Floyd thumps Tripp with a low kick.
Tripp just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd ducks under a wild hook from Tripp.
Floyd moves away from the strike by Tripp.
Floyd drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tripp defends it well.
Floyd throws a shot from downtown. Tripp moves away and avoids it.
Tripp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Floyd. Those never looked like landing.
Tripp cracks Floyd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Floyd throws a leg kick but Tripp sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've been told by Tripp's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tripp. Floyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Floyd tries to clinch up.
Jab by Tripp.

Floyd is rocked!
Floyd throws a lazy uppercut
and Tripp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Floyd misses with a low kick.
Floyd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tripp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Tripp misses the target.
Tripp looks to land a right hand but Floyd moved out of range.
Floyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tripp misses with an uppercut. Floyd saw that one coming.
Floyd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tripp throws an overhand right that lands on Floyd's shoulder, as Floyd tries to avoid the shot.
Floyd with the counter takedown but Tripp avoids it easily.
Tripp staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Tripp dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice uppercut lands for Tripp. That snapped Floyd's head back.
Tripp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Floyd can do to turn this around?
Floyd throws an overhand right that lands on Tripp's shoulder, as Tripp tries to avoid the shot.
Tripp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tripp scores with a jab. Floyd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Tripp as Floyd shoots in.
Floyd walks into a stiff left hand from Tripp.
Floyd is still on wobbly legs! Can Tripp finish him?
Tripp defending well as Floyd loads up on a big left hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tripp here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tripp throws the left hand but Floyd avoids the punch easily.
Floyd seems to have recovered his senses.
Tripp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Floyd doesn't seem bothered though.
Tripp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Floyd moves out of range as Tripp strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tripp blocks a low kick nicely.
Floyd throws a lazy uppercut
and Tripp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Floyd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tripp slips a straight right by Floyd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Floyd manages to avoid it.
Floyd staying out of range there.
Tripp digs a good hook to Floyd's body.
Floyd throws a leg kick but Tripp sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tripp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Floyd.
A slow jab from Floyd misses its intended target.
A big right from Floyd misses.
It looked like Tripp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tripp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Floyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tripp.
Floyd misses with an uppercut. Tripp saw that one coming.
Tripp fails to land with a series of punches.
Floyd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tripp connects with the punch.
Tripp missing with a left hand there. Floyd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Floyd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tripp checks it well.
Floyd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tripp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tripp checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Floyd throws a series of punches but Tripp avoids them all with ease.
Tripp throws a jab when Floyd was well out of range.
Tripp throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Floyd on the side of the head.
Floyd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tripp throws an overhand right that has Floyd reeling! Tripp follows up with more punches and Floyd is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). CJ Tripp!
CJ Tripp decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.