PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Tropper (ranked 6111 p4p, 528 weight class) and Aaron Lund (ranked 4175 p4p, 441 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!

Tropper
vs
Lund

182 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Tropper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tropper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Aaron Lund has been cut.
Tropper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lund.
Tropper fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Lund was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tropper staying out of range there.
Tropper is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lund throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Tropper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Tropper. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lund! But no joy.
Lund with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tropper throws a combination. Lund tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tropper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lund.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lund turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lund lands a glancing blow to the side of Tropper's head.
Lund feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tropper's calf.
Some wild striking there from Tropper.
Lund avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tropper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lund throws out the jab.
Lund throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lund throws a front kick that sends Tropper stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropper misses with a double jab
and Lund counters with a thumping low kick.
We've been told by Tropper's head coaches at The Forge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lund throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tropper on the side of the head.
Tropper takes a swing at Lund's ribcage but misses.
Tropper misses with a low kick as Lund jumps back.
Tropper slips under a jab from Lund.
And Tropper counters with a quick kick to the body but Lund blocks it.
Tropper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lund was well out of range. Poor timing from Tropper.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lund.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lund, as that shot connected.
Lund slips a jab from Tropper.
Lund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tropper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lund avoids a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lund. Tropper shrugs it off though.
Tropper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tropper takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lund. That's going to slow Tropper down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tropper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lund moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lund looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund lands with a straight right. Tropper didn't see that one coming.
Lund connects with an inside leg kick.
Lund looks to land a right hand but Tropper moved out of range.
Lund connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tropper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lund moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tropper takes a swing at Lund's ribcage but misses.
Tropper throws a head kick but Lund moves out of range.
Tropper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lund scores with a jab.
Lund lands a head kick. Tropper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lund jabs Tropper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tropper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lund moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lund tests Tropper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lund connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Lund.
Tropper has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lund.
Lund moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tropper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tropper tries a head kick but it misses.
Lund cracks the inside of Tropper's front leg.
Tropper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lund moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tropper throws a combination that misses
and Lund counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tropper's knee momentarily.
Tropper misses with a few strikes there.
Tropper is breathing heavily.
Tropper takes one to the chin there.
Lund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tropper has time to react.
Lund scoring well with a low kick there.
Tropper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tropper misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tropper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropper throws a nice looking combination but Lund bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lund comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lund, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Lund.
Tropper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lund fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tropper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tropper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lund moves away.
Lund listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lund is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tropper had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lund cracks Tropper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tropper throws an overhand right that lands on Lund's shoulder, as Lund tries to avoid the shot.
Tropper misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lund. That's going to slow Tropper down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lund. That's going to slow Tropper down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lund dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Lund's cut.
That's time! Tropper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tropper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tropper.
Tropper misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Lund misses its intended target.
Lund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Lund there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tropper might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lund.
Tropper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lund as he avoids it easily.
Lund swings for the body but Tropper moves out of range.
Nick Tropper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tropper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lund goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lund looks to throw the jab but Tropper is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Lund misses.
Aaron Lund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lund fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tropper on the side of the head.
Lund lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good leg kick by Lund there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Tropper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lund cracks Tropper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropper slips under a jab from Lund.
Lund throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lund throws a body punch but Tropper moves out of range.
Aaron Lund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tropper throws a combination that misses
and Lund counters with a good low kick that Tropper was not able to check.
Tropper's corner calls for a 1-2. Tropper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lund misses with a straight right.
Tropper throws a nice looking combination but Lund bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lund thumps Tropper with a low kick.
Aaron Lund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lund scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tropper drops his hands momentarily and Lund takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tropper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tropper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lund throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lund, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tropper misses with a few strikes there.
Lund darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lund. Tropper shrugs it off though.
Lund fakes the leg kick and cracks Tropper in the body.
Lund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tropper will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tropper throws a right hand that Lund ducks under and follows up with a left that Lund also avoids with ease.
Tropper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lund.
Tropper misses with a wild combination.
Lund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lund lands a nice hook to Tropper's body. Tropper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lund chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lund darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tropper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice cross by Lund.
Lund avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund slips a jab and a cross from Tropper.
Lund bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lund lunges at Tropper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tropper's hand.
Tropper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lund has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lund there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tropper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lund can pounce on him.
Tropper throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lund.
Lund throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lund. That's going to slow Tropper down.
Lund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Lund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tropper doesn't seem phased though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lund.
Tropper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lund looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Tropper.
Tropper lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropper throws a series of punches but Lund moves out of range.
Tropper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lund throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tropper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lund manages to avoid it.
Tropper looks to land a combination but Lund avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lund digs a good body shot into Tropper's ribs.
Tropper swinging wildly here.
Lund is looking to slow Tropper down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lund, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lund lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tropper at a distance.
A jab lands there for Lund.
Lund darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tropper throws a combination that misses
and Lund counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Lund's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lund scores with a nice head shot.
Lund showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tropper.
Lund lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lund throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tropper throws a nice looking combination but Lund bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lund lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tropper backs up against the cage.
Lund throws a head kick that half lands.
Tropper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lund scores with a kick to the body.
Lund bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tropper's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tropper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Lund misses.
A swing and a miss from Lund.
Lund misses with a two punch combination.
Lund lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund tests Tropper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lund lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tropper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Lund was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tropper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tropper throws a right hand that Lund ducks under and follows up with a left that Lund also avoids with ease.
Lund throws an overhand right that lands on Tropper's shoulder, as Tropper tries to avoid the shot.
Lund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tropper moves away.
Tropper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tropper throws a body punch but Lund moves out of range.
Lund cracks Tropper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lund scores with a body shot.
Tropper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Tropper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tropper looks to score with a jab to the body but Lund is just out of range.
Tropper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lund defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tropper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Lund looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Lund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tropper doesn't seem phased though.
Lund scores with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lund.
Tropper slips under a jab from Lund.
Lund lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tropper throws a jab but it's blocked by Lund.
Lund slips under a jab from Tropper.
Lund throws a quick inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Tropper finds it's target.
Lund looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lund dodges the punch combination from Tropper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Lund catches Tropper right on the button with a cross.
Lund turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tropper throws a body punch but Lund moves out of range.
Tropper throws a body punch but Lund moves out of range.
Aaron Lund is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lund misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tropper misses the target.
Tropper throws a combination. Lund tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lund looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tropper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tropper misses with a few strikes there.
Lund swings for the body but Tropper moves out of range.
Lund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lund scores with a body shot.
Lund looks to throw the jab but Tropper is out of range.
Lund will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lund lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lund scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tropper in his tracks.
Lund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tropper. That did some damage!
Lund fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lund takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lund on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lund takes a swing at Tropper's ribcage but misses.
Lund lands a leg kick that knocks Tropper off balance momentarily.
Tropper misses with a left hand
and Lund counters with a low kick, right behind Tropper 's knee.
Crunch! Lund slams his shin into Tropper's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lund scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lund lands a nice looking body kick.
Tropper looks to land a combination. Lund sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nick Tropper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lund is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lund 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Lund!