PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 70 p4p, 11 weight class) and Short Badass (ranked 249 p4p, 35 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Trump
vs
Badass

182 cm
23
203 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
215 lbs
13 - 3 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

UnderGround Clothing Co.
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Trump!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of London, Short Badass!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Trump does it's job there.
Trump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trump throws a jab when Badass was well out of range.
Badass connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Badass tries to keep at a distance but Trump has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Trump.
Badass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Trump scores with a shot to the side of Badass's head.
Trump throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Badasss head.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Badass controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trump.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trump lands with a short shot to the head.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badass misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Trump works on Badass's body with a couple of short punches.
Trump tries to work over Badass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Badass blocks a body shot from Trump.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Trump lands a right hand.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.

Badass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Trump moves into the clinch successfully.
Trump gets through Badass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Badass tries to break the clinch but Trump is controlling the position.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Trump's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trump tries to work over Badass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump misses with some punches.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Badass controls the action.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.
Badass scores with a shot to the side of Trump's head.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Badass.
Badass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badass throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Badass blocking some punches.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump lands an uppercut.
Trump is leaning against Badass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Badass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Badass can't find room to land a body shot as Trump controls the action.
Trump pushes Badass back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Badass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Trump lands with a right to the head.

Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass swats away the attempt to clinch by Trump.
Trump misses with an uppercut. Badass saw that one coming.
Trump lands with a right hand.
Badass on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass slips a straight right by Trump.
Badass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trump thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trump swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Badass avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badass is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Trump with a body shot.
Badass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Trump cracks a nice hook into Badass's ribs.
Trump tries to clinch
and Badass counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trump thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Trump dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Trump moves in looking to clinch but Badass pushes him off.
Trump throws a hook to the side of Badass's head but Badass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badass now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Trump lands a jab to Badass's midsection.
Trump is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badass can do to turn this around?

Trump moves into the clinch successfully.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Badass misses with a punch on the inside.
Badass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump misses with a body punch.
Trump misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Trump on the inside.
Trump lands an uppercut.
Badass lands an uppercut.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump working aggressively here.
Badass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.

Badass breaks the clinch.
Badass has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Badass takes one to the side of the head.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trump has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trump there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trump wants to clinch
and Trump takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trump looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Trump throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Trump.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Badass moves away from the strike by Trump.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump scores with a shot to the body.
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badass.
A little jabbing left from Badass on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Trump.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badass lands with a good body shot.
Trump throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trump takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trump keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trump looks to throw the jab but Badass is out of range.
Badass moves out of range of the strikes.
Trump is looking to clinch but Badass is avoiding it.
Badass let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Trump thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trump throws a lazy uppercut
and Badass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trump just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Badass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Badass just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Badass misses the target.
Badass keeps the fight on the outside.
Trump digs a good body shot into Badass's ribs.
Badass connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Badass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trump tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Badass manages to circle out of the way.
Donald Trump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trump with a jab.
Trump throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Badass fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trump with a nice cross.
Trump on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Badass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trump.
A jab from Badass misses.
Badass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trump doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four 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!
Trump throws a body shot but no joy.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Trump is just out of range.
Trump throws a hook to the side of Badass's head but Badass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trump wants to clinch but Badass slips to the side
and Badass counters with a nice uppercut.
Trump throws a body punch but Badass moves out of range.
Trump wants to clinch
and Badass counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, jab by Badass - just one landing.
Badass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trump is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Badass.
Trump stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Trump throws a shot from downtown. Badass moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Badass misses.
Trump misses with a lunging right hand
and Badass counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Short Badass will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Badass misses the shot to the body.
Badass moves away from the strike by Trump.
Short Badass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trump throws a shot from downtown. Badass moves away and avoids it.
Trump lands a body shot.
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badass.
Trump darts in trying to clinch
and Badass counters with a left to the body.
Trump throws a body punch but Badass moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Badass! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump looks to throw the jab but Badass is out of range.
Badass doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Trump throws a hook but Badass blocks it.
Trump tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Badass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump throws a big shot that misses.
Badass let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Badass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trump.
Trump misses with a hook to the body
and Badass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trump scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trump throws a right hand that misses
and Badass makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Badass avoids the body shot from Trump.
A countering left hand to the body from Badass misses.
Badass lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Trump misses with an uppercut. Badass saw that one coming.
Trump throws a body punch but Badass moves out of range.
Badass now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Trump connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Badass lands with an overhand left.
Badass misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and Trump tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
Badass walks into a stiff left hand from Trump.
Badass scores with a shot to the body.
Trump digs a good body shot into Badass's ribs.
Trump misses with a right hand
letting Badass counter with a right hand.

Trump drives through and clinches with Badass against the ropes.
Badass works on Trump's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Badass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Badass controls the action.

Badass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump moves out of range of the strikes.
Trump loads up on a big right hand but Badass slips the punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badass's elbow.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badass swings wildly with an uppercut but Trump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badass working aggressively here.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Badass blocks a body shot from Trump.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donald Trump has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Badass.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Badass avoids it by throwing Trump back against the ropes.
Trump softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Trump softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trump misses with a body punch.
Badass blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trump.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badass's elbow.
Trump throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Badasss head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Trump clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Trump scores with a jab to the body.
Trump misses the jab.
Trump cracks Badass with a good jab.
Badass takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trump throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Badass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trump tries to clinch but Badass moves out of range.
A big right from Trump misses.
Trump sizes up Badass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Trump is just out of range.
Trump is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Trump staying out of range there.
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
Trump thuds a left hand into Badass's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Trump finds it's way through Badass's defenses.
Trump tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Badass counters with a straight right hand.
Trump wants to clinch but Badass slips to the side
and Badass counters with a stiff right hand.
Badass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trump throws out the jab.
Trump avoids the body shot from Badass.
Trump darts in trying to clinch
and Badass counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trump thinking.
Trump takes one to the chin there.
Badass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badass is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Trump with a body shot.
Trump misses the jab.
Trump looks to land a left hand but Badass moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badass on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Badass misses with an uppercut. Trump saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trump waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badass.
Badass scores with a shot to the body.
Trump throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Trump misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Badass misses.
Trump just misses with a punch to the body.
Badass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trump lands a nice hook to Badass's body. Badass takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trump tries to clinch but Badass moves away
and Badass counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trump thinking.
Badass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badass. Trump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trump lands with a hook. Badass tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Badass keeps the fight on the outside.
Badass doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Badass circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badass.
Trump closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Badass counter with a right hand.
Trump takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands a slapping body shot.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badass moves away.
Trump looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Trump cracks Badass with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Badass lands a nice looking body shot.
Trump just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Trump.
Badass throws out a counter right but Trump avoids it with no problem.
Trump blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Trump.
Trump misses with a body shot.
Trump throws a hook but Badass blocks it.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Badass circles away from the clinch attempt
and Badass counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Donald Trump will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Trump throws a body shot but no joy.
Badass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Badass gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trump.
Badass slips a jab from Trump.
Badass just misses with a punch to the body.
Trump stuns Badass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Badass needs to keep his hands up - Trump had a free shot at his head there.
Trump throws a shot to the body.
Trump moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass staying out of range there.
Trump is looking to clinch but Badass is avoiding it.
Trump avoids the body shot from Badass.
Trump cracks Badass 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.

Trump moves into the clinch successfully.
Badass prevents a body shot from Trump.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Trump misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Badass.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badass prevents a body shot from Trump.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Trump as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Trump.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Badass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donald Trump is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trump misses with some punches.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badass's elbow.
Trump prevents a body shot from Badass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands with a short shot to the head.
Badass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Badass lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trump keeps control of Badass as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Badass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trump throws a lazy uppercut
and Badass counters with a stiff right hand.
Trump tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badass was well out of range. Poor timing from Trump.
Nice uppercut there from Trump.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badass digs a good hook to Trump's body.
Trump jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Short Badass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Badass has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Trump misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Trump showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trump has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Donald Trump!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Donald Trump!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Donald Trump!

Donald Trump wins by unanimous decision!
Donald Trump retains his light heavyweight title!
Donald Trump spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.