PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 9 p4p, 3 weight class) and Hillary Trump (ranked 89 p4p, 17 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grande might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dead By Dawn by Deicide . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Chico Grande
vs
Trump

165 cm
38
145 lbs
33 - 8 - 1

169 cm
32
149 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trump drives through and clinches with Grande against the cage.
Trump lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Trump.
Grande tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Trump controls his hands.
Trump tries to pull guard but Grande forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Grande throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Grande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trump lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grande lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Grande.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
Grande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grande blocks a body shot from Trump.

Trump ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Trump no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Grande has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Trump throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Grande escapes and throws Trump's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Grande decides to stand back up.
Grande misses with a hook to the body
and Trump counters with a nice uppercut.
Grande connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande tries a low kick but Trump avoids it.
Grande fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jesus Chico Grande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trump moves out of range of the leg kick from Grande.
It seemed like Trump was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Trump scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grande missing with a left hand there. Trump was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trump swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grande moves away from the strike by Trump.
That kick from Grande tenderised Trump's leg. Trump is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grande misses with a body punch
and Trump counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grande.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
Trump takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grande fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trump looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grande lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Trump has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trump and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trump misses with a hook.
Grande misses with an uppercut
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Grande throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Trump on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trump throws a jab when Grande was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trump. That did some damage!
Grande throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trump swinging wildly here.
Grande lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Trump misses with a lunging right hand
and Grande counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trump defending well as Grande loads up on a big left hand.
Trump looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grande misses with a leg kick
and Trump counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Grande throws a series of punches but Trump avoids them all with ease.
Trump takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trump checks a leg kick.
Trump just misses with a punch to the body.
Grande moves away from the strike by Trump.
Grande moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grande scores with a hook.
We've been told by Grande's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trump misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws a body shot but no joy.
Trump uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grande.
Trump throws out a counter right but Grande avoids it with no problem.
Grande throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trump throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Grande was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Trump.
Trump might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trump looks to throw the jab but Grande is out of range.
Trump blocks a head kick by Grande.
Trump rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grande moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trump swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grande fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trump has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trump moves out of range of the body kick from Grande.
Grande cracks Trump with an open hand slap.
A jab from Trump misses.

Trump has taken the fight to the clinch.

Trump drags the fight down to the ground.

Grande decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a wild body shot.
Grande appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trump moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trump's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grande connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trump scrambles back to his feet.
Grande listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trump.
Trump is looking for the big counter here.
Grande loads up on a big right hand but Trump slips the punch.
Grande throws a leg kick
and Trump counters with a nice uppercut.

Grande moves into the clinch successfully.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump scores with a shot to the side of Grande's head.
Grande pushes Trump back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trump has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grande seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trump can turn it around.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Grande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grande stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trump pushes Grande back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Trump.
Grande is working Trump over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Chico Grande 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.

Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trump manages to avoid it.
Trump looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trump thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trump takes one to the side of the head.
Trump scores with a sloppy right hand. Grande should have avoided that one.
Grande misses with a low kick.
Trump throws out a counter right but Grande avoids it with no problem.
Jesus Chico Grande is winning the standup battle so far.
Trump swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Trump rushes Grande and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Grande.
A left hand lands to the body for Grande.
Trump jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grande walks away with a smile on his face. Trump gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grande looks to throw the jab but Trump is out of range.
Trump fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grande manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grande scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Grande.
Grande throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grande throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grande fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trump.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Trump misses.
Grande scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trump in his tracks.
Grande catches Trump with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grande is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trump can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grande darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trump lands a slapping body shot.
Trump doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trump manages to avoid it.
Trump needs to keep his hands up - Grande had a free shot at his head there.
Grande scores with a leg kick.
Grande throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trump throws a hook but Grande avoids it easily.
Trump throws a body shot but no joy.
Grande throws a head kick that misses.
Trump scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grande swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grande looks to score with a jab to the body but Trump is just out of range.
Trump lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grande avoids the body shot from Trump.
Grande throwing a counter right hand but Trump manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Grande there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trump misses with a series of wild punches.
Trump misses with an uppercut. Grande saw that one coming.
Grande takes a swing at Trump's ribcage but misses.
Trump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grande misses with a lunging right hand
and Trump counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trump's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grande throws a jab but it's blocked by Trump.
Trump now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grande throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trump stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trump has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grande finds it's way round the side to connect with Trump's head.
Trump keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grande.
Trump moves away from the strike by Grande.
Grande slips under a jab from Trump.
Trump throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Grande misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Trump throws out a loose jab but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande looks to land a left hand but Trump moved out of range nicely.
Trump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grande scores with a shot to the body.
Grande lands a jab to the nose.
Nice cross by Grande.
Trump has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grande.

Grande closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grande stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grande tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grande takes a shot to the head.
Trump is leaning against Grande and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grande lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trump tries to pull guard but Grande forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trump.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grande walks away with a smile on his face. Trump gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jesus Chico Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hillary Trump.
Grande misses with a leg kick
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.
Trump blocks a leg kick.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Trump moves away and avoids it.
Trump wants to clinch.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Trump moves away and avoids it.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trump takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Trump takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grande misses with a body punch
and Trump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trump takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grande scores with a spinning back kick!
Grande tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trump counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Chico Grande dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grande pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trump is out of range and Grande settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Trump on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Trump moves into the clinch successfully.
Trump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Grande.
Trump jumps guard but Grande turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Trump pulls guard successfully.
Trump trying to control the position here.
Trump has a closed guard, preventing Grande from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump is trying to control the position but Grande postures up.

Trump has his foot on Grande's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grande works his way back into a safe position though.
Trump seems keen to control Grande's posture.
Grande is looking to stand up but Trump won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grande is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Trump has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Grande is looking to defend but Trump has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Grande! Trump pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Grande taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hillary Trump!
Hillary Trump is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Hillary Trump was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Jesus Chico Grande was interviewed post fight and said 'Why are you laughing at me!?! Stop laughing at me!!! I don't look like Goofy!'.