PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 848 p4p, 121 weight class) and Carey Mahoney (ranked 1054 p4p, 144 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trump
vs
Mahoney

178 cm
23
184 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Dark Knight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Donald Trump has been cut.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch but Trump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Mahoney pushes Trump up against the ropes in a clinch.

Mahoney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahoney wants to clinch up but Trump keeps it at a distance.
Trump attempts a counter takedown but Mahoney avoids it well and moves away.

Mahoney gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Trump to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Mahoney uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Trump avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trump looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mahoney is fending him off so far but Trump persists. Nope, Mahoney circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahoney slaps away a takedown attempt from Trump, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Mahoney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mahoney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Mahoney as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mahoney throws an elbow but misses.
Mahoney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Mahoney lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump taking a breather.
Mahoney misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahoney gets through Trump's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trump jumps guard but Mahoney stands there with Trump around his waist. Trump gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Trump. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trump misses with some punches.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Mahoney has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
Trump tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Mahoney.
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahoney presses Trump against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Mahoney.
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 throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
Mahoney lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump digs a right hand into Mahoney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahoney's gas tank.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Mahoney misses with the head strike.
A short left from Trump.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trump slows down the pace here.
Trump working aggressively here.
Mahoney misses with a body punch.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trump is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Mahoney to keep the fight standing.
Trump struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahoney controls his hands.
Trump managing to block the knees to the body from Mahoney.
Trump is trying to pull guard but Mahoney turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump prevents a body shot from Mahoney.

Mahoney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trump darts in looking for a takedown but Mahoney gets double underhooks and turns Trump into the ropes.
Trump misses with a looping right.
Trump looks to throw the jab but Mahoney is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Trump misses the target.
Trump throws a hook to the side of Mahoney's head but Mahoney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahoney has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Trump takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mahoney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mahoney scores with a jab. Trump acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mahoney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mahoney connects with a body shot.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Trump is having none of it.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Trump is having none of it.
Trump drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mahoney sprawls and moves away.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Trump paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Trump shoots in and bounces Mahoney off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Mahoney wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Trump manages to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mahoney is in trouble now - Trump has advanced to mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Trump looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Trump tries to control but Mahoney wriggling away.
Trump is trying to control here but Mahoney has managed to regain half guard.
Trump not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carey Mahoney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Trump's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Mahoney gets a clinch.
Mahoney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
A hook to the body from Mahoney.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahoney throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trump is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mahoney tries to land knees in the clinch but Trump avoids the damage to the body.
Trump has Mahoney pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahoney scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahoney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahoney is looking to take this one to the mat.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahoney.
Mahoney scores with a hook to the body.
Mahoney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahoney lands a good knee to the midsection. Trump won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahoney.
Mahoney is trying to force a seperation but Trump has the dominant position.
A short left from Trump.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahoney.
Mahoney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carey Mahoney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Mahoney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahoney fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahoney.

Trump closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mahoney's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trump tries to free his leg and advance position but Mahoney is retaining full guard.
Trump trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahoney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donald Trump overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mahoney looking for a sweep. Not yet Mahoney, not yet.
Mahoney controls Trump momentarily but Trump frees himself.
Trump in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mahoney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mahoney wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mahoney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney keeping moving, preventing Trump from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mahoney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trump sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahoney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trump shoots in but Mahoney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trump moves out of range as Mahoney strikes.
Trump appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Trump drives through with a takedown into Mahoney's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mahoney pulls Trump in close to prevent any damage.
Trump stopping the sweep attempt from Mahoney.
Trump wants to pass the guard but Mahoney is keeping the position.
Trump missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney working a defensive guard here.
Trump slips nicely into half guard.
Mahoney won't allow Trump to pass to mount.

Mahoney is defending against the submission attempts here by Trump.
Trump seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mahoney does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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 Donald Trump will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donald Trump's cut.
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!

Trump shoots in looking for a takedown but Mahoney manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trump's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mahoney appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch but Trump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trump drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carey Mahoney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trump catches Mahoney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahoney thuds his right hand into Trump's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mahoney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trump.
Mahoney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Mahoney closes the distance and pushes Trump back into the ropes.
Trump is trying to pull guard but Mahoney has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Trump. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mahoney has clasped his hands together around Trump's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahoney trying to control the position but Trump is working away.
Mahoney moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Trump is trying to control Mahoney's posture but Mahoney avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump is looking to reverse the position.
Trump regains half guard.
Trump is looking to control Mahoney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trump avoid being mounted?
Trump tries to get to full guard but Mahoney has control of the leg.

Trump actively working from the bottom here.
Mahoney tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Trump looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Trump manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Trump has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mahoney can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mahoney must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mahoney is stalling in the full guard.
Trump wants to sweep here but Mahoney controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trump is looking for a triangle here but Mahoney uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Carey Mahoney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mahoney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trump keeps working.
Trump is trying to control Mahoney's posture but Mahoney avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Mahoney stalls from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trump tries to improve position but can't.
Mahoney content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mahoney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch but Trump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Mahoney.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mahoney enables Trump to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mahoney manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Trump throws a big right hand that misses.
Donald Trump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahoney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carey Mahoney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mahoney has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Carey Mahoney!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Carey Mahoney!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Carey Mahoney!

Carey Mahoney wins by unanimous decision!
Carey Mahoney decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.