PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Panama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Strope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Panama
vs
Strope

187 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

180 cm
28
180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Panama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trent Strope!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Strope instigates a clinch.

Strope breaks the clinch.
Strope fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Panama misses with a right hand
and Strope counters with a one-two to the body.
Panama throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strope works the jab nicely.
Strope getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Strope throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Panama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Panama moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Panama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Strope throws a one two combo.
Panama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Panama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strope.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strope misses with a series of wild punches.
Strope throws a poor cross that misses
and Panama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strope ducks under a wild hook from Panama.
Strope throws the left hand but Panama avoids the punch easily.
Panama misses with a body shot.
Strope connects with a body shot that sends Panama's belly button to the back.
Strope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Panama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Strope lands an impressive looking overhand right. Panama doesn't seem phased though.
Panama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strope.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panama throws a hook to the side of Strope's head but Strope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strope lands a nice looking body shot.
Panama is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Panama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Panama throws a shot from downtown. Strope moves away and avoids it.
Strope lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Panama backs up against the ropes.
Strope tests Panama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Strope scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Panama is rocked!
Strope swinging wildly here.
Panama throws a series of punches but Strope avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Panama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strope.
Strope misses with a hook. Panama ducked under it nicely.
Strope catches Panama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice straight punches there by Strope. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Strope.
Oh Panama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strope throws a body punch but Panama moves out of range.
Panama seems to have got his legs back now.
Strope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strope looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strope misses with a double jab
and Panama counters with a two punch combo.
Strope is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Panama had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strope throws out a loose jab but Panama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panama catches Strope with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Strope slips a straight right by Panama.
Strope scores with a shot to the body.
Strope avoids the body shot from Panama.
Strope throws a right hand that Panama ducks under and follows up with a left that Panama also avoids with ease.
Panama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strope.
No joy there for Strope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Strope.
Panama throws a nice looking combination but Strope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Strope dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Strope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strope throws a series of punches but Panama moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Panama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strope scores with a body shot.
Strope connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Panama misses.
Some wild striking there from Strope.
Panama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strope's jab looks to have found its range, popping Panama under the eye.
A cross from Panama lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strope lands a slapping body shot.
Strope throws a big shot that misses.
Strope looks to land a combination but Panama avoids it well.
Panama throws a looping overhand right but Strope ducks down to avoid it.
Strope throws a hook to the side of Panama's head but Panama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Panama misses with a hook
and Strope counters with a two punch combo.
Strope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panama.
Trent Strope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strope avoids the body shot from Panama.
Strope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Panama circles away quickly and effectively.
Strope lands a jab to the nose.
Strope misses with an uppercut. Panama saw that one coming.
Trent Strope seems to be getting the better of the standup.

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!
Panama avoids the body shot from Strope.
Trent Strope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Strope does no damage.
Strope slips a jab from Panama.
Donk. Panama catches Strope right on the button with a cross.
Panama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strope has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strope misses with a looping right.
Panama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strope misses with a looping left.
Strope 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.
Panama throws a jab when Strope was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strope thuds his right hand into Panama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strope misses with a hook. Panama ducked under it nicely.
Strope bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Panama throws a lazy right hand but Strope sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strope lands with a right that hurts Panama. Panama looks to clinch but Strope throws a short knee that drops Panama. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Trent Strope!