PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Strope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Great
vs
Strope

185 cm
28
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trent Strope!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strope bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Great's head.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Strope.
Strope misses the shot to the body.
Great slips a straight right by Strope.
Strope throws a series of punches but Great avoids them all with ease.
Strope feints a jab promting Great to slip. Strope then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Great slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Strope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Great moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Great avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Strope finds it's way through Great's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strope cracks Great with a good jab.
Trent Strope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strope.
Strope scores with a jab to the jaw.
Strope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Great.
Strope misses with a double jab.
Strope lands with an uppercut that bounces Great off the ropes and back into range.
Great slips under a jab.
Great slips a jab and a cross from Strope.
Great avoids the body shot from Strope.
Strope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strope lands a lovely overhand right.
Great throws a body punch but Strope moves out of range.
Strope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Great slips a jab and a cross from Strope.
Great blocks a jab.
Great closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strope circles away.
Strope takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Great throws a lazy uppercut
and Great takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Strope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strope throws a body punch but Great moves out of range.
Strope lands a right hook to the body.
Strope just misses with a punch to the body.
Strope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Great was well out of range. Poor timing from Strope.
Strope throws a nice looking combination but Great bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Great shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strope pinned against the ropes. Strope gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Strope tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strope works Great's body with a nice hook.
Strope scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Strope swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Great.
Great throws a body punch but Strope moves out of range.
Strope misses with a double jab

so Great counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Great trying to control but Strope is working from the bottom.
Strope is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Strope working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Great.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Strope digs a good hook to Great's body.
Great throws a body punch but Strope moves out of range.
Strope just misses with a punch to the body.
Strope scores with a decent looking hook.
Trent Strope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Great takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Strope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Great with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strope to score with a decent uppercut.
Strope ducks under a wild hook from Great.
Trent Strope seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Great tries to keep at a distance but Strope has taken the fight into the clinch.
Great tries to pull guard but Strope won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great tries to pull guard but Strope forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Strope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Strope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Great backwards.
Great is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Strope to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Great. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strope is trying to force a seperation but Great has the dominant position.
Strope wants to get back to striking at distance but Great won't allow it.
Strope prevents a takedown attempt there.
Great tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Strope just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Strope prevents a takedown attempt there.
Great fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Strope.
Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee calls for Strope to work.
Strope lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Strope just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Strope's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Great fails to pull guard.
Great fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Great tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Strope just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Strope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Great walks into a jab.

Strope gets a clinch.
Strope lands with a right to the head.
Strope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Great is trying to pull guard but Strope has him pressed against the ropes.
Great is trying to pull guard but Strope has him pressed against the ropes.
Strope is trying to push Great away but Great has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Strope lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Great is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Strope to keep the fight standing.
Strope content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great is trying to pull guard but Strope turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Strope.

Strope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strope thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Strope coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Great. Strope does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Great gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strope.
Great avoids the body shot from Strope.
Sloppy strikes from Strope. Those never looked like landing.
Strope lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Great is looking to wear down Strope with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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 throws a lazy right hand but Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strope throws a one two combo.
Great takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Great misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Strope feints a jab promting Great to slip. Strope then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Great slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Great misses with an uppercut. Strope saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Strope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Strope stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strope thows a body shot but no joy.
Great looks to score with a jab to the body but Strope is just out of range.
Strope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Great.
Strope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strope has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Great slips a straight right by Strope.
Strope is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Great bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strope misses with a wild body shot.
Strope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Great manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strope throws the left hand but Great avoids the punch easily.
Great steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strope.
Great dodges the punch combination from Strope.
Strope ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Strope works the jab nicely.
Strope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Great throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Great looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Strope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Great circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strope thuds a left hand into Great's body.
A shot to the liver by Strope. Beautiful body shot.
Great showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strope.
Great uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strope.
Strope misses with a series of wild punches.
Strope scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Great.
Great slips a straight right by Strope.
Strope lands a nice looking body shot.
Strope stalks Great and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Great's face. Great staggers backwards, shaken.
Strope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trent Strope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Great misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Strope scores with a four punch combination!
Great dodges the punch combination from Strope.
Great takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strope thows a body shot but no joy.
Great misses the shot to the body.
Great slips under a jab.
Strope jabs Great right on the nose. Great blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Great blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Strope.
Nate Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trent Strope is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Strope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Strope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strope winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Strope!