PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renda Trimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Talisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trimm
vs
Talisman

171 cm
22
151 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
158 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renda Trimm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Talisman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trimm misses with a wild combination.
Trimm comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Talisman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Trimm tries to keep at a distance but Talisman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trimm leaning against his opponent.
Talisman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Talisman tries a body shot but Trimm blocks it.
Trimm throws a head punch that misses.
Trimm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Talisman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talisman lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talisman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Talisman.
The referee is keeping an eye on Talisman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Trimm tries to break the clinch but Talisman is controlling the position.
Talisman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trimm being controlled against the cage.
Talisman swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trimm digs a right hand into Talisman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Talisman's gas tank.

Talisman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Talisman.
Trimm tries to clinch but Talisman moves out of range.
Talisman looks to throw the jab but Trimm is out of range.
Trimm throws a poor cross that misses
and Talisman counters with a good, hard body kick but Trimm shrugs it off.
Trimm looks to throw the jab but Talisman is out of range.
Trimm is looking to clinch.
Trimm takes one to the side of the head.

Talisman gets tackled into the cage by Trimm. Trimm maintains the clinch.
Talisman misses with the head strike.
Trimm pressing his opponent against the cage.
Talisman tries to throw a body punch but Trimm avoids it by throwing Talisman back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talisman swings wildly with an uppercut but Trimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talisman lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Talisman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trimm misses with a wild body shot.
Trimm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Talisman throws a leg kick but Trimm checks it.
Talisman throws a hook but Trimm avoids it easily.
Talisman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talisman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trimm's head.
Talisman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talisman keeps the fight on the outside.
Talisman lands a jab to Trimm's midsection.
Talisman keeps the fight on the outside.
Renda Trimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Talisman.
A jab from Trimm does it's job there.
Trimm misses the shot to the body.
Trimm falls off balance throwing a combination

and Talisman counters by clinching up.
Talisman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trimms head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Talisman.
A nice left hand lands by Talisman.
Trimm wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Talisman dominated that round.
That's time! Trimm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Talisman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Talisman throws a right hand that Trimm ducks under and follows up with a left that Trimm also avoids with ease.
Talisman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Renda Trimm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trimm takes one to the chin there.
Talisman is looking to slow Trimm down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheers as Talisman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trimm doesn't seem phased though.
Talisman lands with a slapping head kick.
Trimm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Talisman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Talisman.
The crowd cheers as Talisman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trimm doesn't seem phased though.
Trimm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Talisman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talisman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trimm.
Trimm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Talisman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trimm scrambles back to his feet.

Trimm gets tackled into the cage by Talisman. Talisman maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trimm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talisman can't find room to land a body shot as Trimm controls the action.
Talisman keeps control of Trimm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trimm has had enough of the clinch but Talisman keeps him there for the moment.
Trimm misses with some punches.
Trimm is looking to break free of the clinch but Talisman has double underhooks.
Talisman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Talisman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Talisman blocking some punches.
Trimm misses with some punches.
Talisman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Talisman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Talisman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trimm backwards.
Trimm tries a body shot but Talisman blocks it.

Trimm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talisman throws a series of punches but Trimm moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Trimm as he connects with a hook.
Trimm moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Trimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talisman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trimm counters with a stiff right hand.
Talisman thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trimm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talisman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trimm was well out of range. Poor timing from Talisman.
Trimm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Talisman is looking to slow Trimm down with leg kicks.
Talisman delivers a nice body kick.
Talisman throws a wild body kick that Trimm sees coming a mile off.
Talisman just misses with a punch to the body.
Talisman works Trimm's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talisman. Trimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talisman keeps the fight on the outside.
Trimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talisman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trimm wants to clinch.
Trimm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talisman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trimm moves in looking to clinch but Talisman pushes him off.
Talisman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trimm throws a hook but Talisman blocks it.
Talisman with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trimm misses the jab.
Trimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trimm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talisman.
Talisman misses with a body kick.
Talisman blocks a jab.
Trimm throws a right and a left that Talisman avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trimm is looking to clinch but Talisman is avoiding it.
Trimm will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Talisman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trimm is looking to clinch.
Talisman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trimm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Talisman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Trimm looks to land a combination but Talisman avoids it well.
Talisman stuns Trimm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Talisman's corner calls for a 1-2. Talisman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Talisman throws a jab when Trimm was well out of range.

Talisman closes the distance and clinches.
Talisman gets through Trimm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trimm misses with a punch to the body.
Talisman digs a right hand underneath Trimm's ribcage. Trimm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trimm tries to break free but Talisman pushes him back against the cage.
Trimm wants to get back to striking at distance but Talisman won't allow it.

Talisman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talisman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talisman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Trimm back to the cage. Talisman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Trimm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trimm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talisman throws out the jab.
Talisman misses with a head kick.
Trimm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Talisman.
Talisman throws a sloppy head kick and Trimm moves out of range easily.
Trimm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trimm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trimm slips a straight right by Talisman.
Talisman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trimm scores with a jab to the head.
Jab from Talisman.
Trimm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Talisman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talisman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trimm tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trimm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Talisman counters with a big head kick but Trimm shrugs it off.
Trimm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talisman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Talisman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trimm thuds a left hand into Talisman's body.
Trimm tries to clinch up.
Talisman throws a leg kick which misses Trimm's front leg but catches the back leg as Trimm tries to avoid it.
Talisman connects with a leg kick. Trimm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trimm wants to clinch up but Talisman keeps it at a distance.
Talisman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trimm's hands.
Talisman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trimm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trimm throws a series of punches but Talisman avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trimm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talisman was well out of range. Poor timing from Trimm.
Trimm tries to clinch but Talisman moves away
and Talisman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trimm scores with a nice strike.
Trimm throws a series of punches but Talisman avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trimm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Talisman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talisman thows a body kick. Trimm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Talisman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Talisman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Trimm walks into a left hand.
Crunch! Talisman slams his shin into Trimm's torso.
Trimm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Talisman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Talisman has managed to clinch.
Trimm misses with a punch to the body.

Talisman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Talisman. That's going to slow Trimm down.
Talisman scores with the left hand. Trimm knows he should have avoided that one.
Talisman connects with a high kick.

Talisman closes the distance and clinches.
Talisman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Talisman scores with a hook to the body.
Talisman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trimm letting Talisman take a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talisman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trimm backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Talisman really 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.

Talisman just misses with a punch to the body.
Trimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Talisman circles away.
Trimm tries to close the distance and clinch but Talisman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trimm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talisman dodges the punch combination from Trimm.
Talisman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trimms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Talisman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trimm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Talisman.
Trimm misses with a series of wild punches.
Trimm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talisman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trimm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talisman.
Trimm tries to clinch
and Talisman counters with a series of strikes. Trimm will be more careful next time no doubt.

Trimm is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Talisman darts in and clinches Trimm up against the cage.
Oh Trimm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trimm misses with some punches.
Trimm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Talisman has him pressed against the cage.
Trimm seems to have got his legs back now.
Talisman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trimm has a couple of punches blocked by Talisman.
Talisman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trimm backwards.
Talisman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Talisman working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talisman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trimm scores with a shoulder strike.
Talisman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talisman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trimm's elbow.
Talisman tries a body shot but Trimm blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talisman.
Talisman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trimm tries to stall but Talisman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Talisman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talisman presses Trimm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Talisman stalling in the clinch.
Talisman lands a hook that snaps the head of Trimm backwards.
Talisman misses with a punch to the body.
Talisman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trimm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Talisman.
Nice body punch from Talisman - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trimm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talisman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Talisman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Talisman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Talisman has managed to clinch.
Talisman tries a body shot but Trimm blocks it.

Talisman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talisman connects with an inside leg kick.
Talisman lands a head kick. Trimm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talisman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trimm was well out of range. Poor timing from Talisman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talisman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Talisman dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Trimm misses with a wild combination.
Trimm slips a jab and a cross from Talisman.
Talisman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trimm was well out of range. Poor timing from Talisman.
Sloppy strikes from Talisman. Those never looked like landing.
Trimm tries to clinch but Talisman moves out of range.
Trimm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Talisman swings for the body but Trimm moves out of range.
Talisman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trimm's head.
Sloppy strikes from Trimm. Those never looked like landing.
Talisman throws a combination. Trimm tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Trimm tries to clinch up but Talisman circles away and keeps his distance.

Trimm has managed to clinch.
Trimm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talisman's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Trimm.
Talisman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trimm.
Talisman lands a nice shot to the body.
Trimm blocks a body shot from Talisman.
Talisman throws a head punch that misses.
Trimm tries to work over Talisman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trimm misses with the head strike.

Trimm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Trimm does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talisman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Talisman.
Talisman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Talisman slips under a jab from Trimm.
Donk. Talisman catches Trimm right on the button with a cross.
Talisman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talisman lands a right hook to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Trimm tries to clinch but Talisman is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talisman. Trimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trimm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trimm scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Trimm tries to close the distance and clinch but Talisman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trimm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talisman connects with an inside leg kick.

Trimm forces Talisman back against the cage and clinches.
Trimm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trimm misses with some punches.
Talisman scores with a hook to the body.
Talisman digs a right hand underneath Trimm's ribcage. Trimm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trimm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talisman tries a body shot but Trimm blocks it.
A short right from Talisman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Trimm.
Talisman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trimm misses with some punches.
Trimm working aggressively here.
Talisman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trimm backwards.
Talisman blocks an uppercut.
Talisman struggles to land a body shot inside as Trimm controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talisman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Renda Trimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Talisman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talisman.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Talisman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Talisman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Talisman!
The Talisman is the new lightweight champion!