PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Trainor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Bach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Trainor
vs
Bach

175 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
145 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Trainor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Bach!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trainor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bach.
Nice sprawl there from Trainor as Bach shoots in.

Trainor clinches up with Bach and pushes him back against the cage.
Trainor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bach is defending well for now.
Trainor with a knee to the head.
Bach is trying to break free.
Bach is looking to break free of the clinch but Trainor has double underhooks.
Bach is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bach's elbow.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bach can't break the clinch.
Trainor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bach prevents it.
Bach is trying to break the clinch but Trainor is controlling him.
Trainor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trainor prevents Bach from breaking the clinch.
Trainor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bach avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach tries to break free but Trainor pushes him back against the cage.
Trainor lands a left hand.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bach is trying to push Trainor away but Trainor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bach pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bach is trying to break free.
Bach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trainor has him pressed against the cage.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Bach is blocking nicely.
Bach has had enough of the clinch but Trainor keeps him there for the moment.
Trainor missing with knees to the body.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Bach blocks it.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bach avoids it.
Trainor tries to land knees in the clinch but Bach avoids the damage to the body.
Bach can't break the clinch.
Trainor prevents Bach from breaking the clinch.
Trainor landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Trainor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bach.
Trainor prevents Bach from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor landing knees to the head.
Bach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trainor connects with a knee to the head.
Bach tries to break the clinch but Trainor is controlling the position.
Trainor landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bach prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Trainor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Trainor jumps guard.

Trainor kicks Bach off and gets to his feet.
Trainor is breathing heavily.
Trainor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bach.
Trainor staying out of range there.
Bach missing with a left hand there. Trainor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trainor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trainor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trainor shoots in looking for a takedown but Bach manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trainor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor is looking to clinch.
Trainor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bach connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bach throws a lazy uppercut

and Trainor moves into the clinch.
Trainor throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Bach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Trainor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bach lands a right hand.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Bach blocks with his arms.

Bach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trainor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bach avoids it really well and circles away.
Trainor tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor slips a straight right by Bach.
Bach tests Trainor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trainor misses with a takedown attempt - Bach sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sammy Bach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trainor.

Bach rushes Trainor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trainor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trainor tries a body shot but Bach blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bach tries to break the clinch but Trainor is controlling the position.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bach blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bach backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Trainor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trainor moves in looking to clinch but Bach pushes him off.
Trainor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bach.

Trainor moves into the clinch successfully.
Bach takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor landing knees to the head.
Trainor prevents Bach from breaking the clinch.
Bach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trainor obliges.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Bach is blocking nicely.
Bach makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bach is trying to break the clinch but Trainor is controlling him.
Bach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trainor has him pressed against the cage.
Bach prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach working hard to break the clinch.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Bach blocks with his arms.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bach is trying to force a seperation but Trainor has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Trainor.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Bach blocks it.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bach avoids it.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor prevents Bach from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trainor obliges.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bach is trying to break free.
Bach is trying to break the clinch but Trainor is controlling him.
Bach tries to break the clinch but Trainor is controlling the position.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Bach blocks it.
Bach scores with a shot to the side of Trainor's head.
Bach avoiding damage as Trainor throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bach's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Bach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trainor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bach.
Bach has had enough of the clinch but Trainor keeps him there for the moment.

Trainor jumps guard.
Trainor pulls Bach in close to his closed guard and prevents Bach from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bach gets to his feet. Trainor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bach throws a hook but Trainor avoids it easily.
Bach missing with a left hand there. Trainor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trainor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trainor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bach.
Bach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bach misses with an uppercut. Trainor saw that one coming.
Trainor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trainor dives in and grabs Bach's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bach pushes down on Trainor's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Trainor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trainor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bach is fending him off so far but Trainor persists. Nope, Bach circles away and we're back to standing.
Bach missing with a left hand there. Trainor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trainor takes one on the button.
Bach shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trainor sprawls well. Trainor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bach gets slowly back to his feet.
Trainor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bach throws out a loose jab but Trainor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bach throws an overhand right that lands on Trainor's shoulder, as Trainor tries to avoid the shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trainor.
Trainor with a knee to the head.
Trainor tries to score a body lock takedown but Bach shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bach manages to break the clinch.
Bach throws an overhand right that lands on Trainor's shoulder, as Trainor tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Bach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Lawrence Trainor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Trainor staying out of range there.
Bach missing with a left hand there. Trainor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bach 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.
Trainor walks into a left hand.
Trainor slips a straight right by Bach.
Bach shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trainor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bach misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Bach.
Bach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Bach.
Bach tries for a takedown but Trainor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trainor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor doesn't manage to clinch there - Bach circles away.
Trainor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bach swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed right hand from Bach misses the target.
Lawrence Trainor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trainor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trainor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Trainor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trainor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bach.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bach blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Bach managing to block the knees to the body from Trainor.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Bach blocks it.
Trainor trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bach wants to get back to striking at distance but Trainor won't allow it.
Bach is trying to break free.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bach is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bach wants to break free but Trainor has control.
Bach tries to circle away but Trainor has him pinned against the cage.
Bach has had enough of the clinch but Trainor keeps him there for the moment.
Bach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bach tries to break free but Trainor pushes him back against the cage.
Trainor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trainor is trying to pull guard but Bach has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Trainor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Bach is blocking nicely.
Trainor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bach blocks it with crossed arms.
Bach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bach tries to circle away but Trainor has him pinned against the cage.
Bach can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Bach is blocking nicely.
Bach managing to block the knees to the body from Trainor.
Bach avoiding damage as Trainor throws knees to the body.

Bach manages to break the clinch.
Trainor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trainor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bach.
Bach throws the left hand but Trainor avoids the punch easily.
Trainor slips a straight right by Bach.
Bach misses with an uppercut. Trainor saw that one coming.
Trainor slips a jab from Bach.

Trainor moves into the clinch successfully.
Trainor lands a knee to the head.
Bach wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bach tries to circle away but Trainor has him pinned against the cage.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor keeps control of Bach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trainor prevents Bach from breaking the clinch.
Trainor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor has Bach pressed against the cage, preventing Bach from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Bach blocks with his arms.
Bach wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bach working hard to break the clinch.
Lawrence Trainor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trainor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bach is looking to break free of the clinch but Trainor has double underhooks.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Sammy Bach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence Trainor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trainor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bach's face.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sammy Bach.
I think Trainor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sammy Bach!
Sammy Bach bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.