PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trang Troc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troc comes to the cage accompanied by Like a Surgeon. Kweli has chosen 2Pac - Hit em up as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Troc
vs
Kweli

175 cm
29
158 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

160 cm
29
152 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trang Troc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Talib Kweli!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kweli moves out of range as Troc throws a body kick.
Troc tries to clinch there but Kweli circles away.
Troc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kweli.
Kweli avoids the body shot from Troc.
Kweli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Troc misses with a wild body shot.
Kweli shoots in for a double leg but Troc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A shot to the body from Kweli misses
and Troc counters with a left to the body.
Troc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Troc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Troc bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Troc avoids a punch combination nicely.
Troc connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli lands with a shot to the body.
Kweli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Troc throws a body punch but Kweli moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kweli is defended easily by Troc.
A chopping leg kick lands by Troc.
Troc throws a jab when Kweli was well out of range.
Troc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kweli.
Kweli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Troc tries to avoid it but Kweli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Troc to the ground. Troc escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Trang Troc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc misses with a body shot.
Troc is looking to wear down Kweli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Troc stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Troc wants it to stay on the feet.
Kweli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Troc under the eye.
Kweli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Troc.

Troc darts in and clinches Kweli up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kweli has Troc pressed against the cage.
Troc putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kweli in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Troc creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kweli avoiding damage as Troc throws knees to the body.
Troc putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kweli in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Troc slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc is pressed up against the cage. Kweli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Troc down to the mat. Troc avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kweli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Troc counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kweli shoots in for a double leg but Troc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Troc shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kweli eats them both and turns towards Troc to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kweli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Troc. No joy for Kweli on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Troc as Kweli shoots in.
Troc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kweli.
Kweli swinging wildly here.
Kweli looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troc lands a nice shot to the body.
Kweli punishes Troc's body with a nice straight punch.
Troc thumps Kweli with a low kick.
Troc stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Troc wants it to stay on the feet.
Kweli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Troc counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kweli thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troc lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kweli's sensitive parts.
Kweli lands a jab-cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kweli needs to keep his hands up - Troc had a free shot at his head there.
Troc lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Troc's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Troc duly obliges.
Troc cracks the inside of Kweli's front leg.
Troc keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kweli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kweli avoids the body shot from Troc.
Kweli throws a jab but it's blocked by Troc.
Troc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kweli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Troc is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kweli looks to score with a jab to the body but Troc is just out of range.
Kweli fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trang Troc is winning the standup battle so far.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Troc sprawls well. Troc wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kweli gets slowly back to his feet.
Trang Troc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
Some wild striking there from Kweli.
Kweli tries to bum rush Troc with a series of wild strikes but Troc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Talib Kweli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kweli throws a lazy right hand but Troc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Troc.
Kweli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kweli. Kweli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Troc looks to score with a jab to the body but Kweli is just out of range.
Troc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Troc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Troc.
Kweli misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kweli tries for a takedown but Troc sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Troc lands with a right hand.
Trang Troc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kweli is trying desperately to land a takedown but Troc is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kweli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc throws a one two combo.
Talib Kweli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kweli shoots for a takedown but Troc saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Troc dips to his left and cracks Kweli with an uppercut!
Kweli misses with a left hand
and Troc counters with a low kick, right behind Kweli 's knee.
Troc slips a jab and a cross from Kweli.
Troc is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Troc digs a good hook to Kweli's body.
Kweli is breathing heavily.
Kweli sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kweli shoots in but no luck this time.
Troc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kweli.
Troc fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kweli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troc scores with a one two! Kweli had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kweli scores with a takedown into Troc's guard.
Troc pulls Kweli in close to prevent any damage.
Troc looking for a sweep. Not yet Troc, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trang Troc dominated that second 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!

Troc connects with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Kweli or perhaps it was just good defense by Troc which made him look bad.
Troc throws a body punch but Kweli moves out of range.
Troc connects with a solid leg kick.
Kweli doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Troc counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Troc throws a body punch but Kweli moves out of range.
Troc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Troc misses with a wild body shot.
Troc fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Troc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown but Troc shows good takedown defense.
Trang Troc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
Kweli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Troc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kweli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Troc lands a head shot.
Troc fails to land with a series of punches.
Kweli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troc.

Kweli shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Troc is trying to defend but Kweli finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Troc is refusing to be controlled, as Kweli sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Kweli seems content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troc won't allow Kweli to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Talib Kweli wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kweli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Troc sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kweli somewhat.
Sloppy strikes from Kweli. Those never looked like landing.
Kweli loads up on a big right hand but Troc slips the punch.
Troc misses with a two punch combination.
Kweli looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Troc is fending him off so far but Kweli persists. Nope, Troc circles away and we're back to standing.

Kweli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Troc sprawls well initially but Kweli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Troc is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kweli content to control rather than advance.
Trang Troc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli wants to free his trapped foot but Troc is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Talib Kweli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kweli shoots in looking for a takedown. Troc tries to sprawl out of it but Kweli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Troc manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kweli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Troc swivels and escapes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Talib Kweli.
I think Troc 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trang Troc!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Trang Troc made sure he mentioned Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps, along with how happy he was to win his fight.