PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josepha Caron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Trent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up. 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.

Caron
vs
Trent

160 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

196 cm
29
178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josepha Caron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Trent!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trent scores with a nice head shot.
Trent tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caron sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trent somewhat.

Caron has closed the distance and engaged Trent in a clinch.
Trent lands with a light punch inside.
Caron swings wildly with an uppercut but Trent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trent scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trent works on Caron's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caron or not.
Caron prevents a body shot from Trent.
Trent is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Caron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Caron rushes Trent and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Trent fails to land.
Trent scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Caron tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Caron throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Trent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trent taking a breather.
Trent stalling in the clinch.
Trent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caron backwards.
Trent lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caron backwards.
Caron takes a shot to the head.
Caron is trying to break free.
Trent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trent can't find room to land a body shot as Caron controls the action.
Trent taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Caron takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caron lands with a right to the head.
Trent lands a nice uppercut.
Caron tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trent avoids it.
Trent gets through Caron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Trent.
Trent blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Caron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caron on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Caron is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trent moves into range and clinches up with Caron.
Caron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Trent.
Trent managing to block the knees to the body from Caron.
Trent is working Caron over against the cage.
Caron is breathing heavily.
Caron takes a shot to the head.
Caron struggles to land a body shot inside as Trent controls his hands.
Trent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trent lands a body shot in the clinch.

Caron breaks from the clinch.

Caron darts in and clinches Trent up against the cage.
Trent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caron lands a right hand.
Trent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caron or not.
Trent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Trent.
A nice left hand lands by Trent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Trent scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Trent.
Trent dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Caron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trent.
Trent digs a right hand into Caron's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caron's gas tank.
Trent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trent controlling the action here for a moment.
Caron unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trent lands with a right to the head.
Trent lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trent avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Trent scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trent avoiding damage as Caron throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trent.
Trent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trent has a couple of punches blocked by Caron.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trent.
Trent avoids the elbow strike from Caron, against the cage.
Trent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trent scores with a shoulder strike.
Caron throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trent blocks it with crossed arms.
Trent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caron backwards.
Trent lands a shoulder strike.
Trent scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caron.
Caron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trent trying to control the position but instead, Caron has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trent into the cage.
A body shot lands from Trent.
Trent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Trent dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Caron drives through and clinches with Trent against the cage.
Caron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caron looking to throw knees to the head but Trent is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Caron.
A short right from Trent.
Trent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trent lands a nice uppercut.
Trent is struggling to control the position.
Trent gets through Caron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trent lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Caron is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Trent.
Trent pushes Caron back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trent lands a nice uppercut.
Trent scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Trent as the two fighters clinch.
Trent lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trent lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caron backwards.
Oh Caron is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caron seems to have got his legs back now.
Trent lands with a light punch inside.
Trent is working Caron over against the cage.
Trent will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caron up against the cage.
Caron is trying to force a seperation but Trent has the dominant position.
Trent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trent lands a right hand.
Trent tries to work over Caron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caron is trying to break the clinch but Trent has him pressed against the cage.
Trent lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trent lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trent presses Caron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trent scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Trent.
Trent taking a breather.
Caron prevents a body shot from Trent.
Trent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caron backwards.
A body shot lands from Trent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trent.
Come on Trent - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Caron is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trent.
Trent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trent struggles to land a body shot inside as Caron controls his hands.
A short left from Caron.
A nice left hand lands by Trent.
Trent can't find room to land a body shot as Caron controls the action.
Trent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trent digs a right hand into Caron's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caron's gas tank.
Caron misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trent lands a nice uppercut.
Trent lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caron backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trent.
Caron misses with a punch to the body.
Trent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caron misses with a punch on the inside.
Caron misses with a body punch.
Trent lands a body shot.
Trent pushes Caron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trent misses with a punch to the body.
Caron prevents a body shot from Trent.
Andrew Trent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trent lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trent.
Caron tries to break free but Trent pushes him back against the cage.
Caron prevents a body shot from Trent.
Trent scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caron misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caron's elbow.
Trent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Caron tries a knee to the head but Trent blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trent gets through Caron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caron lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Caron connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trent.
Trent presses Caron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Trent.
A left hand lands to the body for Trent.
Trent will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caron up against the cage.
Trent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trent lands with a light punch inside.
Trent lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caron.
Trent lands with a short shot to the head.
Trent lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Trent scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Trent.
Trent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trent scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trent unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Caron! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Trent is unloading with more strikes now! Caron drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Trent!