PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Droop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dell Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dell Trotter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Droop
vs
Trotter

190 cm
28
163 lbs
7 - 7 - 1

182 cm
31
165 lbs
19 - 13 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, George Droop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Dell Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Trotter or perhaps it was just good defense by Droop which made him look bad.
Trotter looks to land a right hand but Droop moved out of range.

Droop has managed to clinch.
Droop can't find room to land a body shot as Trotter controls the action.
Trotter is trying to break free.
Trotter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trotter blocking some punches.
Droop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Droop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Droop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trotter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Droop pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Droop misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Droop.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trotter is trying to break the clinch but Droop has him pressed against the cage.
Trotter takes a shot to the head.
Trotter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Droop to keep the fight standing.
George Droop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dell Trotter.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Droop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trotter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Droop is defending well.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Droop.
Droop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Droop scores with a shoulder strike.
Droop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Droop effectively controlling the action here.
Droop lands a hook that snaps the head of Trotter backwards.
A short right from Droop on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Droop fails to land.
Trotter is looking for a takedown.
Trotter jumps guard but Droop turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Droop lands a shoulder strike.
Trotter has Droop pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Droop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Droop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trotter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Droop gets through Trotter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trotter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Droop is defending well.
Droop stalls.
Droop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trotter is trying to break the clinch but Droop has him pressed against the cage.
Droop tries to throw a body punch but Trotter avoids it by throwing Droop back against the cage.
Droop is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trotter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trotter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Droop smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter ducks under a wild hook from Droop.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Droop.
Trotter shoots in and drives through. Droop sprawls well.
Droop throws a big shot that misses.
Droop keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Droop thuds his right hand into Trotter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Droop clinches with his opponent.
Trotter is trying to push Droop away but Droop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Droop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trotter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Droop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trotter blocks an elbow strike from Droop.
Droop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Droop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Droop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trotter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Droop misses with a punch on the inside.
Droop lands with a left to the head.
Droop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trotter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Droop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Droop misses with the head strike.
Droop pressing his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trotter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Droop gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Droop.
Droop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Droop dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Droop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trotter shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick from Droop lands but Trotter takes it in his stride.
Trotter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Droop sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trotter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Droop slaps away a takedown attempt from Trotter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
George Droop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dell Trotter.
Trotter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Droop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Droop lands the left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Droop as he connects with a hook.
Trotter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Droop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Droop throws a right hand that Trotter ducks under and follows up with a left that Trotter also avoids with ease.
Trotter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Droop stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Droop wants it to stay on the feet.
Trotter fails with the takedown.
Trotter is breathing heavily.
Droop looks to land a combination. Trotter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Droop connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trotter's hands.
No joy there for Droop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Trotter or perhaps it was just good defense by Droop which made him look bad.
George Droop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Droop misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Droop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trotter's calf.
Trotter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trotter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Droop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trotter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Droop to keep the fight standing.
Droop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Droop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trotter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Droop swings wildly with an uppercut but Trotter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trotter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Droop.
Come on Droop - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Droop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trotter is trying desperately to land a takedown but Droop is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Trotter.
Droop is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Trotter jumps guard but Droop turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trotter as Droop tries to tie him up.
Droop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Droop can't find room to land a body shot as Trotter controls the action.
George Droop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Droop holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Droop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Droop lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Droop.
Droop prevents a takedown attempt there.
Droop is struggling to control the position.
Trotter wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trotter fails to pull guard.
Droop tries to work over Trotter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Droop lands a left hand.
Droop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trotter backwards.
Trotter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Droop walks away with a smile on his face. Trotter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trotter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Droop but Droop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trotter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trotter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trotter avoids the head kick by Droop.
Trotter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trotter throws a hook to the side of Droop's head but Droop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Droop misses with a wild combination.
Droop defending well as Trotter loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Droop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Droop clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Droop is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Droop manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Droop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Droop dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Good exchange - Trotter coming out on top.
Droop slaps away a takedown attempt from Trotter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
George Droop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Droop plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Trotter is rocked!
Droop throws a monster overhand right that drops Trotter! Droop follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Droop!
George Droop thanked the fans post fight for their support.