PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaws Talltree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talltree comes to the cage accompanied by Jaws. Pope has chosen LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Talltree
vs
Pope

210 cm
28
280 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

198 cm
33
273 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaws Talltree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pope goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pope throws a leg kick which misses Talltree's front leg but catches the back leg as Talltree tries to avoid it.
Nice shot by Talltree.
Talltree slips a straight right by Pope.
Talltree tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Talltree.
Talltree waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pope.
Pope throws a lazy uppercut
and Talltree counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Talltree scores with a jab to the body.
Pope wants to clinch
and Talltree counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pope finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Talltree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talltree scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pope scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Pope lands a nice looking body kick.
Talltree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Talltree just misses with a punch to the body.
Pope on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Talltree. Talltree obviously looking to wear him down.
Talltree swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Pope swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Talltree counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Talltree circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pope staying out of range there.
Talltree blocks a low kick nicely.
Talltree is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pope.
Talltree misses the shot to the body.
Talltree is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Talltree connects with a body shot that sends Pope's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Talltree.
Pope connects with a leg kick. Talltree looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pope cracks Talltree with an open hand slap.
Talltree dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talltree misses with a left hand
letting Pope counter with a right hand.
Talltree thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Talltree is able to avoid easily.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pope looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pope thumps Talltree with a low kick.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope looks to land a left hand but Talltree moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talltree tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters circling a little - Pope finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Talltree scores with a head kick. Pope tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pope wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Talltree is looking to wear down Pope with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Talltree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talltree misses with a head kick.
Pope throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Talltree counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talltree.
Talltree throws a lazy head kick
and Pope counters with a straight right hand.
Pope fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Talltree is out of range.
Pope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Talltree scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left lands for Pope.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Talltree misses.
Talltree connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pope's hands.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Talltree misses.
Pope is looking to chop away at Talltree's legs.
Pope misses with a body shot.
Talltree keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talltree misses with a wild body shot.
Talltree scores with a hook.
Talltree lands with a hook. Pope tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talltree tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pope.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jaws Talltree will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Talltree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Pope takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talltree.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pope - that will leave a mark!
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Talltree moves out of range easily.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talltree blocks the body kick.
Pope scores with a crisp jab that stopped Talltree in his tracks.
Talltree takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope throws a wild body kick that Talltree sees coming a mile off.
Pope walks into a stiff left hand from Talltree.
Talltree lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Pope tenderised Talltree's leg. Talltree is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope tries to clinch but Talltree is having none of it.
Pope has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pope there as he acknowledges the shot.
Talltree tries to land a front kick but Pope steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talltree blocks a head kick by Pope.
Talltree on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Pope. Those never looked like landing.
Pope lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Talltree throws a shot from downtown. Pope moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Talltree misses the target.
Pope lands a jab to Talltree's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Talltree takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Talltree takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Talltree throws a sloppy body shot
and Talltree takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Talltree moves out of range easily.
Talltree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pope manages to avoid it.
Talltree throws a sloppy body shot
and Pope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trent Pope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pope punishes Talltree's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pope bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Talltree's head.
Talltree cracks Pope with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Talltree.
Some wild striking there from Talltree.
Talltree avoids the body shot from Pope.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talltree just misses with a punch to the body.
Talltree takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Talltree takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talltree scores with a decent looking hook.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Talltree throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Talltree moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Talltree.
Talltree throws a head kick that Pope semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope throws a wild body kick that Talltree sees coming a mile off.
Talltree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Talltree misses with a right hand
and Pope counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talltree misses the body punch
and Pope counters with a good low kick that Talltree was not able to check.

Pope lands a big head kick that sends Talltree tumbling to the mat! Pope takes a step backwards and waves Talltree back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Talltree is rocked!

It looks like Jaws Talltree has been cut.
Pope feints and then cracks Talltree's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Talltree down.
Oh Talltree is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Talltree walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Pope swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Trent Pope!
A very excited looking Trent Pope made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.