PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Trap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuga Ikeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuuga Ikeda is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Trap
vs
Ikeda

187 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 19 - 0

189 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Trap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuuga Ikeda!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trap shoots in and bounces Ikeda off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Trap with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trap content to stall in guard here.
Trap looking to pass the guard.
Trap is looking to work some ground and pound but Ikeda has wrist control.
Trap scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ikeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ikeda looks winded!
Trap wants to control from the top but Ikeda keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trap throws a big elbow that misses.
Ikeda being controlled here, momentarily.
Trap wants to control from the top but Ikeda keeps moving.
Trap with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Trap is working Ikeda over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Trap has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ikeda keeping moving, preventing Trap from controlling successfully.

Trap drops back looking for a leg! Ikeda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ikeda manages to kick Trap off! Trap jumps back into Ikeda's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trap loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trap loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trap pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ikeda is keeping the position for now.
Trap trying to control the position from guard on top but Ikeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trap throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ikeda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trap throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trap accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trap keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ikeda's head.
Trap wants to control from the top but Ikeda keeps moving.
Trap with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trap missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trap chips away with some ground and pound.
Trap loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trap loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trap cracks Ikeda with a solid left hand.
Trap working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trap trying to control the position from guard on top but Ikeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ikeda wants to stand and escape but Trap is having none of it.
Trap trying to control the position from guard on top but Ikeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trap works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Trap looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Trap dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Trap swats away the attempt to clinch by Ikeda.
Trap fails with a takedown attempt.
Trap shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ikeda counters with a one-two to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Trap enables Ikeda to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Trap manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ikeda preventing the sweep.
Trap is working hard here to advance position.
Ikeda is looking to stand up but Trap won't let him.
Jon Trap overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ikeda is breathing heavily.
Ikeda throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trap is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ikeda connects with a couple of short punches.
Ikeda won't allow Trap to sweep him here.
Ikeda wants to stand but Trap has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Trap bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ikeda's guard.
Trap trying to control but Ikeda is working from the bottom.
Trap passes Ikeda's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ikeda is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikeda is staying active underneath Trap, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trap working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Trap connects with a nice short shot to Ikeda's temple.
Trap scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ikeda is staying active underneath Trap, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ikeda won't allow Trap to pass to mount.
Ikeda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trap.
Trap landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Trap not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trap slips a nice elbow through Ikeda's hands, connecting with Ikeda's forehead.
Trap missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Trap has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ikeda defend it? Trap steps over the head and cranks it - Ikeda is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Trap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Trap!
A relieved looking Jon Trap thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.