PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomislav Trpimirovic (ranked 4606 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Chikatilo (ranked 4443 p4p, 0 weight class). Trpimirovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dolazak Hrvata. Andrey Chikatilo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Trpimirovic
vs
Chikatilo

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomislav Trpimirovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Andrey Chikatilo!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatilo throws a sloppy head kick
and Trpimirovic counters with a left to the body.
Chikatilo misses with a head kick.
Chikatilo lands a high kick!

It looks like Tomislav Trpimirovic has been cut.
Chikatilo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Trpimirovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Trpimirovic taking a breather.
Trpimirovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chikatilo's elbow.
Trpimirovic stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trpimirovic lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Trpimirovic on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chikatilo.
Trpimirovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trpimirovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Trpimirovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Trpimirovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trpimirovic throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Trpimirovic.
Chikatilo tries to break the clinch but Trpimirovic is controlling the position.
Come on Trpimirovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trpimirovic has a couple of punches blocked by Chikatilo.
Trpimirovic has Chikatilo pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trpimirovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trpimirovic misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chikatilo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trpimirovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatilo.
Trpimirovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trpimirovic working aggressively here.
Trpimirovic has a couple of punches blocked by Chikatilo.
Trpimirovic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Trpimirovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trpimirovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trpimirovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trpimirovic lands a right hand.
Chikatilo blocks an uppercut.
Trpimirovic lands a shot to the body.
Trpimirovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trpimirovic lands a right hand.
Trpimirovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chikatilo blocks an uppercut.
Trpimirovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chikatilo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trpimirovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trpimirovic avoiding damage.
Trpimirovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Trpimirovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trpimirovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trpimirovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trpimirovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chikatilo up against the cage.
Trpimirovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trpimirovic misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chikatilo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomislav Trpimirovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomislav Trpimirovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Trpimirovic darts in and clinches Chikatilo up against the cage.
Chikatilo blocking some punches.
Chikatilo is trying to push Trpimirovic away but Trpimirovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trpimirovic lands a body punch.
Chikatilo wants to break free but Trpimirovic has control.
Trpimirovic has Chikatilo pressed against the cage, preventing Chikatilo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Trpimirovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trpimirovic throws a head punch that misses.
Trpimirovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chikatilos head.
Trpimirovic avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trpimirovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Chikatilo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chikatilo is looking to break free of the clinch but Trpimirovic has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trpimirovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trpimirovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Trpimirovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Trpimirovic fails to land.
Chikatilo is looking to break free of the clinch but Trpimirovic has double underhooks.
Trpimirovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chikatilo can do to turn this around?
Trpimirovic lands a left hand.
Chikatilo working hard to break the clinch.
Trpimirovic lands a left hand.
Trpimirovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trpimirovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trpimirovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
A short left from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chikatilo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trpimirovic misses with the head strike.
Trpimirovic presses Chikatilo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trpimirovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Chikatilo takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trpimirovic lands with a light punch inside.
Trpimirovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trpimirovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Trpimirovic keeps control of Chikatilo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Trpimirovic to work.
Trpimirovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trpimirovic lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trpimirovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trpimirovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chikatilo is trying to break the clinch but Trpimirovic has him pressed against the cage.
Trpimirovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Trpimirovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chikatilo up against the cage.
Trpimirovic tries to throw a body punch but Chikatilo avoids it by throwing Trpimirovic back against the cage.
Trpimirovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trpimirovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Trpimirovic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chikatilo up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo has had enough of the clinch but Trpimirovic keeps him there for the moment.
Trpimirovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Trpimirovic fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trpimirovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Trpimirovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trpimirovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Chikatilo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chikatilo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chikatilo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomislav Trpimirovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomislav Trpimirovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Trpimirovic has managed to clinch.
Trpimirovic stalls.
Trpimirovic working aggressively here.
Trpimirovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatilo.
Trpimirovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Chikatilo blocking some punches.
Trpimirovic throws a head punch that misses.
Chikatilo tries to break free but Trpimirovic pushes him back against the cage.
Trpimirovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trpimirovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trpimirovic has a couple of punches blocked by Chikatilo.
Chikatilo is trying to force a seperation but Trpimirovic has the dominant position.
Trpimirovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trpimirovic lands a right hand.
Chikatilo is trying to force a seperation but Trpimirovic has the dominant position.
Chikatilo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chikatilo is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chikatilo is trying to push Trpimirovic away but Trpimirovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chikatilo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trpimirovic slowing the pace effectively.
Trpimirovic lands with a light punch inside.
Trpimirovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trpimirovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Trpimirovic gets through Chikatilo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trpimirovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Trpimirovic misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trpimirovic has a couple of punches blocked by Chikatilo.
Trpimirovic prevents Chikatilo from breaking the clinch.
Chikatilo blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic keeps control of Chikatilo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trpimirovic gets through Chikatilo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trpimirovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic avoiding damage.
Trpimirovic scores with a hook to the body.
Chikatilo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Trpimirovic on the inside.
Trpimirovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trpimirovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Chikatilo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Trpimirovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chikatilo.
Tomislav Trpimirovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trpimirovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatilo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatilo.
Trpimirovic working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chikatilo up against the cage.
Trpimirovic lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic lands a body shot.
Trpimirovic is working Chikatilo over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Chikatilo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trpimirovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Chikatilo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trpimirovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trpimirovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chikatilo's efforts to push away.
Trpimirovic slows down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chikatilo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomislav Trpimirovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trpimirovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomislav Trpimirovic!
Tomislav Trpimirovic decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.