PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Trump (ranked 3770 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobbie Palunket (ranked 5107 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Trump is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Trump
vs
Palunket

188 cm
25
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobbie Palunket!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump tries a head kick but it misses.
Trump with a lazy takedown attempt
and Palunket counters with a series of strikes. Trump will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice takedown defense from Trump. No joy for Palunket on that attempt.
Palunket shoots for a takedown but Trump saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Palunket will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Don Trump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobbie Palunket.
Palunket closes the distance and clinches up with Trump, looking for a takedown. Palunket pushes Trump against the cage but Trump circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trump swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Palunket fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palunket is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Trump drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Trump looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palunket is trying to keep Trump in close.
Trump is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Trump pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palunket is keeping the position for now.
Trump is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trump stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palunket swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trump stays in close to Palunket's body and controls the position.
Trump stopping the sweep attempt from Palunket.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palunket fails to land with a series of punches.

Trump looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Trump seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump postures up and lands a big shot to Palunket's brow.
Trump controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trump's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trump sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Palunket really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trump. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palunket keeping full guard, as Trump tries to pass.
Trump passes into half guard.
Trump not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Trump dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Trump shoots in for a double leg but Palunket sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Palunket. No joy for Trump on that attempt.
Palunket tries to clinch but Trump moves out of range.
Palunket shoots for a double leg takedown but Trump sprawls well. He's pushed Palunket's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Don Trump is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Palunket.
Trump darts in looking for a takedown but Palunket gets double underhooks and turns Trump into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Trump. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trump shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trump is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palunket can do to turn this around?
Palunket blocks a head kick by Trump.
Palunket will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Trump is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Palunket's half guard.
Palunket trying to control here.
Trump is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palunket punching from the bottom.
Trump is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Palunket wants to improve his position but Trump is controlling well.
Trump lands with a punch from half guard.
Trump is taking a breather. Palunket says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Palunket has hold of Trump's hands but Trump slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Trump is taking a breather. Palunket says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Trump is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Palunket looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Palunket is breathing heavily.
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. Trump connects with a nice short shot to Palunket's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Trump is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trump takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trump with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Trump misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Palunket with the counter takedown but Trump avoids it easily.

Trump bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Trump controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trump scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Palunket's face as Trump controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Trump dominated that second round.
That's time! Trump's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Trump decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Trump looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palunket with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Trump controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Trump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Palunket is rocked!

It looks like Bobbie Palunket has been cut.
Trump scores with a big shot! Palunket's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Palunket! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Trump!