PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Trott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Fabiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trott comes to the cage accompanied by Cochise - Audioslave. Fabiano has chosen Sérgio Mendes - Batucada as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Trott
vs
Fabiano

180 cm
20
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
28
187 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Trott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roberto Fabiano!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trott lands with a shot to the body.
Trott digs a good hook to Fabiano's body.
Trott feints and then cracks Fabiano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fabiano down.
Jonathan Trott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Trott. No joy for Fabiano on that attempt.
Trott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trott lands with an uppercut that bounces Fabiano off the cage and back into range.
Fabiano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trott misses with a body kick.
Fabiano tries to bum rush Trott with a series of wild strikes but Trott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Trott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trott works on Fabiano's body with a couple of short punches.
Trott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fabiano's elbow.
Trott prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trott lands a nice shot to the body.
Fabiano tries for a takedown but Trott manages to get underhooks.
Jonathan Trott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Fabiano.
Fabiano looks gassed!
A right hook to the body lands for Trott.
Trott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fabiano backwards.
Trott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trott lands a right hand.
Trott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fabiano backwards.
Trott just leaning against Fabiano, taking a breather.
Trott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fabiano backwards.
Nice body punch from Trott - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Trott as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fabiano has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trott is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trott stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Trott lands with a light punch inside.
Trott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Trott pushes Fabiano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trott scores with a shoulder strike.
Trott digs a right hand into Fabiano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fabiano's gas tank.
Trott gets through Fabiano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trott is struggling to control the position.
Trott gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Trott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trott is pressed up against the cage. Fabiano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Trott down to the mat. Trott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trott.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trott.
Trott lands a nice looking body shot.
Trott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trott throws a low kick, looking for Fabiano's leg but Fabiano calmly moves out of range.
Trott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trott lands a nice shot to the body.
Jonathan Trott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fabiano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trott.
Donk. Trott catches Fabiano right on the button with a cross.
Fabiano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trott thumps Fabiano with a low kick.
Trott misses the shot to the body.
Trott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheers as Trott lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fabiano doesn't seem phased though.

Fabiano is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fabiano is still on wobbly legs! Can Trott finish him?
Trott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fabiano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trott stuns Fabiano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trott cracks the inside of Fabiano's front leg.
Trott lands with a nice body punch.
Trott cracks Fabiano with a hook to the temple - Fabiano is on wobbly legs here! Trott swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Fabiano falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Trott wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jonathan Trott!
Jonathan Trott very nearly forgot to thank L.A. Elite Clothing Co ($10 shorts and shirt) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.