PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Trussell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shael Connen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trussell comes to the cage accompanied by Metronomy - Corinne. Connen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rock You Like a Hurricane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Trussell
vs
Connen

185 cm
20
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
30
170 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Trussell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shael Connen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connen shoots in for a double leg but Trussell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Connen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Trussell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Connen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trussell is pulling down on Connen's head to control his posture.
Connen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Connen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Connen wants to get up but he can't break Trussell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Connen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Connen throws a big elbow that misses.
Connen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Connen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Connen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connen throwing strikes but missing.
Connen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Connen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trussell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trussell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Connen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Connen works over Trussell with some ground and pound from guard.
Trussell has a closed guard, preventing Connen from standing up.
Connen throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trussell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Connen.
Connen throws a big right hand that misses.
Connen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Connen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Trussell's guard.
Trussell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trussell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Connen throwing strikes from guard but Trussell blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connen postures up in Trussell's guard and throws a big left but Trussell blocks it.
Connen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trussell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Connen is in close to Trussell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Trussell pulls Connen in close to prevent any damage.
Connen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trussell controls Connen momentarily but Connen frees himself.
Connen throwing strikes but missing.
Connen throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connen throws a big elbow that misses.
Connen cracks Trussell with a solid left hand.
Connen throwing strikes but missing.
Connen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Connen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Connen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trussell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trussell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Connen tries to stand but Trussell is controlling from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connen cracks Trussell with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shael Connen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice takedown defense from Trussell. No joy for Connen on that attempt.

Connen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trussell, pushing him back against the cage.
Connen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trussell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Connen's elbow.
Trussell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Connen or not.
Connen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trussell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Connen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connen has had enough of the clinch but Trussell keeps him there for the moment.
Connen wants to get back to striking at distance but Trussell won't allow it.
Come on Connen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trussell stops a takedown attempt from Connen.
Duncan Trussell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shael Connen.
Connen is looking for a takedown.
Connen looking for a takedown.
Trussell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trussell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Connen backwards.
Connen taking a breather.
Connen is trying to pull guard but Trussell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Connen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trussell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Connen has had enough of the clinch but Trussell keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trussell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trussell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Connen tries to pull guard but Trussell holds him up against the cage and eventually Connen drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connen.
Trussell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Connen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trussell prevents it.
Connen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trussell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Connens head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trussell tries a knee to the head but Connen blocks it.
Connen has a couple of punches blocked by Trussell.
Connen has had enough of the clinch but Trussell keeps him there for the moment.
Trussell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trussell lands a shoulder strike.

Trussell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shael Connen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trussell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trussell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Connen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trussell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trussell, as that shot connected.
Duncan Trussell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trussell misses with a head kick.
Trussell scores with a kick to the body.
Trussell scores with a jab.
Trussell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Trussell duly obliges.
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!

Connen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Connen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Connen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trussell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Connen.
Connen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Connen throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shael Connen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

Trussell gets caught flat footed, as Connen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Connen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trussell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Connen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Connen postures up in Trussell's guard and throws a big left but Trussell blocks it.
Connen lands a couple of digs.
Connen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Connen connects with a couple of short punches.
Connen looking to pass the guard.
Connen throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Connen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Connen cracks Trussell with a solid left hand.
Connen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Connen throwing strikes from guard but Trussell blocks nicely.
Connen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Connen is looking to work some ground and pound but Trussell has wrist control.
Trussell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Connen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trussell has momentary wrist control but Connen slips an elbow through the middle.
Connen throws a big elbow that misses.
Shael Connen has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Connen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Connen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trussell is keeping the position for now.
Trussell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Connen.
Trussell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Connen throwing strikes but missing.
Connen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Connen tries to free his leg and advance position but Trussell is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trussell pulls Connen in close to his closed guard and prevents Connen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Trussell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Connen.
Connen is working Trussell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Trussell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trussell tries to get out of the position.
Connen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Connen looking to pass the guard.
Connen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Connen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duncan Trussell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trussell has momentary wrist control but Connen slips an elbow through the middle.
Connen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Connen throwing strikes from guard but Trussell blocks nicely.
Trussell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shael Connen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Connen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Connen wants to control from the top but Trussell keeps moving.
Trussell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trussell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shael Connen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Connen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shael Connen!
Shael Connen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.