PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samore Trent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabbar has chosen Passion Pit - Carried Away as his entrance music. Samore Trent looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Trent
vs
Jabbar

198 cm
22
224 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

220 cm
29
283 lbs
14 - 25 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samore Trent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jabbar has closed the distance and engaged Trent in a clinch.
Trent looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Trent turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Trent manages to end up in side control.
Jabbar tries to escape but Trent is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jabbar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Well, if Trent is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jabbar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Trent is pressing down on Jabbar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jabbar is holding on for now.
Trent trying to control from half guard but Jabbar is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trent is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jabbar wants to get back to full guard.
Jabbar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Trent prevents Jabbar from improving his position.
Trent definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jabbar manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar looking for a sweep. Not yet Jabbar, not yet.
Jabbar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jabbar fails to land with a series of punches.

Jabbar moves into range and clinches up with Trent.

Jabbar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jabbar manages to end up in side control.
Jabbar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trent. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jabbar is putting a hurting on Trent here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jabbar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jabbar scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jabbar tries to stand but Trent is controlling his head.
Jabbar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Trent to see if he's OK.
Jabbar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Trent some visible discomfort.

Trent is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trent is trying to improve his position.
Oh Trent is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jabbar lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Trent! Jabbar senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Trent out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hakeem Jabbar!
Hakeem Jabbar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.