PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Cayro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cayro
vs
Trejo

170 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Cayro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Trejo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo fails to land the takedown.
Trejo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trejo shoots in for a takedown but Cayro shows good takedown defense.

Cayro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cayro trying to control the position from guard on top but Trejo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Trejo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cayro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trejo keeping moving, preventing Cayro from controlling successfully.
Trejo wants to control the position but Cayro says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Cayro wants to take a breather but Trejo is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trejo can do anything to dispel that myth.

Cayro is trying to work for a kimura but Trejo is defending well.
Cayro wants to take a breather but Trejo is having none of it.

Cayro is looking for a kimura but Trejo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cayro to get the leverage.
Trejo trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Cayro manages to pass to mount!

Cayro looking to secure an arm triangle but Trejo defends it well.
Trejo is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo is trying to reverse the position but instead Cayro has taken his back - oops!
Trejo just trying to survive but Cayro is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Trejo tries to escape but Cayro has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Cayro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Cayro is breathing heavily.
Cayro is hanging on to Trejo's back as he tries to escape.
Cayro is looking to control Trejo but Trejo is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Trejo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cayro keeps control of the position as Trejo tries to break free.
Trejo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Trejo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cayro gets his way!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cayro has the hooks in. Trejo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Trejo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Trejo holding both Cayro 's hands and preventing any damage.
Trejo tries to escape the position.

That's four 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.
Trejo trying to control the action but Cayro just sinks the hooks in.
Trejo holding on to Cayro's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Trejo is trying to break free.
Trejo takes a big shot to the side of the head.

Cayro has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Trejo tries to escape but Cayro has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Cayro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Trejo with a poor takedown

and Cayro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Trejo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cayro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Trejo actively working from the bottom here.
Cayro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cayro is thwarting Trejo's attempts to control the position.
Cayro wants to control but Trejo is keeping him busy.
Trejo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Trejo wants to control but Cayro is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cayro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trejo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trejo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trejo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cayro.

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.
Trejo tries to clinch up but Cayro circles away and keeps his distance.
Trejo tries to close the distance and clinch but Cayro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trejo has his takedown stuffed

and Cayro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cayro.
Trejo seems keen to control Cayro's posture.

Trejo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cayro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Cayro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Trejo keeping moving, preventing Cayro from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo wants to control the position but Cayro says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Trejo is trying to stand back up but Cayro is controlling him
Trejo is looking to control Cayro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trejo avoid being mounted?
Trejo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cayro.
Cayro shoots for a double leg takedown but Trejo sprawls well. He's pushed Cayro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Cayro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trejo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cayro swivels and escapes.
Cayro avoids a kick to the body.

That's four 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.
Trejo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cayro slaps away a takedown attempt from Trejo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Trejo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cayro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trejo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trejo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cayro's waist but Cayro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trejo off to one side.

Cayro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Trejo tries to buck Cayro off but Cayro is having none of it.
Trejo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cayro has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Cayro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Cayro dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Trejo looks to clinch

and Cayro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Trejo is staying active underneath Cayro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trejo trying to control but Cayro postures up.
Trejo is looking to escape.
Trejo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cayro jumps into side control!
Trejo keeping his opponent close.
Cayro misses with the ground and pound.
Trejo is trying to escape the position but Cayro is controlling the position.
Trejo tries to escape but Cayro is in control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo is trying to get back to half guard.

Trejo wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Cayro has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Trejo's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Trejo is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Cayro!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Calvin Cayro!