PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gracie
vs
Trujillo

220 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie throwing strikes here but Trujillo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie tries to control but Trujillo wriggling away.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Trujillo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two 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.

Gracie gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Trujillo enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Trujillo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Trujillo has his feet on Gracie's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Trujillo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Trujillo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sam Gracie.
A nice combination there by Trujillo.

It looks like Sam Gracie has been cut.
Trujillo misses with a two punch combination.
Trujillo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.

Gracie stands up and beckons Trujillo to his feet.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Trujillo moves out of range.
Trujillo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trujillo throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Trujillo tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trujillo misses with a wild combination.

Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Trujillo's guard.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trujillo looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Trujillo has wrist control.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trujillo is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Trujillo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Trujillo fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sam Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trujillo misses with a combination

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie happy to just control the position for now.

Gracie decides to stand back up. Gracie steps back and let's Trujillo get back to his feet.
Trujillo fails with the takedown

and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trujillo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Trujillo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Trujillo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trujillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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.
Trujillo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Trujillo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Trujillo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trujillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trujillo on the ground.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gracie tries to get out of the position.
Trujillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Trujillo moves out of range of the body kick.
Trujillo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Trujillo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo misses with a combination

and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.

Trujillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Nick Trujillo has been cut.
Trujillo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Trujillo keeps moving.
Gracie 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 four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Sam Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Gracie shoots in and bounces Trujillo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Gracie dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Trujillo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trujillo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Trujillo manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trujillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sam Gracie.
Trujillo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Trujillo won't be happy with that.
Gracie remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gracie laying and praying for a moment but Trujillo takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Trujillo manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Sam Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sam Gracie just wasn't active enough.
Trujillo misses with a double jab

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.

Trujillo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Trujillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Trujillo won't allow it.

Trujillo breaks the clinch.
Trujillo misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie throws a body punch but Trujillo moves out of range.

Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Trujillo in a clinch.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Trujillo!
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trujillo is looking to escape.
Nick Trujillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Gracie!