PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dilan Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Jefe Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi comes to the cage accompanied by Never Surrender by Lion. Trujillo has chosen El Jefe Intro as his entrance music. El Jefe Trujillo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rossi
vs
Jefe Trujillo

181 cm
20
165 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

171 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dilan Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Jefe Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
Trujillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.

Trujillo scores with a takedown into Rossi's guard.
Rossi pulls Trujillo in close to prevent any damage.
Rossi working a defensive guard here.
Rossi is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Trujillo dives into side control.
Rossi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trujillo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Trujillo working the ground and pound but Rossi is defending the strikes.
Rossi is trying to improve his position.
Trujillo is working Rossi over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rossi down.
Trujillo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Trujillo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rossi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Check out the look on Trujillo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Trujillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rossi keeps working.
Rossi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rossi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rossi tries to get out of the position.
Trujillo wants to control but Rossi is keeping him busy.
Rossi is trying to control Trujillo's posture but Trujillo avoids it.
Rossi is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Trujillo connects with a decent elbow.
Trujillo in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Trujillo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rossi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Trujillo.
Trujillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rossi keeps working.
Rossi wants to control but Trujillo postures up.
Trujillo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Trujillo grinds an elbow into Rossi's temple.
Trujillo lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi wants to control but Trujillo postures up.
Rossi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Trujillo.
Rossi can't do much from the bottom here.
Trujillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trujillo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Trujillo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rossi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rossi is trying to work for a sweep but Trujillo has mounted him!
Trujillo landing punches.
Rossi wants to control but Trujillo is having none of it.
Trujillo with good strikes from the mount here!
Rossi is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trujillo raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo looking to finish Rossi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rossi!
Trujillo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rossi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trujillo on the ground.
Trujillo controlling from the full mount.
Trujillo looking to finish Rossi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rossi!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trujillo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Jefe Trujillo dominated that round.
That's time! Rossi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Trujillo misses with a head kick.
Trujillo misses with a head kick.
Rossi lands a glancing blow to the side of Trujillo's head.

Trujillo feints and as Rossi raises his hands in defense, Trujillo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rossi trying to keep a closed guard but Trujillo is proving a slippery customer.
Trujillo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rossi trying to control the position.
Trujillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trujillo passes Rossi's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi is looking to control Trujillo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rossi avoid being mounted?
Rossi is trying to get back to full guard.
Trujillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rossi taking some punishment here, with Trujillo in his half guard.
Trujillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rossi is looking to get back to full guard here but Trujillo has managed to pass to side control instead.
El Jefe Trujillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trujillo working the ground and pound from side control.
Trujillo working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rossi tries to buck Trujillo off but Trujillo is having none of it.
Trujillo throws an elbow but Rossi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Trujillo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trujillo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Trujillo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rossi to see if he's OK.
Trujillo is working Rossi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Trujillo lands an elbow.
Rossi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Trujillo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Trujillo working the head and body with strikes.
Trujillo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rossi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ground and pound from Trujillo.
Rossi is looking to improve his position.
Trujillo wants to take a breather but Rossi is having none of it.
Rossi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trujillo.
Trujillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rossi's head.
Trujillo is trying to control. Rossi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Trujillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rossi's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo working the head and body with strikes.
Rossi is trying to control but Trujillo passes into side control!
Rossi is looking for a sweep.
Rossi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Trujillo connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo looks up at the clock and then as Rossi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trujillo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rossi defending against the ground and pound.
Trujillo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Trujillo working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trujillo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rossi is looking to regain half guard here but Trujillo keeps moving and retains side control.
Rossi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Trujillo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Jefe Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Trujillo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Trujillo working the head with strikes.
Rossi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rossi struggling a bit here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Trujillo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rossi down.
Trujillo landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trujillo looks up at the clock and then as Rossi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trujillo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rossi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Trujillo connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo scoring with punches and elbows.
Trujillo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Trujillo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rossi down.
Rossi is looking for a sweep.
Trujillo working the head and body with strikes.
Trujillo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Trujillo lands a few punches from side control.
Trujillo lands a nice forearm strike.
Trujillo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trujillo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dilan Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo working the head with strikes.
Trujillo lands an elbow.
Trujillo is staying tight to Rossi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rossi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Trujillo cracks Rossi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Trujillo trying to control the action but Rossi is working from the bottom.
Rossi tries to buck Trujillo off but Trujillo is having none of it.
Trujillo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Trujillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trujillo lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Trujillo working the ground and pound.
Rossi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Trujillo.
Rossi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rossi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Trujillo is putting a hurting on Rossi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rossi is trying to escape the position but Trujillo is controlling the position.
Trujillo working away.
Trujillo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rossi to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rossi is squirming around, avoiding Trujillo's attempts to control the action.
Trujillo with the ground and pound from mount.
Rossi is bucking up trying to escape but Trujillo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Trujillo lands a couple of good shots and Rossi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Trujillo lands punches and elbows.
Trujillo lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rossi tries to roll but Trujillo sticks to his back.
Trujillo looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Jefe Trujillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trujillo 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Jefe Trujillo!
A relieved looking El Jefe Trujillo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.