PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorde Runkputte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Jefe Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. El Jefe Intro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Runkputte
vs
Jefe Trujillo

177 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

171 cm
19
166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Perkele!
Backyard Fighting

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorde Runkputte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, El Jefe Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Trujillo. Runkputte shrugs it off though.
Runkputte moves out of range of the leg kick from Trujillo.
Runkputte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Runkputte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trujillo thows a leg kick but Runkputte checks it
and Runkputte counters with a stiff right hand.
Runkputte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Runkputte instigates a clinch.
Trujillo blocks a body shot from Runkputte.
Runkputte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Runkputte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trujillo.

Trujillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trujillo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Runkputte checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Runkputte blocks the leg kick.
Runkputte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runkputte scores with a hook to the body. Trujillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Runkputte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Runkputte blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Runkputte misses.
Runkputte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Runkputte scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Trujillo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trujillo checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Runkputte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo scoring well with a low kick there.
Runkputte blocks a low kick nicely.
Trujillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Runkputte. That did some damage!
El Jefe Trujillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trujillo scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Runkputte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trujillo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trujillo throws a head kick that Runkputte semi-blocks.
Trujillo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Runkputte counters with a three punch combo that has Trujillo backing up. Trujillo nods at Runkputte to acknowledge the strikes.
Runkputte throws a good cross that connects.
Trujillo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Runkputte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Runkputte missing with a left hand there. Trujillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trujillo.
Runkputte misses with a wild body shot.
Trujillo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trujillo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Runkputte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trujillo misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Runkputte. Beautiful body shot.
Runkputte misses with a few strikes there.
Runkputte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trujillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Runkputte checks a low kick from Trujillo.
Trujillo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte looks to land a right hand but Trujillo moved out of range.
Runkputte misses with an uppercut. Trujillo saw that one coming.
Trujillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trujillo throws a low kick but Runkputte avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trujillo, right into the meat.
No joy there for Runkputte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Runkputte catches Trujillo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Runkputte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trujillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A lazy left from Runkputte finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trujillo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trujillo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorde Runkputte dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Runkputte. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trujillo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Runkputte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Runkputte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trujillo tries to work over Runkputte's front leg with a kick but Runkputte checks it.
Runkputte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trujillo at a distance.
Runkputte just misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Runkputte misses.
Trujillo throws a low kick but Runkputte moves out of range easily.

Trujillo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Runkputte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkputte is staying active underneath Trujillo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Runkputte is looking to improve his position.
Trujillo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Runkputte does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Runkputte makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Runkputte.
Runkputte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Trujillo!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Runkputte trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Runkputte looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Runkputte working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Runkputte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trujillo is looking to escape.
Trujillo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte controlling his opponent.
Runkputte throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Trujillo because Runkputte loaded up on that one.
Trujillo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Runkputte is stalling here but it's allowed Trujillo to get half guard.
Trujillo is not content to let Runkputte control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte looks to land a strike but Trujillo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Trujillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Runkputte looking to sit in guard and control but Trujillo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Runkputte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trujillo.
Trujillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Runkputte is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Runkputte looking to control but Trujillo passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorde Runkputte dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Trujillo looks to land a body kick but Runkputte moved away.
Trujillo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trujillo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Runkputte lands a jab.
Trujillo ducks right into an uppercut from Runkputte.
Trujillo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trujillo slips under a jab from Runkputte.
Runkputte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trujillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Runkputte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trujillo tries a low kick but Runkputte avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Trujillo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jorde Runkputte is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo scoring well with a low kick there.
Runkputte throws a nice looking combination but Trujillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Runkputte stalks Trujillo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trujillo's face. Trujillo staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like El Jefe Trujillo has been cut.
Runkputte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trujillo counters with a leg kick.
Trujillo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Trujillo shoots for a double leg takedown but Runkputte sprawls well. He's pushed Trujillo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Runkputte connects with a single shot there.
Runkputte lands a head shot.
Trujillo throws a solid leg kick but Runkputte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trujillo.
A left lands for Runkputte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Trujillo loads up on a big right hand but Runkputte slips the punch.
Runkputte tried to score with a low kick but Trujillo checks it.
Runkputte misses the jab.
Trujillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runkputte misses with a straight left.
Trujillo slips under a jab from Runkputte.
Runkputte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runkputte wants to clinch up but Trujillo keeps it at a distance.
Runkputte misses with a double jab.
Runkputte just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trujillo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Trujillo throwing strikes but missing.
Trujillo looking to sit in guard and control but Runkputte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Runkputte trying to control but Trujillo is working from the bottom.
Trujillo trying to control the position.
Trujillo pulls Runkputte in close to his closed guard and prevents Runkputte from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Runkputte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Runkputte trying to control the position from guard on top but Trujillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Runkputte 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jorde Runkputte.
Runkputte will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorde Runkputte clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on El Jefe Trujillo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Runkputte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Runkputte throws a wild body kick that Trujillo sees coming a mile off.
Good work by Runkputte as he checks the leg kick.
Trujillo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trujillo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Trujillo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Runkputte tries to work over Trujillo's front leg with a kick but Trujillo checks it.
Runkputte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runkputte throws out a loose jab but Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trujillo throws a leg kick
and Runkputte counters with a three punch combo that has Trujillo backing up. Trujillo nods at Runkputte to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Runkputte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trujillo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Trujillo misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Runkputte - just one landing.
Runkputte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Trujillo fails to land the takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trujillo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Runkputte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Runkputte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Runkputte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trujillo. Trujillo obviously looking to wear him down.
Runkputte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Runkputte lands with a straight right. Trujillo didn't see that one coming.
Runkputte is looking to clinch but Trujillo is avoiding it.
Trujillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runkputte.
Runkputte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Trujillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Runkputte.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trujillo.
Trujillo moves out of range as Runkputte strikes.
Trujillo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Runkputte. Those never looked like landing.
Runkputte throws a nice looking combination but Trujillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trujillo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Runkputte checks it well.
Trujillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses
and Runkputte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trujillo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Runkputte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.
Runkputte throws a hook but Trujillo blocks it.
Trujillo is looking to chop away at Runkputte's legs.
Trujillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Runkputte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Runkputte checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo scoring well with a low kick there.
Trujillo connects with a leg kick. Runkputte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Runkputte looks to land a right hand but Trujillo moved out of range.
Trujillo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trujillo misses with a low kick.
Trujillo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Runkputte.
Trujillo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trujillo dives in and grabs Runkputte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Runkputte pushes down on Trujillo's head and hops out.
Jorde Runkputte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Jefe Trujillo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trujillo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Runkputte throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jorde Runkputte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on El Jefe Trujillo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Trujillo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trujillo throws a leg kick but Runkputte checks it.
Runkputte digs a good body shot into Trujillo's ribs.
Runkputte scores with a one two! Trujillo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Trujillo throws a leg kick
and Runkputte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Runkputte throws a hook to the side of Trujillo's head but Trujillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trujillo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Runkputte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Runkputte.
Trujillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Runkputte.
A low kick from Trujillo is predictable there
and Runkputte counters with a nice uppercut.
Trujillo lands a leg kick that knocks Runkputte off balance momentarily.
Trujillo misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkputte misses with a straight right.
Runkputte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trujillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Runkputte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runkputte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Runkputte misses with a wild body shot.
Runkputte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trujillo throws a leg kick
and Runkputte counters with a nice body shot.
Trujillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runkputte throws out the jab.
Trujillo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Runkputte counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte checks a low kick from Trujillo.
Trujillo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Runkputte is out of range and Trujillo settles back down.
Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Runkputte is looking to clinch but Trujillo is avoiding it.
Trujillo motions for Runkputte to come forward. Trujillo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trujillo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Runkputte as he jumps to the side.
Runkputte misses with a wild body shot.
Runkputte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Runkputte checks a low kick from Trujillo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte just misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo slips a straight right by Runkputte.
Trujillo is looking to score with low kicks.
Runkputte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Runkputte.
Trujillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trujillo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Runkputte.
Trujillo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Runkputte cracks Trujillo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Runkputte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trujillo can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte misses with an uppercut.
Runkputte throws the kick towards the body but Trujillo avoids it.
Trujillo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Runkputte.
Trujillo tries a low kick but Runkputte avoids it.
Trujillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Runkputte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trujillo tries to work over Runkputte's front leg with a kick but Runkputte checks it.
Trujillo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trujillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Jefe Trujillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorde Runkputte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Runkputte tries to clinch up but Trujillo circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorde Runkputte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Runkputte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorde Runkputte!
Jorde Runkputte retains his lightweight title!
Jorde Runkputte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.