PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Jefe Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo comes into the arena with El Jefe Intro blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jefe Trujillo
vs
Johnson

171 cm
20
166 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Jefe Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarik Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Trujillo. Trujillo maintains the clinch.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Trujillo breaks the clinch.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trujillo counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Trujillo avoids nicely.
Johnson with a poor takedown

and Trujillo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Trujillo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trujillo stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Trujillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trujillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trujillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trujillo scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position here.
Johnson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Trujillo has passed into side control.
Johnson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Trujillo.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trujillo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Trujillo in particular looking to stall.
Johnson has hold of Trujillo's hands but Trujillo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo is looking to pass Johnson's guard but actually Johnson recovers to full guard.
Trujillo trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson trying to control the position here.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Trujillo is having none of it.
Trujillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Trujillo chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trujillo is one step ahead there.
Trujillo stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson is pulling down on Trujillo's head. It's preventing any offense from Trujillo, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Trujillo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Trujillo stalling away here and it's allowed Johnson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Trujillo throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson works over Trujillo with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trujillo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Jefe Trujillo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Johnson looks for a takedown but Trujillo sprawls well.
Johnson misses with a takedown

and Trujillo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Trujillo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Trujillo there.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Trujillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trujillo.
Trujillo trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Trujillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo stalling.
Trujillo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Trujillo trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Trujillo tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Johnson is in trouble now - Trujillo has advanced to mount!
Trujillo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Trujillo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Trujillo landing punches.
Johnson tries to hold on but Trujillo postures up.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Trujillo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo misses with a head shot.
Trujillo with the ground and pound from mount.
Trujillo lands a couple of good shots and Johnson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
I really don't envy Johnson right now.
Johnson breaks Trujillo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Johnson trying to control but Trujillo is working from the bottom.
Trujillo pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Trujillo keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Trujillo to sweep him here.
Trujillo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of El Jefe Trujillo.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trujillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trujillo circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Jefe Trujillo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trujillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarik Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Trujillo.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Trujillo is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Trujillo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Trujillo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Trujillo landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Trujillo unloading with bombs!
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Trujillo lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo unloading with bombs!
Trujillo lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Trujillo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Trujillo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Trujillo lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Trujillo pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trujillo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trujillo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Trujillo keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Trujillo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Trujillo keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trujillo throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson throws a combination that misses

and Trujillo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trujillo is working away from the top position though.
Trujillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Trujillo working Johnson over with strikes.
Trujillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trujillo is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tarik Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trujillo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Johnson reverses the position - he's now on top in Trujillo's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Trujillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Jefe Trujillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trujillo, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Jefe Trujillo!
El Jefe Trujillo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.