PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Atonal Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Trujillo
vs
Bergfried

165 cm
29
144 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

169 cm
28
141 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

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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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atonal Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergfried sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bergfried plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bergfried looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trujillo walks into a left hand.
Bergfried slips a straight right by Trujillo.
Trujillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses.
Bergfried pushes Trujillo away with a front kick.
Bergfried feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trujillo's calf.
Trujillo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Trujillo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Trujillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergfried.
Bergfried has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Bergfried defending well as Trujillo loads up on a big left hand.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergfried lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trujillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergfried manages to avoid it.
Bergfried lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Trujillo. Bergfried shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Trujillo lands a right hook to the body.
Good work by Bergfried as he checks the leg kick.
Trujillo checks the leg kick.
Bergfried lands a jab.
Trujillo blocks a jab.
Atonal Trujillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trujillo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bergfried's sensitive parts.
Bergfried walks into a straight right hand from Trujillo.
Trujillo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bergfried throws a push kick but Trujillo slaps the foot to one side.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Bergfried scores with a head kick. Trujillo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slow jab from Trujillo misses its intended target.
A jab from Bergfried misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergfried misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trujillo throws a lazy right hand but Bergfried sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trujillo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trujillo, as that shot connected.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Trujillo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bergfried 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 connects with an inside leg kick.
Bergfried circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bergfried displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trujillo throws out the jab.
Bergfried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trujillo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bergfried.
Trujillo loads up on a big right hand but Bergfried slips the punch.
Trujillo misses with a straight right.
Bergfried scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bergfried is looking to land body kicks.
Bergfried misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo scores with a shot to the body.
Bergfried pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trujillo lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot lands for Bergfried.
Trujillo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bergfried counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trujillo's knee momentarily.
Trujillo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergfried. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergfried throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trujillo tries to clinch there but Bergfried circles away.
Bergfried throws a leg kick which misses Trujillo's front leg but catches the back leg as Trujillo tries to avoid it.
Bergfried throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Bergfried misses.
Trujillo looks to land a right hand but Bergfried moved out of range.
Nice shot by Trujillo.
Bergfried throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Trujillo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trujillo lunges at Bergfried with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bergfried's hand.
Bergfried feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trujillo's calf.
Trujillo works Bergfried's body with a nice hook.
Trujillo throws a hook but Bergfried blocks it.
Bergfried punishes Trujillo's body with a nice straight punch.
Trujillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bergfried lands a nice hook to Trujillo's body. Trujillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trujillo avoids a kick to the body.
Trujillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bergfried.
Trujillo tries to bum rush Bergfried with a series of wild strikes but Bergfried uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bergfried attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Trujillo scores with a hook to the body. Bergfried takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergfried scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Bergfried.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Friedrich Bergfried will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jab, jab by Trujillo - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergfried. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trujillo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bergfried. Bergfried circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bergfried throws a body kick that misses.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trujillo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bergfried is out of range and Trujillo settles back down.
Friedrich Bergfried seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trujillo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bergfried takes one on the button.
Bergfried avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Trujillo tries to clinch but Bergfried moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergfried slips a jab from Trujillo.
Bergfried lunges at Trujillo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trujillo's hand.
Bergfried has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Trujillo finds it's way round the side to connect with Bergfried's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trujillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergfried wants to slow Trujillo down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo moves out of range as Bergfried strikes.
Bergfried throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bergfried swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergfried takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bergfried throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Bergfried misses.
Bergfried lands a nice shot to the body.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo checks the leg kick.
Bergfried throws a head kick but Trujillo moves out of range.
Trujillo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bergfried on the side of the head.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Trujillo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Trujillo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bergfried.
Nice cross by Trujillo.
Bergfried slips a jab from Trujillo.
Trujillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trujillo throws a hook but Bergfried blocks it.
Trujillo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bergfried.
Bergfried goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bergfried slips under a jab from Trujillo.
Trujillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergfried was well out of range. Poor timing from Trujillo.
Trujillo thumps Bergfried with a low kick.
Trujillo misses the jab.
Trujillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergfried manages to avoid it.
Bergfried is looking to slow Trujillo down with leg kicks.
Trujillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bergfried.
Bergfried dips to his left and cracks Trujillo with an uppercut!
Bergfried throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bergfried misses with a wild body shot.
Trujillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bergfried tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Trujillo misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trujillo.
Bergfried is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Trujillo rather than just go for the knockout.
Trujillo scores with a nice strike.
Trujillo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bergfried's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trujillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trujillo.
Bergfried misses with a body shot.
Bergfried scores with a spinning back kick!
Trujillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergfried.
Bergfried pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Trujillo back to the cage. Bergfried follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bergfried throws a wild body kick that Trujillo sees coming a mile off.
Bergfried misses with an uppercut
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Trujillo counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Trujillo tenderised Bergfried's leg. Bergfried is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bergfried misses with a shot to the body
and Trujillo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bergfried's knee momentarily.
Trujillo misses with a left hand
and Bergfried counters with a three punch combo that has Trujillo backing up. Trujillo nods at Bergfried to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried looks to land a body kick but Trujillo moved away.
Trujillo misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Trujillo misses the target.
Trujillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergfried.
Bergfried just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trujillo.
Trujillo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trujillo.
Bergfried cracks Trujillo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bergfried uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trujillo.
Trujillo throws an overhand right that lands on Bergfried's shoulder, as Bergfried tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergfried pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bergfried avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trujillo lunges at Bergfried with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bergfried's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergfried. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Atonal Trujillo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Trujillo doesn't manage to clinch there - Bergfried circles away.
Trujillo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bergfried with a nice cross.
Trujillo scores with a head kick.
Bergfried throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trujillo.
Bergfried connects with a body shot.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Bergfried.
Bergfried slips under a jab.
Trujillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bergfried counters with a one-two to the body.
Trujillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Bergfried moves away from the strike by Trujillo.
Trujillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergfried.
Bergfried uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Trujillo.
Trujillo misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bergfried throws a leg kick which misses Trujillo's front leg but catches the back leg as Trujillo tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Bergfried.
Trujillo digs a good body shot into Bergfried's ribs.
A big left from Trujillo misses.
Bergfried misses with a body kick.
Bergfried blocks a leg kick.
Bergfried tests Trujillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trujillo connects with the punch.
Trujillo tries to land a leg kick but Bergfried saw it coming and moves away.
Bergfried with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trujillo to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Trujillo misses.
Bergfried throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trujillo misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo tries to clinch but Bergfried is having none of it.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergfried moves away.
Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trujillo throws a hook but Bergfried avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trujillo.
Bergfried slips a straight right by Trujillo.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Bergfried scores with a body shot.
Trujillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trujillo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bergfried takes a step back to recover.
Trujillo throws a lazy right hand but Bergfried sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo misses with a double jab.
Bergfried lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trujillo's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bergfried is able to avoid easily.
Trujillo throws the left hand but Bergfried avoids the punch easily.
Trujillo throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bergfried tries to score with a low kick but Trujillo moves his leg out of the way.
Bergfried looks to land a right hand but Trujillo moved out of range.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Trujillo moved away.
Bergfried fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trujillo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergfried falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trujillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Trujillo doesn't manage to clinch there - Bergfried circles away.
Trujillo digs a good body shot into Bergfried's ribs.
Trujillo checks a leg kick nicely.
Bergfried moves away from the strike by Trujillo.
Trujillo is looking to clinch but Bergfried is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trujillo lunges at Bergfried with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bergfried's hand.
Bergfried fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trujillo checks it well.
Bergfried slips under a jab from Trujillo.
Trujillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bergfried circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bergfried has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trujillo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bergfried attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo throws a hook to the side of Bergfried's head but Bergfried sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Trujillo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trujillo.
Trujillo cracks Bergfried with a good jab.

Trujillo moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Friedrich Bergfried.
I think Bergfried has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Bergfried!
An out of breath Friedrich Bergfried thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.