PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agustin Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Infectious Grooves - Violent & Funky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pereira
vs
Trujillo

190 cm
26
218 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

185 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Brian Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Agustin Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trujillo throws a low kick, looking for Pereira's leg but Pereira calmly moves out of range.
Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pereira scores with a nice strike.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trujillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brian Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pereira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Trujillo!
Trujillo is looking for a sweep.
Trujillo regains half guard, as Pereira was trying to land strikes.
Trujillo tries to get to full guard but Pereira has control of the leg.

Trujillo looking for submissions off his back.

Trujillo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pereira pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are battling for position here. Trujillo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pereira with a nice head shot there.
Pereira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trujillo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Trujillo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pereira passes into half guard.

Pereira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Trujillo is just riding it out for now. Pereira eventually gives up the hold.
Pereira with the ground and pound but Trujillo uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo keeping moving, preventing Pereira from controlling successfully.
Trujillo trying to control the position here.
Trujillo wants to sweep but no luck.

Trujillo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pereira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trujillo controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trujillo wants to sweep but no luck.
Trujillo looking to control but Pereira passes into half guard.
Trujillo is looking to improve his position.

Pereira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pereira 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pereira.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Trujillo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pereira has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Trujillo is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira avoids the attempt from Trujillo to control.

Pereira has control of Trujillo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Trujillo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Pereira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Trujillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trujillo manages to avoid it.
Pereira throws a lazy head kick
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trujillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pereira throws a body punch but Trujillo moves out of range.
Trujillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trujillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira keeps Trujillo at a distance using the push kick.
A big right from Pereira misses.
Pereira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trujillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira feints and then cracks Trujillo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trujillo down.
Pereira lands with a kick to the ribs.
A jab from Pereira does it's job there.
Pereira cracks Trujillo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pereira at a distance.
Pereira just misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pereira misses with a body punch
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Agustin Trujillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trujillo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pereira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trujillo throws a solid leg kick but Pereira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trujillo.
Nice shot by Pereira.
Trujillo misses with a straight right.
Brian Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Trujillo does it's job there.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trujillo can do to turn this around?
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!

Pereira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo trying to control from the bottom.

Pereira seems to be working for a kimura but Trujillo defends the submission attempt.
Trujillo is trying to control but can't.
Trujillo is trying to get back to full guard.
Trujillo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pereira advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Trujillo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Trujillo is trying to keep Pereira in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trujillo is on top in guard.

Pereira keeping full guard, as Trujillo tries to pass.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trujillo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Trujillo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pereira tries to bench press Trujillo off him but Trujillo keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pereira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pereira 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.
Pereira prevents Trujillo from moving into mount.
Pereira is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pereira being controlled for a moment.
Pereira parries the strikes from Trujillo easily there. Trujillo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pereira to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trujillo is looking to take a break and control but Pereira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Agustin Trujillo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Trujillo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pereira throws a lazy right hand but Trujillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Pereira does it's job there.
A slow jab from Pereira misses its intended target.
A low kick from Trujillo misses
and Pereira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
It looks like Pereira has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pereira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pereira misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trujillo misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira thinks about countering with a body kick.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Pereira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Pereira misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pereira lands a head shot.

Pereira lands a big right hand that sends Trujillo crashing to the mat! Pereira stays standing though and waves Trujillo back to his feet!

Trujillo is rocked!

It looks like Agustin Trujillo has been cut.
Trujillo ducks into an uppercut from Pereira and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Pereira!
A relieved looking Brian Pereira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.