PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agustin Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco dAnconia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo comes to the cage accompanied by Infectious Grooves - Violent & Funky. dAnconia has chosen Revolution as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trujillo
vs
dAnconia

185 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

192 cm
26
224 lbs
7 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Agustin Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Francisco dAnconia!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Trujillo - just one landing.
Francisco dAnconia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trujillo throws a nice head kick!
dAnconia misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Trujillo delivers a nice body kick.
dAnconia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Strikers in the buildup to the fight.
dAnconia misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
dAnconia misses with a hook.
Trujillo feints and then cracks dAnconia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow dAnconia down.

dAnconia closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Trujillo's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trujillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trujillo is on top in guard.

Trujillo wants to control from the top but dAnconia keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia wants to sweep here but Trujillo controlling him for the moment.
Trujillo content to stall in guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trujillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
dAnconia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo wants to pass the guard but dAnconia is keeping the position.
Trujillo throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trujillo stopping the sweep attempt from dAnconia.
Trujillo advances to half guard.
dAnconia is looking for a sweep. Trujillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trujillo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Trujillo seems to be looking for submissions.
Trujillo throwing shots but dAnconia is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Trujillo.
Trujillo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for dAnconia!
Trujillo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
dAnconia tries to reverse the position but Trujillo maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo with shots to the head and body - dAnconia looks very uncomfortable down there.
Trujillo landing strikes from the mount and dAnconia is in trouble!
Trujillo landing punches.
dAnconia can't escape the position.
Trujillo looking to control and managing it successfully.

Trujillo working for a submission but dAnconia is keeping him at bay.
dAnconia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
dAnconia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Trujillo working dAnconia over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trujillo controlling the pace for now.
Trujillo trying to control but dAnconia is having none of it.
Trujillo misses with a head shot.
Trujillo landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

dAnconia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trujillo takes one to the side of the head.
dAnconia 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.
The crowd cheers as dAnconia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trujillo doesn't seem phased though.
dAnconia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trujillo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Trujillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trujillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
dAnconia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Trujillo defends it well.
Trujillo throws a sloppy head kick and dAnconia moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
dAnconia misses with an uppercut.
dAnconia goes for a double leg but Trujillo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Trujillo continues to drive forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Trujillo tenderised dAnconia's leg. dAnconia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trujillo feints and then cracks dAnconia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow dAnconia down.
Trujillo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling dAnconia to score with a decent uppercut.

dAnconia looking to score a takedown here. Trujillo is defending well but dAnconia drives through and ends up in Trujillo's guard.
Trujillo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trujillo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in dAnconia's guard.

Trujillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that dAnconia can do to turn this around?
dAnconia is looking to sweep but instead, Trujillo has passed into half guard.
dAnconia is not content to let Trujillo control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia gets full guard.
Trujillo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Trujillo passes dAnconia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
dAnconia throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Trujillo manages to pass to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dAnconia is looking for a sweep.
Trujillo lands some shots froms side control.
Trujillo trying to control the action but dAnconia is working from the bottom.

Trujillo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. dAnconia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo looks up at the clock and then as dAnconia takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trujillo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Trujillo working the ground and pound.

Trujillo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by dAnconia, who protects the arm well.
dAnconia striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Trujillo trying to control the action but dAnconia is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo is putting a hurting on dAnconia here, landing some big shots from side control.

Trujillo is trying to get an arm triangle but dAnconia is defending well.
Trujillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but dAnconia keeps working.

Trujillo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Trujillo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agustin 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!

dAnconia connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Trujillo. No joy for dAnconia on that attempt.
Trujillo throws a quick counter head kick but dAnconia was just out of range.
dAnconia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
dAnconia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trujillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trujillo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling dAnconia to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits dAnconias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
dAnconia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trujillo.
Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
dAnconia takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia throws out a loose jab but Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trujillo is looking to land body kicks.
dAnconia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by dAnconia.
Trujillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Trujillo throws a hook to the side of dAnconia's head but dAnconia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
dAnconia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trujillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as dAnconia throws out the jab.
Trujillo half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from dAnconia misses its intended target.
Trujillo throwing a counter right hand but dAnconia manages to avoid it.
dAnconia throws a lazy uppercut
and Trujillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
dAnconia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trujillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Francisco dAnconia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Trujillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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 dAnconia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from dAnconia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
dAnconia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
dAnconia fails with a takedown attempt.
Trujillo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dAnconia throws a hook to the side of Trujillo's head but Trujillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
dAnconia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
dAnconia with the counter takedown but Trujillo avoids it easily.
Trujillo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
dAnconia thows a leg kick but Trujillo checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia throws a hook but Trujillo avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by dAnconia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
dAnconia misses with a kick to the body.
dAnconia missing with a left hand there. Trujillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trujillo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trujillo circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! dAnconia drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Trujillo follows dAnconia to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Agustin Trujillo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Agustin Trujillo waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
Francisco dAnconia spoke after the fight, saying 'Who is John Galt?'.