PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agustin Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo comes to the cage accompanied by Infectious Grooves - Violent & Funky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trujillo
vs
Williams

185 cm
25
215 lbs
9 - 8 - 2

194 cm
27
213 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent 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 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Agustin Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Daniel Williams!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Trujillo slams his shin into Williams's torso.
Williams throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Trujillo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Williams tries to sprawl but Trujillo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Williams told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
Trujillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Williams is looking to control Trujillo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Trujillo is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing that Trujillo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Trujillo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Williams pushes Trujillo off looking to stand but Trujillo dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trujillo.
Trujillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams wants to improve his position but Trujillo is controlling well.

Trujillo is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams is looking to control Trujillo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trujillo throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams is positioning himself well to prevent Trujillo advancing to mount.
Trujillo prevents Williams from improving his position.
Trujillo working the head and body with strikes.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trujillo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Williams is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Trujillo with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.

Trujillo has control of Williams's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Williams regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Williams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Trujillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Trujillo, not yet.
Williams trying to control but Trujillo is working from the bottom.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Trujillo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trujillo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Trujillo's legs - danger averted.

Trujillo looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
Trujillo is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams won't allow Trujillo to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agustin Trujillo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Williams cracks Trujillo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Trujillo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and Trujillo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trujillo looking to pass the guard.
Trujillo advances to half guard.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Williams moves into full guard.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trujillo is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams keeping full guard, as Trujillo tries to pass.
Trujillo trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Trujillo looking to pass the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams controls Trujillo momentarily but Trujillo frees himself.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Trujillo clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trujillo.
Trujillo missing with knees to the body.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trujillo throws a head punch that misses.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Trujillo manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo misses with a looping left.
Williams lands with a hook. Trujillo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Williams gets caught napping as Trujillo dives in and scores a takedown. Williams manages to retain guard.
Trujillo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Williams's guard.
Trujillo wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams wants to control but Trujillo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Trujillo trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Williams trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Trujillo manages to pass to mount!
Trujillo with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Williams's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Trujillo lands a big elbow.
Trujillo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trujillo looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Trujillo wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trujillo breaks from Williams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agustin Trujillo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Williams throws a hook but Trujillo blocks it.
Trujillo misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Trujillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Williams tries to keep at a distance but Trujillo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trujillo throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Trujillo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Williams avoids it.

Trujillo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Trujillo lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Trujillo from controlling successfully.
Trujillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo is really struggling to control Williams but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Trujillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trujillo is working hard here to advance position.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trujillo wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Williams engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Trujillo keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Trujillo keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.

Trujillo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Trujillo is trying to keep Williams in close.
Trujillo controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.

Trujillo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Williams defends well.
Williams wants to stand but Trujillo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Williams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Trujillo throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trujillo. Trujillo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Agustin Trujillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trujillo avoids the head kick by Williams.
Daniel Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams gets caught flat footed, as Trujillo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Trujillo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Trujillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.

Williams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Trujillo slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trujillo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Trujillo trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Williams.
I think Trujillo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agustin Trujillo!
Agustin Trujillo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.