PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernst Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agustin Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Trujillo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Infectious Grooves - Violent & Funky. Agustin Trujillo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Young
vs
Trujillo

195 cm
35
215 lbs
20 - 5 - 1

185 cm
28
215 lbs
13 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernst Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Agustin Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Trujillo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trujillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
Trujillo slips a jab from Young.
Trujillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Trujillo connects with a high kick.

It looks like Ernst Young has been cut.
Young missing with a left hand there. Trujillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ernst Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trujillo staying out of range there.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trujillo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trujillo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trujillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Trujillo.
Trujillo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young throws a lazy uppercut

and Trujillo moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Trujillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Young misses with a body punch.
Young tries a body shot but Trujillo blocks it.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trujillo throws a head punch that misses.
Young misses with some punches.
Young misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trujillo.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Trujillo.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trujillo tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Trujillo back against the cage.

Trujillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young takes one to the side of the head.
Young misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Trujillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young's corner calls for a 1-2. Young obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Young throws a chopping leg kick but Trujillo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trujillo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
Trujillo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trujillo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Trujillo.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trujillo.
Trujillo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Trujillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trujillo keeps Young at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Trujillo.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young moves out of range as Trujillo throws a body kick.
A big right from Young misses.
Young throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Young misses.
Trujillo throws a counter combo.
Young misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Young connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trujillo's hands.
Young misses with a hook
and Trujillo counters with a leg kick.
Trujillo slips a jab from Young.
Trujillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trujillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Despite the aggression on Trujillo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Trujillo slips under a jab from Young.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trujillo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Young throws out a loose jab but Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trujillo slips under a jab from Young.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young cracks Trujillo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Young misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
Young backing away here, and Trujillo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Young. That snapped Trujillo's head back.
Young bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trujillo's head.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trujillo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Trujillo counters with a good, hard body kick but Young shrugs it off.
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Trujillo feints a counter leg kick.
Trujillo checks a leg kick.
Trujillo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernst Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernst Young's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A solid body kick from Trujillo.
Trujillo connects with a body shot.
Trujillo tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ernst Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Young thuds his right hand into Trujillo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot lands for Young.
Young misses with a right hand
and Trujillo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Young's knee momentarily.
Trujillo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trujillo.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Trujillo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Young really felt that one!
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Trujillo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young throws a looping overhand right but Trujillo ducks down to avoid it.
Trujillo scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
Trujillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Trujillo counters with a body kick.
Trujillo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ernst Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trujillo staying out of range there.
Trujillo throws a fast counter high kick but Young manages to duck under it in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trujillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trujillo thuds a left hand into Young's body.
Young misses with a hook
and Trujillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Young.
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trujillo counters with a three punch combo that has Young backing up. Young nods at Trujillo to acknowledge the strikes.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Trujillo moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a hook but Trujillo blocks it.
Trujillo flicks out a counter leg kick but Young steps away.
Young throws out a loose jab but Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trujillo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trujillo counters with a leg kick.
Trujillo checks a low kick from Young.
Young looks to throw the jab but Trujillo is out of range.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Trujillo defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Young thows a leg kick but Trujillo checks it
and Trujillo counters with an outside leg kick.
Young misses with a left hand
and Trujillo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trujillo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Young rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Trujillo.
Trujillo cracks the inside of Young's front leg.
Young takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trujillo flicks out a counter leg kick but Young steps away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo slips under a jab from Young.
Trujillo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Young misses with a straight right.

Trujillo pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
Trujillo scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Trujillo pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trujillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Young.
Still in the clinch, Trujillo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trujillo lands an elbow just above Young 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trujillo.

Trujillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trujillo cracks Young with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Trujillo throws out a powerful jab.
Trujillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trujillo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Young tries a low kick but Trujillo avoids it.
Trujillo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Young will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Trujillo blocks a jab.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Trujillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Young.
A left lands for Young.
Trujillo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trujillo scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agustin Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernst Young's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Trujillo throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Young throws out a loose jab but Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young walks forward, straight into a front kick from Trujillo.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trujillo.
Trujillo blocks a jab.
Young misses with a left hand
and Trujillo counters with a nice body kick.
Young throws an off balance right hand

and Trujillo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Agustin Trujillo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Young tries a body shot but Trujillo blocks it.
Trujillo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Young's face.
Trujillo tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo lands with a short shot to the head.
Young is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Trujillo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trujillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trujillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Trujillo controls the action.
Trujillo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Young is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trujillo lands a body shot.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Trujillo.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trujillo.
Trujillo tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Trujillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Trujillo as the two fighters clinch.
Trujillo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Young gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ernst Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agustin Trujillo.
Trujillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Trujillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.

Trujillo manages to break the clinch.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Trujillo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Trujillo counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trujillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Young misses.
Young connects with a jab.
Young misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Trujillo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Young throws a solid leg kick but Trujillo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Young.
And Trujillo responds with a good body kick, but Young manages to step out the way in time.
Young misses with a low kick.
Young throws a poor cross that misses
letting Trujillo counter with a right hand.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Trujillo scores with a jab to the head.
Young takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trujillo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Trujillo.
Trujillo slips a straight right by Young.
Trujillo scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
A head kick misses from Trujillo.
Young throws a hook to the side of Trujillo's head but Trujillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo is looking to chop away at Young's legs.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Young with a nice cross.
Good shot there by Young.
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trujillo.
Trujillo throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Agustin Trujillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trujillo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agustin Trujillo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Agustin Trujillo waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.