PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wm Trujillo (ranked 9422 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuf Yilmaz (ranked 4798 p4p, 0 weight class). Yusuf Yilmaz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wm Trujillo's chin.

Trujillo
vs
Yilmaz

214 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wm Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuf Yilmaz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo wants to clinch but Yilmaz slips to the side

and Yilmaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yilmaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Trujillo keeping moving, preventing Yilmaz from controlling successfully.
Yilmaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yilmaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Trujillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yilmaz prevents Trujillo from getting back to his feet.
Trujillo is pulling down on Yilmaz's head to control his posture.
Yilmaz is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trujillo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yilmaz to the mat! Yilmaz manages to get full guard.
Trujillo chips away with some ground and pound.
Trujillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yilmaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Yilmaz, not yet.
Trujillo throwing strikes from guard but Yilmaz blocks nicely.
Trujillo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trujillo won't allow Yilmaz to sweep him here.
Yilmaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trujillo is working Yilmaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yilmaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trujillo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trujillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trujillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yilmaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yilmaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Trujillo landing some decent shots from guard.

Yilmaz is looking for a triangle but Trujillo pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trujillo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yilmaz's head.
Trujillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trujillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Trujillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Yilmaz has wrist control.
Trujillo stands up over Yilmaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yilmaz is trying to control the position but Trujillo postures up.
Trujillo landing with the ground and pound.
Yilmaz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yilmaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Yilmaz looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz stays in close to Trujillo's body and controls the position.

Yilmaz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Trujillo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yilmaz has Trujillo in his guard.

Yilmaz is trying to control the position but Trujillo postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trujillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trujillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trujillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wm Trujillo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Trujillo enables Yilmaz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Trujillo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Trujillo pushes Yilmaz off and scrambles back to his feet.

Yilmaz shoots in and bounces Trujillo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yilmaz won't allow Trujillo to get back to his feet.
Wm Trujillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yilmaz postures up.
Trujillo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yilmaz is controlling him.
Yilmaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trujillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yilmaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Trujillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Yilmaz wants to improve his position but instead Trujillo has moved into half guard.
Yilmaz is looking for a sweep. Trujillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trujillo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yilmaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yilmaz is breathing heavily.
Trujillo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Trujillo lands a couple of elbows.
Trujillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Yilmaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trujillo manages to get himself to full guard.

Trujillo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz wants to control from the top but Trujillo keeps moving.
Trujillo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yilmaz controls the pace.
Trujillo wants to stand up but Yilmaz is controlling him.
Yilmaz controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz trying to control but Trujillo is working from the bottom.
Trujillo wants to stand and escape but Yilmaz is having none of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yilmaz wants to control from the top but Trujillo keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yusuf Yilmaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trujillo fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trujillo.

That's four 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 is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yilmaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wm Trujillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Trujillo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yilmaz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yilmaz wants to control from the top but Trujillo keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yilmaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yusuf Yilmaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Trujillo shoots in and drives through. Yilmaz sprawls well.

Yilmaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yilmaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Trujillo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yilmaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Yilmaz won't allow Trujillo to get back to his feet.
Yilmaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Trujillo has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yilmaz stops Trujillo from standing up.
Trujillo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yilmaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Yilmaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Trujillo backs up against the cage.

Trujillo is rocked!
Wm Trujillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Yilmaz lands a huge takedown. Trujillo is out but the ref is slow to react and Yilmaz lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Trujillo lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yusuf Yilmaz!