PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 1266 p4p, 167 weight class) and Dominic Trujillo (ranked 1160 p4p, 156 weight class). Darren comes to the cage accompanied by Here's to the losers. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Darren
vs
Trujillo

185 cm
24
178 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

175 cm
26
174 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo goes for a double leg but Darren avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Darren continues to drive forward.
Darren lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Trujillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darren can pounce on him.
Darren throws a low kick but Trujillo moves out of range easily.
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.
Trujillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darren misses with a wild body shot.
Darren throws a leg kick

and Trujillo counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Trujillo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Darren dodges the ground and pound from Trujillo.
Darren can't do much from the bottom here.
Trujillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren stops Trujillo from passing to mount.
Darren tries to improve position but can't.
Trujillo controls the position.
Darren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trujillo lands a nice forearm strike.
The strikes coming from Trujillo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Trujillo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Trujillo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Trujillo with shots to the head and body - Darren looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo with good strikes from the mount here!
Trujillo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Darren looks a forlorn figure.
Darren wants to control but Trujillo is having none of it.
Trujillo looking to control but Darren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trujillo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Darren looks a forlorn figure.
Trujillo lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Darren is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Trujillo jumps into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darren stops Trujillo from passing to mount.
Darren can't do much from the bottom here.
Trujillo tries to score with some ground and pound. Darren controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Darren is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trujillo taking a break here but Darren is having none of it and regains half guard.
Trujillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darren's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren wants to improve his position but Trujillo is controlling well.
Trujillo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Trujillo there.
Darren taking some punishment here, with Trujillo in his half guard.
Trujillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darren defending well though.
Darren taking some punishment here, with Trujillo in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trujillo trying to control from half guard but Darren is working away.
Trujillo controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Trujillo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Darren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trujillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trujillo throws a looping overhand right but Darren ducks down to avoid it.
Darren pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trujillo is out of range and Darren settles back down.
Trujillo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darren throws a sloppy head kick and Trujillo moves out of range easily.
Trujillo feints the counter takedown.
Darren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darren throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo misses with an uppercut. Darren saw that one coming.
Trujillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Darren misses with an uppercut. Trujillo saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Trujillo. That snapped Darren's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darren.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren lands a jab.
Trujillo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darren misses with a low kick.
Darren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darren looks to throw the jab but Trujillo is out of range.
Trujillo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darren. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trujillo cracks Darren with a right hand to the side of the head.
Darren defending well as Trujillo loads up on a big left hand.
Darren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trujillo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Trujillo looks to throw the jab but Darren is out of range.
Darren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Trujillo backs away, Darren returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
James Darren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darren with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Darren.
Darren lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Darren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trujillo. Trujillo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Darren lands with an uppercut that bounces Trujillo off the cage and back into range.
James Darren is winning the standup battle so far.
Trujillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Darren.
Trujillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darren throws a low kick but Trujillo moves out of range easily.
Trujillo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Darren loads up on a big right hand but Trujillo slips the punch.
Trujillo misses with a wild body shot.
Darren looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren misses with a head kick.
Trujillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darren's corner calls for a 1-2. Darren obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Darren misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darren. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darren throws a hook but Trujillo blocks it.
Trujillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darren gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trujillo.
Trujillo throws an overhand right that lands on Darren's shoulder, as Darren tries to avoid the shot.
Darren swings for the body but Trujillo moves out of range.
Trujillo connects with a body shot that sends Darren's belly button to the back.
Darren misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darren is looking to clinch.
Trujillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Darren is just out of range.
Darren jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Trujillo misses with a wild body shot.
Trujillo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trujillo blocks a head kick by Darren.
Darren misses with a looping right.
Darren finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trujillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darren defends it well.
Trujillo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trujillo cracks the inside of Darren's front leg.
Darren misses with a low kick.
Darren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trujillo at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Trujillo lands a slapping body shot.
Darren throws out a loose jab but Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Trujillo tries to counter it with a takedown but Darren pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darren misses with a looping left.
Trujillo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trujillo slips under a jab.
Trujillo with the counter takedown but Darren avoids it easily.
We've been told by Darren's head coaches at Sweat that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trujillo cracks Darren with a good jab.
Darren takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses.
Trujillo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo connects with a body shot.
Darren moves out of range of the body kick from Trujillo.
Darren checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darren looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Trujillo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trujillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darren defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trujillo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darren throws a looping overhand right but Trujillo ducks down to avoid it.
Darren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo lands a jab to the nose.
Darren scores with a hook.
James Darren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trujillo slips under a jab from Darren.
Darren missing with a left hand there. Trujillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trujillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darren defends it well.
Decent striking displayed by Darren there.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo misses with a looping right.
Trujillo slips a straight right by Darren.
Trujillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trujillo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darren.
Darren throws a head kick but Trujillo moves out of range.
Darren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo feints the counter takedown.
Darren slips a straight right by Trujillo.
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 avoids the head kick by Darren.
Darren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trujillo feints the counter takedown.
Trujillo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darren swings for the body but Trujillo moves out of range.
Trujillo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Trujillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darren can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren misses with a body shot.
Trujillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darren defends it well.
A good leg kick by Darren.
Trujillo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trujillo swings for the body but Darren moves out of range.
Trujillo swings for the body but Darren moves out of range.
Darren walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trujillo throws a body kick that misses
and Darren counters with an outside leg kick.
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Darren.
Darren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trujillo throws a looping overhand right but Darren ducks down to avoid it.
Trujillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren misses with a straight left.
Trujillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darren defends it well.
Darren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darren misses with an uppercut

and Trujillo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trujillo wants to take a breather but Darren is having none of it.
Trujillo 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.
Trujillo stops Darren from getting back to his feet.
Darren is staying active underneath Trujillo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trujillo working Darren over with strikes.

Darren has one foot on Trujillo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Darren slips a straight right by Trujillo.
Trujillo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Darren. That one must have hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Darren.
I think Darren 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... James Darren!
James Darren seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.