PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Williams Trujillo (ranked 9044 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo David (ranked 6982 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Trujillo
vs
David

182 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Williams Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo David!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trujillo forces David back against the cage and clinches.
Trujillo is stalling here.
Trujillo avoiding damage.
Trujillo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Trujillo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but David is keeping busy.

Trujillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trujillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but David swats him away and circles back towards the center.

A momentary lapse in concentration from David enables Trujillo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. David manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trujillo is controlling him.

David escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trujillo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
David looking for a sweep. Not yet David, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

David is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Trujillo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trujillo is working David over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

David is looking for a triangle here but Trujillo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Trujillo is chipping away with strikes.
David is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo is putting a hurting on David here, landing some big shots from side control.
Trujillo trying to control the position but David is working away.
David wants to control but Trujillo postures up.
David is looking to reverse the position.
David gets back to half guard.
David has hold of Trujillo's hands but Trujillo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

David looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
David tries to roll over but Trujillo keeps him under control.
David looks winded!
David avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trujillo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo drops an elbow to the side of David's head.
David is looking to improve his position.
David has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trujillo is working away from the top position though.
Trujillo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Trujillo lands strikes from half guard.
Trujillo drops an elbow to the side of David's head.
Trujillo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trujillo is keen to just control but David is a slippery customer.
Trujillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's four 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.
David wants to get back to full guard.
Trujillo is trying to control. David wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

David looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
David wants to improve his position but Trujillo is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Trujillo.
David tries to roll over but Trujillo keeps him under control.

Trujillo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so David is just riding it out for now. Trujillo eventually gives up the hold.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trujillo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Williams Trujillo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Trujillo moves in looking to clinch but David pushes him off.
David drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Trujillo defends it well.
Trujillo misses with a lunging right hand
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Trujillo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Trujillo wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David wants to control but Trujillo is keeping busy.
Trujillo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trujillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that David can do to turn this around?
David is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Trujillo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Trujillo's back!

David is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
David doesn't have the hooks in and Trujillo manages to turn into his guard.
Trujillo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Trujillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Trujillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

David has his foot on Trujillo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trujillo works his way back into a safe position though.
Trujillo scoring with some ground and pound.

David is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trujillo defends well.
David is breathing heavily.
Trujillo connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo connects with a couple of short punches.
Trujillo works over David with some ground and pound from guard.
Trujillo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Trujillo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trujillo is working David over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Trujillo lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trujillo postures up in David's guard and throws a big left but David blocks it.
David trying to strike off his back.
David is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

David is keen to just control but Trujillo is a slippery customer.
Trujillo is trying to maintain the position but David is very close to passing his half guard.

David is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Trujillo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Trujillo is looking for a sweep. David is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
David is looking to take a break and control but Trujillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David is thwarting Trujillo's attempts to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Trujillo is looking to improve his position.
Trujillo is staying active underneath David, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
David uses his free foot to push down on Trujillo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Trujillo.
Trujillo is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trujillo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

David has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Trujillo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, David has tightened it up now! Trujillo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marcelo David!