PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cajetan Shashi (ranked 3282 p4p, 3167 weight class) and Dominic Trujillo (ranked 409 p4p, 395 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shashi
vs
Trujillo

185 cm
41
169
17 - 16 - 0

175 cm
42
174
29 - 18 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cajetan Shashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo works Shashi's body with a nice hook.

Trujillo gets a takedown into half guard.
Trujillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shashi is staying active underneath Trujillo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shashi tries to roll over but Trujillo keeps him under control.
Trujillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shashi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shashi tries to get to full guard but Trujillo has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Trujillo seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shashi wants to control but Trujillo is keeping busy.
Shashi wants to get back to full guard.
Trujillo drops an elbow to the side of Shashi's head.
Trujillo passes to full mount!
Shashi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trujillo tries to control but Shashi wriggling away.
Trujillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shashi is desperately trying to improve his position but Trujillo has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shashi is looking to escape.
Shashi is desperately trying to improve his position but Trujillo has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trujillo blocks Shashi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Shashi is working to get back to half guard.
Trujillo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shashi tries to lock up and control but Trujillo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shashi is looking to get to half guard.
Trujillo lands a nice shot to the head.
Trujillo landing strikes from the mount.
Shashi is wriggling around trying to escape.

Shashi somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Shashi swinging wildly here.
Shashi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trujillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Shashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trujillo thuds a left hand into Shashi's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shashi shoots in and drives through. Trujillo sprawls well.
Dominic Trujillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Shashi.
Trujillo throws a good cross that connects.
Shashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Shashi scores with a four punch combination!
Shashi needs to keep his hands up - Trujillo had a free shot at his head there.
Trujillo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trujillo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab from Trujillo.
Trujillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Trujillo connects with a single shot there.
Trujillo works Shashi's body with a nice hook.
Shashi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shashi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shashi throws a sloppy head kick and Trujillo moves out of range easily.
Shashi throws a sloppy head kick and Trujillo moves out of range easily.
Shashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trujillo stuffs the takedown attempt from Shashi. Shashi gets slowly back to his feet.
Trujillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trujillo looks to land a left hand but Shashi moved out of range nicely.
Trujillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shashi misses with a body shot
and Trujillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Shashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Trujillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo lands a really nice looking cross but Shashi seems unphased.
Trujillo lands with a shot to the body.
Shashi throws a body punch but Trujillo moves out of range.
Trujillo scores with a hook to the body. Shashi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shashi has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo jabs at Shashi's body.
Shashi needs to keep his hands up - Trujillo had a free shot at his head there.
Shashi slips under a jab.
Shashi misses with a takedown
and Trujillo counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cajetan Shashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shashi ducks under a wild hook from Trujillo.
Shashi misses with a takedown
and Trujillo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A cross from Trujillo lands.
Nice body punch from Trujillo.
Dominic Trujillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trujillo scores with a hook.
Trujillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trujillo lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trujillo punishes Shashi's body with a nice straight punch.
Shashi is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shashi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shashi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from Shashi.
Shashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Trujillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shashi swinging wildly here.
Trujillo scores with the left hand. Shashi knows he should have avoided that one.
Shashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Shashi.
Shashi tries for a takedown but Trujillo circles away easily
and Trujillo counters with a right hand to the body.
Shashi throws a head kick that misses
and Trujillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shashi throws a right hand that misses
and Trujillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Trujillo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dominic Trujillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trujillo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shashi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Shashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Shashi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trujillo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Trujillo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Shashi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trujillo defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trujillo is working Shashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Shashi working for submissions but it's allowed Trujillo to get to half guard.

Shashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shashi tries to get to full guard but Trujillo has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Trujillo connects with a nice short shot to Shashi's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Shashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Shashi.
Shashi is looking to wear down Trujillo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trujillo cracks Shashi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trujillo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shashi.
Trujillo blocks a jab.
Trujillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shashi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trujillo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shashi somewhat.
Shashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shashi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trujillo as he jumps to the side.
A head kick by Shashi misses
and Trujillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trujillo scores with a one two! Shashi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trujillo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shashi scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Trujillo avoids the head kick by Shashi.
Trujillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cajetan Shashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shashi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shashi with a nice cross.
Trujillo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shashi is defended easily by Trujillo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cajetan Shashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shashi is defended easily by Trujillo.
A lazy left from Trujillo finds it's target.
Trujillo connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo scores with a jab.
Shashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick from Trujillo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trujillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shashi throws a sloppy head kick and Trujillo moves out of range easily.
Trujillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trujillo lands a head shot.
Shashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trujillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shashi tries to clinch but Trujillo is having none of it.
Trujillo connects with a right hand. Shashi shakes it off.
Trujillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Trujillo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shashi.
Trujillo stuffs the takedown attempt from Shashi. Shashi gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shashi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trujillo.
Shashi has his takedown stuffed
and Trujillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trujillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trujillo.
Trujillo lands with a nice body punch.
Shashi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Trujillo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shashi is looking for a sweep. Trujillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shashi looking for subs from the bottom but Trujillo mounts him!
Shashi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trujillo lands a big shot there that rocks Shashi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shashi is bucking up trying to escape but Trujillo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Shashi is rocked!
Shashi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh Shashi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trujillo lands a big shot there that rocks Shashi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cajetan Shashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Trujillo.
Shashi is desperately trying to improve his position but Trujillo has a good base and remains in mount.
Trujillo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Trujillo!
Dominic Trujillo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.