PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 1352 p4p, 2356 weight class) and Dominic Trujillo (ranked 184 p4p, 309 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by I'm a Criminal. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kelly
vs
Trujillo

180 cm
29
180
12 - 8 - 0

175 cm
42
174
29 - 17 - 1

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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kelly has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trujillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelly.
A short uppercut from Trujillo.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trujillo wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trujillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trujillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Trujillo has picked Kelly up - he's going for a ride! Trujillo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly is not content to let Trujillo control the position.
Kelly tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Trujillo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kelly tries to hold on but Trujillo postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kelly moves into full guard.
Kelly wants to stand but Trujillo is controlling the position.
Kelly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throwing shots but Trujillo is blocking nicely.
Kelly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kelly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trujillo wants to get back to full guard.
Kelly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trujillo's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Trujillo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly throwing strikes but missing.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trujillo is keeping the position for now.
Kelly is pushing down on Trujillo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Trujillo is fighting to maintain full guard but Kelly has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
Kelly thows a huge punch but Trujillo dodges it nicely.
Kelly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Trujillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kelly thows a huge punch but Trujillo dodges it nicely.
Kelly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trujillo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kelly.

Trujillo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trujillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
Kelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trujillo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kelly.
Kelly not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kelly with the ground and pound but Trujillo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Trujillo has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trujillo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Kelly wants to improve his position but instead Trujillo has moved into half guard.
Kelly trying to hold on to Trujillo's head to control him but Trujillo postures up.
Kelly wants to control the action here but instead Trujillo manages to pass to full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ned Kelly dominated that round.
That's time! Kelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Trujillo throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.

Kelly pushes Trujillo up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Trujillo pushes Kelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelly prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelly.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Trujillo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trujillo.
Nice body punch from Trujillo.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
Kelly working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trujillo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Trujillo working aggressively here.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trujillo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo scores with a hook to the body.
Trujillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Trujillo.
Trujillo gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trujillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trujillo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Trujillo.
Ned Kelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Trujillo.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trujillo is trying to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling him.
Trujillo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Trujillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Trujillo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Trujillo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kelly prevents Trujillo from moving into mount.
Trujillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kelly keeps working.
Kelly is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kelly tries to buck Trujillo off but Trujillo is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trujillo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ned Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly stalks Trujillo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trujillo's face. Trujillo staggers backwards, shaken.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Kelly gets a clinch.
Trujillo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelly prevents it.
Ned Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Trujillo.
Trujillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trujillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
Trujillo blocking some punches.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelly.
Kelly lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trujillo.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trujillo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trujillo.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trujillo can do to turn this around?
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Trujillo lands a right hand.
Trujillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trujillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Trujillo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Trujillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trujillo lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ned Kelly will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Trujillo throws a good cross that connects.
Kelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelly tries to clinch but Trujillo moves out of range.
Trujillo throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Trujillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Trujillo back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trujillo.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Trujillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ned Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly tries to clinch but Trujillo moves out of range.
A big left from Trujillo misses.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Trujillo pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trujillo. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kelly closes the distance and pushes Trujillo back into the cage.
Trujillo looking for a takedown.
Trujillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Trujillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Trujillo has picked Kelly up - he's going for a ride! Trujillo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kelly is trying to escape back to his feet but Trujillo uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Kelly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trujillo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kelly.
Kelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
Trujillo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Trujillo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Trujillo blocks nicely.
Kelly throwing strikes but missing.
Kelly stopping the sweep attempt from Trujillo.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kelly's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kelly postures up in Trujillo's guard and throws a big left but Trujillo blocks it.
Trujillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kelly is one step ahead there.
Trujillo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly throwing strikes but missing.
Trujillo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelly.
Ned Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trujillo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Trujillo has wrist control.
Dominic Trujillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly postures up in Trujillo's guard and throws a big left but Trujillo blocks it.

Trujillo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kelly throws a strike but Trujillo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Trujillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trujillo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trujillo stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.

Kelly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly wants to hit a sweep here but Trujillo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kelly there!
Trujillo dominating with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dominic Trujillo.
I think Kelly 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ned Kelly!
During a confident post fight interview, Ned Kelly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.