PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Trujillo (ranked 2292 p4p, 2142 weight class) and Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 291 p4p, 272 weight class). Papadopoulos has chosen Lil Uzi Vert - That's A Rack as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Trujillo
vs
Papadopoulos

175 cm
43
174
31 - 18 - 1

187 cm
39
183
32 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Avraam Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trujillo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Trujillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trujillo misses with a hook
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trujillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Papadopoulos can pounce on him.
Trujillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Trujillo throws a body punch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Papadopoulos.
Trujillo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Papadopoulos under the eye.
Papadopoulos throws a looping overhand right but Trujillo ducks down to avoid it.
Papadopoulos tries to land a leg kick but Trujillo saw it coming and moves away.
Trujillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Papadopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trujillo throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws the left hand but Trujillo avoids the punch easily.
Papadopoulos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trujillo.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
A leg kick checked by Trujillo.
Trujillo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Trujillo's front leg with a kick but Trujillo checks it.
Papadopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papadopoulos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Papadopoulos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Papadopoulos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trujillo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Papadopoulos defends well and Trujillo ends up having to push Papadopoulos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the head.
Papadopoulos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Trujillo.
A short left from Papadopoulos.
A head punch on the inside from Papadopoulos fails to land.

Trujillo tightens his grip and picks Papadopoulos up, before dumping him to the ground. Papadopoulos manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Papadopoulos controls Trujillo momentarily but Trujillo frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trujillo postures up.
Trujillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Papadopoulos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trujillo chips away with some ground and pound.
Papadopoulos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Trujillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos working a defensive guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Papadopoulos is controlling Trujillo's posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trujillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papadopoulos.
Trujillo misses with a looping right.
Trujillo punishes Papadopoulos's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Trujillo misses.
Avraam Papadopoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papadopoulos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Papadopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Trujillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo throws a hook but Papadopoulos blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Papadopoulos.
A swing and a miss from Trujillo.
Papadopoulos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Papadopoulos wants to land a leg kick but Trujillo is out of range.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but Trujillo avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Trujillo.
Papadopoulos throws a series of punches but Trujillo moves out of range.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papadopoulos walks into a straight right hand from Trujillo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trujillo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Papadopoulos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papadopoulos is looking to slow Trujillo down with leg kicks.

Papadopoulos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Papadopoulos pushes Trujillo off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dominic Trujillo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dominic Trujillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trujillo scores with a sloppy right hand. Papadopoulos should have avoided that one.
Trujillo moves out of range of the leg kick from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trujillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Trujillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trujillo is defended easily by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Papadopoulos swings for the body but Trujillo moves out of range.
It looked like Trujillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trujillo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Trujillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo misses with a hook.
Trujillo swings for the body but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
Papadopoulos connects with a looping right hand.
Trujillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Trujillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trujillo's head backwards.
Trujillo lands with a hook. Papadopoulos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trujillo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trujillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Papadopoulos's hands.
Trujillo misses with a hook. Papadopoulos ducked under it nicely.
Papadopoulos slips under a jab.
Trujillo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Papadopoulos doesn't seem bothered though.
Papadopoulos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left lands for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trujillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Papadopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.
Papadopoulos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Papadopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos misses with a looping right.
Papadopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Trujillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Trujillo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Papadopoulos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trujillo's sensitive parts.
A big left from Papadopoulos misses.
Trujillo misses with a body shot.
Trujillo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Papadopoulos counters with an outside leg kick.
Trujillo lands a lovely overhand right.
Trujillo connects with a body shot that sends Papadopoulos's belly button to the back.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the side of Trujillo's head but Trujillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Papadopoulos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Papadopoulos checks a leg kick nicely.
Trujillo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Trujillo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos misses with a body shot
and Trujillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trujillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Trujillo tenderised Papadopoulos's leg. Papadopoulos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the body
and Papadopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trujillo misses with a lunging right hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trujillo misses with a looping left.
Trujillo checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Trujillo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trujillo throws a hook to the side of Papadopoulos's head but Papadopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Papadopoulos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trujillo throws a jab when Papadopoulos was well out of range.

Trujillo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Trujillo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Trujillo throws a strike aimed at the side of Papadopoulos's head but Papadopoulos avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Papadopoulos but he's now mounted!
Dominic Trujillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trujillo tries to push Papadopoulos's head away but Papadopoulos is holding on tight.
Papadopoulos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Papadopoulos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Trujillo landing punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Trujillo dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Trujillo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trujillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trujillo throws a right hand that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a good low kick that Trujillo was not able to check.
Trujillo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Papadopoulos is looking to slow Trujillo down with leg kicks.
Trujillo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Trujillo loads up on a big right hand but Papadopoulos slips the punch.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Trujillo.
Trujillo thows a leg kick but Papadopoulos checks it
and Trujillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papadopoulos throws out a loose jab but Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trujillo checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos is looking to score with low kicks.
Trujillo cracks Papadopoulos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trujillo swings widly with a right hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trujillo's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo misses with a takedown attempt
and Papadopoulos counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trujillo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trujillo digs a good body shot into Papadopoulos's ribs.
Trujillo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Papadopoulos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Trujillo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Papadopoulos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Papadopoulos walks into a stiff left hand from Trujillo.
Trujillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trujillo throws a poor cross that misses
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papadopoulos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trujillo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Papadopoulos's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos connects with a body shot.
Trujillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Papadopoulos misses.
Papadopoulos tried to score with a low kick but Trujillo checks it.
Papadopoulos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos avoids the body shot from Trujillo.
Trujillo throws an off balance right hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trujillo's knee momentarily.
Trujillo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Trujillo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Papadopoulos finds it's way round the side to connect with Trujillo's head.

Trujillo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Trujillo thows a huge punch but Papadopoulos dodges it nicely.
Papadopoulos is trying to maintain the position but Trujillo is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo is keen to just control but Papadopoulos is a slippery customer.
Papadopoulos is positioning himself well to prevent Trujillo advancing to mount.
Papadopoulos trying to hold on to Trujillo's head to control him but Trujillo postures up.
Papadopoulos is looking for a sweep. Trujillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Papadopoulos is trying to control but can't.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trujillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Papadopoulos throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trujillo connects with a crisp jab.
Papadopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Papadopoulos slips a jab from Trujillo.
Papadopoulos looks to land a left hand but Trujillo moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Trujillo misses its target.
Trujillo throws a low kick, looking for Papadopoulos's leg but Papadopoulos calmly moves out of range.
Trujillo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trujillo throws a hook but Papadopoulos avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Papadopoulos! But no joy.
Trujillo throws a leg kick but Papadopoulos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Trujillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos thuds a left hand into Trujillo's body.
Papadopoulos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trujillo thumps Papadopoulos with a low kick.
Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trujillo.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick that is checked

and Trujillo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Papadopoulos won't be happy with that.
Papadopoulos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Trujillo.

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 Dominic Trujillo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trujillo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Trujillo!
Dominic Trujillo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Avraam Papadopoulos stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's time to leave my gloves in the cage, thanks for the support on my journey, it was all a dream when i started'.