PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jase Calderon (ranked 4053 p4p, 3978 weight class) and Alex Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Calderon
vs
Trujillo

182 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jase Calderon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trujillo pushes Calderon up against the cage in a clinch.
Calderon tries to pull guard but Trujillo won't allow it.
Calderon fails to pull guard.
Calderon jumps guard but Trujillo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jase Calderon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Trujillo breaks the clinch.

Trujillo gets a clinch.
Calderon takes a shot to the head.
Trujillo lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trujillo.
Calderon tries to pull guard but Trujillo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Calderon is trying to pull guard but Trujillo has him pressed against the cage.
Calderon is trying to drag Trujillo to the mat but Trujillo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trujillo.
Trujillo prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trujillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calderon backwards.
Trujillo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trujillo lands a nice elbow.
Calderon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trujillo is defending well.
Trujillo prevents the takedown attempt.
Calderon tries to pull guard but Trujillo won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trujillo.

Trujillo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Calderon regains guard immediately.

Trujillo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo looking to sit in guard and control but Calderon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Trujillo wants to control the position but Calderon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Calderon is pressing down on Trujillo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Trujillo is holding on for now.
Trujillo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Calderon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Trujillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Trujillo, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo tries to strike from the bottom.

Calderon drops back looking for a leg! Trujillo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trujillo manages to kick Calderon off! Calderon jumps back into Trujillo's guard.

Trujillo has an active guard here but Calderon has managed to pass into half guard.
Trujillo misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Calderon wants to work for an arm triangle but Trujillo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trujillo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Calderon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Trujillo is striking off his back. Calderon thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Calderon blocks the strikes from Trujillo.

Trujillo looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trujillo tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Calderon manages to move to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Trujillo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Calderon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trujillo swivels and escapes.

Trujillo clinches.
Calderon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trujillo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Calderon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trujillo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jase Calderon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trujillo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Calderon jumps guard but Trujillo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Trujillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calderon backwards.
Trujillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Calderon backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Trujillo.
Trujillo lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trujillo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trujillo lands with a light punch inside.
Trujillo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trujillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Trujillo has closed the distance and engaged Calderon in a clinch.
Calderon is working for takedown but Trujillo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Trujillo prevents the takedown attempt.
Trujillo lands a left hand.
Calderon tries to pull guard but Trujillo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Trujillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Calderon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trujillo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Calderon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trujillo walks away with a smile on his face. Calderon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trujillo scores with a decent looking hook.
Calderon dives in and grabs Trujillo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trujillo pushes down on Calderon's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Trujillo pushes Calderon up against the cage in a clinch.

Calderon jumps guard.
Calderon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Calderon wants to stand up but Trujillo is controlling him.

Calderon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Calderon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trujillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Trujillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Calderon keeping moving, preventing Trujillo from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trujillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Calderon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trujillo counters with a right hand to the body.

Trujillo rushes Calderon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trujillo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trujillo lands a shoulder strike.
Trujillo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trujillo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trujillo lands a body shot.
Trujillo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calderon's defenses.
Trujillo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Trujillo pulls Calderon into guard.
Trujillo wants to sweep here but Calderon controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Trujillo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Trujillo wants to get back to his feet but Calderon passes into half guard.
Trujillo tries to get to full guard but Calderon has control of the leg.
Trujillo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Calderon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Calderon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Calderon prevents Trujillo from improving his position.
Trujillo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Trujillo moves into the clinch successfully.
Trujillo lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Trujillo.

Trujillo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Trujillo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Trujillo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Trujillo has taken the fight to the clinch.

Calderon jumps into guard, dragging Trujillo to the mat.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Calderon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calderon looking for a sweep. Not yet Calderon, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trujillo is controlling him.
Calderon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calderon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Trujillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Calderon has control of Trujillo's left arm, preventing Trujillo from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Calderon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Trujillo has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trujillo.
Alex Trujillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two 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 lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alex Trujillo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Calderon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trujillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Calderon wants a takedown.
Calderon tries for a takedown but Trujillo manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jase Calderon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calderon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trujillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trujillo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo lands a nice uppercut.
Calderon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trujillo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Calderon tries to pull guard but Trujillo holds him up against the cage and eventually Calderon drops back down to his feet.
Trujillo pushes Calderon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calderon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trujillo is defending well.
Calderon wants a takedown.
Calderon takes a shot to the head.
Trujillo lands a hook that snaps the head of Calderon backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calderon is trying to pull guard but Trujillo has him pressed against the cage.

Trujillo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Calderon uses from the top position.
Calderon trying to control but Trujillo is working from the bottom.
Trujillo pulls Calderon in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trujillo keeping full guard, as Calderon tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Trujillo!