PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ford Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ryan
vs
Trujillo

185 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ford Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ryan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A punch combination from Trujillo misses.
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trujillo counters with a head kick. That will keep Ryan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Trujillo throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trujillo misses the jab.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Trujillo avoids them all with ease.
Ryan has his takedown stuffed
and Trujillo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ryan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ryan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trujillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ford Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Ryan does no damage.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trujillo.
Trujillo scores with a head kick.

Ryan gets caught flat footed, as Trujillo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Trujillo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trujillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryan has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Trujillo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trujillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trujillo landing with the ground and pound.
Ryan wants to sweep here but Trujillo controlling him for the moment.
Ryan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trujillo fakes the leg kick and cracks Ryan in the body.
Trujillo throws a right and a left that both miss.

Ryan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Trujillo's guard.
Ryan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trujillo is on top in guard.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trujillo.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trujillo pushes down on Ryan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ryan gets back to full guard.
Ryan wants to stand up but Trujillo is controlling him.
Ryan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Trujillo connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ryan looking for a sweep. Not yet Ryan, not yet.
Trujillo is pushing down on Ryan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ryan is fighting to maintain full guard but Trujillo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Trujillo working Ryan over with strikes.
Trujillo trying to control the pace.
Trujillo prevents Ryan from improving his position.
Trujillo winds up and cracks Ryan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ryan gets back to full guard.
Ryan wants to sweep here but Trujillo controlling him for the moment.
Trujillo lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo wants to pass the guard but Ryan is keeping the position.
Trujillo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Trujillo drops back looking for a leg! Ryan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ryan manages to kick Trujillo off! Trujillo jumps back into Ryan's guard.
Ryan is looking to stand back up but Trujillo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ryan.
Ryan is staying active underneath Trujillo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ryan wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Trujillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trujillo counters with an outside leg kick.
Ryan fails with the takedown

and Trujillo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ryan won't be happy with that.
Ryan wants to control but Trujillo postures up.
Trujillo is looking to take a break and control but Ryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trujillo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Trujillo is landing with some decent strikes but Ryan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Trujillo has hold of Ryan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ryan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ryan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan wants to improve his position but Trujillo is controlling well.
Ryan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ryan is looking for a sweep. Trujillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ryan gets full guard.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trujillo forces his way into half guard.
Trujillo blocks the strikes from Ryan.
Trujillo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ryan tries to roll over but Trujillo keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo landing shots from mount.
Trujillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Trujillo looking for a guillotine from mount but Ryan is having none of it.
Trujillo with shots to the head and body - Ryan looks very uncomfortable down there.

Trujillo working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Ryan looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Trujillo! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jose Trujillo!