PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Trujillo (ranked 3320 p4p, 22753 weight class) and Raynor Anderson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trujillo
vs
Anderson Jones

185 cm
25
180
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
192
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raynor Anderson Jones!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo tries to clinch up but Anderson Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

Anderson Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Trujillo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Trujillo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anderson Jones controls the position from side control.

Anderson Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Trujillo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Anderson Jones decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Alex Trujillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trujillo is looking to clinch.
Anderson Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Trujillo wants to clinch up but Anderson Jones keeps it at a distance.

Anderson Jones clinches up with Trujillo and pushes him back against the cage.
Trujillo has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson Jones.
Anderson Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trujillo is trying to break the clinch but Anderson Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson Jones slowing the pace effectively.

Anderson Jones has Trujillo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Anderson Jones pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Trujillo tumbling to the mat - Anderson Jones dives into Trujillo's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Anderson Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Anderson Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Anderson Jones moves into the clinch.
Anderson Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trujillo.
Trujillo prevents Anderson Jones from breaking the clinch.
Trujillo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trujillo working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson Jones can't break the clinch.
Trujillo working aggressively here.
Trujillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson Jones stops a takedown attempt from Trujillo.
Trujillo is breathing heavily.

Anderson Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson Jones. No joy for Trujillo on that attempt.
Anderson Jones feints the counter takedown.

Anderson Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Trujillo on his heels. He'll look to pass Trujillo's guard now, I'm sure.
Trujillo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anderson Jones passes into half guard.

Anderson Jones escapes and gets back to his feet.
Trujillo moves in looking to clinch but Anderson Jones pushes him off.

Anderson Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Trujillo to the mat! Trujillo manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson Jones preventing the sweep.
Anderson Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anderson Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Anderson Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Trujillo wants to control the action here but instead Anderson Jones manages to pass to full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson Jones controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raynor Anderson Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Trujillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Trujillo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Anderson Jones shoots in and bounces Trujillo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anderson Jones is standing up over Trujillo. Trujillo looks to escape but Anderson Jones dives into side control.

Trujillo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Anderson Jones throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson Jones controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson Jones avoids the attempt from Trujillo to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Anderson Jones working for a guillotine from mount but Trujillo is in no mood to give up.
Anderson Jones controlling the pace for now.
Anderson Jones forces the positional change into back control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson Jones is riding his opponent, not letting Trujillo buck him off.
Trujillo trying to control but not successfully.
Anderson Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trujillo tries to escape the position.

Anderson Jones is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Trujillo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Trujillo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Anderson Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson Jones is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Trujillo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Trujillo trying to control but not successfully.
Raynor Anderson Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson Jones controlling from the back.
I really don't envy Trujillo right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trujillo is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Anderson Jones.
Anderson Jones is continuing to stall.

Anderson Jones is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Trujillo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Trujillo for a finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trujillo avoids the strikes from Anderson Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raynor Anderson Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Trujillo wants to clinch but Anderson Jones slips to the side
and Anderson Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Trujillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson Jones. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trujillo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trujillo tries to clinch there but Anderson Jones circles away.
Trujillo tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Anderson Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from Anderson Jones crashes against the mat.
Anderson Jones controls the position from side control.
Trujillo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson Jones passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Trujillo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Trujillo is trying to stand.
Anderson Jones looking to ground and pound but Trujillo is blocking nicely.
Anderson Jones controlling from the full mount.
Trujillo reaches up to try and control the position but Anderson Jones seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Trujillo rolls and tries to escape and now Anderson Jones has his back!
Trujillo tries to escape the position.
Anderson Jones controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trujillo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Anderson Jones's arms.
Anderson Jones controlling from the back.
Anderson Jones is not going to allow Trujillo to sit and survive in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson Jones is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson Jones missing with strikes from the back.
Trujillo just trying to survive but Anderson Jones is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Alex Trujillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Anderson Jones is looking for the choke from the back position but Trujillo is controlling his hands well.

Anderson Jones tightening his grip on Trujillo, looking for the choke.
Trujillo wants to control his opponent's hands but Anderson Jones gets his hands free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Even with his hooks in, Anderson Jones manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Anderson Jones controls the action.
Trujillo rolls, trying to escape but Anderson Jones keeps control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson Jones throwing wild punches that miss their target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raynor Anderson Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson Jones 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raynor Anderson Jones!