PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy WonderMan (ranked 3516 p4p, 2644 weight class) and Alex Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 331 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

WonderMan
vs
Trujillo

179 cm
25
180
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy WonderMan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trujillo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but WonderMan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
WonderMan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

WonderMan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trujillo, pushing him back against the cage.
Trujillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Trujillo.
Trujillo swings wildly with an uppercut but WonderMan uses good head movement to avoid it.

WonderMan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
WonderMan swats away the attempt to clinch by Trujillo.
Trujillo wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo slips a jab and a cross from WonderMan.
It seemed like Trujillo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

WonderMan clinches with his opponent.
Trujillo is leaning against WonderMan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Trujillo scores with a nice short uppercut.
WonderMan misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WonderMan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
WonderMan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
WonderMan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trujillo.
Trujillo managing to block the knees to the body from WonderMan.
Trujillo has a couple of punches blocked by WonderMan.

WonderMan breaks from the clinch.

WonderMan gets tackled into the cage by Trujillo. Trujillo maintains the clinch.
WonderMan blocking some punches.
Trujillo misses with a punch on the inside.

WonderMan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trujillo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. WonderMan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trujillo tries to clinch up but WonderMan circles away and keeps his distance.
Trujillo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
WonderMan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trujillo counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

WonderMan lands a left and a right that send Trujillo crashing to the mat, dazed. WonderMan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Trujillo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo blocks a head kick by WonderMan.
Trujillo is still on wobbly legs! Can WonderMan finish him?
Trujillo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trujillo tries to clinch up but WonderMan circles away and keeps his distance.
Trujillo seems to have recovered his senses.
WonderMan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
WonderMan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
WonderMan throws a head kick that misses.
WonderMan throws a sloppy head kick and Trujillo moves out of range easily.
Jeremy WonderMan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Trujillo takes the fight into the clinch.
Trujillo working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Trujillo fails to land.
Trujillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

WonderMan breaks from the clinch.

Trujillo gets tackled into the cage by WonderMan. WonderMan maintains the clinch.
WonderMan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
WonderMan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trujillo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
WonderMan blocking some punches.
Trujillo misses with the head strike.
Trujillo prevents WonderMan from breaking the clinch.

WonderMan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trujillo fails with an attempt to clinch.

WonderMan clinches up with Trujillo and pushes him back against the cage.
Trujillo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. WonderMan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trujillo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
WonderMan blocks an elbow strike from Trujillo.

Trujillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
WonderMan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trujillo counters with a straight right hand.
WonderMan throws a sloppy head kick and Trujillo moves out of range easily.
Trujillo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
WonderMan looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Trujillo darts in and clinches WonderMan up against the cage.
WonderMan lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
WonderMan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

WonderMan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
WonderMan tries to clinch but Trujillo is having none of it.
WonderMan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
WonderMan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trujillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

WonderMan pushes Trujillo up against the cage in a clinch.

WonderMan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
WonderMan keeps the fight on the outside.
Trujillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trujillo misses with a series of wild punches.
Trujillo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

WonderMan has managed to clinch.
Trujillo has a couple of punches blocked by WonderMan.
A head punch on the inside from Trujillo fails to land.
Trujillo looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy WonderMan 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.

WonderMan wants to clinch
and Trujillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

WonderMan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trujillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
WonderMan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trujillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
WonderMan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trujillo avoiding damage as WonderMan throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Trujillo.
WonderMan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WonderMan tries to work over Trujillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trujillo managing to block the knees to the body from WonderMan.
Jeremy WonderMan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from WonderMan.
Trujillo lands with a short shot to the head.
Trujillo tries to work over WonderMan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

WonderMan manages to break the clinch.
Trujillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
WonderMan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
WonderMan keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - WonderMan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
WonderMan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trujillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but WonderMan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
WonderMan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trujillo can do to turn this around?
WonderMan is looking to clinch but Trujillo is avoiding it.
WonderMan throws a one two combo.

WonderMan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trujillo effectively controlling the action here.
Trujillo tries to stall but WonderMan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Trujillo misses with an elbow strike.
Trujillo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
WonderMan is trying to break the clinch but Trujillo has him pressed against the cage.
WonderMan tries to break free but Trujillo pushes him back against the cage.
Trujillo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
WonderMan landing knees to the head.
Trujillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
WonderMan lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trujillo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trujillo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite WonderMan's efforts to push away.
WonderMan trying to land knees to the body.
Trujillo is trying to break the clinch but WonderMan is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from WonderMan.

WonderMan manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
WonderMan scores with a spinning back kick!
WonderMan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trujillo.

Trujillo clinches.
Trujillo effectively controlling the action here.

WonderMan breaks from the clinch.
Trujillo is looking to clinch.
WonderMan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Trujillo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
WonderMan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trujillo circles away from the clinch attempt.

WonderMan has closed the distance and engaged Trujillo in a clinch.
WonderMan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trujillo is defending well for now.
Trujillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
WonderMan digs a right hand into Trujillo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trujillo's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of WonderMans head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trujillo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Trujillo.
Trujillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
WonderMan connects with a knee to the head.
WonderMan misses with a punch on the inside.
WonderMan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trujillo slows down the pace here.

WonderMan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Trujillo.
Trujillo tries to clinch up.
WonderMan throws a big counter combination but Trujillo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
WonderMan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Trujillo counters by clinching up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy WonderMan dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Trujillo moves into the clinch.
Trujillo working aggressively here.
Trujillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
WonderMan landing knees to the body.
WonderMan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trujillo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

WonderMan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
WonderMan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
WonderMan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trujillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

WonderMan pushes Trujillo up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

WonderMan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
WonderMan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trujillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Trujillo rushes WonderMan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

WonderMan manages to break the clinch.
WonderMan circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo wants to clinch up but WonderMan keeps it at a distance.

WonderMan clinches up with Trujillo and pushes him back against the cage.
WonderMan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trujillo is defending well for now.
WonderMan blocks an elbow strike from Trujillo.
WonderMan tries to land knees in the clinch but Trujillo avoids the damage to the body.
Trujillo tries to pull guard but WonderMan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
WonderMan misses with an elbow over the top.
Trujillo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

WonderMan breaks the clinch.
A head kick by WonderMan misses
and Trujillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trujillo tries to clinch but WonderMan is having none of it.
Trujillo avoids the head kick by WonderMan.
WonderMan throws a combination that misses
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.

WonderMan pushes Trujillo up against the cage in a clinch.
WonderMan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of WonderMan backwards.
Trujillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trujillo lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for WonderMan.
WonderMan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trujillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Trujillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trujillo misses with some punches.
WonderMan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
WonderMan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from WonderMan.
WonderMan missing with knees to the body.
Trujillo lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
WonderMan throws a punch but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of WonderMan backwards.
Trujillo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
WonderMan tries a knee to the head but Trujillo blocks it.
WonderMan can't find room to land a body shot as Trujillo controls the action.

WonderMan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alex Trujillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
WonderMan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trujillo circles away quickly and effectively.
Trujillo slips a jab and a cross from WonderMan.
WonderMan tries a head kick but it misses.
Trujillo tries to clinch there but WonderMan circles away.

Trujillo has WonderMan up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from WonderMan.
WonderMan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo misses with a punch on the inside.
WonderMan tries to circle away but Trujillo has him pinned against the cage.
Trujillo pushes WonderMan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
WonderMan is leaning against Trujillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trujillo.
Trujillo has a couple of punches blocked by WonderMan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trujillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
WonderMan gets through Trujillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trujillo lands an uppercut.
Trujillo throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trujillo.
WonderMan blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on WonderMan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jeremy WonderMan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trujillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Trujillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think WonderMan 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy WonderMan!
Jeremy WonderMan thanked the fans post fight for their support.