PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cobb Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nash comes to the cage accompanied by Dry the River. Trejo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Red Flag by Billy Talent. Saul Trejo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Nash
vs
Trejo

195 cm
20
287 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
27
270 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobb Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Trejo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo tries to clinch up but Nash circles away and keeps his distance.
Trejo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trejo ducks right into an uppercut from Nash.
Nash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trejo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trejo closes the distance and clinches up with Nash, looking for a takedown. Trejo pushes Nash against the cage but Nash circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trejo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nash swings for the body but Trejo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trejo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nash.
Trejo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trejo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trejo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trejo tries to clinch up.
Trejo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two 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.
Trejo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nash.
Trejo shoots in looking for a takedown. Nash tries to sprawl out of it but Trejo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nash manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nash swings for the body but Trejo moves out of range.
Cobb Nash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nash throws a body punch but Trejo moves out of range.
Trejo moves in looking to clinch but Nash pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trejo tries to clinch but Nash moves out of range.
Nash connects with a crisp jab.
Trejo closes the distance and clinches up with Nash, looking for a takedown. Trejo pushes Nash against the cage but Nash circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cobb Nash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Trejo.
Nash misses with a wild body shot.
Nash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trejo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nash. Trejo does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four 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.
Nash throws a series of strikes that have Trejo backpedaling.
Nash is looking to wear down Trejo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nash paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A left and a right from Nash both land. Nice combination.
Nash digs a good body shot into Trejo's ribs.
Nash lands with a right hand.
Nash misses with a body shot.
Trejo fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobb Nash dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Trejo moves out of range as Nash strikes.
Nash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trejo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trejo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trejo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trejo.
Cobb Nash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Trejo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nash scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nash scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trejo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trejo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trejo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nash is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Trejo.
Nash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trejo.
Nash throws a hook but Trejo blocks it.

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.
Trejo tries to clinch up.
Nash dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trejo tries to clinch but Nash moves out of range.
Cobb Nash is winning the standup battle so far.
Nash dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trejo doesn't manage to clinch there - Nash circles away.
Trejo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nash swings for the body but Trejo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Trejo.
Nash throws a body punch but Trejo moves out of range.
Trejo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nash misses with a series of wild punches.
Nash ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trejo.
Trejo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trejo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trejo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nash is fending him off so far but Trejo persists. Nope, Nash circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nash scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot by Nash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobb Nash dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Trejo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trejo avoids the body shot from Nash.
Nash throws a body punch but Trejo moves out of range.
No joy there for Nash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trejo misses with a takedown attempt - Nash sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nash just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trejo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nash sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab from Nash.
Trejo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trejo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nash scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trejo.
Cobb Nash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Trejo.
Nash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trejo manages to avoid it.
Nash missing with a left hand there. Trejo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trejo moves forwards but Nash connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nash lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trejo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nash.
Trejo fails with a takedown attempt.
Nash misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb Nash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trejo avoids the body shot from Nash.
Nash paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Trejo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nash has got the better of the exchanges.
Trejo tries to clinch up but Nash circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four 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.
Nash dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trejo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trejo tries to close the distance and clinch but Nash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saul Trejo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobb Nash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nash swings for the body but Trejo moves out of range.
Trejo tries to close the distance and clinch but Nash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trejo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cobb Nash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nash has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cobb Nash!