PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Trajillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonio Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trajillo comes into the arena with Sniper blaring out of the sound system. Ortega has chosen Last Caress as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Trajillo
vs
Ortega

175 cm
20
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
22
147 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Edgar Trajillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tonio Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trajillo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ortega's half guard.
Trajillo prevents Ortega from standing back up.

Ortega has one foot on Trajillo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Trajillo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Ortega.

It looks like Edgar Trajillo has been cut.
Trajillo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ortega.
Ortega crunches a lovely knee into Trajillo's ribcage.

Trajillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortega connects with an inside leg kick.
Edgar Trajillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trajillo throws a head kick that misses
and Ortega counters with an outside leg kick.
Trajillo fails to land the takedown.
Trajillo throws an off balance right hand

and Ortega holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trajillo managing to block the knees to the body from Ortega.
Ortega with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ortega is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trajillo is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ortega lands a knee to the body.
Ortega unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trajillo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega connects with a knee to the head.
Ortega crunches a lovely knee into Trajillo's ribcage.
Ortega lands a good knee to the midsection. Trajillo won't want to take too many of those.
Ortega lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ortega landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ortega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trajillo backwards.
Ortega with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ortega lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ortega obliges.
A right handed body shot lands from Ortega.
Ortega putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trajillo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ortega landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ortega lands a knee to the head.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trajillo avoids it.
Trajillo is trying to break the clinch but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.
Ortega working Trajillo over with knees to the body.
Trajillo managing to block the knees to the body from Ortega.
Ortega gets underhooks to prevent Trajillo's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega trying to land knees to the body.
Ortega connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trajillo's face.
Trajillo tries to break free but Ortega pushes him back against the cage.
Trajillo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortega won't allow it.
Trajillo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trajillo avoiding damage as Ortega throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ortega.
Ortega tries to land knees in the clinch but Trajillo avoids the damage to the body.
Ortega looking to throw knees to the head but Trajillo is blocking nicely.
Trajillo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ortega.

Trajillo breaks the clinch.
Trajillo looks for a takedown but Ortega sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Trajillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trajillo. That did some damage!
Ortega connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trajillo misses with a takedown attempt
and Ortega makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ortega with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trajillo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ortega counters with an outside leg kick.
Ortega throws a leg kick which misses Trajillo's front leg but catches the back leg as Trajillo tries to avoid it.

Trajillo tries to keep at a distance but Ortega has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ortega connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trajillo's face.
Ortega is working Trajillo over against the cage.
Ortega trying to land knees to the body.
Trajillo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortega won't allow it.
Ortega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trajillo is defending well for now.
Ortega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trajillo.
Ortega missing with knees to the body.
Trajillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortega trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands with a short shot to the head.
Ortega misses with a punch to the body.

Trajillo manages to break the clinch.

Trajillo moves into the clinch.
Ortega with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortega with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ortega keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trajillo's efforts to push away.
Ortega has Trajillo pressed against the cage, preventing Trajillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trajillo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ortega using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ortega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ortega trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega tries a knee to the head but Trajillo blocks it.
Trajillo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortega has double underhooks.
Trajillo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ortega keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trajillo's efforts to push away.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonio Ortega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Trajillo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ortega takes one to the chin there.
Trajillo misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortega counters with a good low kick that Trajillo was not able to check.
Trajillo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trajillo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trajillo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortega.
Trajillo throws an off balance right hand

and Ortega counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ortega misses with a knee to the head.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trajillo avoids it.
Ortega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trajillo is defending well for now.
Ortega works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ortega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trajillo.
Ortega tries to land knees in the clinch but Trajillo avoids the damage to the body.
Ortega tries to land knees in the clinch but Trajillo avoids the damage to the body.
Trajillo can't find room to land a body shot as Ortega controls the action.
Trajillo is trying to push Ortega away but Ortega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trajillo wants to break free but Ortega has control.
Ortega connects with a knee to the head.
Ortega missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trajillo's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ortega as Trajillo tries to tie him up.
Ortega landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trajillo stalling against the cage.
Ortega trying to land knees to the body.
Trajillo can't break the clinch.
Trajillo has had enough of the clinch but Ortega keeps him there for the moment.
Ortega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trajillo.
Ortega is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trajillo taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trajillo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trajillo is defending well for now.
Trajillo avoiding damage as Ortega throws knees to the body.

That's two 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.
Trajillo prevents a body shot from Ortega.
Ortega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trajillo is defending well for now.
Ortega using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trajillo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trajillo wants a takedown.
Trajillo avoiding damage as Ortega throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Trajillo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Trajillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trajillo takes a swing at Ortega's ribcage but misses.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trajillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Trajillo clinches.
Trajillo tries to break free but Ortega pushes him back against the cage.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trajillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortega.
Ortega lands a knee to the body.
Trajillo wants to break free but Ortega has control.
Nice body punch from Ortega - that landed with a thud.
Trajillo is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ortega.
Trajillo is trying to break free.
Trajillo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trajillo has Ortega pressed against the cage.
Trajillo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trajillo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ortega obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ortega.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trajillo avoids it.
Ortega throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trajillo blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortega avoiding damage as Trajillo throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Trajillo.
Trajillo fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Trajillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortega lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Trajillo breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Trajillo closes the distance and clinches up with Ortega, looking for a takedown. Trajillo pushes Ortega against the cage but Ortega circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Trajillo moves into the clinch.
Ortega lands a knee to the body.
Tonio Ortega seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ortega.
Ortega lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trajillo avoids it.
Ortega tries to land knees in the clinch but Trajillo avoids the damage to the body.
Trajillo working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega lands a nice knee to the body.
Trajillo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortega has double underhooks.
Trajillo tries to pull guard but Ortega holds him up against the cage and eventually Trajillo drops back down to his feet.
Ortega lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortega tries to land knees in the clinch but Trajillo avoids the damage to the body.
Ortega misses with a knee to the head.
Trajillo can't break the clinch.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but Trajillo blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonio Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edgar Trajillo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Trajillo scores with the left hand. Ortega knows he should have avoided that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trajillo.
Edgar Trajillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trajillo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ortega counters with a leg kick.
Trajillo throws a head kick that misses
and Ortega counters with an outside leg kick.

Trajillo gets tackled into the cage by Ortega. Ortega maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ortega obliges.
Trajillo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trajillo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trajillo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ortega digs a right hand underneath Trajillo's ribcage. Trajillo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trajillo looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ortega.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trajillo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ortega connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trajillo's face.
Ortega scores a nice knee to the body.
Trajillo is looking to control Ortega's arms but Ortega gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trajillo has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega tries to land knees in the clinch but Trajillo avoids the damage to the body.
Ortega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trajillo.
Ortega throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega missing with knees to the body.
Trajillo tries to break free but Ortega pushes him back against the cage.
Trajillo is trying to break free.
Ortega lands a knee to the head.
Trajillo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ortega just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Trajillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortega with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ortega landing knees to the head.
Trajillo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ortega putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trajillo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ortega lands a knee to the body.
Ortega trying to land knees to the body.
Ortega looking to throw knees to the head but Trajillo is blocking nicely.
Ortega tries to land knees in the clinch but Trajillo avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trajillo wants to break free but Ortega has control.
Ortega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trajillo is defending well for now.

Trajillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trajillo throws a hook but Ortega blocks it.
Trajillo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ortega connects with a solid leg kick.
Trajillo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ortega counters with a good low kick that Trajillo was not able to check.

Trajillo clinches.
Ortega utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ortega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trajillo.
Trajillo avoiding damage as Ortega throws knees to the body.
Trajillo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortega won't allow it.
Ortega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trajillo.
Trajillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortega's elbow.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but Trajillo blocks with his arms.
Edgar Trajillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trajillo is trying to break free.
Trajillo jumps guard but Ortega stands there with Trajillo around his waist. Trajillo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ortega lands a good knee to the midsection. Trajillo won't want to take too many of those.
Ortega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ortega using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trajillo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trajillo stalling in the clinch but Ortega improves position.
Ortega lands a knee to the head.

Trajillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trajillo misses with a few strikes there.
Ortega cracks the inside of Trajillo's front leg.
Trajillo throws a lazy body kick
and Ortega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trajillo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Trajillo misses with a right hand

and Ortega counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Trajillo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ortega unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trajillo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ortega looking to throw knees to the head but Trajillo is blocking nicely.
Ortega throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trajillo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trajillo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trajillo misses with a punch to the body.
Ortega prevents the takedown attempt.
Trajillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortega landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ortega using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trajillo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trajillo avoids it.

Trajillo breaks from the clinch.
Ortega gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trajillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortega is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ortega.

Trajillo pushes Ortega up against the cage in a clinch.
Ortega lands with a right to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tonio Ortega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ortega winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonio Ortega!