PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Trujillo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Eastman
vs
Trujillo

184 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
28
182 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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, James Eastman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Eastman.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eastman.
Trujillo throws a sloppy head kick and Eastman moves out of range easily.
Eastman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trujillo is out of range and Eastman settles back down.
Eastman misses with a low kick.
Eastman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Eastman cracks the inside of Trujillo's front leg.
Trujillo lands with a good body shot.
Trujillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eastman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Trujillo if he has to take too many more of those.
Eastman tries a head kick but it misses.
Trujillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Eastman tries to land a body kick
and Trujillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trujillo checks a low kick from Eastman.
Trujillo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eastman.

Trujillo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Trujillo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eastman is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman tries to free his leg and advance position but Trujillo is retaining full guard.
Trujillo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Eastman trying to control but Trujillo is working from the bottom.
Trujillo working a defensive guard here.

That's two 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.
Trujillo keeping moving, preventing Eastman from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Eastman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Trujillo scores with a jab to the body.
Eastman misses with a body kick.
Eastman tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Trujillo - just one landing.
Eastman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eastman throws a lazy body kick
and Trujillo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eastman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trujillo scores with a leg kick.
James Eastman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Eastman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Trujillo tries to roll over but Eastman keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eastman is looking to take a break and control but Trujillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eastman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Trujillo landing rabbit punches to the side of Eastman's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Trujillo tries to get to full guard but Eastman has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Trujillo trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Eastman manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eastman content just to control the position here.
Trujillo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Eastman is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Trujillo is in real trouble.
Trujillo trying to control the hands but Eastman won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Eastman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Trujillo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eastman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Eastman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Trujillo wants to control but Eastman is keeping him busy.
Trujillo looking to control but instead Eastman has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Trujillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eastman trying to control but Trujillo postures up.
Trujillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eastman defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eastman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trujillo pulls his head out easily.
Trujillo is looking to take a break and control but Eastman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Eastman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eastman trying to hold on to Trujillo's head to control him but Trujillo postures up.
Eastman is looking to improve his position.
Trujillo wants to control but Eastman is keeping him busy.

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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jose Trujillo.
Eastman misses with a takedown
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Eastman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trujillo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Eastman somewhat.
Trujillo avoids the body shot from Eastman.
Trujillo has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick by Eastman misses
and Trujillo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Eastman misses with the body kick
and Trujillo counters with a series of strikes. Eastman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eastman misses the jab.
Trujillo misses with a few strikes there.
Eastman throws a leg kick
and Trujillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eastman thows a leg kick but Trujillo checks it

and Trujillo counters with a shoot takedown. Eastman fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo thows a big elbow that misses.
Eastman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eastman wants to pass to mount but Trujillo is defending the position.
Trujillo is staying active underneath Eastman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trujillo tries to get to full guard but Eastman has control of the leg.
Eastman is trying to control. Trujillo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eastman is looking to advance position but Trujillo won't allow it.
Eastman is working hard here to advance position.
Trujillo trying to control here.
Trujillo is looking to improve his position.
Eastman is taking a breather. Trujillo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Eastman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Eastman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trujillo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice body kick there by Eastman.
An inside leg kick lands from Eastman.
Trujillo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eastman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eastman lands a head kick. Trujillo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Trujillo.
Trujillo scores with a jab. Eastman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Eastman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Trujillo did well to prevent Eastman getting side control.
Eastman uses his free foot to push down on Trujillo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Trujillo.
Eastman wants to control the pace but Trujillo is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo prevents Eastman from taking his back.
Trujillo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Trujillo tries to break free.
Trujillo turns into Eastman and is now in his guard.
Trujillo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eastman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trujillo is one step ahead there.
Trujillo landing with the ground and pound.

That's two 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.

Eastman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trujillo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trujillo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eastman looking for a sweep. Not yet Eastman, not yet.

Eastman working for a triangle but Trujillo defends it easily.
Eastman looking for a sweep. Not yet Eastman, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trujillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trujillo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Eastman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Eastman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo trying to pass the guard but Eastman defending well.
Eastman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Trujillo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Trujillo's back!
Eastman has the hooks in. Trujillo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Eastman wants to control but Trujillo is keeping busy.
Good control from Eastman.
Eastman is trying to stick to Trujillo's back but Trujillo is turning into Eastman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Eastman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Trujillo.
Eastman trying to control the position here.
Trujillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Eastman has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Trujillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Eastman is retaining full guard.
Trujillo trying to control but Eastman is working from the bottom.
Eastman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trujillo's guard.
Eastman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Trujillo keeping moving, preventing Eastman from controlling successfully.
Trujillo is trying to keep Eastman in close.
Eastman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Eastman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trujillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Eastman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eastman 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Eastman!