PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Amado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Trejo
vs
Amado

187 cm
25
261 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

191 cm
25
269 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aldo Amado!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Aldo Amado has been cut.

Trejo drives through and clinches with Amado against the cage.

Trejo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Amado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trejo with a hook.
Amado slips a jab from Trejo.
Amado is looking to clinch but Trejo is avoiding it.
Amado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Trejo closes the distance and pushes Amado back into the cage.

Trejo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trejo misses the jab.
Trejo misses with a hook
enabling Amado to counter with a crisp jab.
Trejo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trejo takes a swing at Amado's ribcage but misses.
Trejo throws a hook but Amado blocks it.

Trejo drops Amado with a left and a right! Oh, Amado is hurt - Trejo dives into side control looking to finish!

Amado is rocked!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Trejo wants to stand but Amado is controlling his arm.
Amado is still in real trouble! Can Trejo finish him?
Amado is looking for a sweep.
Amado seems to have recovered his senses.
Amado is not content to let Trejo control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo tries to stand but Amado controls the position and pulls Trejo into his guard.
Trejo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Amado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trejo is one step ahead there.
Trejo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trejo looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Amado is on top in guard.
Amado wants to pass the guard but Trejo is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amado won't allow Trejo to get back to his feet.
Amado wants to control from the top but Trejo keeps moving.
Trejo wants to sweep here but Amado controlling him for the moment.
Amado slips nicely into half guard.

Amado is trying to work for a kimura but Trejo is defending well.
Amado wants to control but Trejo is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo wants to get back to his feet.
Trejo tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Amado manages to move to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amado thowing shots but they're missing.
Trejo is squirming around, avoiding Amado's attempts to control the action.

Amado looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Trejo is looking to get to half guard.
Amado looking to control and managing it successfully.
Trejo tries to reverse the position but Amado maintains control.
Trejo is working hard here to advance position.

Amado has control of Trejo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Trejo regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amado controlling the position easily from mount.

Amado moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Trejo has worked his arm free - good work by Trejo!

Amado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Amado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Amado is looking to take a break and control but Trejo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Trejo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Amado's cut.
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.

A big left from Trejo misses.
Diego Trejo is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Amado misses.
Trejo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amado pinned against the cage. Amado gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Amado moves into the clinch successfully.
Amado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amado keeps control of Trejo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Amado.
A nice left hand lands by Amado.

Trejo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trejo misses with a right hand
and Amado counters with a body kick that stops Trejo in his tracks momentarily.
Amado slips under a jab.
Amado defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trejo.
Amado thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Trejo if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trejo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Trejo keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego Trejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amado tries to close the distance and clinch but Trejo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trejo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Trejo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Trejo.
Aldo Amado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amado doesn't manage to clinch there - Trejo circles away.
Trejo throws an overhand right that lands on Amado's shoulder, as Amado tries to avoid the shot.
Amado wants to clinch up but Trejo keeps it at a distance.
Amado tries a head kick but it misses.

Amado rushes Trejo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trejo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Amado can't find room to land a body shot as Trejo controls the action.
Trejo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trejo working hard to break the clinch.
Amado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amado can't find room to land a body shot as Trejo controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amado.
Trejo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Amado walks away with a smile on his face. Trejo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trejo misses with the combination.
Trejo shoots and misses
and Amado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Amado.
A jab from Trejo misses.
Amado tries to clinch but Trejo is having none of it.
Amado plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Trejo swats away the attempt to clinch by Amado.
Trejo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Amado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Amado forces Trejo back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo working hard to break the clinch.

Trejo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trejo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Trejo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amado.

Amado clinches up against the cage.
Trejo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Amado in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Amado throws a punch but it's blocked by Trejo.
Trejo is looking to break free of the clinch but Amado has double underhooks.
Trejo can't break the clinch.
Amado lands a nice shot to the body.
Amado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trejo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Amado to keep the fight standing.
A short left from Amado.
A head punch on the inside from Amado fails to land.
Trejo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amado has him pressed against the cage.
Amado throws a punch but it's blocked by Trejo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Amado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trejo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trejo blocks a body shot from Amado.
Amado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amado creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Trejo with a big uppercut! Trejo tries to clinch up but Amado pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Trejo to the mat! Trejo covers up and Amado unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aldo Amado!
Aldo Amado managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TITAN, into his post fight interview.