PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 1478 p4p, 171 weight class) and Dominic Trujillo (ranked 2773 p4p, 294 weight class). Alexius comes into the arena with A Country Boy Can Survive blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Alexius
vs
Trujillo

178 cm
33
180 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

175 cm
28
174 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bessarion Alexius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo jabs at Alexius's body.
Alexius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alexius misses with a wild combination.
Trujillo thuds a left hand into Alexius's body.
Alexius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alexius misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trujillo clobbers Alexius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alexius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trujillo at a distance.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujillo is just out of range.
Alexius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Alexius throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alexius misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo feints a jab promting Alexius to slip. Trujillo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alexius slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alexius misses with a wild body shot.
Trujillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexius can pounce on him.
Alexius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trujillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexius tries to counter by clinching up but Trujillo breaks away and moves out of range.
Trujillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Alexius.
Trujillo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alexius with a body shot.
Trujillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alexius's hands.
Trujillo throws a hook but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius throws a nice head kick!
Alexius throws a looping overhand right but Trujillo ducks down to avoid it.
Trujillo misses with an uppercut. Alexius saw that one coming.
Trujillo missing with a left hand there. Alexius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius slips under a jab.
Trujillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius misses with a hook to the body
and Trujillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Alexius misses the target.
Alexius misses with a body shot
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Trujillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alexius at a distance.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
Trujillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Alexius.
Alexius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Trujillo misses with a looping right.
Alexius attempts a counter takedown but Trujillo avoids it well and moves away.
Alexius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Alexius. That snapped Trujillo's head back.
Alexius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trujillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexius jabs at Trujillo's body.
Nice jab there from Trujillo.
Trujillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo misses with a few strikes there.
Trujillo ducks right into an uppercut from Alexius.
Alexius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trujillo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alexius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Alexius.
Trujillo throws a looping overhand right but Alexius ducks down to avoid it.
Trujillo wants to land a leg kick but Alexius is out of range.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexius moves away.
A jab from Alexius misses.

Trujillo feints and as Alexius raises his hands in defense, Trujillo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Trujillo from controlling successfully.
Alexius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo postures up in Alexius's guard and throws a big left but Alexius blocks it.
Trujillo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexius is adopting a defensive guard.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trujillo postures up in Alexius's guard and throws a big left but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Trujillo from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trujillo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alexius has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dominic Trujillo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Trujillo throws a leg kick but Alexius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alexius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trujillo circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexius misses with a two punch combination.
Alexius scores with a nice head shot.
Alexius has been working on his balance at Navy Street MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Trujillo.
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Trujillo.
Alexius takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexius scores with the left hand. Trujillo knows he should have avoided that one.
Alexius throws a combination that misses
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Trujillo lands the left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Alexius. Those never looked like landing.
Alexius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Alexius.
Alexius misses with a double jab
and Trujillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trujillo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Alexius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexius scores with a nice right hand.
Alexius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trujillo circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trujillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alexius throws a body kick that misses.
Trujillo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trujillo.
A cross from Trujillo lands.
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trujillo manages to avoid it.
Alexius misses with a hook to the body
and Trujillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trujillo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexius doesn't seem bothered though.
Trujillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Trujillo misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dominic Trujillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alexius connects with a leg kick. Trujillo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo 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.
Alexius checks a leg kick.
Alexius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alexius cracks Trujillo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trujillo lands a lovely overhand right.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trujillo thuds a left hand into Alexius's body.
Alexius cracks a nice hook into Trujillo's ribs.
Nice body kick there by Alexius.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Alexius enables Trujillo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alexius manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Alexius scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Alexius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo scores with the left hand. Alexius knows he should have avoided that one.
Alexius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trujillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexius.
Trujillo lands with a straight right. Alexius didn't see that one coming.
Trujillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Alexius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trujillo connects with a body shot.
Alexius looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trujillo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trujillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trujillo throws out a powerful jab.
Alexius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Trujillo misses.
Alexius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Trujillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.
Alexius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius misses with a hook
and Trujillo counters with a low kick, right behind Alexius 's knee.
Alexius misses with a double jab
and Trujillo counters with a nice body shot.
Trujillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius.
Trujillo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Trujillo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trujillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius.
Trujillo swings for the body but Alexius moves out of range.
Trujillo digs a good body shot into Alexius's ribs.
Trujillo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Trujillo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alexius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alexius throws a jab when Trujillo was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alexius.
Trujillo lands a glancing blow to the side of Alexius's head.
Alexius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trujillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Trujillo.
Alexius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trujillo.
Trujillo is looking to land body kicks.
Alexius throws a body kick that misses
and Trujillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexius digs a good body shot into Trujillo's ribs.
Trujillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.
Alexius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Trujillo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius tries to bum rush Trujillo with a series of wild strikes but Trujillo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trujillo connects with a body shot that sends Alexius's belly button to the back.
Trujillo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alexius.
Trujillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexius throws out the jab.
Trujillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trujillo throws the left hand but Alexius avoids the punch easily.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Alexius as he connects with a hook.
Trujillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexius manages to avoid it.
Trujillo wants to slow Alexius down by chopping away at his legs.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexius misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Trujillo. Beautiful body shot.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Trujillo avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trujillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alexius misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by Trujillo.
Alexius throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Trujillo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trujillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexius is keeping the position for now.
Alexius can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trujillo controls the pace.
Trujillo is in close to Alexius's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trujillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Trujillo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Trujillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexius is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trujillo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trujillo throws a lazy right hand but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexius throws a nice looking combination but Trujillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trujillo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trujillo.
Alexius throws a jab but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Dominic Trujillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trujillo throws a shot to the body.
Trujillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo lands a nice shot that snaps Alexius's head back.
Alexius loads up on a big right hand but Trujillo slips the punch.
Alexius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trujillo blocks a head kick by Alexius.
Trujillo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alexius missing with a left hand there. Trujillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trujillo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Trujillo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alexius on the side of the head.
Trujillo lands a jab to the nose.
Trujillo lands a nice shot that snaps Alexius's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trujillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alexius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trujillo.
Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trujillo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trujillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alexius.
Trujillo throws a body kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Trujillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trujillo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Trujillo!
Dominic Trujillo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Bessarion Alexius had this to say: 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.