PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). walker has chosen The Doors - Peace Frog as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Trujillo
vs
walker

180 cm
24
182 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Shango Designs
Pandemic Los Angeles ($30)

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, jack walker!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trujillo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. walker sprawls well initially but Trujillo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
walker works his way to full guard. Good work.
walker is pulling down on Trujillo's head. It's preventing any offense from Trujillo, at least for the moment.
Trujillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
walker wants to sweep here but Trujillo controlling him for the moment.
Trujillo wants to pass the guard but walker is keeping the position.
walker trying to control the position.
Trujillo thows a big elbow that misses.
Trujillo throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now walker is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
walker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trujillo's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Trujillo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trujillo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trujillo being controlled here, momentarily.
walker works over Trujillo with some ground and pound from guard.
Trujillo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
walker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Trujillo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
walker trying to hold on to Trujillo's head to control him but Trujillo postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. walker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
walker keeping full guard, as Trujillo tries to pass.
walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trujillo preventing the sweep.
Trujillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trujillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and walker wants it to stay on the feet.
walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Trujillo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trujillo shoots in looking for a takedown. walker tries to sprawl out of it but Trujillo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. walker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
walker misses with a wild body shot.
walker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Jose Trujillo has been cut.
Trujillo thuds his right hand into walker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Trujillo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Trujillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trujillo.
walker misses with a head kick.
Trujillo stuffs the takedown.
walker tries to score with a low kick but Trujillo moves his leg out of the way.
Trujillo with a lazy takedown attempt
and walker counters with an inside leg kick.
walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trujillo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trujillo jabs at walker's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jack walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Trujillo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Trujillo blocks a head kick by walker.
walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trujillo manages to avoid it.
walker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trujillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
walker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Trujillo counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from Trujillo crashes against the mat.

Trujillo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trujillo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
walker tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo looking to control but instead walker has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
walker trying to control here.
Trujillo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Trujillo misses with a head shot. walker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Trujillo looking to pass the guard.
walker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Trujillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trujillo wants to pass the guard but walker is keeping the position.
Trujillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
walker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Trujillo tries to free his leg and advance position but walker is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick from walker misses.

walker scores a takedown into full mount!
Trujillo tries to lock up and control but walker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
walker landing punches.
Trujillo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
walker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
walker controlling from the full mount.
walker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
walker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
walker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Trujillo's face.
walker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
walker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trujillo is in a horrible position here. walker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Trujillo is rocked!
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!
walker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Trujillo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
walker prevents Trujillo from getting the reversal.
Trujillo seems to have got his legs back now.
walker lands a heavy elbow.
Trujillo is looking to improve his position but walker isn't that keen on the idea.
walker lands a big shot there that rocks Trujillo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Trujillo is looking to get to half guard.
walker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trujillo is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
walker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jack walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Trujillo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Trujillo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trujillo throws a right and a left that walker avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as walker blocks the leg kick.
walker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trujillo.
walker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trujillo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trujillo avoids the head kick by walker.
Trujillo slips a jab from walker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
walker missing with a left hand there. Trujillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from walker.

walker clinches up with Trujillo and pushes him back against the cage.
Trujillo tries to land knees in the clinch but walker avoids the damage to the body.
Trujillo tries to work over walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for walker.
walker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Trujillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trujillo pushes walker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
walker just leaning against Trujillo, taking a breather.
walker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trujillo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
walker trying to stall but Trujillo improves his position.
Trujillo lands a good knee to the midsection. walker won't want to take too many of those.
Trujillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with walker's elbow.
walker wants to stall.
Trujillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trujillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo is pressed up against the cage. walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Trujillo down to the mat. Trujillo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Trujillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trujillo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

walker takes the fight into the clinch.
walker stops a takedown attempt from Trujillo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Trujillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trujillo swings wildly with an uppercut but walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for walker to work.
Trujillo tries a body shot but walker blocks it.
walker taking a breather.
Trujillo avoids a wild elbow strike from walker.
walker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
walker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trujillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jose Trujillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
walker scores a nice knee to the body.
walker wants a takedown but no success here.
Trujillo looking to stall.
walker connects with a knee to the head.
walker slowing the pace effectively.
walker blocks a body shot from Trujillo.
walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
walker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trujillo blocks the elbow strike.
Trujillo wants a takedown.
walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trujillo.
Trujillo can't find room to land a body shot as walker controls the action.
Trujillo drops down looking for an ankle pick but walker pulls his leg out and moves away.

walker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Trujillo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
jack walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
walker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Trujillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Trujillo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. walker defends it easily.
walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
jack walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well walker 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jack walker!