PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Trajillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza has chosen Avenged Sevenfold - Unholy Confessions as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Trajillo
vs
Souza

184 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Isaac Trajillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Souza!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trajillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Trajillo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Souza tries to roll over but Trajillo keeps him under control.
Trajillo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Souza to regain full guard.
Trajillo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Trajillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Trajillo gets to his feet. Souza looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Souza feints and as Trajillo raises his hands in defense, Souza changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Trajillo has his feet on Souza's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trajillo throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Souza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trajillo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trajillo is breathing heavily.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Trajillo.
Trajillo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Souza counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Trajillo!
Souza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Trajillo hang on?
Trajillo is looking to improve his position but Souza isn't that keen on the idea.
Souza with the ground and pound from mount.
Souza working the ground and pound effectively.
Souza landing strikes from the mount.
Trajillo is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza working the ground and pound effectively.
Trajillo is working to get back to half guard.

Souza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Souza looking to finish Trajillo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Trajillo!
Trajillo is trying desperately to improve position.
Souza landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Trajillo working to try and regain half guard.
Souza with shots to the head and body - Trajillo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Souza with shots to the head and body - Trajillo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Trajillo regains half guard.
Trajillo is looking to escape.
Souza trying to control the action but Trajillo is working from the bottom.
Trajillo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Trajillo wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Trajillo wants to get back to full guard.
Souza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trajillo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Trajillo moves into full guard.

Souza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Trajillo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Souza escapes and throws Trajillo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Souza trying to control the action but Trajillo is working from the bottom.
Trajillo tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trajillo is working hard here to advance position.
Souza trying to control the action but Trajillo is working from the bottom.
Trajillo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Souza dominated that round.
That's time! Trajillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Trajillo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trajillo tries for a takedown but Souza circles away easily

and Souza moves into the clinch.
Souza fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Souza gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Trajillo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Trajillo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Souza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trajillo wants to stand but Souza is controlling the position.
Trajillo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Souza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Trajillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Trajillo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Souza escapes and throws Trajillo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza in side control lands a decent elbow.
Souza creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Souza gets to mount! Trajillo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You get the feeling that Trajillo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Souza prevents Trajillo from getting the reversal.
Trajillo wants to get back to his feet.
Trajillo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Souza scoring with strikes but Trajillo is staying in there.
Trajillo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Trajillo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Souza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to stand up but Trajillo is controlling the position.
Trajillo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Souza prevents Trajillo from improving his position.
Trajillo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Trajillo wants to get back to full guard but Souza has mounted him!

Souza is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Trajillo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Trajillo regains half guard.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trajillo gets full guard.

Trajillo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Souza is aware though and is defending well.
Souza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Trajillo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Souza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Souza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trajillo wants to stand but Souza is controlling the position.

Trajillo pushes Souza off and gets back to his feet.
Isaac Trajillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Trajillo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Souza's guard.
Trajillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trajillo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Trajillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza pulls Trajillo in close to his closed guard and prevents Trajillo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Trajillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trajillo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Trajillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Trajillo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza takes one to the side of the head.

Trajillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Trajillo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Souza fails with a takedown attempt.

Trajillo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Souza!
Isaac Trajillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trajillo working Souza over with strikes here.
Trajillo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Souza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Trajillo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Souza's face.
Trajillo breaks from Souza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Trajillo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Trajillo has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trajillo lands a big elbow.
Trajillo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Souza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is bucking up trying to escape but Trajillo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Trajillo lands a big elbow.
Trajillo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Trajillo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Trajillo with good strikes from the mount here!
Trajillo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Souza?
Trajillo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Trajillo landing punches.
Souza tries to reverse the position but Trajillo maintains control.
Trajillo with the ground and pound from mount.
Trajillo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trajillo lands a big shot there that rocks Souza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Souza can't escape the position.
Souza wants to try and get back to his feet.
Trajillo unloading with bombs!
Trajillo with the ground and pound from mount.
Trajillo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trajillo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trajillo raining down shots from the mount!
Trajillo working Souza over with strikes here.
Souza tries to hold on but Trajillo postures up.
Trajillo lands a big shot there that rocks Souza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trajillo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Souza hang on?
Trajillo landing strikes from the mount.
Trajillo lands with some strikes.
Trajillo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Trajillo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Souza?
Souza is trying to escape the mount.
Souza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Trajillo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Trajillo lands with some strikes.
Trajillo lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trajillo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trajillo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Souza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Trajillo with the ground and pound from mount.
Souza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Trajillo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Souza is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Souza and Trajillo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Trajillo is putting a hurting on Souza here, landing some big shots from side control.
Souza is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trajillo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Trajillo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Trajillo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Trajillo 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Trajillo!