PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Trajillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Conde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trajillo's entrance music is Sniper. A fine choice. Conde has chosen Tic Tic Tac as his entrance music. Edgar Trajillo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Trajillo
vs
Conde

175 cm
21
144 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
145 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edgar Trajillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Conde!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trajillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conde.
Trajillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conde lands a nice shot to the body.
Conde swings widly with a right hand
and Trajillo counters with a right hand to the body.
Conde throws a leg kick but Trajillo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Trajillo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trajillo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Conde pinned against the cage. Conde gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Trajillo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Conde is trying to control Trajillo's posture but Trajillo avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conde is not content to let Trajillo control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trajillo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Conde's shoulder. That is not cool.
Trajillo wants to control but Conde is keeping him busy.
Trajillo lands a nice forearm strike.

Trajillo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Conde is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trajillo happy to just control the position for now.
Conde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trajillo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conde is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Trajillo is looking to take a break and control but Conde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trajillo throws a strike aimed at the side of Conde's head but Conde avoids it well.

Trajillo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Conde knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Trajillo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Conde has escaped the position, nice work there.

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.
Conde tries to buck Trajillo off but Trajillo is having none of it.

Trajillo stands up.
Nice takedown defense from Conde. No joy for Trajillo on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Trajillo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Trajillo connects with the punch.
Edgar Trajillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trajillo shoots in looking for a takedown. Conde tries to sprawl out of it but Trajillo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Conde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Conde is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Conde keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Trajillo lands.
Trajillo tried to score with a low kick but Conde checks it.
Trajillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conde.
Conde connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trajillo. Trajillo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Conde scores with a hook.
Conde looks to throw the jab but Trajillo is out of range.
Trajillo ducks under a wild hook from Conde.
Conde throws a right hand that Trajillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Trajillo also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conde throws the left hand but Trajillo avoids the punch easily.
Conde takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Conde keeps the fight on the outside.
Conde checks the leg kick.
Trajillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trajillo.
Conde misses with a straight left.
Trajillo shoots in and drives through. Conde sprawls well.
Conde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trajillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conde lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trajillo at a distance.
Conde lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trajillo at a distance.
Trajillo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Trajillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trajillo misses with a head kick.
Trajillo wants to clinch.
Trajillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Trajillo shoots in for a takedown but Conde shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Conde scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Conde swinging wildly here.
Conde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trajillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trajillo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conde feints a jab promting Trajillo to slip. Conde then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Trajillo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Trajillo moves into range and clinches up with Conde.

Trajillo pulls guard effortlessly.
Conde looking to pass the guard.

Conde avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trajillo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Trajillo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Trajillo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Conde stacks Trajillo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Conde!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trajillo struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thiago Conde will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Trajillo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trajillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Conde jabs at Trajillo's body.
Conde lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Trajillo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conde as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trajillo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Trajillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conde connects with a body shot that sends Trajillo's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trajillo doesn't manage to clinch there - Conde circles away.
Trajillo takes one on the button.
Thiago Conde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conde misses the jab.
Trajillo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Conde throws the left hand but Trajillo avoids the punch easily.
Trajillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Conde misses its intended target.
Trajillo slips a jab from Conde.
Nice cross by Conde.
Trajillo moves away from the strike by Conde.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conde feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trajillos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Trajillo instigates a clinch.
Conde stops a takedown attempt from Trajillo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trajillo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trajillo has Conde pressed against the cage, preventing Conde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Conde is looking to break free of the clinch but Trajillo has double underhooks.
Trajillo tries to work over Conde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trajillo fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trajillo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Trajillo breaks the clinch.
Jab from Conde.
Conde throws an overhand right that lands on Trajillo's shoulder, as Trajillo tries to avoid the shot.
Conde misses with an uppercut. Trajillo saw that one coming.
Trajillo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conde defends it nicely.
Trajillo has a takedown stuffed.
Conde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trajillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trajillo.
Trajillo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trajillo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conde feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trajillos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Conde throws a jab when Trajillo was well out of range.
Edgar Trajillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trajillo throws a head kick that misses.
Conde lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Trajillo with a poor takedown
and Conde counters with a left and a right that stings Trajillo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conde connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trajillo takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Conde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Conde has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!