PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abel Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Waldbauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Trujillo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2Pac - Hit Em Up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Trujillo
vs
Waldbauer

172 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
27
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abel Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Waldbauer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Albert Waldbauer has been cut.

Trujillo moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trujillo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trujillo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Trujillo.
Trujillo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Trujillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Trujillo takes the fight into the clinch.
Trujillo lands a nice knee to the body.
Trujillo working Waldbauer over with knees to the body.

Waldbauer manages to pull guard.

Waldbauer is working an open guard so Trujillo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Waldbauer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waldbauer. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trujillo darts in and clinches Waldbauer up against the cage.
Waldbauer can't get the takedown.
Trujillo scores with a shot to the side of Waldbauer's head.
Waldbauer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trujillo lands a body shot.
Waldbauer is trying to push Trujillo away but Trujillo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Waldbauer tries to circle away but Trujillo has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Trujillo.
Waldbauer looks winded!
Trujillo lands a good knee to the midsection. Waldbauer won't want to take too many of those.
Trujillo landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Trujillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Trujillo forces Waldbauer back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trujillo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Waldbauer up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Trujillo.
Knees to the body from Trujillo.
Come on Trujillo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trujillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trujillo scores a nice knee to the body.
Trujillo crunches a lovely knee into Waldbauer's ribcage.

Trujillo jumps guard and drags Waldbauer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Trujillo pushes Waldbauer off and scrambles back to his feet.

Trujillo has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trujillo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waldbauer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trujillo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trujillo landing knees to the body.

Trujillo decides to pull guard.

Trujillo manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waldbauer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Waldbauer has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Trujillo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Waldbauer up against the cage.
Trujillo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo lands a shot to the body.
Waldbauer has had enough of the clinch but Trujillo keeps him there for the moment.
Trujillo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trujillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trujillo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trujillo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Trujillo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trujillo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Waldbauer prevents it.
Waldbauer being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trujillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Trujillo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Waldbauer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Trujillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Trujillo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Waldbauer keeps moving.
Trujillo passes into half guard.

Trujillo seems to be looking for submissions.

Waldbauer actively working from the bottom here.
Trujillo is trying to control the action in half guard but Waldbauer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Waldbauer wants to control but Trujillo is keeping busy.

Trujillo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Waldbauer defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Waldbauer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trujillo pulls his head out easily.
Waldbauer is breathing heavily.

Trujillo decides to stand and escape the position.

Trujillo rushes Waldbauer and presses him up against the cage.
Trujillo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waldbauer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Waldbauer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trujillo's brow.
Trujillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waldbauer can do to turn this around?
Waldbauer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trujillo walks away with a smile on his face. Waldbauer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Waldbauer misses the shot to the body.
Waldbauer misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldbauer needs to keep his hands up - Trujillo had a free shot at his head there.
Trujillo throws a series of punches but Waldbauer avoids them all with ease.

Trujillo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trujillo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trujillo lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trujillo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trujillo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Trujillo decides to pull guard.

Trujillo pushes Waldbauer off and scrambles back to his feet.

Trujillo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Trujillo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Trujillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trujillo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Waldbauer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Trujillo breaks the clinch.

Trujillo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Trujillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Trujillo forces Waldbauer back against the cage and clinches.
Trujillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Trujillo.
Trujillo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Waldbauer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Trujillo is struggling to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trujillo lands a good knee to the midsection. Waldbauer won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trujillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Trujillo clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trujillo obliges.
Trujillo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Waldbauer is trying to push Trujillo away but Trujillo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trujillo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trujillo working Waldbauer over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Trujillo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Waldbauer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Trujillo as he connects with a hook.

Trujillo closes the distance and clinches.
Trujillo stalling the fight.
Knees to the body from Trujillo.

Trujillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abel Trujillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Trujillo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trujillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Trujillo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Waldbauer regains guard immediately.
Trujillo pushing down on Waldbauer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Waldbauer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trujillo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Waldbauer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Trujillo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Waldbauer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo blocks the strikes from Waldbauer.

Trujillo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Waldbauer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trujillo.
Trujillo tries to pass to full mount but Waldbauer defends it.

Waldbauer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trujillo pulls his head out easily.
Waldbauer is looking for a sweep. Trujillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Trujillo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Waldbauer sees it coming and defends easily.

Trujillo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldbauer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Trujillo is working for a submission of some sort.
Waldbauer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Abel Trujillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Waldbauer is trying to get back to full guard.
Trujillo controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trujillo seems to be looking for submissions.
Trujillo slows the pace down in half guard.
Trujillo is pressing down on Waldbauer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Waldbauer is holding on for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Trujillo controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Abel Trujillo wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Trujillo drives through and clinches with Waldbauer against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trujillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Trujillo rushes Waldbauer and presses him up against the cage.
Waldbauer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trujillo has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Trujillo.

Trujillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trujillo lands a jab-cross combination.

Trujillo moves into the clinch successfully.
Albert Waldbauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A knee to the head by Trujillo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Trujillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trujillo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Trujillo!
Abel Trujillo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.