PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abel Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slip Cahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Hit Em Up. Cahn has chosen Eye Of the Lion as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Trujillo
vs
Cahn

172 cm
23
162 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

189 cm
21
163 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abel Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slip Cahn!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cahn misses with a double jab
and Trujillo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Cahn. Those never looked like landing.
Trujillo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trujillo needs to keep his hands up - Cahn had a free shot at his head there.
Cahn scores with a push kick.
Trujillo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trujillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cahn misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Trujillo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Trujillo sizes up Cahn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Cahn is rocked!
We've been hearing reports that Trujillo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cahn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cahn is still on wobbly legs! Can Trujillo finish him?
Cahn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Trujillo tries to clinch there but Cahn circles away.
Cahn seems to have recovered his senses.
Cahn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trujillo is looking to clinch but Cahn is avoiding it.
Cahn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cahn lands a lovely overhand right.
Cahn looks to land a combination but Trujillo avoids it well.
Trujillo tries to clinch there but Cahn circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trujillo drives through with a takedown into Cahn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cahn looking to control.
Trujillo preventing the sweep.
Cahn is trying to control the position but Trujillo postures up.
Cahn wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Trujillo is now in half guard.
Cahn wants to improve his position but Trujillo is controlling well.

Trujillo seems to be working for a kimura but Cahn defends the submission attempt.
Cahn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cahn controls Trujillo momentarily but Trujillo frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo trying to control but Cahn is working from the bottom.
Trujillo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trujillo wants to pass the guard but Cahn is keeping the position.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Cahn keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Trujillo stands up from Cahn's guard - Trujillo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cahn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cahn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trujillo checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cahn throws a jab when Trujillo was well out of range.
Cahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.
Trujillo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cahn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cahn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trujillo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Trujillo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cahn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cahn misses with a double jab.
Trujillo tries to clinch but Cahn moves out of range.

Trujillo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cahn fails to land.
Trujillo blocks a body shot from Cahn.
Trujillo scores a nice knee to the body.
Trujillo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cahn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trujillo scores with a knee 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 tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cahn just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cahn blocks it with crossed arms.
Trujillo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Cahn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trujillo tries to pull guard but Cahn won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Trujillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trujillo pushes Cahn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cahn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cahn is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Trujillo.

Trujillo jumps guard and drags Cahn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cahn chips away with some ground and pound.
Cahn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trujillo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cahn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trujillo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trujillo wants to stand up but Cahn is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Trujillo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cahn.
Cahn throws a one two combo.

Trujillo moves into the clinch.
Trujillo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trujillo looking to throw knees to the head but Cahn is blocking nicely.
Trujillo avoids a wild elbow strike from Cahn.
Cahn wants to get back to striking at distance but Trujillo won't allow it.
Trujillo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short uppercut from Trujillo.
Trujillo tries a knee to the head but Cahn blocks it.
Cahn has a couple of punches blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cahn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cahn dodges an elbow strike from Trujillo.
Cahn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trujillo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cahn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cahn has a couple of punches blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo avoids a wild elbow strike from Cahn.
Cahn is looking to break free of the clinch but Trujillo has double underhooks.
Cahn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trujillo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Trujillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abel Trujillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cahn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trujillo counters with a right hand to the body.
Cahn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trujillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Trujillo closes the distance and pushes Cahn back into the cage.
Cahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trujillo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cahn blocks it with crossed arms.

Trujillo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cahn regains guard immediately.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Cahn keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cahn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cahn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cahn has a closed guard, preventing Trujillo from standing up.
Trujillo is looking to advance position but Cahn has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cahn tries to control but Trujillo wriggling away.
Trujillo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cahn wants to control the pace but Trujillo is squirming around nicely.
Cahn scoring with strikes but Trujillo is staying in there.
Trujillo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo is squirming around, avoiding Cahn's attempts to control the action.
Cahn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Trujillo tries to buck Cahn off but he can't manage it.
Trujillo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Cahn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Trujillo turns into him and now he's in Cahn's guard.
Cahn is looking to stand up but Trujillo isn't so interested in that idea.
Trujillo passes into half guard.
Trujillo wants to control but Cahn is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cahn moves into full guard.
Cahn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trujillo trying to control but Cahn is working from the bottom.
Trujillo wants to get up but he can't break Cahn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Trujillo being controlled here momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Abel Trujillo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Trujillo tries to clinch up but Cahn circles away and keeps his distance.

Trujillo moves into the clinch.
Cahn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Trujillo misses with a knee to the head.
Cahn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Trujillo misses with a knee strike.
Cahn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trujillo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cahn.
Cahn misses with some punches.
Cahn wants to take the fight to the mat but Trujillo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Abel Trujillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slip Cahn.
Cahn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trujillo prevents it.
Trujillo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cahn blocks it with crossed arms.
Cahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cahn goes for a takedown attempt but Trujillo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo stuffs the takedown.
Cahn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cahn lands with a shot to the body.
Cahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cahn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Trujillo clinches with his opponent.
Cahn is working for takedown but Trujillo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cahn tries to work over Trujillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trujillo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cahn blocks it with crossed arms.
Cahn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trujillo is defending well.
Trujillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trujillo scores with a knee to the head.

Trujillo breaks the clinch.
Trujillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cahn moves in looking to clinch but Trujillo pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cahn circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Cahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trujillo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cahn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trujillo wants to clinch.
Cahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trujillo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cahn circles away.
Cahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trujillo.
Cahn misses with a hook.
Abel Trujillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Trujillo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cahn, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cahn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trujillo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cahn has had enough of the clinch but Trujillo keeps him there for the moment.
Trujillo tries to land a knee to the head but Cahn blocks with his arms.
Cahn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trujillo pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Trujillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Trujillo successfully pulls guard.
Cahn stops Trujillo from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cahn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cahn connects with a couple of short punches.

Trujillo wriggles free and stands up.
Cahn misses with a double jab.
Trujillo tries to clinch but Cahn moves out of range.
Cahn throws a series of punches but Trujillo moves out of range.
Cahn throws a series of punches but Trujillo avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trujillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cahn misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cahn throws a poor cross that misses
and Trujillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cahn walks into a left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trujillo.
Trujillo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cahn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trujillo with a nice cross.
Cahn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trujillo's waist but Trujillo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cahn off to one side.
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!
Cahn misses with a double jab
letting Trujillo counter with a right hand.
Trujillo throws a body kick that misses.
Cahn fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cahn keeps the fight on the outside.
Slip Cahn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trujillo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cahn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trujillo scores with a hook.

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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Trujillo!
A very excited looking Abel Trujillo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Slip Cahn stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry folks, I'll be back.'.