PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Jighston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Jighston
vs
Trujillo

178 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Jighston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jighston gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Jighston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trujillo is aware though and is defending well.
Trujillo postures up in Jighston's guard and throws a big left but Jighston blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jighston has his foot on Trujillo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trujillo works his way back into a safe position though.
Jighston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trujillo works over Jighston with some ground and pound from guard.
Jighston keeping moving, preventing Trujillo from controlling successfully.

Jighston escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trujillo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo looking to pass the guard.

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

Jighston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jighston is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jighston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trujillo is aware though and is defending well.
Trujillo landing with the ground and pound.
Jighston can't keep his opponent in guard - Trujillo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Trujillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jighston's head.
Jighston tries to roll over but Trujillo keeps him under control.
Trujillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Trujillo wants to work for an arm triangle but Jighston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Trujillo connects with a nice short shot to Jighston's temple.
Trujillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jighston wants to improve his position but Trujillo is controlling well.

That's two 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Trujillo lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Trujillo.
Trujillo working Jighston over with strikes.
Jighston is trying to control but Trujillo manages to pass to mount!
Trujillo lands a big elbow.
Trujillo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Trujillo landing shots from mount.
Trujillo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jighston is looking to improve his position but Trujillo isn't that keen on the idea.
Jighston sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Trujillo wants to pass to mount but Jighston is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jighston is refusing to be controlled, as Trujillo sits in half guard.
Jighston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trujillo.
Trujillo working Jighston over with strikes.
Trujillo wants to take a breather but Jighston is having none of it.
Trujillo slips a nice elbow through Jighston's hands, connecting with Jighston's forehead.
Trujillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jighston manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Trujillo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jighston wants to sweep here but Trujillo controlling him for the moment.
Trujillo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jighston is trying to control the position but Trujillo postures up.

Jighston has his foot on Trujillo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trujillo works his way back into a safe position though.
Jighston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trujillo is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jighston wants to sweep but no luck.
Trujillo working some strikes from top position.
Trujillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jighston is retaining full guard.
Jighston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Jighston is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trujillo defends well.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jighston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trujillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Trujillo dominated that round.
That's time! Jighston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jighston misses with a takedown attempt - Trujillo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jighston lands with a nice body punch.
Jighston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Jighston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jighston takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses.
Jighston digs a good hook to Trujillo's body.

Trujillo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Trujillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trujillo trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Jighston manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trujillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jighston wants to sweep but no luck.
Trujillo trying to control but Jighston is working from the bottom.

Jighston looking for a guillotine here but Trujillo defends easily.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jighston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trujillo cracks Jighston with a solid left hand.
Jighston wants to sweep here but Trujillo controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Trujillo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jighston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trujillo has managed to get both his arms back between Jighston's legs - danger averted.
Trujillo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Trujillo with a flurry of punches that miss.

Jighston looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jeff Trujillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trujillo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jighston's head.
Jighston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trujillo.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Jighston keeps moving.
Trujillois looking to pass into half guard but Jighston pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jighston is in guard.
Trujillo keeping moving, preventing Jighston from controlling successfully.
Trujillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jighston wants to control from the top but Trujillo keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trujillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jighston avoids it really well and circles away.
Jighston thows a body shot but no joy.
Jighston misses the shot to the body.
Jighston swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Jighston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jighston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Trujillo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jighston punching from mount but Trujillo doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jighston working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Trujillo can't escape the position.
Jighston wants to control the pace but Trujillo is squirming around nicely.

Jighston with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Trujillo is trying to escape the mount.
Jighston tries to control but Trujillo wriggling away.
Trujillo is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Jighston dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Trujillo throws a hook but Jighston blocks it.
Trujillo avoids the body shot from Jighston.
Trujillo pushes Jighston away with a front kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trujillo.
Trujillo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jighston lands a nice shot to the body.

Jighston scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jighston looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Trujillo is staying active underneath Jighston, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trujillo won't allow Jighston to pass to mount.
Trujillo works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jighston thows a big elbow that misses.
Jighston stopping the sweep attempt from Trujillo.
Trujillo is trying to control the position but Jighston postures up.
Jighston wants to control from the top but Trujillo keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Trujillo avoids the body shot from Jighston.
Jighston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jighston fails with a takedown attempt.
Jighston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nick Jighston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Trujillo.

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 scores with a kick to the body.
Jighston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trujillo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Trujillo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jighston to the mat! Jighston manages to get full guard.
Trujillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Trujillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Jighston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trujillo defends it easily.

Jighston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jighston wants to improve his position but instead Trujillo has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jighston makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jighston.
Trujillo is in close to Jighston's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Jighston looking for a guillotine here but Trujillo defends easily.
Trujillo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trujillo preventing the sweep.
Trujillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jighston has momentary wrist control but Trujillo slips an elbow through the middle.

Jighston is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Jighston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Trujillo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jighston's head.
Trujillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jighston is keeping the position for now.
Jighston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trujillo.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jighston misses with a body shot.
Trujillo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jighston as he jumps to the side.
Jighston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jighston.

Jighston closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Jighston goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Trujillo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jighston but great work by Trujillo.
Jighston is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Nick Jighston did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jighston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nick Jighston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trujillo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jighston misses with a wild body shot.
Jighston scores with a jab to the body.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jighston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Jighston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.
Jighston stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jighston. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jighston lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses.
Jighston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jighston connects with a body shot.
Jighston is looking to wear down Trujillo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Jighston closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jighston lands in his opponent's guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jighston trying to control the position from guard on top but Trujillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trujillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jighston drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jighston jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trujillo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trujillo wants to sweep here but Jighston controlling him for the moment.
Jighston postures up.
Jighston works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trujillo wants to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Jighston.

Jighston bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Jighston tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Trujillo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Trujillo is not content to let Jighston control the position.

Jighston 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo is refusing to be controlled, as Jighston sits in half guard.
Trujillo trying to control here.
Trujillo is trying to get back to full guard.
Jighston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trujillo keeps working.

Jighston is trying to work for a kimura but Trujillo is defending well.

That's four 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Trujillo stuffs the takedown.
Jeff Trujillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jighston fails with the takedown.
Trujillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jighston avoids it really well and circles away.
Jighston takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses.
Trujillo lands with a nice body punch.
Jighston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nick Jighston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Trujillo.
Trujillo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jighston tries to avoid it but Trujillo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jighston to the ground. Jighston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Jighston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jighston 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 38:38
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 39:38
Judge George Francis scores the fight 39:37

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nick Jighston!