PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hatebreed Rebel (ranked 3451 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Guapo (ranked 5587 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Rebel
vs
Guapo

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hatebreed Rebel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, El Guapo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guapo throws a series of punches but Rebel avoids them all with ease.
Rebel tries to counter with a takedown but Guapo is quick to defend against it.
Rebel slips a jab and a cross from Guapo.
Rebel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Guapo connects with a nice looking jab.
Guapo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rebel feinted with a counter takedown.
Guapo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guapo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rebel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guapo scores with a nice right hand.
Guapo lands with a hook. Rebel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guapo misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Guapo misses.
Rebel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Guapo sprawls and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Rebel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guapo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rebel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guapo works Rebel's body with a nice hook.
Guapo lands with an overhand left.
Guapo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rebel counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Guapo!
Rebel works to advance to full mount. Guapo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rebel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rebel wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Rebel controlling his opponent.
Rebel moves to take his opponent's back.
Rebel trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Guapo doesn't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Guapo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Guapo tries to clinch up but Rebel circles away and keeps his distance.
Guapo lands a jab to the nose.
Rebel avoids the body shot from Guapo.
Guapo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guapo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rebel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rebel moves out of range as Guapo strikes.
Rebel tries to counter with a takedown but Guapo is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guapo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guapo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rebel under the eye.
El Guapo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guapo throws a one two combo.
Guapo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guapo lands with a shot to the body.
Rebel needs to keep his hands up - Guapo had a free shot at his head there.
El Guapo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guapo misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Guapo.
Guapo throws a jab but it's blocked by Rebel.
Guapo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rebel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
El Guapo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guapo connects with a looping right hand.

Guapo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guapo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rebel backwards.
Guapo misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guapo.
Guapo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rebel backwards.
Guapo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guapo lands an uppercut.

Guapo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guapo.
Guapo misses with a body shot.
Rebel half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guapo looks to land a right hand but Rebel moved out of range.
Rebel ducks right into an uppercut from Guapo.
Guapo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rebel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Guapo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guapo works Rebel's body with a nice hook.
Rebel takes one to the side of the head.
Rebel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guapo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rebel ducks right into an uppercut from Guapo.
Guapo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guapo misses the jab.
Rebel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Guapo misses with a combination

and Rebel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rebel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Guapo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Guapo throws a jab but it's blocked by Rebel.
Rebel tries to counter with a takedown but Guapo is quick to defend against it.
Rebel slips under a jab.
Rebel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Guapo tries to clinch there but Rebel circles away.
Rebel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Guapo misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Guapo.
Rebel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Guapo throws a right and a left that Rebel avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo misses with a series of wild punches.
Guapo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guapo with a jab.
Guapo thuds his right hand into Rebel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guapo misses with a shot to the body

and Rebel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rebel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rebel stands and throws Guapo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hatebreed Rebel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebel has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Guapo!
Rebel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rebel has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Rebel works his way to his opponent's back.
Good control from Rebel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rebel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Guapo for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rebel is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Guapo taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Rebel.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hatebreed Rebel!