PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Bringer (ranked 3315 p4p, 410 weight class) and Ivan Guzman (ranked 2678 p4p, 345 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bringer
vs
Guzman

178 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

171 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Larry Bringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Guzman!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Guzman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bringer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guzman at a distance.
A big left from Guzman misses.
Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Bringer is just out of range.
Bringer is looking for a counter combo.
Guzman swings for the body but Bringer moves out of range.
Guzman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bringer ducks under a wild hook from Guzman.
Bringer defending well as Guzman loads up on a big left hand.
Bringer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guzman 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.
Bringer throws a series of punches but Guzman avoids them all with ease.
Guzman misses with an uppercut
and Bringer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guzman connects with a jab.
Guzman wants to clinch
and Bringer counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guzman throws an overhand right that lands on Bringer's shoulder, as Bringer tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bringer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guzman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bringer's head backwards.
Bringer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guzman on the side of the head.
Guzman misses with an uppercut. Bringer saw that one coming.
Bringer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guzman slips under a jab.
Bringer misses the shot to the body.
Guzman throws the left hand but Bringer avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Guzman misses.
Bringer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Guzman.
Bringer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Guzman misses.
Guzman throws an overhand right that lands on Bringer's shoulder, as Bringer tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Guzman.
Bringer misses with a straight right.
Guzman misses with a straight left.
Bringer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bringer takes a swing at Guzman's ribcage but misses.
Bringer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bringer throws a body shot but no joy.
Bringer sets himself, and Guzman steps forward looking for the clinch! Bringer avoids it this time.
Guzman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bringer on the side of the head.
Guzman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bringer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Bringer.
Nice jab there from Bringer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guzman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guzman misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bringer connects with a single shot there.
Bringer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guzman in his tracks.
Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivan Guzman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guzman throws a jab but it's blocked by Bringer.
Bringer throws a hook to the side of Guzman's head but Guzman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been told by Bringer's head coaches at Armored Fitness & Sparring that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bringer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bringer lands with an overhand left.
Good shot there by Guzman.
Good shot there by Bringer.
Guzman throws a lazy uppercut
and Bringer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guzman digs a good body shot into Bringer's ribs.
Bringer throws a hook to the side of Guzman's head but Guzman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guzman misses with a straight right.
Bringer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bringer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bringer moves out of range as Guzman strikes.
Bringer throws a body shot but no joy.
Guzman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bringer thuds his right hand into Guzman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guzman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bringer lands a nice shot that snaps Guzman's head back.
Guzman walks into a left hand.
Guzman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bringer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman throws a looping overhand right but Bringer ducks down to avoid it.

Guzman instigates a clinch.
Bringer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Guzman prevents it.
Bringer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guzman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bringer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guzman throws out the jab.
Bringer throwing a counter right hand but Guzman manages to avoid it.
Guzman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bringer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guzman's head backwards.
Bringer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bringer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bringer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bringer misses with an uppercut.
Guzman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bringer misses with a looping left.
Guzman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guzman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bringer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Bringer looks to land a right hand but Guzman moved out of range.
Guzman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Guzman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bringer stuns Guzman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bringer takes one to the side of the head.
Guzman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Guzman misses.
Guzman misses with an uppercut. Bringer saw that one coming.
Guzman throws a hook but Bringer avoids it easily.
Guzman dips to his left and cracks Bringer with an uppercut!
Bringer missing with a left hand there. Guzman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Guzman forces Bringer back against the cage and clinches.
Guzman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bringer blocks an uppercut.
Bringer is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Bringer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bringer gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Guzman regains guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guzman is on top in guard.

As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bringer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Guzman wants to control but Bringer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Larry Bringer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Guzman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Bringer misses.
Guzman looks to land a right hand but Bringer moved out of range.
Guzman moves in looking to clinch but Bringer pushes him off.
Guzman misses with an uppercut
and Bringer counters with a nice uppercut.
Guzman ducks under a wild hook from Bringer.
A swing and a miss from Guzman.
Bringer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guzman.
Bringer throws a jab but it's blocked by Guzman.
Bringer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guzman loads up on a big right hand but Bringer slips the punch.
Guzman misses with an uppercut.
Guzman drops his hands momentarily and Bringer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bringer throws the left hand but Guzman avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman missing with a left hand there. Bringer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guzman tries to close the distance and clinch but Bringer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guzman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guzman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bringer keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bringer misses with a wild body shot.
Guzman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bringer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guzman throws the left hand but Bringer avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Bringer misses its intended target.
Bringer slips a straight right by Guzman.
A counter left hand to the body from Bringer misses its target.
Guzman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bringer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guzman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bringer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Bringer finds it's way through Guzman's defenses.
Bringer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Guzmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bringer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Guzman throws out a loose jab but Bringer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bringer lunges at Guzman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guzman's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bringer moves out of range as Guzman strikes.
Guzman connects with a single shot there.
Guzman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bringer takes a swing at Guzman's ribcage but misses.
Guzman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Larry Bringer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bringer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guzman.
Guzman lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman lands with an uppercut that bounces Bringer off the cage and back into range.
Bringer throws a looping overhand right but Guzman ducks down to avoid it.
Bringer scores with a jab to the head.
Guzman misses with a body shot.
Guzman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bringer defending well as Guzman loads up on a big left hand.
Guzman lands with a right hand.
Guzman misses with a body shot
and Bringer counters with a one-two to the body.
Bringer moves out of range of the strikes.
Guzman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guzman tries to clinch but Bringer is having none of it.
Bringer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guzman.
Bringer throwing a counter right hand but Guzman manages to avoid it.
Guzman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guzman avoids a kick to the body.
Bringer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guzman.
Bringer scores with a nice right hand.
Bringer throws a jab but it's blocked by Guzman.
A jab from Guzman misses.
Guzman misses the jab.
Bringer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bringer jabs Guzman right on the nose. Guzman blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Guzman misses.
Bringer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bringer misses with the combination.
Bringer scores with a nice strike.

Guzman rushes Bringer and presses him up against the cage.
Guzman lands with a light punch inside.
Guzman throws a head punch that misses.
Bringer wants a takedown but no success here.

Bringer breaks from the clinch.
Guzman misses with a left hand
letting Bringer counter with a right hand.
Guzman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bringer.
Guzman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bringer swings for the body but Guzman moves out of range.
Guzman throws a hook but Bringer blocks it.
Bringer ducks under a wild hook from Guzman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Guzman misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman sizes up Bringer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Guzman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Bringer is just out of range.
Bringer ducks under a wild hook from Guzman.
Guzman throws out a loose jab but Bringer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guzman is looking to clinch.
Guzman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guzman lands with a cross.
Guzman looks to land a right hand but Bringer moved out of range.
Bringer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guzman.
A shot to the liver by Bringer. Beautiful body shot.
Jab, jab by Guzman - just one landing.

Guzman darts in and clinches Bringer up against the cage.

Bringer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Guzman.
Guzman throws an overhand right that lands on Bringer's shoulder, as Bringer tries to avoid the shot.
Guzman lands with a straight right. Bringer didn't see that one coming.
Bringer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guzman wants to counter with a clinch but Bringer pushes him away.
Guzman misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Bringer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ivan Guzman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Guzman defending well as Bringer loads up on a big left hand.
Bringer misses with a looping left.
Guzman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Guzman moves out of range of the strikes.
Guzman misses the jab.
Guzman misses with a hook.
Guzman tries to clinch up but Bringer circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Bringer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guzman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bringer looks to land a left hand but Guzman moved out of range nicely.
Guzman misses with a hook
and Bringer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guzman throws a shot from downtown. Bringer moves away and avoids it.
Bringer just misses with a punch to the body.
Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bringer.
A slow jab from Bringer misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bringer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Guzman just manages to avoid it.
Bringer scores with a nice strike.
Bringer looks to land a right hand but Guzman moved out of range.
Bringer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guzman.
Guzman misses with a hook
and Bringer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guzman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bringer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman connects with a single shot there.
Guzman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bringer.
Guzman misses with an uppercut. Bringer saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Guzman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guzman throws an off balance right hand
and Bringer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guzman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bringer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice straight punches there by Guzman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guzman.
Bringer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guzman.
Guzman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bringer. Guzman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bringer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bringer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guzman wants to counter the offense by Bringer and move into the clinch position.
Guzman throws an off balance right hand
and Bringer counters with a nice body shot.
Guzman connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guzman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bringer on the side of the head.

Bringer is rocked!
Guzman walks into a jab.
Oh Bringer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bringer looks up at the clock. Bad move! Guzman lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bringer. Guzman pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Guzman!