PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gutierrez (ranked 1898 p4p, 4712 weight class) and Lee Vice (ranked 223 p4p, 472 weight class). Lee Vice has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Gutierrez's chin.

Gutierrez
vs
Vice

191 cm
24
159
9 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
160
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Vice!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vice throws a chopping leg kick but Gutierrez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Vice moves into the clinch.
Vice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gutierrez's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gutierrez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Lee Vice has been cut.
Vice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Gutierrez pulls guard effortlessly.
Vice wants to stand and escape but instead Gutierrez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Gutierrez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vice is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez forces his way into half guard.

Gutierrez seems to be working for a kimura but Vice defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutierrez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gutierrez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gutierrez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gutierrez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vice wants to get back to his feet.

Gutierrez is looking for a kimura here.
Vice is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gutierrez scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vice scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gutierrez manages to mount him!
Gutierrez landing shots from mount.
Gutierrez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gutierrez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vice wants to get back to his feet.
Gutierrez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vice looks winded!
Vice in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gutierrez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vice can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gutierrez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vice looks a forlorn figure.

Vice is rocked!

Vice is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Gutierrez locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Vice is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Gutierrez!
After winning the bout, Alex Gutierrez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.