PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and fabio jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Guerrero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Lie, I Cheat, I Steal. jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by yes. Enrique Guerrero has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Guerrero
vs
jones

175 cm
19
163 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Determined

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrique Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, fabio jones!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero wants to clinch.
jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guerrero.
Guerrero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guerrero tries to clinch but jones is having none of it.
jones connects with a single shot there.
jones lands a nice shot to the body.

Guerrero moves into the clinch successfully.
jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guerrero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A jab from Guerrero misses.
Guerrero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
jones slips a jab from Guerrero.
jones moves away from the strike by Guerrero.
jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Enrique Guerrero has been cut.
jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Guerrero's head.
jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Guerrero counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from jones.
jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guerrero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guerrero misses with a hook to the body

and jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by jones.
A hook to the body from Guerrero.
jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Guerrero is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Guerrero drops down looking for an ankle pick but jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters circling - jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
jones defending well as Guerrero loads up on a big left hand.
Guerrero connects with a single shot there.
jones misses with a takedown
and Guerrero counters with a left to the body.
Enrique Guerrero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of fabio jones.
jones looks gassed!
jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - jones lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero keeping moving, preventing jones from controlling successfully.
jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerrero controlling jones's posture.
Guerrero trying to control the position.
Guerrero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst jones is controlling him.

jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Guerrero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guerrero.
jones shoots in but Guerrero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guerrero looks to land a right hand but jones moved out of range.
Guerrero tries to work over jones's front leg with a kick but jones checks it.
jones slips a jab from Guerrero.
Guerrero is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Guerrero's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Guerrero tries to score with a low kick but jones moves his leg out of the way.
Guerrero waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract jones.
jones shoots in but Guerrero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
jones looks to throw the jab but Guerrero is out of range.
jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
jones misses with a wild combination.

Guerrero feints and as jones raises his hands in defense, Guerrero changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero sitting in guard here, content to control.
Guerrero seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down jones for as long as he can get away with.
jones is trying to control the position but Guerrero postures up.
jones keeping moving, preventing Guerrero from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
jones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Guerrero preventing the sweep.
jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guerrero manages to get himself to full guard.
jones lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrero keeping full guard, as jones tries to pass.
jones wants to stand but Guerrero has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Guerrero working a defensive guard here.
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 Enrique Guerrero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Enrique Guerrero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Guerrero misses with a hook. jones ducked under it nicely.
Guerrero fails with an attempt to clinch.
jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guerrero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guerrero.
Guerrero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Guerrero gets a clinch.

jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Guerrero is just too persistent for him and manages to trip jones to the mat. jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Guerrero stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Guerrero throws a hook but jones avoids it easily.
Guerrero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
jones misses with a body shot.
Guerrero throws a leg kick
and jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guerrero is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by jones there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jones drops his hands momentarily and Guerrero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut there from jones.
jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Enrique Guerrero is winning the standup battle so far.
jones jabs Guerrero right on the nose. Guerrero blinks but takes it well.
Guerrero blocks a jab.
Guerrero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Guerrero scores with a takedown into jones's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guerrero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

jones is looking for a triangle but Guerrero pushes his legs off easily.
Guerrero wants to stand but jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Guerrero trying to control but jones is working from the bottom.
jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Guerrero trying to control but jones is working from the bottom.
Guerrero won't allow jones to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guerrero walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Guerrero throws a body kick the misses
and jones counters with a series of strikes. Guerrero will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerrero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has jones pinned against the cage. jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guerrero scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with a looping left.
jones 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.
Guerrero cracks jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guerrero.
jones misses with a low kick.
jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guerrero.
jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guerrero throws out the jab.
jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guerrero.
Enrique Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerrero tries to bum rush jones with a series of wild strikes but jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Excellent takedown into side control there by jones.
jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
jones lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
jones tries to advance to mount but Guerrero denies him.
jones advances nicely into full mount.
jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Guerrero working to try and regain half guard.
jones working the ground and pound effectively.
jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
jones raining down shots from the mount!
Guerrero is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Guerrero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

fabio jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Enrique Guerrero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

jones stuns Guerrero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Guerrero looking to pass the guard.
jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
jones avoids the attempt from Guerrero to control.

jones jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Guerrero is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Guerrero and jones has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
jones working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Guerrero wants to get back to his feet.
Guerrero struggling a bit here.
jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
jones working away.
jones landing a few strikes.

jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Guerrero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
jones is looking to take a break and control but Guerrero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guerrero wants to get back to his feet but jones drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
jones grinds an elbow into Guerrero's temple.
jones works to advance to full mount. Guerrero defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Guerrero regains half guard.
Guerrero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guerrero trying to control here.
jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Guerrero makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Guerrero.
jones is in close to Guerrero's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerrero keeping moving, preventing jones from controlling successfully.
jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guerrero looking to hit a scissor sweep but jones is one step ahead there.
jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Guerrero is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Guerrero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. jones manages to get himself to full guard.
jones has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Guerrero has passed into side control.
jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Guerrero stalling away here and it's allowed jones to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

jones has an active guard here but Guerrero has managed to pass into half guard.
jones trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Guerrero there.
Guerrero moves nicely into side control.
Guerrero wants to lay and pray for a moment but jones keeps working.
Guerrero is really struggling to control jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.
jones sneaks back into half guard.
jones is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Guerrero tries to stand and escape but jones is controlling the position.
jones manages to get to full guard.

Guerrero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guerrero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Enrique Guerrero.
I think Guerrero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Enrique Guerrero!