PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eyyy Man (ranked 4702 p4p, 4643 weight class) and El Chapo Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eyyy Man could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to El Chapo Guzman's chin.

Man
vs
Guzman

173 cm
18
145
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
160
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eyyy Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, El Chapo Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Man clinches with his opponent.
Guzman misses with a knee to the head.
Man being controlled against the cage.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
Man avoiding damage as Guzman throws knees to the body.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.
Guzman tries to pull guard but Man won't allow it.
Man avoiding damage as Guzman throws knees to the body.
Guzman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Guzman lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.

Guzman jumps guard.

Man decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Guzman clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guzman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guzman misses with the head strike.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Guzman lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guzman.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Guzman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Guzman rushes Man and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Guzman lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Man misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guzman.
Guzman lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man avoiding damage as Guzman throws knees to the body.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.

Guzman breaks the clinch.

Man gets tackled into the cage by Guzman. Guzman maintains the clinch.
Guzman tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guzman obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Guzman manages to break the clinch.

Man pushes Guzman up against the cage in a clinch.
Guzman lands an uppercut.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Guzman tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man lands a shoulder strike.

Guzman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Man darts in and clinches Guzman up against the cage.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.

Guzman jumps guard and drags Man to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Man stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Guzman manages to break the clinch.
Eyyy Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guzman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eyyy Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Man has managed to clinch.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man is pressed up against the cage. Guzman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Man down to the mat. Man avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Eyyy Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Chapo Guzman.

Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Guzman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guzman.
Guzman is trying to pull guard but Man turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Guzman tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Guzman looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Guzman.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Guzman tries to pull guard but Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Guzman drops back down to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch on the inside from Guzman fails to land.
Guzman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 Eyyy Man will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guzman has Man pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Man manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guzman lands with a light punch inside.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Guzman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man avoiding damage as Guzman throws knees to the body.
Guzman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guzman working Man over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Guzman takes a shot to the head.
Guzman swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Guzman.
Guzman lands a nice elbow.
Guzman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guzman.
Guzman blocking some punches.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Guzman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Guzman is looking to control Man's arms but Man gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guzman has his back to the cage.
Man blocks the elbow strike.
Guzman tries for a takedown but Man manages to get underhooks.
Guzman blocks an uppercut.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.
Guzman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guzman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eyyy Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Chapo Guzman.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Guzman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Guzman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guzman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guzman goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Man takes a kick to the side of the head.
Guzman is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Man has managed to clinch.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man blocking some punches.
Guzman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guzman blocking some punches.
Eyyy Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Guzman.
Guzman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man working aggressively here.
Guzman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Man smiles and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guzman has Man pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Man manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guzman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Guzman throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Guzman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Man working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.
Guzman working aggressively here.
Man takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guzman.
Guzman tries to pull guard but Man forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Guzman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guzman.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.
Guzman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eyyy Man 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. This is the final round!

Man moves into range and clinches up with Guzman.
Man misses with the head strike.
Guzman trying to land knees to the body.
Guzman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guzman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.
Guzman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guzman wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
Guzman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman missing with knees to the body.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Guzman.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.

Guzman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Man closes the distance and pushes Guzman back into the cage.
Guzman jumps guard but Man stands there with Guzman around his waist. Guzman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Eyyy Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Chapo Guzman.
Guzman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Guzman blocks an uppercut.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guzman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Guzman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guzman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man working aggressively here.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Guzman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Guzman tries to pull guard but Man forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Guzman, against the cage.
Guzman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guzman has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man misses with the head strike.
Guzman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Guzman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.
Man has Guzman pressed against the cage, preventing Guzman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guzman tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
Guzman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man working aggressively here.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guzman throws an elbow but misses.
Man misses with some punches.
Guzman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Man pushes Guzman up against the cage in a clinch.
Guzman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Guzman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guzman can do to turn this around?
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Guzman.
Guzman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Man pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Man drives through and clinches with Guzman against the cage.
Guzman blocks an uppercut.
El Chapo Guzman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eyyy Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eyyy Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Eyyy Man!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Eyyy Man!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Eyyy Man!

Eyyy Man wins by unanimous decision!