PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 5436 p4p, 6250 weight class) and Estevon Guerra (ranked 185 p4p, 204 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Duterte
vs
Guerra

195 cm
19
270
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
17
270
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Estevon Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duterte instigates a clinch.
Duterte throws a head punch that misses.
Duterte throws a punch but it's blocked by Guerra.
Guerra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Duterte fails to land.
Duterte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guerra slowing the pace effectively.
Duterte misses with a punch on the inside.
Duterte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Estevon Guerra has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guerra.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but Duterte blocks with his arms.
Duterte managing to block the knees to the body from Guerra.
Guerra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duterte blocks it with crossed arms.
Guerra trying to land knees to the body.
Guerra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duterte is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerra looking to throw knees to the head but Duterte is blocking nicely.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but Duterte blocks it.
Guerra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guerra throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Duterte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guerra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A knee to the head by Guerra.

It looks like Rodrigo Duterte has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duterte stalling in the clinch but Guerra improves position.
Duterte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duterte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guerra or not.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duterte lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Duterte.
Guerra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Duterte in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Duterte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guerra blocks it with crossed arms.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but Duterte blocks it.
Guerra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duterte blocks it with crossed arms.
Duterte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guerra avoids it.
Guerra just leaning against Duterte, taking a breather.
Duterte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guerra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duterte.
Guerra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duterte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duterte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duterte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guerra misses with a knee to the head.
Duterte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guerra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duterte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but Duterte blocks it.
Duterte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guerra backwards.
Duterte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guerra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duterte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guerra misses with a knee to the head.
Guerra landing knees to the head.
Guerra missing with knees to the body.
Guerra tries to land knees in the clinch but Duterte avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Guerra.
A head punch on the inside from Duterte fails to land.
Duterte stalling in the clinch but Guerra improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guerra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guerra looking to throw knees to the head but Duterte is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Duterte fails to land.
Guerra tries to land knees in the clinch but Duterte avoids the damage to the body.
Duterte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guerra looking to throw knees to the head but Duterte is blocking nicely.
Guerra connects with a knee to the head.
Guerra missing with knees to the body.
Duterte working aggressively here.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duterte avoids it.
Duterte tries to throw a body punch but Guerra avoids it by throwing Duterte back against the cage.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but Duterte blocks with his arms.
The referee calls for Guerra to work.
Duterte will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Guerra up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duterte throws a head punch that misses.
Guerra looking to throw knees to the head but Duterte is blocking nicely.
Guerra looking to throw knees to the head but Duterte is blocking nicely.
Duterte lands a nice uppercut.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duterte lands a hook that snaps the head of Guerra backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duterte.
Guerra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duterte throws an elbow but misses.
Guerra misses with a knee strike.
Duterte struggles to land a body shot inside as Guerra controls his hands.
Duterte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guerra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but Duterte blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Estevon Guerra dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Guerra takes the fight into the clinch.
Guerra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Guerra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Duterte in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Estevon Guerra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Duterte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guerra looking to throw knees to the head but Duterte is blocking nicely.
Guerra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duterte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guerra.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guerra obliges.
Guerra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duterte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but Duterte blocks it.
Duterte slows down the pace here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guerra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duterte blocks it with crossed arms.
Guerra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duterte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra missing with knees to the body.
Duterte avoiding damage as Guerra throws knees to the body.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but Duterte blocks it.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guerra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duterte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duterte's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Duterte lands with a left to the head.
Duterte working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Duterte.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but Duterte blocks it.
Duterte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duterte misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Duterte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte misses with the head strike.
Guerra misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Guerra.
Duterte lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duterte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duterte has a couple of punches blocked by Guerra.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guerra lands a knee to the body.
Guerra looking to throw knees to the head but Duterte is blocking nicely.
Duterte has a couple of punches blocked by Guerra.
Duterte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duterte takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guerra.
Guerra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duterte blocks it with crossed arms.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra looking to throw knees to the head but Duterte is blocking nicely.
Duterte throws a punch but it's blocked by Guerra.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duterte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duterte blocks it with crossed arms.
Guerra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duterte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guerra.
Guerra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duterte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guerra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guerra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duterte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duterte scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Estevon Guerra's cut even more.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guerra.
Duterte tries to stall but Guerra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guerra manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guerra tries to land knees in the clinch but Duterte avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but Duterte blocks it.
Guerra misses with a knee strike.
Guerra takes a shot to the head.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but Duterte blocks it.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Duterte scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duterte as Guerra tries to tie him up.
Guerra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Duterte.
Duterte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duterte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duterte throws a head punch that misses.
Duterte avoiding damage as Guerra throws knees to the body.
Guerra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duterte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Estevon Guerra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Guerra moves in looking to clinch but Duterte pushes him off.

Duterte instigates a clinch.
Guerra is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duterte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guerra looking to throw knees to the head but Duterte is blocking nicely.
Guerra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Duterte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guerra's elbow.
Guerra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duterte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duterte misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duterte scores with a shoulder strike.
Guerra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guerra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guerra obliges.
Guerra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duterte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guerra misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guerra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra misses with a knee strike.
Guerra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but Duterte blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guerra as Duterte tries to tie him up.
Guerra connects with a knee to the head.
Duterte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guerra blocking some punches.
Guerra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guerra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duterte.
A head punch on the inside from Duterte fails to land.
Guerra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duterte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guerra is defending well for now.
Guerra lands a nice knee to the body.
Guerra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guerra missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte leaning against his opponent.
Duterte lands a nice shot to the body.
Duterte lands a hook that snaps the head of Guerra backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duterte swings wildly with an uppercut but Guerra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guerra.
Guerra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guerra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guerra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duterte misses with some punches.
Duterte lands with a right to the head.
Duterte gets through Guerra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duterte working aggressively here.
Duterte with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guerra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duterte blocks it with crossed arms.
Guerra landing knees to the head.
Guerra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duterte has a couple of punches blocked by Guerra.
Guerra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duterte is defending well for now.
Duterte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Duterte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Guerra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duterte is defending well for now.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but Duterte blocks it.
Guerra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duterte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guerra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Duterte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duterte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Guerra is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duterte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duterte misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duterte.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guerra.
Guerra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duterte's face.
Guerra misses with a knee to the head.
Duterte leaning against his opponent.
Guerra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Guerra.
A short right from Duterte on the inside.

The cut above Estevon Guerra's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Guerra with a knee to the head.
Duterte lands a hook that snaps the head of Guerra backwards.
Duterte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duterte tries to throw a body punch but Guerra avoids it by throwing Duterte back against the cage.
Duterte misses with the head strike.
Rodrigo Duterte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Estevon Guerra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guerra missing with knees to the body.

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 Rodrigo Duterte.
I think Guerra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Estevon Guerra!
Estevon Guerra seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.