PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Mesquita (ranked 6373 p4p, 24494 weight class) and Sam Guinness (ranked 490 p4p, 497 weight class). Vitor Mesquita could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam Guinness's chin.

Mesquita
vs
Guinness

170 cm
20
155
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
19
164
0 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitor Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Guinness!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guinness.
Guinness misses with a two punch combination.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Guinness feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mesquitas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mesquita defending well as Guinness loads up on a big left hand.
Guinness stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guinness wants it to stay on the feet.
A lazy left from Guinness finds it's target.
Mesquita ducks right into an uppercut from Guinness.
Guinness throws an overhand right that lands on Mesquita's shoulder, as Mesquita tries to avoid the shot.
Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guinness.
Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guinness.
Guinness cracks Mesquita with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guinness shoots for a double leg takedown but Mesquita sprawls well. He's pushed Guinness's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Guinness. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
Guinness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Guinness misses.
Mesquita attempts a counter takedown but Guinness avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Guinness shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guinness unleashes a big counter combination but Mesquita bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guinness misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness misses with a two punch combination.
Mesquita tries to counter with a takedown but Guinness is quick to defend against it.

Guinness drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Guinness wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Guinness must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mesquita pulls Guinness in close to his closed guard and prevents Guinness from doing any damage or advancing position.
Guinness wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Guinness got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Guinness has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Guinness from controlling successfully.
Mesquita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guinness is one step ahead there.
Guinness tries to stand but Mesquita is controlling from the bottom.
Mesquita looking to control.
Guinness would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mesquita lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mesquita passes Guinness's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Mesquita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mesquita tries to pass to full mount but Guinness defends it.
Guinness tries to kick Mesquita off but Mesquita keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mesquita is stalling here. Guinness is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mesquita seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Guinness has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Guinness tries to stand but Mesquita is controlling his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mesquita's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mesquita is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Guinness's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Guinness seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Guinness with the ground and pound but Mesquita uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guinness's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita scoring with punches to the head and body.

Mesquita is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Guinness is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Guinness has escaped and now he's on top!

Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Guinness dominated that 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.

Guinness throws a hook but Mesquita avoids it easily.

Guinness feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mesquita lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Vitor Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mesquita is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mesquita stops Guinness from standing up.
Mesquita showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mesquita won't allow Guinness to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Guinness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita looking to sit in guard and control but Guinness gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mesquita striking off his back but it's not causing Guinness any problems.
Guinness wanted to stand there but Mesquita had control of the position.
Mesquita has his hands on Guinness's head, controlling the position.

Mesquita is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Guinness rolls with it to try and escape but Mesquita cranks on the arm and Guinness is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitor Mesquita!