PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Maxwell (ranked 2835 p4p, 2696 weight class) and Oscar Guterrez (ranked 230 p4p, 221 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Maxwell
vs
Guterrez

176 cm
17
155
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
26
155
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

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Knock Out Sups
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Guterrez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Guterrez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maxwell defends it well.

Guterrez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maxwell sprawls well initially but Guterrez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Guterrez thows a huge punch but Maxwell dodges it nicely.
Guterrez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Guterrez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guterrez moves into full mount! Maxwell won't be happy about that!
Guterrez content just to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guterrez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Guterrez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Guterrez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maxwell tries to reverse the position but Guterrez maintains control.
Guterrez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Guterrez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Canucks Combat Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Maxwell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maxwell is bucking up trying to escape but Guterrez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guterrez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Maxwell has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Maxwell tries to lock up and control but Guterrez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Guterrez controlling the position easily from mount.
Guterrez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Guterrez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maxwell working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guterrez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maxwell?
Guterrez unloading with bombs!
Guterrez lands a couple of good shots and Maxwell has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Maxwell is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Guterrez connects with a big shot to the side of Maxwell's head.
Maxwell trying to control the hands but Guterrez won't let him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maxwell covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maxwell showing good submission defense here.

Maxwell preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Guterrez.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guterrez cracks Maxwell with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Maxwell from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Guterrez controlling the position well here. Maxwell rolled but Guterrez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Guterrez keeps control of the position as Maxwell tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Guterrez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Guterrez shoots in and gets a takedown into Maxwell's guard.
Guterrez wants to control from the top but Maxwell keeps moving.
Guterrez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Guterrez is looking to advance position but Maxwell has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Oscar Guterrez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guterrez gets back to half guard.

Guterrez actively working from the bottom here.
Maxwell looks to land a strike but Guterrez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guterrez keeping moving, preventing Maxwell from controlling successfully.
Maxwell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maxwell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guterrez's guard.

Guterrez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guterrez working a defensive guard here.
Maxwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Guterrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maxwell wants to stand but Guterrez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maxwell wants to pass the guard but Guterrez is keeping the position.

Maxwell wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Guterrez's closed guard. He's half up but Guterrez has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Guterrez pivots and extends the arm, Maxwell falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Guterrez! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oscar Guterrez!
Our winner, Oscar Guterrez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.