PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutierrez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hoy Gano Yo. Luis Gutierrez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pete Silva's chin.

Gutierrez
vs
Silva

183 cm
20
217 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

191 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez misses with a looping right.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Gutierrez.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gutierrez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Gutierrez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Gutierrez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gutierrez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Gutierrez off but instead Gutierrez has got his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Silva as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Gutierrez!
Silva holding both Gutierrez 's hands and preventing any damage.

Gutierrez has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Gutierrez is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Gutierrez lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez lands strikes to the head.
Gutierrez somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Silva holding both Gutierrez 's hands and preventing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva looks gassed!
Gutierrez looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Gutierrez loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Silva hold on?
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Gutierrez has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gutierrez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gutierrez throwing damaging strikes from the back! Silva could be in trouble here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gutierrez scores with strikes from the back.
Gutierrez has Silva flattened out and is raining down punches.
Silva controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Gutierrez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Silva is looking for a way out.
Gutierrez landing with strikes.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Gutierrez is in full control for now.

Gutierrez is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gutierrez is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Silva. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Gutierrez throwing damaging strikes from the back! Silva could be in trouble here!
Gutierrez missing with strikes from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Gutierrez manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Gutierrez throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gutierrez lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Gutierrez is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Gutierrez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gutierrez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Gutierrez wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gutierrez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva slips a straight right by Gutierrez.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gutierrez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Gutierrez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Gutierrez backpedaling.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gutierrez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva tests Gutierrez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gutierrez ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gutierrez on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a body kick.
Silva clobbers Gutierrez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gutierrez takes one to the chin there.
Silva throws a right and a left that Gutierrez avoids nicely.
Luis Gutierrez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Gutierrez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva 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.
A jab from Silva misses.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Gutierrez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gutierrez is controlling him.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gutierrez from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Gutierrez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Gutierrez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gutierrez throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gutierrez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva connects with a right hand. Gutierrez shakes it off.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gutierrez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gutierrez misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gutierrez.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gutierrez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gutierrez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gutierrez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.

Gutierrez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gutierrez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a series of punches but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez tries to clinch up.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Gutierrez misses with a straight left.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutierrez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gutierrez really felt that one!
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gutierrez looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Gutierrez shrugs it off.
Gutierrez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gutierrez throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Gutierrez seems unphased.
Gutierrez takes one on the button.
Silva throws a series of punches but Gutierrez avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva thumps Gutierrez with a low kick.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Gutierrez shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gutierrez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gutierrez slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gutierrez looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gutierrez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gutierrez wants to clinch.
Gutierrez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gutierrez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gutierrez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gutierrez fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gutierrez fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Gutierrez shoots in.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Gutierrez backpedaling.
Gutierrez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Gutierrez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gutierrezs head.

Silva breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Gutierrez misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.

Gutierrez gets a clinch.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gutierrez backwards.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Gutierrez is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gutierrez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pete Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gutierrez. That's going to slow Silva down.
Gutierrez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Silva!