PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Belyaev (ranked 1448 p4p, 1925 weight class) and Oscar Guterrez (ranked 109 p4p, 140 weight class). Daniel Belyaev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oscar Guterrez's chin.

Belyaev
vs
Guterrez

178 cm
29
152
11 - 3 - 0

168 cm
28
155
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Furnace Performance 🔥
30th Century Beer Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Belyaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Guterrez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Belyaev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Guterrez counters with a takedown into side control.
Belyaev is looking for a sweep.
Guterrez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Belyaev manages to work his way to half guard, despite Guterrez's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belyaev wants to get back to full guard.
Guterrez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Funky Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Belyaev moves into full guard.
Guterrez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyaev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guterrez.
Belyaev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guterrez's guard.

Belyaev is in close to Guterrez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belyaev postures up and lands a big shot to Guterrez's brow.
Guterrez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Guterrez won't allow Belyaev to sweep him here.
Belyaev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Belyaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guterrez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belyaev winds up and cracks Guterrez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Belyaev working Guterrez over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belyaev lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belyaev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guterrez taking some punishment here, with Belyaev in his half guard.

Guterrez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belyaev is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Guterrez!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guterrez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Belyaev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Belyaev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Belyaev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Belyaev with shots to the head and body - Guterrez looks very uncomfortable down there.

Guterrez is rocked!
Guterrez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Guterrez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guterrez is trying to maintain the position but Belyaev is very close to passing his half guard.
Belyaev winds up and cracks Guterrez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Belyaev wants to pass to mount but Guterrez is defending the position.
Guterrez trying to hold on to Belyaev's head to control him but Belyaev postures up.
Belyaev prevents Guterrez from improving his position.
Belyaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Belyaev there.
Belyaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Belyaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Belyaev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Belyaev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Guterrez moves into full guard.
Belyaev working some strikes from top position.
Belyaev stands up over Guterrez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guterrez is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?
Belyaev working some strikes from top position.
Guterrez is trying to control the position but Belyaev postures up.
Belyaev passes Guterrez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Guterrez seems to have recovered his senses.
Guterrez is looking for a sweep. Belyaev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belyaev working the head and body with strikes.
Belyaev prevents Guterrez from improving his position.
Guterrez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Guterrez tries to get to full guard but Belyaev has control of the leg.
Belyaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belyaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Belyaev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Guterrez tries to get to full guard but Belyaev has control of the leg.
Belyaev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Guterrez is pressing down on Belyaev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Belyaev preventing the sweep.
Belyaev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belyaev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guterrez looking for a sweep. Not yet Guterrez, not yet.
Belyaev working some strikes from top position.
Guterrez trying to keep a closed guard but Belyaev is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belyaev is pushing down on Guterrez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Guterrez is fighting to maintain full guard but Belyaev has managed to sneak the leg through.
Guterrez wants to get back to full guard.
Guterrez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Belyaev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Belyaev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guterrez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Belyaev is in close to Guterrez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belyaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Guterrez is retaining full guard.
Guterrez pulls Belyaev in to control the position.
Belyaev postures up and lands a big shot to Guterrez's brow.
Guterrez looking for a sweep. Not yet Guterrez, not yet.

Guterrez has his foot on Belyaev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belyaev works his way back into a safe position though.

Belyaev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guterrez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Belyaev has managed to get both his arms back between Guterrez's legs - danger averted.
Belyaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Guterrez is retaining full guard.
Belyaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guterrez can do to turn this around?
Belyaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Belyaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Guterrez's guard.
Nice strikes from Belyaev there.
Belyaev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Belyaev connects with a nice short shot to Guterrez's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guterrez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belyaev is working away from the top position though.
Guterrez is looking for a sweep. Belyaev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Belyaev connects with a nice short shot to Guterrez's temple.
Belyaev lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Guterrez quite badly. Guterrez pulls Belyaev in close trying to recover. Belyaev postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Guterrez on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Guterrez doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!
After winning the bout, Daniel Belyaev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.