PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All My Life - Foo Fighters. Julius Guida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamie Fox's chin.

Guida
vs
Fox

172 cm
23
173 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

179 cm
20
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Supersize Me

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Fox!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida swinging wilding here.
Fox looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Guida misses with a wild combination.
Fox slips a jab and a cross from Guida.
Guida looks to land a combination but Fox avoids it well.
Fox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guida lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Fox.
Guida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guida avoids the head kick by Fox.
Guida misses with a two punch combination.
Guida blocks a head kick by Fox.
Guida fails to land with a series of punches.
Guida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fox will feel that in the morning.
Guida lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fox. Fox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guida misses with a series of wild punches.
Guida throws a sloppy head kick
and Fox counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida throws a sloppy head kick and Fox moves out of range easily.
Guida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Julius Guida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guida misses with a double jab.
Guida scores with a punch to the head.
Fox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guida throws out a powerful jab.
Fox avoids the head kick by Guida.
Guida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fox circles away quickly and effectively.
Guida misses with a wild combination.
Guida blocks a head kick by Fox.
Fox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guida misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida lands a nice shot to the body.
Fox avoids the head kick by Guida.
Fox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Guida misses with a two punch combination.
Fox ducks right into an uppercut from Guida.
Guida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fox needs to keep his hands up - Guida had a free shot at his head there.
Fox blocks a head kick by Guida.
Guida scores with a jab to the body.
Guida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guida thumps Fox with a low kick.
Fox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Guida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guida avoids the head kick by Fox.
Guida tries a head kick but it misses.
Guida lands with a hook. Fox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fox throws a lazy body kick
and Guida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guida scores with a one two! Fox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Guida misses with a few strikes there.
Fox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fox wants to clinch but Guida slips to the side
and Guida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Guida throws a nice looking combination but Fox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guida throws a sloppy head kick and Fox moves out of range easily.
Fox misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Fox misses
and Guida counters with a big head kick but Fox shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida throws a sloppy head kick

and Fox moves into the clinch.
Fox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guida.
Fox has Guida pressed against the cage, preventing Guida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guida blocks an elbow strike from Fox.
Fox tries to break the clinch but Guida is controlling the position.

Guida breaks from the clinch.
Guida scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fox will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Fox.
Guida misses with a double jab.
Fox avoids the head kick by Guida.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox looks to land a body kick but Guida moved away.
Guida circles away from the clinch attempt
and Guida counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Guida dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Julius Guida is winning the standup battle so far.
Guida connects with a crisp jab.
Guida moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Guida takes a swing at Fox's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Guida - just one landing.
Fox avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Guida.
Guida throws a nice head kick!
Guida is looking to land body kicks.
Nice jab there from Guida.
Guida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Fox is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guida throws a series of punches but Fox avoids them all with ease.
Fox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fox is still on wobbly legs! Can Guida finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guida's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Guida duly obliges.
Fox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guida's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Guida duly obliges.
Guida throws a series of punches but Fox moves out of range.
Guida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fox has time to react.
Fox seems to have recovered his senses.
Fox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good work by Fox as he checks the leg kick.
Guida scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Guida.
Fox misses with a head kick.
Guida fails to land with a series of punches.
Guida swinging wilding here.
Julius Guida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fox goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Guida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fox takes a kick to the side of the head.
Guida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fox can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Guida finds it's target.
Guida lands with a kick to the temple. Fox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Guida takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Guida misses with a low kick as Fox jumps back.
Guida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fox throws a lazy head kick
and Guida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fox throws a head kick that misses
and Guida counters with a head kick. That will keep Fox thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Guida has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Guida avoids the head kick by Fox.
Fox dodges the punch combination from Guida.
Fox misses with a takedown
and Guida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Julius Guida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Fox.
Guida throws a lazy body kick

and Fox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Guida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fox moves out of range as Guida throws a body kick.
Fox dodges the punch combination from Guida.
Guida misses with the body kick
and Fox counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guida blocks a head kick by Fox.
Fox lands with a kick to the temple. Guida shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Guida throws a sloppy head kick and Fox moves out of range easily.
Guida throws a sloppy head kick
and Fox makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Guida really felt that one!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Guida avoids the head kick by Fox.
Guida lands a nice hook to Fox's body. Fox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fox throws a sloppy head kick and Guida moves out of range easily.
Guida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fox misses with a straight right.
Guida throws a head kick that misses.
Fox wants to clinch but Guida slips to the side
and Guida counters with a nice kick to the body.
Guida misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Guida moves out of range as Fox throws a body kick.
Guida fails to land with a series of punches.
Guida thows a body kick. Fox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Guida dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fox tries to clinch
and Guida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guida throws a right hand that Fox ducks under and follows up with a left that Fox also avoids with ease.
Guida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch lands to the side of Fox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guida lands a nice hook to Fox's body. Fox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guida moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Guida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guida misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Fox.
Guida throws a combination. Fox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Guida misses with a body kick.
Guida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fox wants to land a leg kick but Guida is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Guida throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
Fox tries to clinch up
letting Guida counter with a right hand.
Guida lands with a cross.
Guida connects with a crisp jab.
Fox misses with a head kick.
Fox tries a head kick but it misses.
Guida lands a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guida. That's going to slow Fox down.
Guida pulls out of a head kick attempt.

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.
Fox clinches but Guida breaks the clinch
and Guida counters with a right hand to the body.
Fox misses with a head kick.
Guida swinging wilding here.
Guida throws a head kick but Fox moves out of range.
Fox gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fox throws a head kick that misses.
Fox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guida tries to avoid it but Fox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guida to the ground. Guida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fox closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guida misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to clinch up
and Guida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guida throws a sloppy head kick and Fox moves out of range easily.
Fox tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Guida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guida.
Fox looks to throw a body kick
and Guida counters with a straight right hand.
Fox tries to clinch up.
Fox clinches but Guida breaks the clinch
and Guida counters with a head kick.
Fox throws a sloppy head kick and Guida moves out of range easily.
Fox throws a low kick but Guida avoids it.
Guida scores with a jab to the head.
Fox darts in trying to clinch
and Guida counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guida lands a jab-cross combination.
Guida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fox looks to clinch
and Guida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Julius Guida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guida throws a right hand that Fox ducks under and follows up with a left that Fox also avoids with ease.
Fox goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Fox.
Guida throws a sloppy head kick and Fox moves out of range easily.
Fox goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jamie Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fox takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Guida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Guida!