PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhael Yuri De Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Persson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Johnny Cash - Rusty cage. Fredrik Persson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Persson
vs
Yuri De Guzman

187 cm
23
160 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

169 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fredrik Persson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikhael Yuri De Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Guzman slaps away a takedown attempt from Persson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Persson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Guzman's waist but De Guzman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Persson off to one side.
Persson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Persson shoots in looking for a takedown. De Guzman tries to sprawl out of it but Persson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Guzman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredrik Persson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Persson takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Persson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Guzman misses with a body shot.
Persson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Guzman avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for De Guzman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Guzman misses the shot to the body.

Persson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Guzman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Persson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Guzman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Persson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Persson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Persson is breathing heavily.
De Guzman wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Persson is trying to get an arm triangle but De Guzman is defending well.

Persson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Guzman, who protects the arm well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Guzman lands a nice 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.
De Guzman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Guzman throws a body punch but Persson moves out of range.
Persson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Guzman digs a good hook to Persson's body.
De Guzman stuns Persson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fredrik Persson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Persson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Guzman misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhael Yuri De Guzman 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.

De Guzman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horrible takedown by Persson or perhaps it was just good defense by De Guzman which made him look bad.
De Guzman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Persson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Guzman lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Fredrik Persson has been cut.
De Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Persson is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Guzman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Guzman jabs at Persson's body.
De Guzman works Persson's body with a nice hook.
De Guzman punishes Persson's body with a nice straight punch.
De Guzman looks to land a combination. Persson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Persson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Persson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Persson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mikhael Yuri De Guzman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman stuns Persson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Persson manages to avoid it.
De Guzman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Guzman throws a body punch but Persson moves out of range.
De Guzman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Persson backs up against the cage.
De Guzman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Persson rather than just go for the knockout.
De Guzman scores with a hook to the body. Persson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Persson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persson avoids the body shot from De Guzman.
De Guzman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Guzman works Persson's body with a nice hook.
De Guzman thows a body shot but no joy.
De Guzman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Persson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Persson manages to avoid it.
De Guzman scores with a body shot.
De Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Persson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Guzman.
De Guzman scores with a hook to the body. Persson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Guzman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Guzman cracks Persson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Persson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Guzman misses with a wild body shot.
De Guzman with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Persson avoids the body shot from De Guzman.
De Guzman scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhael Yuri De Guzman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Persson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from De Guzman.
De Guzman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Persson is rocked!
De Guzman lands a nice shot to the body.
Fredrik Persson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Persson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Persson tries to clinch but De Guzman is having none of it.
Persson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Persson shoots in looking for a takedown. De Guzman tries to sprawl out of it but Persson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Guzman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Guzman just misses with a punch to the body.
Persson avoids the body shot from De Guzman.
De Guzman takes a swing at Persson's ribcage but misses.
De Guzman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from De Guzman.
De Guzman lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A combination from De Guzman does no damage.
De Guzman stalks Persson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Persson's face. Persson staggers backwards, shaken.

Fredrik Persson's cut is getting worse.
De Guzman jabs at Persson's body.
De Guzman misses the shot to the body.
De Guzman connects with a body shot.
De Guzman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oh Persson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Guzman throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Persson colapses and takes a barrage of punches from De Guzman as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Persson is left battered and dazed whilst De Guzman and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhael Yuri De Guzman!