PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutierrez comes into the arena with Hoy Gano Yo blaring out of the sound system. Luis Gutierrez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antonio Neto's chin.

Gutierrez
vs
Neto

183 cm
21
217 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Neto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gutierrez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gutierrez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neto.
Neto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gutierrez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gutierrez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Neto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Neto tries to clinch but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Neto tries to clinch there but Gutierrez circles away.
Neto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gutierrez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gutierrez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gutierrez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Gutierrez is working for a kimura but Neto is defending it quite comfortably.
Neto trying to hold on to Gutierrez's head to control him but Gutierrez postures up.
Neto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Neto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez preventing the sweep.

Gutierrez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Neto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gutierrez, into his guard.

Gutierrez has his foot on Neto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Neto works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Neto trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutierrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Neto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gutierrez is breathing heavily.
Neto advances to half guard.
Neto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gutierrez keeps working.
Neto controlling the pace.
Neto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gutierrez!
Neto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gutierrez is trying to escape the mount.
Neto controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Antonio Neto just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neto tries to clinch
and Gutierrez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Neto looks to clinch

and Gutierrez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Neto's guard now.
Neto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neto wants to stand but Gutierrez is controlling the position.

Gutierrez drops back looking for a leg! Neto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neto manages to kick Gutierrez off! Gutierrez jumps back into Neto's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neto working a defensive guard here.

Gutierrez drops back looking for a leg! Neto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neto manages to kick Gutierrez off! Gutierrez jumps back into Neto's guard.

Gutierrez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Neto is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Neto has escaped and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez wants to sweep here but Neto controlling him for the moment.

Neto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gutierrez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Neto has managed to get both his arms back between Gutierrez's legs - danger averted.
Gutierrez keeping full guard, as Neto tries to pass.
Neto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Neto trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutierrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Neto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gutierrez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luis Gutierrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gutierrez clinches up with Neto and pushes him back against the cage.
Gutierrez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gutierrez misses with a knee to the head.
Neto tries to pull guard but Gutierrez holds him up against the cage and eventually Neto drops back down to his feet.

Neto jumps into guard, dragging Gutierrez to the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Neto is on top in guard.
Neto stands and throws Gutierrez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Neto trying to control the position but Gutierrez is working away.
Neto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gutierrez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gutierrez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gutierrez!
Gutierrez is squirming around, avoiding Neto's attempts to control the action.
Neto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gutierrez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gutierrez is working hard here to advance position.
Neto wants to control the pace but Gutierrez is squirming around nicely.
Gutierrez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neto content just to control the position here.
Neto looking to control but Gutierrez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gutierrez is desperately trying to improve his position but Neto has a good base and remains in mount.
Neto trying to control but Gutierrez is having none of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Antonio Neto just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neto stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto tries to clinch but Gutierrez moves away
and Gutierrez counters with a nice leg kick.
Neto looks to clinch
and Gutierrez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Neto really felt that one!
Neto wants to clinch

and Gutierrez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Neto avoids a wild elbow strike from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Neto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gutierrez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Neto tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Gutierrez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neto won't be happy with that.

Gutierrez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gutierrez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Gutierrez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Neto, who protects the arm well.
Neto is trying to control Gutierrez's posture but Gutierrez avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gutierrez is trying to get an arm triangle but Neto is defending well.
Gutierrez working away.

Gutierrez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Gutierrez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gutierrez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Gutierrez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Neto has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Gutierrez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Neto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gutierrez as he jumps to the side.
Gutierrez misses with a looping right.
Neto tries to clinch up

and Gutierrez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gutierrez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Gutierrez wants the takedown. Neto is fighting it off but Gutierrez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Neto's guard against the cage.
Neto is trying to keep Gutierrez in close.
Gutierrez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neto is controlling Gutierrez's posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gutierrez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Neto looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Neto looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Neto!
Gutierrez tries to escape but Neto is in control.
Gutierrez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gutierrez is squirming around, avoiding Neto's attempts to control the action.
Gutierrez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neto looking to control but Gutierrez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gutierrez regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gutierrez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Gutierrez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gutierrez is not content to let Neto control the position.
Gutierrez is trying to stand.

Gutierrez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luis Gutierrez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Gutierrez looking for submissions off his back.
Gutierrez misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto stalling.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gutierrez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gutierrez.
Neto tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Gutierrez moves into the clinch.
Gutierrez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neto is working for takedown but Gutierrez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Neto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Luis Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Neto.

Gutierrez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gutierrez manages to end up in side control.
Neto tries to buck Gutierrez off but Gutierrez is having none of it.

Gutierrez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gutierrez lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neto struggling a bit here.
Gutierrez tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gutierrez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Gutierrez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gutierrez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Neto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Gutierrez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Gutierrez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutierrez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Gutierrez!