PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Blixt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blixt comes into the arena with Stretch Arm Strong - Second Chances blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blixt
vs
Guida

180 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

160 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Fenrir Fightgear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Blixt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Guida!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blixt keeps Guida at a distance using the push kick.
Guida throws a combination. Blixt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Jay Blixt has been cut.
Blixt lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blixt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blixt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blixt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guida misses with a double jab.
Blixt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guida looks gassed!
Blixt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guida.
Blixt moves away from the strike by Guida.
Blixt tries to clinch but Guida moves out of range.
Guida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Blixt forces Guida back against the cage and clinches.
Blixt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blixt jumps guard but Guida stands there with Blixt around his waist. Blixt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blixt misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blixt tries to pull guard but Guida holds him up against the cage and eventually Blixt drops back down to his feet.
Blixt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blixt misses with an elbow over the top.
Blixt scores a nice knee to the body.
Blixt scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Keith Guida has been cut.
Blixt lands an elbow that stopped Guida in his tracks for a moment.
Blixt tries to pull guard but Guida won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Blixt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blixt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guida walks away with a smile on his face. Blixt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blixt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blixt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guida throws a hook but Blixt blocks it.
Blixt tries to close the distance and clinch but Guida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guida misses with a jab, cross combination.

Blixt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guida looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blixt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guida is defending well for now.
Blixt landing knees to the head.
Blixt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guida walks away with a smile on his face. Blixt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blixt dodges the punch combination from Guida.
A head kick misses from Blixt.
Keith Guida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blixt moves away.
Blixt is looking to clinch but Guida is avoiding it.
Blixt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guida throws a right hand that Blixt ducks under and follows up with a left that Blixt also avoids with ease.
Guida swinging wilding here.
Blixt wants to clinch up but Guida keeps it at a distance.

Blixt clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blixt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blixt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Guida lands a left hand.
Blixt landing knees to the head.
Blixt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blixt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blixt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Blixt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Guida is looking to stand up but Blixt won't let him.

Blixt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Guida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blixt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Blixt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Guida is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blixt has a closed guard, preventing Guida from standing up.
Blixt trying to control the position.

Blixt is working an open guard so Guida takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Blixt tries to clinch up.
Guida scores with a jab to the body.
Blixt staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blixt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blixt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blixt tries to clinch but Guida is having none of it.
Blixt is looking to clinch but Guida is avoiding it.
Blixt doesn't manage to clinch there - Guida circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Blixt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blixt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blixt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blixt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guida looks to land a combination but Blixt avoids it well.
Guida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blixt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blixt moves in looking to clinch but Guida pushes him off.
Blixt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guida throws a series of punches but Blixt moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blixt tries to clinch up.
Blixt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guida tries to bum rush Blixt with a series of wild strikes but Blixt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guida throws an overhand right that lands on Blixt's shoulder, as Blixt tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blixt, right into the meat.

Blixt closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blixt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guida blocks it with crossed arms.
Guida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blixt lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blixt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Guida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blixt tries to pull guard but Guida won't allow it.
Blixt tries to pull guard but Guida won't allow it.
Blixt fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Blixt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blixt throws an elbow but it misses.
Blixt lands an elbow that stopped Guida in his tracks for a moment.
Blixt tries to pull guard but Guida holds him up against the cage and eventually Blixt drops back down to his feet.
Blixt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guida just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blixt lands a knee to the head.
Blixt trying to stall but Guida improves his position.

Blixt pulls guard successfully.
Guida trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blixt's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blixt has an active guard here but Guida has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Blixt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blixt trying to control from the bottom.
Guida wants to stand up but Blixt has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blixt trying to control from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Blixt clinches up against the cage.
Blixt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blixt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Guida smiles and moves away.
Blixt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blixt throws a nice head kick!
Guida takes a swing at Blixt's ribcage but misses.
Guida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blixt throws a head kick but Guida moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blixt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blixt tries to clinch up but Guida circles away and keeps his distance.
Guida misses with a double jab.
Blixt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guida works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Guida swings for the body but Blixt moves out of range.
Blixt 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 misses with the combination.
Jay Blixt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Blixt clinches up with Guida and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blixt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blixt trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Blixt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Blixt tries to close the distance and clinch but Guida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blixt slips a jab and a cross from Guida.
Guida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guida swats away the attempt to clinch by Blixt.
Guida misses with a double jab.
Guida lands an overhand right.
Blixt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guida thuds a left hand into Blixt's body.
Blixt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guida throws a nice looking combination but Blixt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Blixt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guida, pushing him back against the cage.
Blixt tries to pull guard but Guida holds him up against the cage and eventually Blixt drops back down to his feet.
Guida misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blixt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guida just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by Blixt.
Blixt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guida walks away with a smile on his face. Blixt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Blixt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guida keeps the fight on the outside.
Guida misses with a two punch combination.
Guida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Guida does no damage.
Guida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guida misses with the combination.
Blixt tries to clinch but Guida moves out of range.
No joy there for Guida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Blixt moves into the clinch.

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.
Blixt misses with an elbow over the top.
Guida taking a breather.
Blixt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blixt misses with a knee strike.
Blixt tries to pull guard but Guida holds him up against the cage and eventually Blixt drops back down to his feet.
Blixt taking a breather.
Blixt misses with a knee strike.
Guida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blixt or not.
Blixt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guida walks away with a smile on his face. Blixt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guida cracks Blixt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blixt moves in looking to clinch but Guida pushes him off.
Keith Guida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blixt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guida swats away the attempt to clinch by Blixt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida missing with a left hand there. Blixt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guida throws a series of punches but Blixt moves out of range.
Guida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guida takes a swing at Blixt's ribcage but misses.
Blixt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Blixt gets a clinch.
Blixt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blixt trying to land knees to the body.
Guida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blixt's elbow.
Blixt fails to pull guard.
Blixt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blixt jumps guard but Guida stands there with Blixt around his waist. Blixt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blixt keeps control of Guida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four 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.
Blixt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blixt looking to throw knees to the head but Guida is blocking nicely.
Blixt jumps guard but Guida stands there with Blixt around his waist. Blixt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Guida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keith Guida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Blixt pulls guard.
Blixt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guida trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blixt's guard.
Blixt is trying to control the position but Guida postures up.
Guida wants to get up but he can't break Blixt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jay Blixt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Guida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blixt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Blixt!