PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gucio Gucik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and yusuf shire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gucik comes to the cage accompanied by Dawaj na ring !!!!. shire is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: baby. yusuf shire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gucik
vs
shire

200 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

225 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gucio Gucik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, yusuf shire!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

shire clinches.
shire is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gucik looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

shire decides to pull guard.
shire has Gucik pulled in close to control his posture.

Gucik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
shire is controlling Gucik's posture.
Gucik prevents shire from getting back to his feet.
Gucik won't allow shire to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gucik throwing strikes from guard but shire blocks nicely.
Gucik won't allow shire to sweep him here.
shire pulls Gucik in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
shire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
shire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gucik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

shire shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gucik is trying to defend but shire finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
shire tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
shire sitting and controlling from the half guard.
shire is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gucik!

shire gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

shire has closed the distance and engaged Gucik in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

shire has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gucik clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
shire has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Gucik's body.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gucik manages to reverse the position and now he's in shire's guard. Nice work there by Gucik.
shire lands an upkick as Gucik stands over him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
shire keeping moving, preventing Gucik from controlling successfully.
shire working a defensive guard here.
shire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gucik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. shire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
shire keeping moving, preventing Gucik from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
shire shoots in looking for a takedown. Gucik tries to sprawl out of it but shire keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gucik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
shire shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
shire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gucik's head.
Gucik closes the distance but shire moves to the side

and shire counters by moving into the clinch.
Gucik changes levels and goes for a takedown here. shire fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gucik misses with a takedown

and shire counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Gucik with the active half guard here but shire passes nicely into side control.
Gucik is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

yusuf shire dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gucik doesn't succeed with the takedown

and shire decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gucik's guard.
shire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gucik keeping moving, preventing shire from controlling successfully.

Gucik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
shire postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
shire showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Gucik is looking for a triangle but shire pushes his legs off easily.
shire tries to free his leg and advance position but Gucik is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gucik looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

shire gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gucik tries to pull guard but shire won't allow it.
Gucik tries to pull guard but shire won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gucio Gucik. That's going to take a lot out of him.

shire lands a takedown into guard.

Gucik is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and shire defends well.
shire stopping the sweep attempt from Gucik.
shire trying to control but Gucik is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gucik looking for submissions from the bottom but instead shire passes into half guard.

shire stands up from half guard.
shire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gucik has his takedown stuffed

and shire counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gucik!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
shire lands a big elbow.
shire lands a nice shot to the head.
shire takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

shire is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gucik is surviving well by controlling shire's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gucik working to try and regain half guard.
Gucik bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gucik throwing strikes but missing.
shire has Gucik pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gucik landing with the ground and pound.

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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gucik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
shire wants to sweep but no luck.
Gucik passes shire's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
shire blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gucik.
shire on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gucik not landing any meaningful shots this time.
shire avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gucik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

yusuf shire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gucik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

shire looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gucik is fending him off so far but shire persists. Nope, Gucik circles away and we're back to standing.

shire shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Gucik is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gucik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
shire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Gucik looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Gucik has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. shire is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gucik.
Gucik might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
shire wants to control but Gucik is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
shire lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gucik down.
Gucik prevents shire from moving into mount.
Gucik manages to get back to half guard.

Gucik looking for submissions off his back.

Gucik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Gucik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but shire pulls his head out easily.
Gucik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from shire.
shire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gucik.

shire pushes Gucik up against the cage in a clinch.
Gucik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but shire gets the underhooks and prevents it.
shire is pressed up against the cage. Gucik has hold of a leg and is looking to drag shire down to the mat. shire avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gucik with a poor takedown

and shire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gucik won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gucio Gucik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
shire prevents Gucik from escaping the position.
The referee asks shire politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. shire prefers to stall for the moment though.
shire trying to control the position but Gucik is working away.
Gucik is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, shire asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gucik regains half guard.

Gucik actively working from the bottom here.
shire performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Gucik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. shire lands a nice short elbow.
shire content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

shire is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

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.

Gucik looking for submissions off his back.
yusuf shire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gucik actively working from the bottom here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gucik with a lazy takedown attempt
and shire counters with a series of strikes. Gucik will be more careful next time no doubt.

shire moves into the clinch successfully.

shire turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gucik is not content to let shire control the position.
Gucio Gucik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

shire decides to take the fight back to the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
yusuf shire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got shire winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... yusuf shire!