PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jo Banza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jo Banza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Banza
vs
Guy

190 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 7 - 1

179 cm
22
189 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jo Banza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buddy Guy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guy gets the takedown into side control.
Banza looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Guy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Banza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Guy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Guy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Guy lands some shots froms side control.
Banza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jo Banza has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Guy is trying to get an arm triangle but Banza is defending well.

Guy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Guy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Banza has escaped the position, nice work there.
Guy tries to move to mount but Banza blocks the move with his legs.
Guy working the ground and pound.
Guy moves into full mount!
Guy lands a big elbow.

Jo Banza's cut is getting worse.
Guy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Banza is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Banza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Jo Banza's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy dominating with strikes here.

Guy looking to secure an arm triangle but Banza defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banza is in a horrible position here. Guy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Guy.
Guy unloading with bombs!
Guy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Guy lands a nice shot to the head.
Guy with shots to the head and body - Banza looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Guy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy lands a nice shot to the head.
Guy controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Guy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Banza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Guy landing strikes from the mount and Banza is in trouble!
Guy breaks from Banza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Guy landing shots from mount.
Guy scoring with strikes but Banza is staying in there.
Banza tries to hold on but Guy pushes him away.
Guy with shots to the head and body - Banza looks very uncomfortable down there.
Guy with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Banza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Banza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banza taking shots to the head.
Guy blocks Banza's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Banza is bucking up trying to escape but Guy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Guy lands a big shot there that rocks Banza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Banza tries to hold on but Guy postures up.
Banza is desperately trying to improve his position but Guy has a good base and remains in mount.
Guy landing strikes from the mount and Banza is in trouble!
Guy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Banza is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Guy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jo Banza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Banza.
A left and a right from Guy both land. Nice combination.

Guy scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Guy.
Guy controlling the position easily from mount.
Banza is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Guy.
Guy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy landing punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Guy dominating with strikes here.
Banza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Banza's face.
Guy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guy tries to control but Banza wriggling away.
Guy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Banza hang on?
Guy avoids the attempt from Banza to control.
Banza is in a horrible position here. Guy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Banza tries to buck Guy off but he can't manage it.
Guy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Guy working for a submission but Banza is keeping him at bay.
Banza trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy dominating with strikes here.
Banza wants to get back to his feet.
Guy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Guy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Guy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Guy with a couple of short strikes.
Banza is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Banza is bucking up trying to escape but Guy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Guy with good strikes from the mount here!
Banza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guy with the ground and pound from mount.

Guy is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Guy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Buddy Guy!