PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Guido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kinse Mambosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mambosa has chosen Baba Yetu as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guido
vs
Mambosa

190 cm
23
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
24
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Guido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kinse Mambosa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guido walks into a left hand.
Mambosa throws the kick towards the body but Guido avoids it.
Mambosa slips a jab and a cross from Guido.
Mambosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guido swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as Guido blocks the low kick.
Mambosa slips under a jab from Guido.
Mambosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Guido.
Mambosa avoids the head kick by Guido.
Guido misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mambosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mambosa blocks the body kick.
Nice jab there from Guido.
Guido lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guido cracks Mambosa with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guido misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guido misses with a looping right.
Guido changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Guido just misses with a punch to the body.
Mambosa misses with a head kick.
Guido takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Guido instigates a clinch.
Mambosa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guido misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mambosa.
Mambosa lands an elbow inside that Guido shrugs off.
Mambosa can't find room to land a body shot as Guido controls the action.
Mambosa tries a knee to the head but Guido blocks it.
Guido misses with a punch to the body.
Guido trying to stall but Mambosa improves his position.
Mambosa lands an elbow inside.
Guido avoiding damage as Mambosa throws knees to the body.
Guido has a couple of punches blocked by Mambosa.
Guido just leaning against Mambosa, taking a breather.
Guido managing to block the knees to the body from Mambosa.
Mambosa misses with an elbow strike.
Mambosa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mambosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee calls for Guido to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mambosa tries a knee to the head but Guido blocks it.
Guido trying to stall but Mambosa improves his position.
Mambosa lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mambosa as Guido tries to tie him up.
Guido tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guido dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mambosa misses with a punch to the body.
Guido displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mambosa up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Guido.
Guido looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mambosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mambosa throws a head kick that misses
and Guido counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mambosa looks gassed!

Guido fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mambosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Guido connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mambosa's face.
Guido is pushing Mambosa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mambosa wants to stall.
Guido missing with knees to the body.
Guido manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mambosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mambosa pushes off an throws an elbow but Guido leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guido tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mambosa throws an elbow but misses.
Mambosa lands a knee to the body.
Guido managing to block the knees to the body from Mambosa.
Mambosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guido is defending well for now.
Guido tries to stall but Mambosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mambosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mambosa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guido displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mambosa up against the cage.
Guido with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mambosa taking a breather.
Mambosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guido taking a breather.
Guido throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mambosa blocks it with crossed arms.
Mambosa looking to throw knees to the head but Guido is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Guido dodges an elbow strike from Mambosa.
Guido avoiding damage as Mambosa throws knees to the body.
Guido misses with a body punch.
Guido dodges an elbow strike from Mambosa.
Guido is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four 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.
Guido tries to throw a body punch but Mambosa avoids it by throwing Guido back against the cage.
Guido fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guido tries to land a knee to the head but Mambosa blocks with his arms.
Mambosa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guido tries a body shot but Mambosa blocks it.
Mambosa missing with knees to the body.
Mambosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Guido.
Guido trying to stall but Mambosa improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mambosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Guido fails to land.
Guido is looking to control Mambosa's arms but Mambosa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guido has his back to the cage.
Mambosa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guido blocks an elbow strike from Mambosa.
Guido throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mambosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guido is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guido putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mambosa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mambosa misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Guido - that landed with a thud.
Guido swings wildly with an uppercut but Mambosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mambosa managing to block the knees to the body from Guido.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Guido dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Guido moves into range and clinches up with Mambosa.
Guido leaning his opponent against the cage.
Guido lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guido is looking to control Mambosa's arms but Mambosa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guido has his back to the cage.
Mambosa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mambosa lands a damaging elbow.
Guido lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hook to the body lands for Mambosa.
Mambosa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mambosa wants to stall.
Guido is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mambosa is keeping busy.
Mambosa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mambosa is leaning against Guido and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mambosa lands a good knee to the midsection. Guido won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mambosa throws an elbow that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mambosa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guido avoids the elbow strike from Mambosa, against the cage.
Mambosa lands an elbow inside that Guido shrugs off.
Mambosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guido backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambosa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mambosa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mambosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Guido.
Guido stalling in the clinch but Mambosa improves position.
Guido misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mambosa.
Guido lands a shoulder strike.
Guido stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mambosa trying to land knees to the body.
Mambosa landing knees to the head.
Mambosa tries a knee to the head but Guido blocks it.
Guido stalling in the clinch but Mambosa improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mambosa obliges.
Mambosa tries a knee to the head but Guido blocks it.
Guido lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Guido - that landed with a thud.
Guido misses with a knee strike.
Guido misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guido dodges an elbow strike from Mambosa.
Guido lands a right hand.
Guido's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Guido tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guido is looking to control Mambosa's arms but Mambosa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guido has his back to the cage.
Mambosa lands a knee to the head.
Guido blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guido trying to stall but Mambosa improves his position.
Guido managing to block the knees to the body from Mambosa.
Mambosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guido avoids it.
Mambosa avoiding damage as Guido throws knees to the body.
Mambosa throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mambosa throws an elbow but it misses.
Mambosa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Guido misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guido blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guido is leaning against Mambosa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guido landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guido slowing the pace effectively.
Guido lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guido wants to stall.
Guido blocks an elbow strike from Mambosa.
A head punch on the inside from Guido fails to land.
Guido trying to land knees to the body.
Mambosa looking to throw knees to the head but Guido is blocking nicely.
Guido managing to block the knees to the body from Mambosa.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guido obliges.
Guido trying to land knees to the body.
Guido landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Guido tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mambosa avoids it.
Guido doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paulo Guido has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mambosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Guido uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guido is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mambosa is keeping busy.
Guido blocks an elbow strike.
Mambosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guido is defending well for now.
Mambosa misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambosa missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Guido to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guido.
Mambosa being controlled against the cage.
Guido tries a knee to the head but Mambosa blocks it.
Guido blocks an elbow strike.
Guido trying to land knees to the body.
Guido is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guido lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mambosa backwards.
Guido is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mambosa is keeping busy.
Mambosa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Guido.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guido avoids a wild elbow strike from Mambosa.
Guido stalling in the clinch but Mambosa improves position.
Nice elbow from Mambosa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mambosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Paulo Guido will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Guido throws a shot from downtown. Mambosa moves away and avoids it.
Paulo Guido is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mambosa throws a chopping leg kick but Guido manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Guido rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mambosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mambosa looks to throw the jab but Guido is out of range.
Guido moves out of range as Mambosa throws a body kick.
Guido blocks a head kick by Mambosa.
Mambosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mambosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guido tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mambosa counters with a big head kick but Guido shrugs it off.
Guido throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Guido - just one landing.
Mambosa tries to clinch
and Guido counters with a stiff right hand.
Guido throws a head kick but Mambosa moves out of range.
Paulo Guido is winning the standup battle so far.
Mambosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Guido instigates a clinch.
Guido stalling.
Guido avoids a wild elbow strike from Mambosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Guido - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guido blocks an elbow strike.
Guido scores with a shot to the side of Mambosa's head.
A nice left hand lands by Guido.
Guido throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guido looking to throw knees to the head but Mambosa is blocking nicely.
Guido blocks an elbow strike.
Mambosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guido.
Guido presses Mambosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guido swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mambosa managing to block the knees to the body from Guido.
Guido tries to stall but Mambosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mambosa scores a nice knee to the body.
Guido manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mambosa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guido missing with knees to the body.
Guido is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mambosa is defending well for now.
Guido throws a head punch that misses.
Guido is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A body shot lands from Guido.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guido landing knees to the head.
A short body shot lands from Guido as the two fighters clinch.
Guido is trying to stall.
Guido connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mambosa's face.
Guido taking a breather.
Guido blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guido lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guido is working Mambosa over against the cage.
Guido blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Guido.
Mambosa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guido has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mambosa throws an elbow but misses.
Guido tries to stall but Mambosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mambosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guido is defending well for now.
Guido lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Guido scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Guido to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mambosa.
Kinse Mambosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guido stalling in the clinch but Mambosa improves position.
Mambosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Guido backwards.
Guido misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mambosa throws an elbow but misses.
Guido leaning against his opponent.
Guido misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guido is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Guido.
Guido cracks the inside of Mambosa's front leg.
Guido displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mambosa throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Guido.
Mambosa wants to clinch up but Guido keeps it at a distance.
Guido misses the shot to the body.
Guido is looking to score with low kicks.
Kinse Mambosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mambosa closes the distance and pushes Guido back into the cage.
Guido blocks an elbow strike from Mambosa.
A right handed body shot lands from Mambosa.
Mambosa misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guido wants to stall.
Mambosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Guido.
Mambosa lands an elbow that stopped Guido in his tracks for a moment.
Mambosa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guido dodges an elbow strike from Mambosa.
Guido on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guido using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mambosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guido takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Guido.
Guido looking to stall.
Guido with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guido is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Guido looking to stall.
Guido tries to land knees in the clinch but Mambosa avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mambosa avoiding damage as Guido throws knees to the body.
Mambosa lands a damaging elbow.
Mambosa tries to land knees in the clinch but Guido avoids the damage to the body.
Paulo Guido is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guido blocks an elbow strike from Mambosa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Guido showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guido 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Guido!