PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Lie, I Cheat, I Steal. Katana has chosen Baby got back as his entrance music. James Katana struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Guerrero
vs
Katana

175 cm
21
163 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

160 cm
22
171 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrique Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Katana!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katana looks to throw the jab but Guerrero is out of range.
Katana connects with a crisp jab.
Guerrero misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Guerrero.
Guerrero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katana.
Katana keeps the fight on the outside.
Guerrero throws a body punch but Katana moves out of range.
Guerrero misses with a low kick.
Guerrero ducks under a wild hook from Katana.
Katana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katana.
Guerrero misses with a looping right.
Katana cracks Guerrero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guerrero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katana moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Katana but Katana pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Guerrero misses with a hook. Katana ducked under it nicely.
Katana swats away the attempt to clinch by Guerrero.
Guerrero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Enrique Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown but Katana shows good takedown defense.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katana moves out of range as Guerrero strikes.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch but Katana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guerrero wants to clinch.

That's two 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.
Katana throws out a powerful jab.
Guerrero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guerrero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Katana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerrero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katana moves away.
Guerrero misses the shot to the body.
Guerrero wants to clinch up but Katana keeps it at a distance.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerrero swings for the body but Katana moves out of range.
Guerrero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Katana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with a takedown attempt - Katana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrique Guerrero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guerrero throws a hook but Katana blocks it.
Katana throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Katana.
Guerrero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Katana's waist but Katana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guerrero off to one side.
Guerrero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like James Katana has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guerrero. Katana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerrero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guerrero tries for a takedown but Katana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guerrero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana swats away the attempt to clinch by Guerrero.
Guerrero throws a hook to the side of Katana's head but Katana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Katana keeps the fight on the outside.
Guerrero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katana was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerrero.
Nice uppercut lands for Katana. That snapped Guerrero's head back.
A leg kick checked by Katana.
Katana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guerrero throws out the jab.
Katana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Katana scores with a three punch combo!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guerrero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katana.
Guerrero looks to land a left hand but Katana moved out of range nicely.
Guerrero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guerrero there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Katana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Katana's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Guerrero walks into a straight right hand from Katana.
Katana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guerrero.
Guerrero throws a big shot that misses.
Katana throws a hook but Guerrero avoids it easily.
Guerrero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katana throws a shot from downtown. Guerrero moves away and avoids it.
Guerrero misses with a looping left.
Katana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guerrero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katana lunges at Guerrero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guerrero's hand.
Guerrero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Katana.
Guerrero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katana manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana throws a hook but Guerrero avoids it easily.
Katana has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guerrero finds it's way round the side to connect with Katana's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a looping right.
Guerrero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Katana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Katana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Guerrero trying desperately to get to his feet.
Katana is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Katana trying to control but Guerrero is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is working to get back to half guard.

Guerrero bucks Katana off and manages to get back to his feet!
Katana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guerrero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Katana might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Guerrero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana misses with a series of wild punches.
Guerrero tries to clinch but Katana moves out of range.
Guerrero misses with a looping left.
Katana keeps the fight on the outside.
Guerrero throws a solid leg kick but Katana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guerrero.
Guerrero missing with a left hand there. Katana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guerrero has his takedown stuffed
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guerrero tries to clinch but Katana moves away

and Katana counters with a shoot takedown. Guerrero fights it but they end up in guard.
Guerrero wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero pulls Katana in close to his closed guard and prevents Katana from doing any damage or advancing position.
Katana is looking to stand up but Guerrero won't let him.
Guerrero is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 Enrique Guerrero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Katana's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Guerrero throws a big shot that misses.
Guerrero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guerrero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katana.
Guerrero with a poor takedown
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
Guerrero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Katana ducks under a wild hook from Guerrero.
Guerrero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guerrero tries for a takedown but Katana circles away easily
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
Guerrero throws the left hand but Katana avoids the punch easily.
Guerrero tries to clinch up

and Katana counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guerrero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guerrero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana counters with a two punch combo.
Katana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Guerrero misses with a body punch
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
Guerrero misses with a takedown
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrique Guerrero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katana slips under a jab.
Guerrero tries to clinch
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.
Guerrero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katana.
Guerrero tries to clinch
and Katana counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guerrero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Katana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guerrero takes one on the button.
Guerrero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Katana misses.
A big left from Katana misses.
Guerrero tries to clinch but Katana moves away
and Katana counters with a series of strikes. Guerrero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Katana slips a jab from Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a hook to the body
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guerrero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Katana moves out of range as Guerrero strikes.
Guerrero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Katana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guerrero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guerrero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Katana in his tracks.
Guerrero shoots and misses
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
Guerrero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Katana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guerrero has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Katana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with a body shot
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guerrero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Guerrero wants to clinch

and Katana decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Guerrero's guard.

Guerrero has his foot on Katana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Katana works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Guerrero escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Katana gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Katana sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katana wants to stand but Guerrero is controlling his posture from full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Katana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Katana has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Katana!