PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

jon
vs
Guerrero

169 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

167 cm
18
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy jon!
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, Antonio Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guerrero's waist but Guerrero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing jon off to one side.

Guerrero gets caught flat footed, as jon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
jon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Guerrero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
jon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
jon wants to get up but he can't break Guerrero's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Guerrero is looking for a triangle but jon pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
jon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
jon looking to sit in guard and control but Guerrero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero wants to control from the top but jon keeps moving.
Guerrero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for jon with that takedown attempt.
jon tries to clinch there but Guerrero circles away.
jon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy jon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Guerrero shoots in and bounces jon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
jon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Guerrero postures up.
Guerrero looking to pass the guard.
Guerrero's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guerrero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Guerrero being controlled here momentarily.

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.
Guerrero not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
jon looking for a sweep. Not yet jon, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guerrero looking to pass the guard.
jon is trying to keep Guerrero in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antonio Guerrero will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but jon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
jon closes the distance but Guerrero moves to the side
and Guerrero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
jon tries a low kick but Guerrero avoids it.
jon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guerrero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero throws a body punch but jon moves out of range.
Guerrero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Guerrero.
jon tries for a takedown but Guerrero circles away easily

and Guerrero counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero tries to score a body lock takedown but jon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Guerrero fails to pull guard.
jon effectively controlling the action here.
jon looking for a takedown.
Guerrero prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy jon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guerrero has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. jon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guerrero.

jon breaks the clinch.
jon shoots and misses

and Guerrero counters by clinching up.
Guerrero looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
jon is looking to break free of the clinch but Guerrero has double underhooks.

jon breaks from the clinch.

Guerrero pushes jon up against the cage in a clinch.
Guerrero drops to a knee looking for a takedown but jon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
jon has Guerrero pushed against the cage.

Guerrero pulls jon into guard.
Guerrero can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as jon controls the pace.

Guerrero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jon stays in close to Guerrero's body and controls the position.
jon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guerrero trying to keep a closed guard but jon is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
jon trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Guerrero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
jon content to stall in guard here.
jon trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Guerrero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

jon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Guerrero to counter with a crisp jab.
jon with a poor takedown
and Guerrero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guerrero misses with a wild body shot.
Guerrero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down jon rather than just go for the knockout.

Guerrero darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
jon wants to get back to full guard.
jon trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jon gets full guard.
jon keeping moving, preventing Guerrero from controlling successfully.
Guerrero sitting in guard here, content to control.
jon wants to improve his position but instead Guerrero has moved into half guard.
Guerrero works his foot free and advances to mount.
Antonio Guerrero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guerrero content just to control the position here.
Guerrero avoids the attempt from jon to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jon is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
jon is desperately trying to improve his position but Guerrero has a good base and remains in mount.
Guerrero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roy jon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guerrero wants to control the pace but jon is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
jon is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Guerrero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guerrero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass 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... Antonio Guerrero!