PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Guavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guavo has chosen Jizz In My Pants as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Dexter
vs
Guavo

182 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
160 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Dexter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Guavo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guavo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Dexter as Guavo shoots in.
Guavo lands a lovely overhand right.
Dexter doesn't manage to clinch there - Guavo circles away.
Guavo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Dexter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guavo tries to break the clinch but Dexter is controlling the position.

Dexter manages to break the clinch.
Guavo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Guavo misses the shot to the body.
Guavo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dexter tries to clinch but Guavo is having none of it.
Dexter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Guavo misses.
Dexter lands with a hook. Guavo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guavo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dexter is just out of range.
Guavo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dexter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dexter throws a series of punches but Guavo moves out of range.
Dexter doesn't manage to clinch there - Guavo circles away.
Guavo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dexter.
Guavo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dexter pinned against the cage. Dexter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joshua Dexter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Guavo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guavo shoots in for a takedown but Dexter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Dexter instigates a clinch.
Dexter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guavo backwards.
Guavo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dexter's efforts to push away.
Guavo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dexter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Guavo wants a takedown.
Dexter lands with a light punch inside.
Guavo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dexter's efforts to push away.
Dexter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dexter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guavo backwards.
Dexter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dexter is pressed up against the cage. Guavo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dexter down to the mat. Dexter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter fails to land with a series of punches.
Dexter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guavo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dexter darts in and clinches Guavo up against the cage.

Dexter breaks the clinch.
Guavo throws a nice looking combination but Dexter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Dexter clinches up against the cage.
Guavo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dexter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dexter misses with a double jab.
Dexter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dexter moves in looking to clinch but Guavo pushes him off.
Dexter tries to clinch up.
Dexter wants to clinch up but Guavo keeps it at a distance.
Joshua Dexter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dexter moves into the clinch.
Dexter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dexter is stalling here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexter works on Guavo's body with a couple of short punches.
Dexter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dexter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guavo has him pressed against the cage.
Guavo is trying to maintain a safe position but Dexter gets an underhook and turns Guavo into the cage.
Guavo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dexter's efforts to push away.
Guavo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dexter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guavo backwards.
Guavo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dexter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dexter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dexter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Dexter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dexter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guavo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dexter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guavo.
Guavo looks gassed!

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.
Dexter tries to clinch up.
Dexter tries to clinch there but Guavo circles away.
Guavo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Guavo with that takedown attempt.
Dexter misses with a few strikes there.
Dexter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Dexter. No joy for Guavo on that attempt.
Guavo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dexter as he jumps to the side.
Dexter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dexter tries to clinch there but Guavo circles away.
Guavo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Dexter closes the distance and clinches.
Dexter prevents the takedown attempt.
Dexter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dexter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Dexter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Guavo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dexter.
Dexter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guavo.
Dexter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guavo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dexter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guavo misses with a two punch combination.
Dexter is looking to clinch.
Joshua Dexter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dexter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guavo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guavo swings for the body but Dexter moves out of range.
Dexter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guavo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guavo shoots in but Dexter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dexter tries to close the distance and clinch but Guavo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dexter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dexter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guavo.
Dexter tries to clinch but Guavo moves out of range.

Dexter moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dexter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guavo has Dexter pressed against the cage, preventing Dexter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guavo keeps control of Dexter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dexter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dexter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dexter as Guavo tries to tie him up.
Guavo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dexter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Guavo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Joshua Dexter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Guavo.
Guavo is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Dexter.
Dexter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

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.
Guavo wants a takedown.
Dexter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guavo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dexter's efforts to push away.
Guavo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dexter is trying to force a seperation but Guavo has the dominant position.
Guavo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dexter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Guavo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guavo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dexter tries to clinch there but Guavo circles away.
Guavo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Dexter moves into the clinch.

Dexter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexter moves in looking to clinch but Guavo pushes him off.
Dexter tries to clinch up but Guavo circles away and keeps his distance.
Guavo dives in and grabs Dexter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dexter pushes down on Guavo's head and hops out.
Dexter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dexter wants to clinch.
Dexter tries to clinch up.
Dexter wants to clinch up but Guavo keeps it at a distance.
Guavo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guavo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Dexter instigates a clinch.

Dexter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dexter moves into the clinch.
Dexter tries to break the clinch but Guavo is controlling the position.
Dexter lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guavo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dexter smiles and moves away.
Dexter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guavo fails to land the takedown.
Dexter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guavo's head backwards.
Dexter doesn't manage to clinch there - Guavo circles away.
Dexter slips a jab from Guavo.
Dexter moves in looking to clinch but Guavo pushes him off.
Dexter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dexter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dexter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Dexter dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Dexter clinches with his opponent.
Guavo goes for a takedown attempt but Dexter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Guavo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dexter lands with a hook. Guavo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Dexter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Guavo wants to control from the top but Dexter keeps moving.
Guavo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guavo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexter wants to stand and escape but Guavo is having none of it.
Guavo trying to control but Dexter is working from the bottom.
Dexter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guavo on the ground.
Guavo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dexter is looking to stand up but Guavo isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two 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.
Guavo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dexter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dexter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dexter doesn't manage to clinch there - Guavo circles away.
Guavo shoots in and drives through. Dexter sprawls well.

Dexter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guavo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Joshua Dexter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Guavo.
Dexter effectively controlling the action here.

Dexter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dexter moves in looking to clinch but Guavo pushes him off.
Dexter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guavo shoots in for a takedown but Dexter shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guavo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dexter.
Dexter is looking to clinch.
Guavo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dexter cracks Guavo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dexter tries to clinch up but Guavo circles away and keeps his distance.
Dexter is looking to clinch.
Guavo throws a series of punches but Dexter moves out of range.
Guavo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dexter backs up against the cage.
Dexter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guavo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dexter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guavo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dexter is fending him off so far but Guavo persists. Nope, Dexter circles away and we're back to standing.
Dexter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dexter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guavo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dexter at a distance.
Dexter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joshua Dexter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dexter clinches up with Guavo and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dexter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Guavo up against the cage.

Dexter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dexter tries to clinch up.
Dexter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dexter doesn't manage to clinch there - Guavo circles away.
Dexter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dexter scores with a hook to the body. Guavo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dexter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Dexter as Guavo shoots in.
Dexter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guavo.
Eddie Guavo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guavo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dexter avoids it really well and circles away.
Dexter moves in looking to clinch but Guavo pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Dexter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dexter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Dexter!