PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mano Do Gueto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ped Eber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eber has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mano Do Gueto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Do Gueto
vs
Eber

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

213 cm
24
303 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Shamanic Labs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mano Do Gueto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ped Eber!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eber drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Eber grinds an elbow into Do Gueto's temple.

Eber stands up and beckons Do Gueto to his feet.
Do Gueto shoots in looking for a takedown. Eber tries to sprawl out of it but Do Gueto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Eber shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Do Gueto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Eber with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do Gueto is trying to control the position but Eber postures up.
Eber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eber throwing strikes but missing.
Eber throwing strikes but missing.
Eber works over Do Gueto with some ground and pound from guard.
Eber works over Do Gueto with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eber lands a couple of digs.
Do Gueto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eber is one step ahead there.
Eber connects with a couple of short punches.
Eber postures up and lands a big shot to Do Gueto's brow.
Do Gueto throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Eber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Do Gueto wants to stand but Eber is controlling the position.
Eber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Do Gueto's head.
Eber cracks Do Gueto with a solid left hand.
Do Gueto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eber on the ground.
Eber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Eber passes Do Gueto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Eber looks gassed!
Eber working over Do Gueto with some ground and pound. Do Gueto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Gueto is looking to improve his position.
Eber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Eber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Do Gueto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Do Gueto tries to kick Eber off but Eber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Eber escapes and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do Gueto tries to clinch there but Eber circles away.
Do Gueto is looking to clinch but Eber is avoiding it.
Do Gueto tries for a takedown but Eber circles away easily

and Eber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Do Gueto won't be happy with that.
Do Gueto taking punishment in the form of punches.
Eber throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Eber scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Gueto is trying to control Eber's posture but Eber avoids it.
Do Gueto takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Eber is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do Gueto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eber working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Eber working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Eber throws a strike aimed at the side of Do Gueto's head but Do Gueto avoids it well.
Do Gueto parries the strikes from Eber easily there. Eber is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Do Gueto to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eber cracks Do Gueto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Eber scores with punches from side control.
Do Gueto can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Do Gueto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Do Gueto somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mano Do Gueto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do Gueto with a lazy takedown attempt

and Eber counters with a takedown into side control.
Eber scoring with punches from side control.
Do Gueto is trying to buck Eber off.
Do Gueto struggling a bit here.
Do Gueto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eber scores with a couple of short elbows.
Do Gueto is trying to control Eber's posture but Eber avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ped Eber dominated that 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.

Do Gueto shoots in but no luck this time.
Mano Do Gueto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Eber. No joy for Do Gueto on that attempt.
Do Gueto closes the distance and clinches up with Eber, looking for a takedown. Do Gueto pushes Eber against the cage but Eber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mano Do Gueto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eber stuffs the takedown attempt from Do Gueto. Do Gueto gets slowly back to his feet.
Ped Eber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Eber closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Do Gueto can't do much from the bottom here.
Eber lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Do Gueto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Do Gueto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Do Gueto wants to control but Eber postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Gueto taking punishment in the form of punches.
Eber passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Do Gueto!
Do Gueto tries to hold on but Eber pushes him away.
Eber scoring with strikes but Do Gueto is staying in there.
Eber is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Do Gueto tries to hold on but Eber pushes him away.
Eber landing strikes from the mount and Do Gueto is in trouble!
Eber is landing with some decent strikes but Do Gueto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Do Gueto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Do Gueto is in a horrible position here. Eber smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Eber has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Do Gueto's face.
Eber with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eber lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Do Gueto is trying to escape the mount.
Eber fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Do Gueto is looking to get to half guard.
Eber working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Do Gueto can't escape the position.
Eber landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eber with shots to the head and body - Do Gueto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Do Gueto can't escape the position.
Eber breaks from Do Gueto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Eber in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Eber with the ground and pound from mount.
Do Gueto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Do Gueto trying desperately to get to his feet.
Do Gueto tries to reverse the position but Eber maintains control.
Eber lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Do Gueto hang on?
Ped Eber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Do Gueto tries to hold on but Eber pushes him away.
Eber cracks Do Gueto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Eber raining down shots from the mount!
Eber landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eber landing strikes from the mount and Do Gueto is in trouble!
Do Gueto is bucking up trying to escape but Eber cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Do Gueto is trying desperately to improve position.
Eber lands a big shot there that rocks Do Gueto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Do Gueto can't escape the position.
Do Gueto tries to lock up and control but Eber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Eber punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Do Gueto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Eber with shots to the head and body - Do Gueto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Do Gueto wants to hold on but Eber pushes him away.
Eber lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ped Eber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Do Gueto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eber walks into a left hand.

Eber changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Do Gueto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Do Gueto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Do Gueto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Do Gueto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Eber stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Do Gueto has a takedown stuffed.

Eber scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Do Gueto is looking for a sweep.
Eber lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eber working the ground and pound.
Eber lands some shots froms side control.
Eber working the ground and pound.
Do Gueto taking a bit of punishment here - Eber scoring with strikes.
Do Gueto is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Eber scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Do Gueto to see if he's OK.
Eber lands a few punches from side control.
Do Gueto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eber landing a few strikes.
Do Gueto is trying to control Eber's posture but Eber avoids it.
Ped Eber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eber lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eber cracks Do Gueto with a big elbow.
Do Gueto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Eber asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Do Gueto taking a bit of punishment here - Eber scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Do Gueto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Eber scores with a couple of short elbows.
Eber cracks Do Gueto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Eber lands some shots froms side control.
Eber postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eber scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Do Gueto to see if he's OK.
Do Gueto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Eber.
Do Gueto is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Do Gueto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Eber off and has taken his back!
Eber manages to reverse the position and now he's in Do Gueto's guard. Nice work there by Eber.
Eber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Eber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Do Gueto looking for a guillotine here but Eber defends easily.
Eber scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Eber passes into half guard.
Do Gueto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Eber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Eber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Do Gueto defending well though.
Do Gueto wants to get back to full guard.
Eber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Do Gueto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eber lands with a punch from half guard.
Do Gueto is looking to escape.
Eber is nestled in close to Do Gueto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mano Do Gueto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Eber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Do Gueto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Eber somewhat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ped Eber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Eber winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ped Eber!