PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cliche Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny West is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Guevara
vs
West

183 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cliche Guevara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny West!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guevara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
Guevara looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guevara.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guevara manages to avoid it.
Guevara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
Decent striking displayed by West there.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Guevara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from West.
Guevara throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from West finds it's target.
West swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guevara counters with a straight right hand.
Guevara dives in and grabs West's left leg, looking for a takedown. West pushes down on Guevara's head and hops out.
West misses with a few strikes there.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from West does no damage.
Guevara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guevara misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from West misses

so Guevara counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Guevara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. West swivels though and keeps the full guard.
West wants to sweep here but Guevara controlling him for the moment.

Guevara postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! West is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Guevara, into his guard.
West stopping the sweep attempt from Guevara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West wants to control from the top but Guevara keeps moving.
West must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
West might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Guevara kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
West keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Guevara's head.
West is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guevara working a defensive guard here.
Guevara keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Guevara misses with a straight left.
West steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guevara.
Guevara blocks a jab.
Guevara lands with an uppercut that bounces West off the cage and back into rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Guevara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guevara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West misses with a body shot
and Guevara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guevara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Guevara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of West's head.
Guevara throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
West throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guevara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jonny West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guevara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
West lands with a right hand.
West misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cliche Guevara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

West throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guevara counters with a nice uppercut.
Guevara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
West misses the shot to the body.
West is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Guevara misses.
Guevara lands the left hand.
West looks to land a combination but Guevara avoids it well.
A jab from West misses.
West throws a hook but Guevara avoids it easily.
Guevara throws a left and a right that both miss
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guevara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Guevara misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Guevara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with West but West pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a combination
enabling Guevara to counter with a crisp jab.
West looks to throw the jab but Guevara is out of range.
West on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Guevara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
West takes a shot to the body in his stride.
West throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Guevara to counter with a crisp jab.
West swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guevara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
West is breathing heavily.
Guevara misses with a body shot.
West swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guevara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
West slips a jab from Guevara.
Guevara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from West.
West shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guevara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.

Guevara closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. West did well to prevent Guevara getting side control.

Guevara is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

West is defending against the submission attempts here by Guevara.

Guevara seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. West is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cliche Guevara!