PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Guarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Guarino
vs
Putin

172 cm
23
172 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

179 cm
26
182 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trey Guarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolai Putin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guarino fails to land the takedown.
Putin moves out of range of the strikes.
Putin shoots and misses

and Guarino counters with a shoot takedown. Putin fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Putin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Putin has his foot on Guarino's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guarino works his way back into a safe position though.

Putin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Guarino avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Guarino drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guarino jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Guarino has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Guarino wants to pass the guard but Putin is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guarino wants to stand but Putin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Putin managing to control the position.
Guarino controlling from the top position.
Putin keeping moving, preventing Guarino from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guarino doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Putin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Putin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Guarino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Putin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Putin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Guarino looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Putin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Putin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Guarino looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Guarino has hold of Putin's hands but Putin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Guarino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Guarino is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Putin pulls his head out easily.
Guarino is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Putin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Guarino is trying to get back to full guard.

Putin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Guarino looking for submissions off his back.
Guarino tries to roll over but Putin keeps him under control.

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.
Guarino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Putin in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Guarino tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Putin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nikolai Putin!