PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhael Yuri De Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Fox
vs
Yuri De Guzman

169 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
20
170 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikhael Yuri De Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Guzman throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Charlie Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fox. De Guzman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Guzman was well out of range. Poor timing from Fox.
De Guzman lands a nice looking body shot.
Fox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the body from Fox misses
and De Guzman counters with a left to the body.
De Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
Fox looks to land a combination but De Guzman avoids it well.
Fox misses the shot to the body.
De Guzman throws a series of punches but Fox moves out of range.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and De Guzman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Fox misses.
Fox misses with a combination
and De Guzman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Guzman thows a body shot but no joy.
De Guzman lands with a shot to the body.
De Guzman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fox tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling De Guzman to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Guzman at a distance.
De Guzman lands a right hook to the body.
Fox is breathing heavily.
De Guzman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fox counters with a one-two to the body.
De Guzman scores with a jab to the body.
Fox takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Guzman lands a nice looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Guzman lands a right hook to the body.

De Guzman drops Fox with a left right combo! De Guzman follows him down to the ground into side control.

Fox is rocked!

It looks like Charlie Fox has been cut.
De Guzman trying to control the action but Fox is working from the bottom.
Oh Fox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fox managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by De Guzman.
Fox seems to have got his legs back now.
De Guzman looks up at the clock and then as Fox takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, De Guzman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fox tries to get out of the position.
De Guzman throws an elbow but Fox slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox is not content to let De Guzman control the position.

Fox throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fox is looking to wear down De Guzman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Guzman thows a body shot but no joy.
De Guzman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Fox misses the target.
Fox misses the jab.
De Guzman scores with a body shot.
De Guzman throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Guzman lands with a good body shot.
De Guzman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Guzman counters with a left and a right that stings Fox.
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
De Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fox moves away.
De Guzman cracks a nice hook into Fox's ribs.
Fox swings for the body but De Guzman moves out of range.
De Guzman throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
Fox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Guzman lands a nice looking body shot.
De Guzman lands with a good body shot.
De Guzman throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Guzman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fox throws a big shot that misses.
De Guzman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from De Guzman.
De Guzman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fox.
De Guzman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fox at a distance.
De Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman throws a nice looking combination but Fox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Guzman swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
De Guzman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Guzman digs a good body shot into Fox's ribs.
De Guzman misses with a body shot.
De Guzman takes one to the side of the head.
Fox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Guzman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the body from De Guzman misses
letting Fox counter with a right hand.
De Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Guzman lands a right hook to the body.
De Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fox.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from De Guzman.
De Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fox moves away.
A jab lands there for De Guzman.
Fox avoids the body shot from De Guzman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhael Yuri De Guzman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Fox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

De Guzman throws a series of punches but Fox avoids them all with ease.
De Guzman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fox lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Guzman backs up against the cage.
De Guzman avoids the body shot from Fox.
De Guzman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Guzman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fox counters with a low kick, right behind De Guzman 's knee.
Fox staying out of range there.
De Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from De Guzman.
Charlie Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fox throws out a powerful jab.
De Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Guzman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Guzman swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and De Guzman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fox thinking.
De Guzman lands a right hook to the body.
Fox scores with a jab to the head.
De Guzman lands a nice looking body shot.
De Guzman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox misses with a hook to the body
and De Guzman counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Guzman. Fox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fox misses with a double jab
and De Guzman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fox. De Guzman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
De Guzman cracks Fox with a good jab.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fox manages to avoid it.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Guzman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Guzman scores with a body shot.
De Guzman misses with a body punch
and Fox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Guzman just misses with a punch to the body.
Fox throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Guzman counters with a two punch combo.
De Guzman lands a slapping body shot.
De Guzman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Guzman throws a one two combo.
Mikhael Yuri De Guzman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Guzman lands with a shot to the body.
De Guzman misses the shot to the body.
Fox throws a hook but De Guzman avoids it easily.
Fox avoids the body shot from De Guzman.
De Guzman takes a swing at Fox's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Fox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling De Guzman to counter with a crisp jab.
Fox tries to move into range but De Guzman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Guzman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fox.
Fox just misses with a punch to the body.
De Guzman lands a jab to the nose.
De Guzman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Guzman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fox circles away quickly and effectively.
Fox closes the distance but De Guzman moves to the side
and De Guzman counters with a two punch combo.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and De Guzman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fox misses with a shot to the body
and De Guzman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman connects with a single shot there.
De Guzman tries to bum rush Fox with a series of wild strikes but Fox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Guzman misses with a wild body shot.
Fox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fox throws the left hand but De Guzman avoids the punch easily.
De Guzman throws out a powerful jab.
De Guzman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from De Guzman.
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Guzman lands a right hook to the body.
Fox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Guzman.
De Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fox.
Fox scores with a nice right hand.
Fox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Guzman tries to avoid it but Fox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Guzman to the ground. De Guzman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Guzman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Guzman is working the combinations to good effect here.
De Guzman sizes up Fox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A shot to the body from Fox misses
and De Guzman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Guzman throws a right hand that Fox ducks under and follows up with a left that Fox also avoids with ease.
De Guzman lands a jab-cross combination.
De Guzman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Guzman digs a good body shot into Fox's ribs.
De Guzman throws a nice looking combination but Fox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fox.
De Guzman misses with a combination
and Fox counters with a straight right hand.
De Guzman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Guzman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Guzman scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox throws a shot from downtown. De Guzman moves away and avoids it.
De Guzman looks to land a combination but Fox avoids it well.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Fox fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhael Yuri De Guzman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie Fox's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

De Guzman lands a right hook to the body.
Fox misses with a few strikes there.
De Guzman connects with a nice looking jab.
De Guzman misses with a hook to the body
and Fox counters with a left and a right that stings De Guzman.
Fox connects with a crisp jab.
Fox tries to clinch but De Guzman is having none of it.
Fox throws a big shot that misses.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Guzman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Guzman misses with a body shot

and Fox counters by moving into the clinch.
De Guzman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fox gets through De Guzman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Guzman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fox trying to control the position but instead, De Guzman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fox into the cage.
De Guzman is trying to break free.
De Guzman tries to break the clinch but Fox is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fox.
De Guzman is trying to break the clinch but Fox has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox lands a body punch.

De Guzman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Guzman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Guzman throws a big shot that misses.
Fox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Guzman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fox tries to clinch up but De Guzman circles away and keeps his distance.
De Guzman misses with a body punch
and Fox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fox wants to clinch.
Fox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fox lands a nice hook to De Guzman's body. De Guzman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fox wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Guzman. Fox does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox missing with a left hand there. De Guzman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fox tries to clinch
and De Guzman counters with a left to the body.
Fox tries to bum rush De Guzman with a series of wild strikes but De Guzman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Guzman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fox's hands.
Fox digs a good body shot into De Guzman's ribs.
Fox misses with a double jab.
De Guzman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Guzman misses with a double jab
and Fox counters with a left and a right that stings De Guzman.
Fox misses with a double jab.
Fox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Guzman swings away with a body shot that misses

and Fox moves into the clinch.
De Guzman tries to break the clinch but Fox is controlling the position.
Fox taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Guzman can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on De Guzman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fox scores with a hook to the body.
Fox scores with a hook to the body.
Fox looking to slow down the pace here.
De Guzman wants to break free but Fox has control.
Fox trying to control the position but instead, De Guzman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fox into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charlie Fox.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Guzman moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fox.
Fox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and De Guzman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from De Guzman.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Guzman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Guzman.
Fox throws a right hand that De Guzman ducks under and follows up with a left that De Guzman also avoids with ease.
De Guzman avoids the body shot from Fox.
Some wild striking there from De Guzman.
De Guzman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fox misses with a wild body shot.
Fox misses with a double jab
and De Guzman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Guzman thuds a left hand into Fox's body.
De Guzman scores with a nice head shot.
Charlie Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Guzman swinging wildly here.
De Guzman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox avoids the body shot from De Guzman.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhael Yuri De Guzman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Guzman 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhael Yuri De Guzman!