PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutierrez has chosen Puto by Molotov as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Troy Lancaster had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lancaster
vs
Gutierrez

190 cm
21
223 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raul Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gutierrez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Lancaster moves into the clinch.
Gutierrez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gutierrez tries to circle away but Lancaster has him pinned against the cage.
Gutierrez misses with a punch to the body.
Gutierrez misses with the head strike.
Gutierrez tries to break free but Lancaster pushes him back against the cage.
Gutierrez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster stalling the fight.
Gutierrez tries to break the clinch but Lancaster is controlling the position.
Gutierrez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lancaster.
Gutierrez tries to work over Lancaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez throws a head punch that misses.
Gutierrez lands a right hand.

Lancaster gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lancaster tries to stand but Gutierrez is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lancaster stands up and waves to Gutierrez to follow him.
Gutierrez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gutierrez looks gassed!
Lancaster tries to clinch but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez throws a looping overhand right but Lancaster ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Lancaster darts in and clinches Gutierrez up against the cage.
Gutierrez is looking to control Lancaster's arms but Lancaster gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gutierrez has his back to the cage.
Lancaster is trying to drag Gutierrez to the mat but Gutierrez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Lancaster lands a takedown into guard.
Gutierrez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lancaster wants to stand but Gutierrez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gutierrez looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lancaster's guard.
Gutierrez trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Lancaster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gutierrez looking to sit in guard and control but Lancaster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gutierrez controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gutierrez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Raul Gutierrez.
Lancaster motions for Gutierrez to come forward. Lancaster throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lancaster doesn't manage to clinch there - Gutierrez circles away.
Lancaster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gutierrez just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Lancaster dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gutierrez throws a body punch but Lancaster moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gutierrez is trying to force a seperation but Lancaster has the dominant position.
Lancaster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gutierrez walks away with a smile on his face. Lancaster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gutierrez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lancaster checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gutierrez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gutierrez looks to land a left hand but Lancaster moved out of range nicely.
Gutierrez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gutierrez throws a good cross that connects.
Lancaster tries to clinch but Gutierrez is having none of it.
Gutierrez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster.
Gutierrez is breathing heavily.
Gutierrez connects with a body shot.
Gutierrez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Lancaster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lancaster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Lancaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gutierrez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gutierrez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raul Gutierrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lancaster closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lancaster lands in his opponent's guard.
Lancaster is looking to stand up but Gutierrez won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster won't allow Gutierrez to sweep him here.

Lancaster decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Lancaster closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Lancaster decides to stand and escape the position.

Gutierrez gets caught flat footed, as Lancaster shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lancaster preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lancaster stands up and waves to Gutierrez to follow him.

Lancaster is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gutierrez's half guard.

Lancaster stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gutierrez to get to his feet.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gutierrez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gutierrez misses the shot to the body.
Gutierrez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gutierrez works the jab nicely.
A jab lands there for Gutierrez.
Gutierrez catches Lancaster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gutierrez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gutierrez cracks a nice hook into Lancaster's ribs.
Raul Gutierrez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lancaster shoots in but Gutierrez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutierrez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gutierrez throws an overhand right that lands on Lancaster's shoulder, as Lancaster tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Lancaster dominated that second round.
That's time! Lancaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gutierrez misses with a looping left.
Gutierrez throws a nice looking combination but Lancaster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gutierrez tries to clinch up.
Lancaster fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gutierrez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lancaster to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Lancaster gets to his feet - Gutierrez follows without any prompting.

Lancaster shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gutierrez is trying to defend but Lancaster finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gutierrez is trying to maintain the position but Lancaster is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lancaster decides to stand and escape the position.
Gutierrez wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Gutierrez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Lancaster scores with a takedown into Gutierrez's guard.

Lancaster stands and steps away. Gutierrez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice sprawl there from Gutierrez as Lancaster shoots in.
Gutierrez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lancaster.
Lancaster slips under a jab from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez thows a body shot but no joy.

Lancaster has Gutierrez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gutierrez working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lancaster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lancaster is defended easily by Gutierrez.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice cross by Gutierrez.
Lancaster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gutierrez.
Lancaster shoots for a takedown but Gutierrez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Lancaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gutierrez clinches up against the cage.
Gutierrez misses with some punches.
Gutierrez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gutierrez digs a right hand into Lancaster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lancaster's gas tank.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Gutierrez misses the target.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick but Lancaster sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Lancaster shoots in and bounces Gutierrez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lancaster wants to stand but Gutierrez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Raul Gutierrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Lancaster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lancaster, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Lancaster!