PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Gudino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gudino's entrance music is gangsta rap made me do it. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gudino
vs
Villar

183 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Gudino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Villar!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gudino circles away.
Villar thows a body shot but no joy.
Gudino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Villar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gudino avoids it really well and circles away.
Villar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leo Gudino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angelo Villar.
Gudino works the jab nicely.
Villar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gudino is trying hard to land a takedown here. Villar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gudino misses with a takedown attempt - Villar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gudino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Villar is fending him off so far but Gudino persists. Nope, Villar circles away and we're back to standing.
Villar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gudino swivels and escapes.
Villar misses with a takedown

and Gudino counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gudino's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villar is pulling down on Gudino's head. It's preventing any offense from Gudino, at least for the moment.
Villar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Villar trying to control the position.
Gudino trying to control but Villar is working from the bottom.
Gudino sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gudino trying to stand up but can't free himself from Villar's guard.
Villar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gudino is one step ahead there.
Gudino wants to control from the top but Villar keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gudino feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Villar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar can't keep his opponent in guard - Gudino advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Villar looks gassed!
Gudino wants to free his trapped foot but Villar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gudino seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Villar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Gudino escapes and gets back to his feet.
Villar shoots and misses

and Gudino counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Gudino stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Villar fails with the takedown
letting Gudino counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gudino drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gudino trying to control but Villar is working from the bottom.
Gudino content to stall in guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gudino pushing down on Villar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villar tries to get to full guard but Gudino has control of the leg.
Gudino looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Gudino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Villar tries to work over Gudino's front leg with a kick but Gudino checks it.
Gudino swats away the attempt to clinch by Villar.

Gudino darts in and clinches Villar up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Gudino.

Gudino gets control of Villar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gudino will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gudino trying to keep a closed guard but Villar is proving a slippery customer.
Villar wants to stand but Gudino has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Villar is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gudino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gudino passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Villar!
Gudino will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Gudino looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Villar wants to control but Gudino is having none of it.
Villar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Gudino looking to secure an arm triangle but Villar defends it well.

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.
Villar is working to get back to half guard.
Villar wants to hold on but Gudino pushes him away.
Leo Gudino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gudino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Villar is looking to escape.
Gudino manages to capitalize on a mistake by Villar to take his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar trying to control the action but Gudino just sinks the hooks in.
Gudino is looking to control Villar but Villar is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Gudino thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Villar is trying to stand back up.
Villar is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gudino missing with punches from the back.
Villar just trying to survive but Gudino is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Gudino has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Villar.
Gudino tries to keep control of the position but Villar is staying busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gudino avoiding Villar 's attempts to control his hands.
Gudino keeps control of the position as Villar tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Gudino dominated that second round.
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!

Gudino shoots in but no luck this time.
Villar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Villar misses with a body shot.
Gudino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Villar tries to clinch up
and Gudino counters with a body kick that stops Villar in his tracks momentarily.
Villar is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gudino shoots in looking for a takedown. Villar tries to sprawl out of it but Gudino keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Villar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Gudino scores with a takedown into Villar's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar keeping moving, preventing Gudino from controlling successfully.
Villar trying to control the position here.
Gudino is looking to stand up but Villar won't let him.
Villar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two 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.
Gudino is looking to stand up but Villar won't let him.
Villar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gudino looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Villar fails to land the takedown.
Gudino lands a jab to the head.
Villar is looking to clinch.
Gudino scores with a leg kick.
Gudino is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gudino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gudino stands up and beckons Villar to his feet.
Villar tries to clinch there but Gudino circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gudino.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Gudino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gudino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A lazy body kick from Villar

and Gudino decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Villar's guard.
Villar has his hands on Gudino's head, controlling the position.
Villar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gudino controlling from the top position.
Villar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Villar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gudino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Villar wants to control the position but Gudino says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gudino throwing shots but Villar is blocking nicely.
Gudino prevents Villar from improving his position.
Angelo Villar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leo Gudino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gudino is figuring out what he wants to do next.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Gudino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gudino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Gudino!