PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guida comes into the arena with Stupid Kid - Alkaline Trio blaring out of the sound system. Curtis has chosen Gangstas Paradise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Guida
vs
Curtis

180 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ty Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch but Guida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Guida moves into range and clinches up with Curtis.
Guida lands an elbow inside that Curtis shrugs off.

It looks like Ty Curtis has been cut.
Curtis is struggling to control the position.
Curtis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curtis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Curtis takes an elbow to the temple.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Curtis lands with a short shot to the head.
Curtis trying to stall but Guida improves his position.
Guida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Curtis dodges an elbow strike from Guida.
Curtis lands with a right to the head.
Curtis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guida or not.
Curtis stalling in the clinch but Guida improves position.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis avoids a wild elbow strike from Guida.
Guida lands an elbow that stopped Curtis in his tracks for a moment.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guida tries a knee to the head but Curtis blocks it.
Guida prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Curtis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guida is keeping busy.
A short right from Curtis.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Guida lands an elbow inside that Curtis shrugs off.
Curtis misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike.
Curtis is leaning against Guida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curtis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis scores with a hook to the body.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guida tries to stall but Curtis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike.
Guida tries to stall but Curtis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Curtis takes an elbow to the temple.
Curtis lands with a left to the head.
Guida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but Curtis blocks with his arms.
Guida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Curtis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Guida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guida lands a damaging elbow.
Guida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Guida throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
Guida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Guida lands an elbow just above Curtis 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guida as Curtis tries to tie him up.
Guida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guida lands an elbow inside.
Guida blocks an elbow strike.
Guida lands a damaging elbow.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curtis's brow.
Curtis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guida misses with an elbow over the top.
Curtis avoiding damage.
Curtis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Curtis avoids a wild elbow strike from Guida.
Curtis blocks an elbow strike from Guida.
Curtis dodges an elbow strike from Guida.
Guida tries to stall but Curtis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guida dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Guida seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guida blocks an uppercut.
Guida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Curtis's defenses.
Guida lands an elbow just above Curtis 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida lands a knee to the head.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Curtis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curtis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curtis missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but Curtis blocks with his arms.
Guida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Curtis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Curtis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guida.
Guida misses with an elbow over the top.
Curtis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Guida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Curtis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
A right hook to the body lands for Curtis.
Curtis pushes off an throws an elbow but Guida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Curtis lands a nice shot to the body.
Curtis is trying to maintain a safe position but Guida gets an underhook and turns Curtis into the cage.
Guida prevents a body shot from Curtis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
Guida misses with a knee to the head.
Curtis is trying to break the clinch but Guida is controlling him.
Curtis trying to control the position but instead, Guida has worked for underhooks and has pushed Curtis into the cage.
Guida looking to stall.
Curtis lands a hook that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curtis misses with some punches.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Curtis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Curtis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guida looking to slow down the pace here.
Guida tries a knee to the head but Curtis blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Curtis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Curtis takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Curtis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Curtis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curtis avoids a wild elbow strike from Guida.
Curtis avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Curtis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ty Curtis'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.

Guida misses with a head kick.
Curtis tries to clinch up
and Guida makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Curtis really felt that one!
Guida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guida lands a body shot.
Guida throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Guida.
Curtis clinches but Guida breaks the clinch
and Guida counters with a head kick.
Curtis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Curtis tries to clinch

and Guida counters by clinching up.
Guida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guida.
A short uppercut from Curtis.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Guida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Curtis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Curtis lands with a short shot to the head.
Curtis working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Curtis avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Curtis dodges an elbow strike from Guida.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis dodges an elbow strike from Guida.
A short uppercut from Curtis.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Curtis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Guida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Curtis.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Curtis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Curtis.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curtis's brow.
Guida is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guida lands an elbow that stopped Curtis in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Guida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Curtis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Curtis takes an elbow to the temple.
Curtis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guida has him pressed against the cage.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Curtis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Guida.
Curtis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis blocks an elbow strike.
Curtis throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis blocks an elbow strike.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Curtis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guida throws an elbow that misses.

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.
Guida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guida blocking some punches.
Guida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Curtis misses with some punches.
Guida blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Curtis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Guida.
Guida lands a nice elbow.
Guida effectively controlling the action here.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guida lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Curtis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guida's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.
Guida lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Curtis.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Guida is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Curtis presses Guida against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Curtis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guida tries a knee to the head but Curtis blocks it.
Guida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Guida.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Guida throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis stalling the fight.
Curtis dodges an elbow strike from Guida.
Curtis avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Guida is trying to stall.
Curtis is stalling here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curtis's brow.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Guida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Curtis blocks an elbow strike from Guida.
Nice body punch from Curtis - that landed with a thud.
Curtis misses with a knee to the head.
Curtis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Curtis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guidas head.
Curtis throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Guida is trying to stall.
Guida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guida lands an elbow just above Curtis 's eye.
Guida is trying to stall.
Guida lands a nice elbow.
Guida blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
Curtis trying to land knees to the body.
Curtis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guida.
Guida blocks an elbow strike.
Curtis pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guida prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis tries to break free but Guida pushes him back against the cage.
Guida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guida taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Guida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ty Curtis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Guida scores with a kick to the midsection.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guida blocks an uppercut.
Guida is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Curtis dodges an elbow strike from Guida.
Curtis cracks Guida with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Guida.
Curtis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Curtis.
Guida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Curtis is keeping busy.
Guida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Curtis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guida looking to throw knees to the head but Curtis is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curtis.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis blocks an elbow strike.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Curtis avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Guida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Curtis misses with some punches.
Guida is looking to control Curtis's arms but Curtis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guida has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Guida blocking some punches.
Curtis avoids a wild elbow strike from Guida.
Curtis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis has had enough of the clinch but Guida keeps him there for the moment.
Curtis has Guida pressed against the cage.
Guida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Guida blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.
Curtis stalling in the clinch but Guida improves position.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guida's elbow.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Curtis as the two fighters clinch.
Ty Curtis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guida lands a damaging elbow.
Curtis is trying to break the clinch but Guida has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Curtis looking to slow down the pace here.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guida blocking some punches.

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.
Curtis cracks Guida with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Curtis.
Curtis takes an elbow to the temple.
Guida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Curtis blocks the elbow strike.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Curtis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.
Curtis blocks the elbow strike.
Curtis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Guida displaying some good clinch control by pressing Curtis up against the cage.
Curtis dodges an elbow strike from Guida.
Curtis tries a body shot but Guida blocks it.
Guida misses with an elbow over the top.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but Curtis blocks with his arms.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guida misses with a knee to the head.

Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Guida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Curtis closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guida moves into the clinch.
Guida lands an elbow inside.
Guida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Curtis's defenses.
Guida stalling.
Curtis is trying to maintain a safe position but Guida gets an underhook and turns Curtis into the cage.
Guida prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guida lands a nice elbow.
Guida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Curtis's defenses.
Guida looking to slow down the pace here.
Guida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Curtis tries to work over Guida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

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.
Guida just leaning against Curtis, taking a breather.
Curtis is working Guida over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curtis's brow.
Guida lands an elbow that stopped Curtis in his tracks for a moment.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Curtis misses with an elbow strike.

Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Guida lands a two punch combo.
Curtis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guida. Guida obviously looking to wear him down.
Guida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Curtis tries to clinch up
and Guida counters with a low kick, right behind Curtis 's knee.
Guida circles away from the clinch attempt
and Guida counters with an outside leg kick.
Curtis clinches but Guida breaks the clinch
and Guida counters with a solid body kick.
Curtis clinches but Guida breaks the clinch
and Guida counters with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ray Guida.
I think Guida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ray Guida!