PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vilo Charo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddy Guy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Charo
vs
Guy

176 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
24
189 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vilo Charo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buddy Guy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Charo throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guy shoots in for a takedown but Charo shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Charo does no damage.
Charo scores with a three punch combo!

Guy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Guy wants to free his trapped foot but Charo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Charo wants to control but Guy is keeping busy.
Guy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Guy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Guy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy wants to work for an arm triangle but Charo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Guy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Charo's head.
Charo is staying active underneath Guy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Guy seems to be looking for submissions.
Guy thows a huge punch but Charo dodges it nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Charo misses with a double jab.
Guy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Charo to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Charo throws a looping overhand right but Guy ducks down to avoid it.
Charo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charo is breathing heavily.
Charo misses with a looping right.

Guy shoots in and bounces Charo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Guy wants to control from the top but Charo keeps moving.
Guy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charo is keeping the position for now.
Charo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy looking to pass the guard.
Guy trying to control but Charo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Charo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Guy controls the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Guy instigates a clinch.

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.

Guy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Still in half guard, Guy seems content to control.
Charo is not content to let Guy control the position.
Guy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Charo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Guy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Guy decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Guy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Guy sitting in guard here, content to control.

Guy drops back looking for a leg! Charo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Charo manages to kick Guy off! Guy jumps back into Charo's guard.

Guy gets to his feet - Charo follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy tries for a takedown but Charo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vilo Charo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Guy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Guy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Charo defending well though.

Charo is defending against the submission attempts here by Guy.
Guy thows a huge punch but Charo dodges it nicely.
Guy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Charo defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Guy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Guy is working for a kimura but Charo is defending it quite comfortably.
Guy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Guy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Charo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guy seems to be looking for submissions.
Charo has hold of Guy's hands but Guy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Guy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Guy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

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.

Guy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Charo defends it well.
Guy throwing shots but Charo is blocking nicely.
Charo is staying active underneath Guy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Guy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Guy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Guy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Guy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Charo!

Guy wants to finish this one by submission but Charo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Guy.
Charo is squirming around, avoiding Guy's attempts to control the action.
Guy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Guy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Guy breaks from Charo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Charo is in a horrible position here. Guy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Guy cracks Charo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Charo wants to control but Guy is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Guy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Guy scoring with strikes but Charo is staying in there.

Guy looking for a guillotine from mount but Charo is having none of it.
Guy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy looking to finish Charo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Charo!
Charo is trying to escape the mount.
Guy unloading with bombs!

Guy looking to isolate an arm here. Charo doesn't see it coming and as Guy extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Guy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buddy Guy!