PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos da Guia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and T Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Guia comes to the cage accompanied by Saturate - Chemical Brothers. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

da Guia
vs
Dawg

179 cm
21
164 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

179 cm
24
153 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos da Guia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, T Dawg!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Carlos da Guia has been cut.

Dawg drops da Guia with a beautiful combination! da Guia stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dawg is looking for the KO!

da Guia is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Guia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oh da Guia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
da Guia dodges the punch combination from Dawg.
da Guia misses with a head kick.
da Guia seems to have got his legs back now.
Dawg slips a jab and a cross from da Guia.

da Guia takes the fight into the clinch.
da Guia tries to pull guard but Dawg holds him up against the cage and eventually da Guia drops back down to his feet.
Dawg has had enough of the clinch but da Guia keeps him there for the moment.
Dawg is trying to break the clinch but da Guia is controlling him.
Dawg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Guia has Dawg pressed against the cage, preventing Dawg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
da Guia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg working hard to break the clinch.
Dawg can't break the clinch.
da Guia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dawg tries to break free but da Guia pushes him back against the cage.
Dawg is trying to force a seperation but da Guia has the dominant position.
da Guia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dawg just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos da Guia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Guia prevents Dawg from breaking the clinch.
da Guia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
da Guia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dawg wants to get back to striking at distance but da Guia won't allow it.
da Guia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
da Guia fails to pull guard.

That's two 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.
Dawg tries to break free but da Guia pushes him back against the cage.
da Guia wants a takedown.
Dawg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dawg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dawg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but da Guia has him pressed against the cage.
da Guia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dawg smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Guia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dawg misses with a wild combination.
Dawg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Guia tries to clinch but Dawg moves out of range.
Dawg throws a series of punches but da Guia moves out of range.
Dawg throws a right and a left that da Guia avoids nicely.
Dawg throws a series of strikes that have da Guia backpedaling.

Carlos da Guia's cut is getting worse.
Dawg looks to land a combination but da Guia avoids it well.
Dawg misses with a few strikes there.
Dawg throws a combination. da Guia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

da Guia closes the distance and clinches.
da Guia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
da Guia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
da Guia jumps guard but Dawg stands there with da Guia around his waist. da Guia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawg gets underhooks to prevent da Guia's takedown attempt.
da Guia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dawg blocks it with crossed arms.
Dawg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
da Guia tries to land knees in the clinch but Dawg avoids the damage to the body.
da Guia has Dawg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dawg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
da Guia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
da Guia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dawg is trying to break the clinch but da Guia has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Guia looking to throw knees to the head but Dawg is blocking nicely.
Dawg tries to circle away but da Guia has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

T Dawg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos da Guia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dawg looks to land a combination but da Guia avoids it well.
Dawg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but da Guia circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and da Guia counters with a good, hard body kick but Dawg shrugs it off.
Dawg misses with a two punch combination.
Dawg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dawg lands with a hook. da Guia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dawg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawg scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Dawg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
da Guia wants to clinch.
Dawg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from da Guia.
Dawg is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dawg slips a jab and a cross from da Guia.
da Guia lands with a kick to the temple. Dawg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dawg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Guia.
da Guia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dawg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

da Guia clinches up with Dawg and pushes him back against the cage.
da Guia is trying to drag Dawg to the mat but Dawg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
da Guia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawg managing to block the knees to the body from da Guia.
da Guia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dawg blocks it with crossed arms.
da Guia has Dawg pushed against the cage.
Dawg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Guia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
da Guia tries a knee to the head but Dawg blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by da Guia.
Dawg is looking to break free of the clinch but da Guia has double underhooks.
da Guia trying to land knees to the body.
da Guia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dawg is trying to force a seperation but da Guia has the dominant position.
da Guia tries a knee to the head but Dawg blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawg tries to break free but da Guia pushes him back against the cage.
da Guia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dawg tries to circle away but da Guia has him pinned against the cage.
da Guia missing with knees to the body.
da Guia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on da Guia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
da Guia has Dawg pressed against the cage, preventing Dawg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
da Guia prevents Dawg from breaking the clinch.
da Guia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
da Guia lands a knee to the head.

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.
da Guia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
da Guia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dawg blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for da Guia.
Dawg has had enough of the clinch but da Guia keeps him there for the moment.
Dawg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dawg managing to block the knees to the body from da Guia.
da Guia tries to land knees in the clinch but Dawg avoids the damage to the body.
da Guia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
da Guia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dawg just stands there and leans against the cage.
da Guia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dawg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos da Guia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
da Guia tries to pull guard but Dawg holds him up against the cage and eventually da Guia drops back down to his feet.

da Guia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dawg uses from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos da Guia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos da Guia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dawg misses with a hook.

da Guia rushes Dawg and presses him up against the cage.
Dawg is trying to break free.
da Guia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dawg prevents it.
Dawg avoids a wild elbow strike from da Guia.
Dawg wants to break free but da Guia has control.
da Guia wants a takedown but no success here.
da Guia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dawg smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos da Guia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawg misses with a looping right.
Dawg falls off balance throwing a combination
and da Guia counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Guia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
T Dawg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Guia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps da Guia's head backwards.
da Guia throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Dawg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dawg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dawg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. da Guia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
da Guia misses with a head kick.
Dawg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dawg throws a series of punches but da Guia moves out of range.

da Guia closes the distance and clinches.
da Guia tries a knee to the head but Dawg blocks it.

da Guia drags the fight down to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawg prevents da Guia from getting back to his feet.
Dawg trying to stand up but can't free himself from da Guia's guard.

da Guia pushes Dawg off and scrambles back to his feet.
da Guia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dawg.
da Guia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

da Guia closes the distance and pushes Dawg back into the cage.
da Guia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dawg's face.
Dawg wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Guia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dawg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
da Guia has Dawg pressed against the cage, preventing Dawg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
da Guia keeps control of Dawg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dawg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dawg blocks an elbow strike.
da Guia prevents Dawg from breaking the clinch.
da Guia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dawg letting da Guia take a breather here.
da Guia lands a good knee to the midsection. Dawg won't want to take too many of those.
da Guia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
da Guia misses with a knee to the head.

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.
Dawg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
da Guia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dawg.
Dawg blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from da Guia.
da Guia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dawg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dawg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

da Guia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
da Guia wants to stand up but Dawg is controlling him.

Dawg gets to his feet - da Guia follows without any prompting.

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 Carlos da Guia.
I think da Guia 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... T Dawg!