PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Te Guruma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tutan Khamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guruma kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is A Tear In The Open. 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!

Guruma
vs
Khamon

169 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes ground

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Te Guruma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tutan Khamon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khamon tries to close the distance and clinch but Guruma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guruma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khamon swivels and escapes.
Guruma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Guruma darts in and clinches Khamon up against the cage.
Guruma lands a nice uppercut.
Guruma holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Guruma is trying to break free.

Guruma lands a takedown into guard.
Guruma is in close to Khamon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guruma sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guruma tries to free his leg and advance position but Khamon is retaining full guard.
Guruma lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guruma trying to control but Khamon is working from the bottom.
Khamon has momentary wrist control but Guruma slips an elbow through the middle.
Guruma showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Guruma wants to control from the top but Khamon keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guruma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khamon is keeping the position for now.
Khamon keeping moving, preventing Guruma from controlling successfully.
Khamon looking for a sweep. Not yet Khamon, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guruma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Khamon rushes Guruma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guruma prevents a takedown attempt there.

Guruma manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Guruma does no damage.

Khamon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Khamon lands in his opponent's guard.
Guruma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khamon's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guruma tries to free his leg and advance position but Khamon is retaining full guard.
Guruma trying to stand up but can't free himself from Khamon's guard.
Guruma is breathing heavily.
Khamon wants to stand up but Guruma is controlling him.
Khamon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Guruma trying to control the position from guard on top but Khamon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khamon looking for a sweep. Not yet Khamon, not yet.
Khamon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Guruma controls the pace.
Khamon trying to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Khamon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guruma circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Guruma with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Te Guruma. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Guruma drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Khamon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Khamon wants to control but Guruma is keeping busy.
Guruma is pressing down on Khamon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khamon is holding on for now.
Guruma keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Guruma trying to mount his opponent but Khamon defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guruma gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Guruma feints and as Khamon raises his hands in defense, Guruma changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khamon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Guruma controls the pace.

Guruma gets to his feet. Khamon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Guruma rushes Khamon and presses him up against the cage.
Guruma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khamon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Guruma manages to break the clinch.

Khamon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Guruma decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Guruma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Guruma has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Khamon regains guard immediately.
Guruma controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Te Guruma dominated that round.
That's time! Guruma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Guruma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Guruma seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Te Guruma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guruma has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Guruma is keen to just control but Khamon is a slippery customer.
Guruma is taking a breather. Khamon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Guruma's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Te Guruma just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Guruma shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Guruma showed some decent athleticism there.
Guruma wants to control but Khamon is keeping him busy.
Khamon tries to get to full guard but Guruma has control of the leg.
Guruma not doing much here.
Khamon is looking to control Guruma's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khamon avoid being mounted?
Khamon is trying to get back to full guard.
Guruma sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Guruma is keen to just control but Khamon is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guruma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khamon's head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guruma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khamon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guruma as he avoids it easily.

Guruma decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Guruma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khamon keeps working.
Guruma is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Guruma scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Guruma works his way into full mount!
Guruma sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Guruma working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guruma looking to control and managing it successfully.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Te Guruma just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Khamon gets caught flat footed, as Guruma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Guruma sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Guruma stands and steps away. Khamon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Te Guruma dominated that second round.
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!

Guruma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guruma.

Guruma darts in and clinches Khamon up against the cage.
Guruma lands an uppercut.
Khamon tries to pull guard but Guruma holds him up against the cage and eventually Khamon drops back down to his feet.

Guruma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khamon with a lazy takedown attempt

so Guruma counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Guruma throws and elbow that misses. Khamon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guruma's guard. Nice move by Khamon!
Guruma keeping moving, preventing Khamon from controlling successfully.
Guruma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khamon's guard.
Guruma sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khamon's guard.
Guruma with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Guruma stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guruma closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Guruma lands in his opponent's guard.
Guruma preventing the sweep.
Khamon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khamon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Guruma controls the pace.
Khamon keeping moving, preventing Guruma from controlling successfully.
Guruma sitting in guard here, content to control.
Guruma seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Khamon for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Te Guruma just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Guruma closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Guruma lands in his opponent's guard.
Guruma passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Guruma thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Guruma lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Guruma working the head with strikes.
Guruma controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guruma tries to advance to mount but Khamon denies him.
Khamon wants to get back to his feet but Guruma drags him back down.
Guruma in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Guruma wants to control but Khamon is keeping him busy.
Khamon controls the position for a moment.
Khamon is trying to get back to his feet.
Khamon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Khamon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Guruma asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Khamon has his takedown stuffed

and Guruma counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Te Guruma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tutan Khamon.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Guruma in particular looking to stall.
Guruma trying to control from half guard but Khamon is working away.
Guruma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khamon can do to turn this around?
Khamon moves into full guard.
Khamon being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khamon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that's the end of the fight!
Te Guruma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guruma 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Te Guruma!