PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Guido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Earp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Guido
vs
Earp

190 cm
27
213 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

187 cm
26
216 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Guido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Virgil Earp!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Earp throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Guido counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guido feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Earp's calf.
Guido throws a hook but Earp blocks it.
Guido misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Earp. Those never looked like landing.
Earp throws a head kick that misses
and Guido counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Earp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guido.
Guido avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Earp throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Earp feints a jab promting Guido to slip. Earp then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guido slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Earp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guido manages to avoid it.

Earp closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guido stalling in the clinch but Earp improves position.
Earp scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Paulo Guido has been cut.
Guido softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Earp lands a left hand.
Earp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guidos head.
Earp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Earp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Earp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guido is defending well for now.
Guido with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Earp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Earp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guido.
Guido misses with some punches.
Guido cracks Earp with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guido.
Earp lands with a short shot to the head.
Guido fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Earp - that landed with a thud.
Guido is breathing heavily.
Earp misses with a punch on the inside.
Earp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guido backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Earp.
Earp cracks Guido with a nice body shot.
Earp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Earp lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Earp on the inside.
Earp missing with knees to the body.
Guido's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Earp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guido takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Earp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Earp lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Earp.
A short right from Earp.
Earp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Earp.
A left hand lands to the body for Earp.
Earp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Earp scores with a hook to the body.
Earp lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Earp.
Still in the clinch, Earp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Earp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guido avoids it.
Earp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Earp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Earp.
Guido managing to block the knees to the body from Earp.
Earp is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Earp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Earp digs a right hand underneath Guido's ribcage. Guido let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Earp lands an elbow that stopped Guido in his tracks for a moment.
Earp lands a hook that snaps the head of Guido backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Earp.
Earp gets through Guido's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Earp.
Earp lands with a short shot to the head.
Earp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Earp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Earp scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Earp.
Earp lands a good knee to the midsection. Guido won't want to take too many of those.
A left hand lands to the body for Earp.
Nice body punch from Earp.
Earp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Earp.
Earp gets through Guido's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Earp lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Earp cracks Guido with a nice body shot.
Earp lands a hook that snaps the head of Guido backwards.
Earp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Earp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guido.
Earp lands with a left to the head.
Earp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Earp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guido backwards.
Earp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Earp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Earp lands a nice elbow.
Earp lands a hook that snaps the head of Guido backwards.
Earp presses Guido against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Earp with a knee to the head.
Earp lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Earp.
Guido takes a shot to the head.
Guido lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Earp lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Earp on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Earp as the two fighters clinch.
Earp lands a right hand.
Guido misses with a punch to the body.
Guido is trying to maintain a safe position but Earp gets an underhook and turns Guido into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Earp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Earp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Earp.
Earp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Earp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Earp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Earp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guido backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Earp prevents a body shot from Guido.
Earp cracks Guido with a nice body shot.
Earp scores with a shoulder strike.
Earp lands a shoulder strike.
Earp takes a shot to the head.
Earp lands a damaging elbow.
Earp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Earp lands a right hand.
Earp lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guido misses with a short punch on the inside.
Earp gets through Guido's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Earp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Earp.
Earp lands a shot to the body.
Earp lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Earp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Guido's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Guido takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Guido works the jab nicely.
Earp lands with a kick to the ribs.
Earp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Earp tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Guido counters with a three punch combo that has Earp backing up. Earp nods at Guido to acknowledge the strikes.
Earp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guido counters with a left to the body.
Earp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Guido uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Earp.
Earp lands with a right hand.
Earp tries to clinch but Guido moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Earp throws a lazy head kick
and Guido counters with a stiff right hand.
Earp throws a sloppy head kick and Guido moves out of range easily.
Guido bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Earp's head.
Earp misses with a wild body shot.
Earp darts in trying to clinch
and Guido counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Earp slips under a jab from Guido.
Guido scores with the left hand. Earp knows he should have avoided that one.
Earp throws a head kick that misses
and Guido counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earp throws a right hand that misses
and Guido counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guido rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Earp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Earp slips under a jab from Guido.
Earp tries to clinch up.
Earp doesn't manage to clinch there - Guido circles away.
Guido misses with a jab, cross combination.
Earp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guido throws an off balance right hand

and Earp counters by moving into the clinch.
Guido misses with the head strike.
Earp scores with a shoulder strike.
Earp lands a right hand.
Earp lands a nice shot to the body.
Guido lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Earp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guido just leaning against Earp, taking a breather.
Guido misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Earp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Earp is working Guido over against the cage.
Earp misses with an elbow over the top.
Earp throws an elbow that misses.
Guido misses with the head strike.
Earp lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Earp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Guido.
Earp lands a shoulder strike.
Guido makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guido misses with a knee to the head.
Earp works on Guido's body with a couple of short punches.
Earp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Earp lands a nice uppercut.
Earp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Earp cracks Guido with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Earp.
Earp lands an elbow inside.
Earp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Earp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guido backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Earp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Earp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Earp lands a nice shot to the body.
Earp scores with a shot to the side of Guido's head.
Earp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Earp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Earp lands a knee to the body.
Earp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Earp lands a right hand.
Earp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guido takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Earp.
Earp lands a shot to the body.
Earp scores with a shot to the side of Guido's head.
Guido tries a body shot but Earp blocks it.
Earp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Earp lands an elbow that stopped Guido in his tracks for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Earp.
Earp throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Earp.
Earp scores with a shoulder strike.
Earp lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Earp.
Guido avoiding damage as Earp throws knees to the body.
Guido working aggressively here.
Earp is leaning against Guido and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Earp lands an elbow just above Guido 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Earp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Earp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guido backwards.
Earp lands with a short shot to the head.
Earp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guidos head.
Guido throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Earps head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Earp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulo Guido's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Earp misses with a body shot.
Guido misses with a jab to the body
and Earp counters with a stiff right hand.
Guido is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Earp lands a jab to the head.
Guido throws a right hand that misses
and Earp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Earp falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guido counters with a right hand to the body.
Earp misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Earp moves in looking to clinch but Guido pushes him off.
Guido takes a kick to the side of the head.
Guido throws an overhand right that lands on Earp's shoulder, as Earp tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Earp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Guido is out of range and Earp settles back down.
Guido throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Earp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Earp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Guido counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guido connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Earp is looking to clinch.
Earp misses with a shot to the body
and Guido connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Guido scores with a four punch combination!
Earp scores with a jab to the head.
Earp swats away the attempt to clinch by Guido.
Guido looks to throw the jab but Earp is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guido wants to clinch but Earp slips to the side
and Earp counters with a leg kick.

Guido gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Earp.
Earp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Earp.
A body shot lands from Guido.
Earp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guido effectively controlling the action here.
Earp working aggressively here.
Earp can't find room to land a body shot as Guido controls the action.
Earp misses with a knee strike.
Earp misses with some punches.
Virgil Earp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guido goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guido stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guido lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guido using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Earp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guido goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guido throws a punch but it's blocked by Earp.
Guido misses with a punch to the body.
Guido working aggressively here.
Guido is trying to stall.
Guido doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paulo Guido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guido with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guido with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Earp lands a nice uppercut.
Virgil Earp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guido tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guido with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guido lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Guido fails to land.
A body shot lands from Guido.
Earp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guido is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Earp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Earp scores with a shoulder strike.
Earp scores with a hook to the body.
Guido working aggressively here.
A short right from Earp.
Guido looking to slow down the pace here.
Guido lands a left hand that snaps the head of Earp backwards.
Guido throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Earp.
Earp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guido or not.
Earp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Earp blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guido swings wildly with an uppercut but Earp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guido lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Earp.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guido misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Earp.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Guido showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Earp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Earp!