PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hnery Cejedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guida is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Seek & Destroy. Clay Guida struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Clay Guida looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Cejedo
vs
Guida

163 cm
25
141 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

171 cm
19
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Fight Club Clothing™
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hnery Cejedo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Guida!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida darts in trying to clinch

and Cejedo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guida won't be happy with that.
Guida is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cejedo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Guida dodges the ground and pound from Cejedo.
Guida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cejedo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cejedo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cejedo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cejedo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cejedo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Guida!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cejedo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejedo'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.
Cejedo unloading with bombs!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guida can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cejedo lands a nice shot to the head.
Cejedo content just to control the position here.
Guida looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejedo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cejedo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cejedo controlling from the full mount.
Guida taking shots to the head.
Cejedo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejedo controlling the pace for now.
Cejedo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cejedo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cejedo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Guida?
Cejedo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cejedo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cejedo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cejedo with the ground and pound from mount.
Cejedo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cejedo lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejedo content just to control the position here.
Cejedo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cejedo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cejedo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cejedo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Guida to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Guida shrugs it off.
Cejedo looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hnery Cejedo dominated that 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.

Guida defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cejedo.
Hnery Cejedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cejedo pushes Guida up against the cage in a clinch.
Guida is trying to maintain a safe position but Cejedo gets an underhook and turns Guida into the cage.

Cejedo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Guida can't fight it off and eventually Cejedo manages to take the fight to the floor. Guida looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cejedo passes Guida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cejedo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Guida is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejedo trying to mount his opponent but Guida defends it.
Cejedo working the head and body with strikes.
Cejedo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guida defending well though.
Guida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cejedo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

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.
Cejedo works his way into side control.
Cejedo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cejedo controls the position from side control.
Cejedo advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cejedo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Guida is surviving well by controlling Cejedo's body position as best he can.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cejedo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cejedo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cejedo unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cejedo unloading with bombs!

Cejedo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Guida manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cejedo working the ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Cejedo grinds an elbow into Guida's temple.
Cejedo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Guida!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hnery Cejedo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cejedo moves into the clinch.
Guida tries to break the clinch but Cejedo is controlling the position.
Cejedo has Guida pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Guida manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Cejedo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cejedo advances position into side control!
Cejedo controlling the position.
Cejedo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Guida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee asks Cejedo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cejedo prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guida gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cejedo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida is in a horrible position here. Cejedo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Guida defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cejedo.
Cejedo lands a big elbow.
Cejedo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hnery Cejedo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cejedo unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cejedo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cejedo controlling from mount.
Cejedo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Guida's face.

Cejedo quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Cejedo but it's paid off an Guida is forced to tap! Nice work by Cejedo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hnery Cejedo!
Hnery Cejedo retains his featherweight title!