PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Hugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus Gutierrez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Victor Hugo's chin.

Gutierrez
vs
Hugo

171 cm
20
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Gutierrez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Hugo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez throws a head kick that misses.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick but Hugo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gutierrez stuffs the takedown attempt from Hugo. Hugo gets slowly back to his feet.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick but Hugo checks it.
Hugo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hugo closes the distance and pushes Gutierrez back into the ropes.
Hugo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gutierrez trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hugo can't get the takedown.
Jesus Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Hugo.

Hugo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gutierrez lands a high kick!
Gutierrez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gutierrez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gutierrez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jesus Gutierrez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gutierrez lands with a nice combination. Hugo backs away looking to recover.
Gutierrez throws a sloppy head kick and Hugo moves out of range easily.
Gutierrez misses the shot to the body.
Hugo shoots in looking for a takedown. Gutierrez tries to sprawl out of it but Hugo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gutierrez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jesus Gutierrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hugo instigates a clinch.
Hugo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gutierrez smiles and moves away.
Hugo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gutierrez circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gutierrez . That's going to slow Hugo down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hugo is defended easily by Gutierrez .
Gutierrez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hugo looks gassed!
Hugo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutierrez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gutierrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hugo.
Hugo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Hugo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hugo taking a break here but Gutierrez is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hugo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gutierrez tries to get to full guard but Hugo has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hugo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gutierrez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gutierrez is trying to stand back up but Hugo is controlling him
Hugo stalling.
Hugo moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gutierrez wants to control but Hugo postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutierrez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gutierrez struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Gutierrez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A head kick misses from Gutierrez .
Gutierrez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick that is checked

and Hugo counters with a shoot takedown. Gutierrez fights it but they end up in guard.
Hugo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gutierrez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hugo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gutierrez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hugo pushes Gutierrez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hugo tries to pull guard but Gutierrez won't allow it.
Gutierrez letting Hugo take a breather here.
Gutierrez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hugo is defending well for now.
Hugo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gutierrez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gutierrez misses with a knee to the head.
Gutierrez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gutierrez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gutierrez gets underhooks to prevent Hugo's takedown attempt.
Jesus Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Hugo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gutierrez obliges.

Hugo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gutierrez regains guard immediately.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez controls Hugo momentarily but Hugo frees himself.
Hugo controlling from the top position.
Hugo trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Victor Hugo.
Gutierrez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hugo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gutierrez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gutierrez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hugo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good leg kick by Gutierrez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Hugo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hugo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugo trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
Hugo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Victor Hugo.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hugo looks to land a combination but Gutierrez avoids it well.
Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Hugo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hugo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Hugo clinches up against the ropes.
Gutierrez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hugo is defending well for now.
Hugo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gutierrez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hugo is defending well for now.
Hugo has Gutierrez pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Gutierrez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Gutierrez breaks the clinch.
Hugo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gutierrez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A good leg kick by Gutierrez .
Gutierrez misses with a low kick.
Gutierrez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Victor Hugo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hugo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gutierrez 's guard.
Gutierrez working a defensive guard here.
Hugo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutierrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutierrez trying to control the position.
Hugo trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gutierrez motions for Hugo to come forward. Gutierrez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hugo throws a nice looking combination but Gutierrez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hugo shoots in for a takedown but Gutierrez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jesus Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Hugo.
Hugo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gutierrez .
Gutierrez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hugo's head backwards.
Hugo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hugo blocks a leg kick.
Hugo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gutierrez swivels and escapes.
Gutierrez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hugo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gutierrez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gutierrez , right into the meat.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that misses.
Gutierrez lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutierrez scores with a one two! Hugo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Gutierrez .
Decent striking displayed by Gutierrez there.
Gutierrez misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a low kick.
Hugo shoots in looking for a takedown. Gutierrez tries to sprawl out of it but Hugo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gutierrez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gutierrez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hugo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gutierrez is looking to wear down Hugo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gutierrez connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick from Gutierrez misses.
A head kick misses from Gutierrez .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hugo.
Gutierrez lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gutierrez tests Hugo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gutierrez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hugo's head.
Gutierrez scores with a leg kick.
Hugo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gutierrez .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutierrez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutierrez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutierrez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jesus Gutierrez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hugo checks the leg kick nicely there.

Hugo closes the distance and pushes Gutierrez back into the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Gutierrez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gutierrez 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Gutierrez !