PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Che Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Guevara
vs
Awa

190 cm
26
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
168 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Jutsu FightGear (15$ clothing)

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Che Guevara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricardo Awa!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awa throws a one two combo.
Awa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Guevara shoots for a double leg takedown but Awa sprawls well. He's pushed Guevara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Guevara tries for a takedown but Awa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guevara fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Che Guevara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Awa throws a body kick that misses.
Awa throws a series of punches but Guevara avoids them all with ease.
Awa connects with a leg kick. Guevara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Guevara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Awa tries to avoid it but Guevara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Awa to the ground. Awa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Awa misses with a two punch combination.
Awa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Guevara looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Awa!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Awa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guevara controlling his opponent.
Awa can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Awa is desperately trying to improve his position but Guevara has a good base and remains in mount.
Guevara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Awa is trying desperately to improve position.
Guevara controlling from the full mount.
Awa wants to control but Guevara is having none of it.
Guevara content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Awa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Guevara sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Che Guevara has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Awa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guevara fails with the takedown.
Ricardo Awa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guevara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Awa defends it nicely.
Guevara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Awa swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara shoots in but Awa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Awa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Che Guevara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Awa slaps away a takedown attempt from Guevara, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Guevara fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Awa sprawls well initially but Guevara persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Awa wants to improve his position but Guevara is controlling well.
Guevara perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Awa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guevara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Guevara wants to control from the top but Awa keeps moving.
Guevara prevents Awa from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Guevara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Awa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Che Guevara wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Awa as he avoids it easily.
Guevara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Awa can pounce on him.
Awa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Awa.
Guevara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Awa tries to avoid it but Guevara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Awa to the ground. Awa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Awa!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guevara is defended easily by Awa.
Guevara is breathing heavily.
Awa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guevara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricardo Awa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Guevara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Guevara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Awa but Awa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Guevara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Awa is fending him off so far but Guevara persists. Nope, Awa circles away and we're back to standing.
Awa throws a leg kick but Guevara sees it coming and moves out of range.

Guevara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Awa trying to keep a closed guard but Guevara is proving a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Guevara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Awa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Awa feints and then cracks Guevara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guevara down.

Guevara looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Awa!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Awa is trying to escape the mount.
Awa wants to hold on but Guevara pushes him away.
Guevara controlling from the full mount.
Guevara has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Guevara seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Awa for as long as he can get away with.
Awa is desperately trying to improve his position but Guevara has a good base and remains in mount.
Guevara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Che Guevara wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice takedown defense from Awa. No joy for Guevara on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Che Guevara. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guevara.
Awa misses with a wild combination.
Guevara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Awa but Awa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Awa scores with a leg kick.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Awa sprawls well. Awa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guevara gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guevara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Awa looks to land a combination but Guevara avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Awa misses.
Guevara fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Guevara or perhaps it was just good defense by Awa which made him look bad.
Guevara shoots in looking for a takedown. Awa tries to sprawl out of it but Guevara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Awa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guevara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Awa.
Ricardo Awa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Awa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guevara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Awa misses.
Guevara dives in and grabs Awa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Awa pushes down on Guevara's head and hops out.
Awa thumps Guevara with a low kick.
Guevara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guevara dodges the punch combination from Awa.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guevara.
Awa scores with a leg kick.
Guevara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Awa throws a right hand that Guevara ducks under and follows up with a left that Guevara also avoids with ease.
Awa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guevara shoots in and drives through. Awa sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Awa leaves Guevara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guevara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Awa.
Guevara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Awa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ricardo Awa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Awa is looking to slow Guevara down with leg kicks.
A jab lands there for Awa.
Awa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice takedown defense from Awa. No joy for Guevara on that attempt.
Guevara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Awa defends it nicely.
Guevara closes the distance and clinches up with Awa, looking for a takedown. Guevara pushes Awa against the cage but Awa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Che Guevara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Awa misses with a wild combination.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guevara fails to land the takedown.
A solid body kick from Awa.
Awa throws a body punch but Guevara moves out of range.
Guevara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guevara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Awa is fending him off so far but Guevara persists. Nope, Awa circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Awa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guevara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Awa does no damage.
Guevara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Awa.
Awa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guevara shoots in and drives through. Awa sprawls well.
Guevara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Awa.
Awa throws a series of punches but Guevara avoids them all with ease.
Awa throws a right hand that Guevara ducks under and follows up with a left that Guevara also avoids with ease.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown but Awa shows good takedown defense.
Guevara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Awa cracks a nice hook into Guevara's ribs.
Awa throws a right and a left that Guevara avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guevara.
Awa throws a right hand that Guevara ducks under and follows up with a left that Guevara also avoids with ease.
Che Guevara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Awa throws a series of punches but Guevara avoids them all with ease.
Guevara shoots in but no luck this time.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Awa sprawls well. Awa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guevara gets slowly back to his feet.
Guevara avoids a punch combination nicely.

Guevara shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Awa is trying to defend but Guevara finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Awa kicks off Guevara and gets to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Awa.
Awa connects with a leg kick. Guevara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara blocks a head kick by Awa.
Guevara dives in and grabs Awa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Awa pushes down on Guevara's head and hops out.
Guevara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Awa misses with a two punch combination.
Awa misses with a few strikes there.
Awa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Awa.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown but Awa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Awa. Beautiful body shot.
Guevara shoots for a takedown but Awa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guevara fails to land the takedown.
Awa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Guevara fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Awa!
Awa lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Awa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guevara circles away quickly and effectively.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Awa as he jumps to the side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Awa. That's going to slow Guevara down.
Awa misses with a series of wild punches.
Guevara shoots in for a double leg but Awa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Awa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Awa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Che Guevara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Awa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Awa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guevara moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Awa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Awa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Awa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ricardo Awa made sure he mentioned Happy Pills , along with how happy he was to win his fight.