PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rony Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen T.I.-I'm Back as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Guida
vs
Sanchez

170 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

188 cm
26
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clay Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rony Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guida takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez is pressed up against the cage. Guida has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanchez down to the mat. Sanchez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Guida shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Guida was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guida landing strikes from the mount.
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guida scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sanchez?
Guida lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guida pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
Guida lands a heavy elbow.
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Guida content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guida landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guida is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sanchez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Guida pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Guida lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guida 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.
Guida landing strikes from the mount.

Sanchez is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanchez taking shots to the head.
Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Guida finish him?
Guida prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.
Guida looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanchez takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Guida's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Guida!
A relieved looking Clay Guida thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.