PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edvandro Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troby Meida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meida has chosen CB Sangue bom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gutierrez
vs
Meida

177 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edvandro Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Troby Meida!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meida pinned against the cage. Meida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Meida. No joy for Gutierrez on that attempt.

Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Meida napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gutierrez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Meida will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gutierrez working the ground and pound from side control.
Meida is looking to regain half guard here but Gutierrez keeps moving and retains side control.

Gutierrez decides to stand back up. Gutierrez steps back and let's Meida get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gutierrez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Meida manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Meida is looking to sweep but instead, Gutierrez has passed into half guard.
Gutierrez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meida on the ground.

Gutierrez decides to stand up.
Gutierrez shoots for a double leg takedown but Meida sprawls well. He's pushed Gutierrez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edvandro Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gutierrez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Meida looks gassed!
Gutierrez trying to control the position from guard on top but Meida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutierrez 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gutierrez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gutierrez pushes Meida up against the cage in a clinch.

Meida drags the fight down to the ground.
Gutierrez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gutierrez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutierrez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Meida is proving hard to escape from.
Gutierrez controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez trying to control but Meida is working from the bottom.
Gutierrez postures up and lands a big shot to Meida's brow.
Gutierrez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gutierrez is thwarting Meida's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gutierrez in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez passes to full mount!
Gutierrez looking to finish Meida with some ground and pound. This is bad for Meida!
Gutierrez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gutierrez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gutierrez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gutierrez gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Gutierrez misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edvandro Gutierrez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A right-left combo lands from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gutierrez.
Meida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Meida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meida avoids the head kick by Gutierrez.
Meida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gutierrez but Gutierrez pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Gutierrez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meida is breathing heavily.
Meida is trying to break the clinch but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gutierrez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown but Meida shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edvandro Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meida misses with a takedown attempt - Gutierrez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gutierrez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Meida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gutierrez somewhat.
Gutierrez lands a nice shot to the body.

Gutierrez looking to score a takedown here. Meida is defending well but Gutierrez drives through and ends up in Meida's guard.
Gutierrez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gutierrez tries to free his leg and advance position but Meida is retaining full guard.
Gutierrez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gutierrez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gutierrez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Edvandro Gutierrez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gutierrez scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meida leaves Gutierrez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Gutierrez. No joy for Meida on that attempt.

Meida gets tackled into the cage by Gutierrez. Gutierrez maintains the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Gutierrez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meida moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Meida avoids the head kick by Gutierrez.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Meida enables Gutierrez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Meida manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gutierrez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meida can do to turn this around?
Gutierrez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meida is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meida wants to stand but Gutierrez is controlling the position.
Gutierrez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gutierrez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meida has momentary wrist control but Gutierrez slips an elbow through the middle.
Gutierrez is pushing down on Meida's leg trying to pass to half guard. Meida is fighting to maintain full guard but Gutierrez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Edvandro Gutierrez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gutierrez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Meida knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gutierrez passes the guard and advances to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutierrez controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edvandro Gutierrez 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gutierrez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gutierrez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Meida trying to control but Gutierrez postures up.
Meida works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gutierrez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gutierrez cracks Meida with a solid left hand.
Meida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez trying to control but Meida is working from the bottom.
Gutierrez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Edvandro Gutierrez just wasn't active enough.
Meida stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Gutierrez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gutierrez misses with a knee to the head.
Gutierrez has Meida pushed against the cage.
Gutierrez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Meida pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Meida has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gutierrez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meida is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gutierrez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Meida to the mat. Meida regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Gutierrez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Meida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gutierrez as he avoids it easily.
Edvandro Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troby Meida.

Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gutierrez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gutierrez is landing with some decent strikes but Meida is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gutierrez controlling from the full mount.
Meida is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gutierrez stands up from mount. Strange move.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gutierrez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Meida looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gutierrez working the head with strikes.

Gutierrez tries for a kimura but Meida is defending well.
Meida is trying to control Gutierrez's posture but Gutierrez avoids it.
Troby Meida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edvandro Gutierrez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutierrez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edvandro Gutierrez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutierrez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

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