PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvandro Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rodrigues
vs
Gutierrez

189 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues fails with the takedown.
Gutierrez leaves Rodrigues with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gutierrez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Gutierrez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodrigues is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gutierrez stalling against the cage.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gutierrez misses with a knee to the head.
Gutierrez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguess head.
Rodrigues tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gutierrez smiles and moves away.
Matheus Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gutierrez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gutierrez content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues trying to hold on to Gutierrez's head to control him but Gutierrez postures up.

Gutierrez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rodrigues trying to get back to full guard but Gutierrez takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

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.
Gutierrez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rodrigues is desperately trying to improve his position but Gutierrez has a good base and remains in mount.
Gutierrez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gutierrez looking to finish Rodrigues with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rodrigues!

Gutierrez wants to finish this one by submission but Rodrigues is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gutierrez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gutierrez looking to finish with strikes here!
Rodrigues is trying desperately to improve position.
Gutierrez content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Gutierrez avoiding Rodrigues 's attempts to control his hands.
Gutierrez lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Gutierrez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutierrez keeps control of the position as Rodrigues tries to break free.
Gutierrez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edvandro Gutierrez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gutierrez clinches with his opponent.
Gutierrez prevents Rodrigues from breaking the clinch.

Gutierrez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rodrigues regains guard.
Gutierrez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rodrigues is proving hard to escape from.

Gutierrez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gutierrez tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodrigues is retaining full guard.
Gutierrez looking to sit in guard and control but Rodrigues gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gutierrez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodrigues wants to stand and escape but instead Gutierrez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rodrigues has a closed guard, preventing Gutierrez from standing up.

Gutierrez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Gutierrez gets a takedown into half guard.
Gutierrez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez wants to stand but Rodrigues has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gutierrez is stalling here. Rodrigues is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gutierrez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rodrigues has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gutierrez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rodrigues asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues in side control, throwing shots but Gutierrez defends.
Gutierrez tries to escape but Rodrigues is in control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gutierrez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gutierrez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutierrez struggling a bit here.

Rodrigues tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rodrigues has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gutierrez struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Rodrigues in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Check out the look on Rodrigues's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gutierrez is avoiding damage well.
Gutierrez is holding Rodrigues down, trying to stall.
Rodrigues working the strikes but Gutierrez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodrigues wants to pass to mount but Gutierrez is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edvandro Gutierrez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rodrigues throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gutierrez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gutierrez counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown but Gutierrez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Gutierrez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gutierrez is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Gutierrez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gutierrez not doing much here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez is looking to take a break and control but Rodrigues is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gutierrez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gutierrez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Edvandro Gutierrez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gutierrez dodges the punch combination from Rodrigues.
No luck for Rodrigues with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gutierrez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rodrigues!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gutierrez with shots to the head and body - Rodrigues looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gutierrez pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gutierrez is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Rodrigues gets caught napping as Gutierrez dives in and scores a takedown. Rodrigues manages to retain guard.
Gutierrez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodrigues is keeping the position for now.
Gutierrez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gutierrez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Edvandro Gutierrez.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodrigues as he avoids it easily.
Rodrigues doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gutierrez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodrigues thinking.

Gutierrez closes the distance and clinches.
Gutierrez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gutierrez pulls Rodrigues into guard.

Gutierrez wriggles free and stands up.
Matheus Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edvandro Gutierrez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Gutierrez rushes Rodrigues and presses him up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edvandro Gutierrez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gutierrez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

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