PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darek Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Guerra
vs
Fisher

185 cm
21
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 Helsinki, Luis Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darek Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher misses with a double jab
enabling Guerra to counter with a crisp jab.
Darek Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guerra lands with a kick to the temple. Fisher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fisher tries to clinch but Guerra moves away
and Guerra makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fisher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fisher looks to land a right hand but Guerra moved out of range.
Fisher slips a jab and a cross from Guerra.
A head kick misses from Guerra.
Fisher cracks Guerra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Guerra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guerra as he jumps to the side.
Fisher shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fisher clinches.
Fisher lands an uppercut.
Fisher wants a takedown but no success here.
Luis Guerra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darek Fisher.
Fisher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guerra backwards.
Guerra trying to stall but Fisher improves his position.
Fisher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fisher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fisher misses with the head strike.

Fisher manages to break the clinch.
Fisher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guerra misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Guerra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fisher.
Guerra misses the jab.
Guerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Luis Guerra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fisher is looking to clinch.
Fisher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guerra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Fisher misses with a leg kick
and Guerra counters with an inside leg kick.
Fisher looks gassed!
Fisher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Guerra!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra lands a head kick. Fisher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fisher tries to clinch but Guerra moves out of range.
Fisher is looking to clinch but Guerra is avoiding it.
Guerra tries to bum rush Fisher with a series of wild strikes but Fisher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guerra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fisher.
Guerra lands a jab to the nose.

Guerra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fisher looking to slow down the pace here.
Guerra keeps control of Fisher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Guerra is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Guerra breaks the clinch.
Guerra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guerra moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Guerra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Guerra blocks the low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher tries to clinch up
and Guerra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Guerra moves out of range of the strikes.
Fisher tries to clinch but Guerra moves out of range.
Fisher wants to clinch.
Fisher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guerra pinned against the cage. Guerra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fisher tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerra connects with a right hand. Fisher shakes it off.
Guerra misses with a body kick.
Fisher loads up on a big right hand but Guerra slips the punch.
Fisher doesn't manage to clinch there - Guerra circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher closes the distance but Guerra moves to the side
letting Guerra counter with a right hand.
Fisher throws a body punch but Guerra moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guerra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luis Guerra is winning the standup battle so far.
Fisher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guerra swivels and escapes.
Fisher shoots in looking for a takedown. Guerra tries to sprawl out of it but Fisher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guerra manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luis Guerra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darek Fisher.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Guerra keeps the fight on the outside.
Fisher fails with the takedown.
Luis Guerra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Guerra gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra just leaning against Fisher, taking a breather.
Guerra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fisher wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Fisher fails to land.
Guerra taking a breather.
Guerra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fisher is keeping busy.
Fisher is trying desperately to land a takedown but Guerra is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fisher.
Guerra is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Guerra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guerra misses with a series of wild punches.
Guerra moves out of range as Fisher strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guerra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Guerra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guerra throws out a loose jab but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Fisher or perhaps it was just good defense by Guerra which made him look bad.
Guerra misses with a series of wild punches.
Guerra slips a straight right by Fisher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guerra sprawls well. Guerra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fisher gets slowly back to his feet.
Guerra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fisher on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Guerra coming out on top.
Guerra is looking to slow Fisher down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guerra.
Fisher throws the left hand but Guerra avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher fails with a takedown attempt.
Guerra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Guerra dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fisher wants to clinch up but Guerra keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Guerra misses.
Guerra keeps the fight on the outside.
Guerra swats away the attempt to clinch by Fisher.
Fisher throws a right hand that Guerra ducks under and follows up with a left that Guerra also avoids with ease.
Guerra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fisher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Guerra counters with a good low kick that Fisher was not able to check.
Guerra throws a lazy right hand but Fisher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guerra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fishers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Guerra lands with a right hand.
Fisher looks for a takedown but Guerra sprawls well.
Fisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra lands with an uppercut that bounces Fisher off the cage and back into range.
Guerra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Guerra fails to land with a series of punches.
Fisher shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guerra defends it nicely.
Guerra scores with a head kick.
A punch combination from Guerra misses.
Fisher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guerra's waist but Guerra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fisher off to one side.
Luis Guerra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darek Fisher.
Guerra tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Fisher does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Fisher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guerra misses with a wild body shot.
Fisher fails to land the takedown.
Fisher is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Guerra scores with a nice head shot.
Fisher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guerra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Guerra there.
Guerra misses with a head kick.
Fisher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fisher is looking to clinch.
Fisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fisher throws a right hand that Guerra ducks under and follows up with a left that Guerra also avoids with ease.
Fisher fails to land with a series of punches.
Guerra cracks the inside of Fisher's front leg.
Fisher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guerra on the side of the head.
Guerra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fisher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fisher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Guerra scores with a head kick. Fisher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guerra wants it to stay on the feet.
Guerra tests Fisher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guerra cracks the inside of Fisher's front leg.
Fisher fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darek Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luis Guerra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guerra avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Guerra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guerra wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Guerra finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher swings widly with a right hand
and Guerra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Guerra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guerra, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Guerra!