PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hooligan Nick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guevara comes into the arena with Lil Wayne - Knockout blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carlos Guevara
vs
Nick

188 cm
23
169 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

181 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Outkast Clothing Line

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Carlos Guevara !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hooligan Nick!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nick tries to clinch but Guevara is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Guevara .
Nick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Guevara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Guevara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Guevara slips a jab and a cross from Nick.
Nick moves in looking to clinch but Guevara pushes him off.
Nick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guevara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guevara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Guevara . Those never looked like landing.

Nick has managed to clinch.
Guevara prevents a body shot from Nick.
Nick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Guevara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guevara .
Nick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nick tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nick moves into the clinch successfully.
Nick has Guevara pressed against the cage, preventing Guevara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nick can't break the clinch.
Nick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Guevara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guevara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Hooligan Nick has been cut.
Nick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guevara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guevara looks to land a combination. Nick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Guevara connects with a jab.
A head kick from Guevara lands but Nick takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guevara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Guevara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guevara keeps the fight on the outside.
Nick tries to clinch there but Guevara circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guevara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guevara circles away from the clinch attempt.

Nick instigates a clinch.
Nick prevents Guevara from breaking the clinch.

Guevara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nick tries to clinch there but Guevara circles away.

Guevara gets tackled into the cage by Nick. Nick maintains the clinch.
Nick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guevara managing to block the knees to the body from Nick.
Nick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nick looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Nick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juan Carlos Guevara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nick's head.
Nick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nick is looking to clinch.
Guevara checks a leg kick nicely.
Nick is looking to clinch but Guevara is avoiding it.
Nick closes the distance but Guevara moves to the side
and Guevara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guevara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guevara 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Guevara duly obliges.
Guevara lands a nice looking body shot.
Nick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guevara swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Nick rushes Guevara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guevara is trying to break the clinch but Nick is controlling him.
Guevara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nick can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevara is looking to take this one to the mat.

Nick breaks from the clinch.
Nick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guevara .
Nick tries to clinch there but Guevara circles away.
Nick swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nick lands a really nice looking cross but Guevara seems unphased.
Nick moves in looking to clinch but Guevara pushes him off.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nick sprawls well. Nick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guevara gets slowly back to his feet.
A left lands for Guevara .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nick tries to clinch up but Guevara circles away and keeps his distance.
Guevara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nick misses with a lunging right hand
and Guevara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hooligan Nick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hooligan Nick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Guevara scores with a hook to the body. Nick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guevara .
Guevara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nick has time to react.
Guevara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Guevara lands a jab to the head.
Nick is looking to clinch.

Nick pushes Guevara up against the cage in a clinch.

Nick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nick scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guevara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nick tries to clinch up.
Guevara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nick is able to avoid easily.
Juan Carlos Guevara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nick instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nick fails to land.
Nick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guevara backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nick tries to break free but Guevara pushes him back against the cage.
Guevara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nick has him pressed against the cage.
Guevara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Guevara has had enough of the clinch but Nick keeps him there for the moment.

Guevara breaks the clinch.
Nick tries to clinch but Guevara moves out of range.

Guevara tries to keep at a distance but Nick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nick stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nick trying to stall but Guevara improves his position.
Guevara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nick working hard to break the clinch.

Guevara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nick wants to clinch.
Guevara looks to score with a jab to the body but Nick is just out of range.
Nick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guevara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nick connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Guevara 's hands.
Nick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Nick. Those never looked like landing.
Nick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guevara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guevara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good shot there by Guevara .
Juan Carlos Guevara is winning the standup battle so far.
Guevara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nick misses with a body kick.
Guevara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guevara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guevara lands with a nice body kick.
Nick is breathing heavily.
Nick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Guevara lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guevara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Guevara scores with a hook to the body. Nick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Guevara lands with a right hand.
Guevara feints a jab promting Nick to slip. Guevara then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nick slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nick slaps away a takedown attempt from Guevara , before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Guevara staying out of range there.
Nick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Guevara rushes Nick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nick presses Guevara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Nick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guevara tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nick smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Carlos Guevara . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos Guevara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hooligan Nick's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Guevara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Guevara thuds a left hand into Nick's body.
Nick tries to clinch up but Guevara circles away and keeps his distance.

Guevara has Nick up against the cage in a clinch.
Guevara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nick is keeping busy.
Guevara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nick trying to control the position but instead, Guevara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nick into the cage.
Nick has had enough of the clinch but Guevara keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nick blocks a jab.
Guevara misses with the combination.
No joy there for Guevara , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guevara scores with a hook.
Nick is looking to clinch.
Guevara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Guevara has Nick up against the cage in a clinch.
Guevara is trying to force a seperation but Nick has the dominant position.
Nick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guevara is looking to break free of the clinch but Nick has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nick wants to get back to striking at distance but Guevara won't allow it.

Nick breaks from the clinch.
Guevara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guevara cracks Nick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nick tries to clinch but Guevara moves out of range.
Nick wants to clinch up but Guevara keeps it at a distance.
Guevara thows a body shot but no joy.
Nick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guevara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nick throws a solid leg kick but Guevara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nick.
A good leg kick by Guevara .
Guevara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guevara throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Guevara lands with a slapping head kick.
Guevara swats away the attempt to clinch by Nick.
Nick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara throws a chopping leg kick but Nick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nick throws a head kick that misses.
Nick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guevara keeps the fight on the outside.
Guevara swats away the attempt to clinch by Nick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nick fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Guevara to the ground. Nick is now in Guevara 's guard.
Nick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Guevara scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nick checks a leg kick.
Nick is looking to clinch but Guevara is avoiding it.
Guevara looks to land a combination but Nick avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nick.
Guevara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nick manages to avoid it.
Guevara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nick fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guevara misses with the combination.
Nick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guevara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nick tries to clinch there but Guevara circles away.
Guevara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Guevara or perhaps it was just good defense by Nick which made him look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guevara looks to throw the jab but Nick is out of range.
Nick moves in looking to clinch but Guevara pushes him off.
Nick tries to clinch but Guevara is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos Guevara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guevara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos Guevara !
Juan Carlos Guevara tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.