PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Guida might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stupid Kid - Alkaline Trio. Tommy Avila has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Guida
vs
Avila

180 cm
34
140 lbs
9 - 9 - 2

177 cm
30
156 lbs
19 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Avila!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Avila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Guida misses with a low kick.
Guida throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Avila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Avila scoring well with a low kick there.
Avila misses with an uppercut. Guida saw that one coming.
Guida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Avila lands a leg kick that knocks Guida off balance momentarily.
Avila blocks a head kick by Guida.
Avila throws a chopping leg kick but Guida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guida, right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Avila crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Guida - the referee stops the clock and Avila gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Guida. Avila manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Guida checks a leg kick.
That kick from Guida tenderised Avila's leg. Avila is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guida tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guida.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Avila slams his shin into Guida's torso.
Avila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Avila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Avila misses with a body kick.
Guida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Avila momentarily.
Guida checks the leg kick nicely there.
Avila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Guida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Avila tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Avila misses with a low kick.
Avila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Avila. That did some damage!
Tommy Avila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Guida as he connects with a hook.
Avila's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guida 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guida lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Avila has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Avila and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Avila takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guida shoots for a double leg takedown but Avila sprawls well. He's pushed Guida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Avila throws a hook to the side of Guida's head but Guida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Avila throws a leg kick that is checked
and Guida counters with a nice uppercut.
Avila throws a half hearted mid kick.
Avila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avila throws a poor cross that misses
and Guida counters with a head kick.
Guida checks a leg kick.
Avila looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Avila fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guida checks it well.
Guida scoring well with a low kick there.
Guida scores with the left hand. Avila knows he should have avoided that one.
Guida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Avila with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guida, right into the meat.
Guida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Guida misses with a low kick.
Avila throws a hook but Guida avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila throws a solid leg kick but Guida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Avila.
Avila on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Guida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Avila. That did some damage!
Guida checks the leg kick.
Avila misses with a body kick.
Guida scores with a sloppy right hand. Avila should have avoided that one.
Avila misses with a low kick as Guida jumps back.
Guida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guida scores with a head kick.
Avila tries a head kick but it misses.
Avila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Guida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Avila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Avila connects with an inside leg kick.
Avila finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guida lands with a kick to the ribs.
Avila throws a low kick, looking for Guida's leg but Guida calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guida avoids a kick to the body.
Guida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Guida connects with an inside leg kick.
Guida connects with a leg kick. Avila looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Guida moves out of range of the body kick from Avila.
Guida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Guida moves out of range as Avila throws a body kick.
A low kick from Avila misses
and Guida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Avila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Avila is looking to slow Guida down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Guida closes the distance and pushes Avila back into the cage.
Avila trying to land knees to the body.
Guida lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Tommy Avila has been cut.
Avila missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ray Guida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Avila's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Avila keeps the fight on the outside.
Avila cracks the inside of Guida's front leg.
Avila tried to score with a low kick but Guida checks it.
Avila misses with a leg kick.
Ray Guida is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guida. That's going to slow Avila down.
Avila tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Avila 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.
Avila fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guida checks it well.
Guida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Avila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Avila crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Guida - the referee stops the clock and Avila gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Guida. Avila manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Guida misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Guida blocks the leg kick.
Guida scores with a decent looking hook.
Guida slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Guida is out of range and Avila settles back down.
Guida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Avila's head.
Guida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Avila closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Avila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guida thumps Avila with a low kick.
Guida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guida checks a low kick from Avila.
Avila throws a jab when Guida was well out of range.
Guida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Avila.
Guida tries to land a body kick
and Avila makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Guida really felt that one!
Avila has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Guida.
Guida's jab looks to have found its range, popping Avila under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Avila avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida throws a sloppy head kick and Avila moves out of range easily.
Guida connects with a right hand. Avila shakes it off.
Good work by Guida as he checks the leg kick.
Avila walks forward, straight into a front kick from Guida.
A low kick from Avila is predictable there
and Guida counters with a good low kick that Avila was not able to check.
Guida ducks under a wild hook from Avila.
Avila tries to work over Guida's front leg with a kick but Guida checks it.
Horrible takedown by Guida or perhaps it was just good defense by Avila which made him look bad.
Avila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guida scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Avila misses
and Guida counters with a nice body kick.
Avila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guida's sensitive parts.
Guida checks the leg kick nicely there.
Guida scores with a leg kick.
Guida scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Avila misses the target.
Guida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Avila.
Avila tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Avila will feel that in the morning.
Guida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Avila misses with a low kick.
Avila misses the shot to the body.
Avila throws a shot from downtown. Guida moves away and avoids it.
Avila takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avila paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Avila throws a right and a left that both miss.
Avila takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guida.
Guida lands a nice looking body kick.
Avila is breathing heavily.
Guida catches Avila with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Avila is out of range and Guida settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guida delivers a nice body kick.
Avila misses with a leg kick
and Guida counters with a low kick, right behind Avila 's knee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avila takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Avila takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Avila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Avila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guida.
Guida blocks the body kick.
Guida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Guida checks a leg kick.
Avila tries a low kick but Guida avoids it.
Avila has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guida.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avila takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guida misses with a low kick as Avila jumps back.
Avila fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guida checks it well.
Guida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Guida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Avila'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. This is the final round!

Guida tries a low kick but Avila avoids it.
Avila wants to slow Guida down by chopping away at his legs.
Avila connects with a jab.
Guida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avila throws out the jab.
Avila fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Guida is out of range.
Guida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avila has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guida checks a low kick from Avila.
A head kick from Guida lands but Avila takes it in his stride.
Guida misses with a body kick.
Avila misses with a low kick.
Guida tries to clinch but Avila moves out of range.
Guida feints and then cracks Avila's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Avila down.
Guida connects with a leg kick. Avila looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Avila throws a leg kick
and Guida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guida.
Avila misses with a low kick.
Avila misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Avila throws a low kick but Guida avoids it.
Avila sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Guida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Avila checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Guida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Avila checks it well.
Avila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guida's sensitive parts.
Avila blocks a low kick nicely.
Guida checks a low kick from Avila.
Avila scoring well with a low kick there.
Avila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Avila throws a front kick aimed at Guida's knee but Guida avoids it well.
Guida doesn't manage to clinch there - Avila circles away.
Avila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guida connects with a leg kick. Avila looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Avila misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Avila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guida checks a leg kick.
Guida misses with the combination.
Avila avoids the head kick by Guida.

Guida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Guida lands with a short shot to the head.
Guida scores with a shot to the side of Avila's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avila pressing his opponent against the cage.
Avila using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guida prevents a body shot from Avila.
Avila taking a breather.
Guida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Avila's defenses.
Avila can't find room to land a body shot as Guida controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Avila tries to land knees in the clinch but Guida avoids the damage to the body.
Guida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Avila takes an elbow to the forehead.

Avila is rocked!
Guida lands an elbow inside that Avila shrugs off.
Avila is still on wobbly legs! Can Guida finish him?
Guida is struggling to control the position.
Guida has Avila pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Avila is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Guida - that's hurt Avila badly! Oh, another knee lands and Avila is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Avila doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ray Guida!