PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iggy Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La Bamba. Gregory is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chumbawamba - English Rebel Songs. Paul Gregory will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Guerrero
vs
Gregory

178 cm
29
218 lbs
17 - 18 - 0

192 cm
27
205 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iggy Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregory tries to clinch but Guerrero is having none of it.
Gregory misses with a few strikes there.
Guerrero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gregory.
Guerrero tries to clinch up but Gregory circles away and keeps his distance.
Guerrero misses with an uppercut. Gregory saw that one coming.
Guerrero throws a lazy uppercut
and Gregory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gregory ducks under a wild hook from Guerrero.
Some wild striking there from Guerrero.
Guerrero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Guerrero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guerrero lands an overhand right.
Guerrero misses the jab.
Jab by Gregory.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with a looping right.
Gregory dodges the punch combination from Guerrero.
Guerrero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Guerrero misses its intended target.
Guerrero thows a leg kick but Gregory checks it

and Gregory counters with a shoot takedown. Guerrero fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Guerrero trying to control the position.
Gregory wants to control from the top but Guerrero keeps moving.
Guerrero is trying to keep Gregory in close.
Guerrero has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gregory has passed into side control.
Guerrero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory trying to control the position but Guerrero is working away.
Guerrero can't do much from the bottom here.
Guerrero manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gregory's best efforts.
Well, if Gregory is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gregory is trying to control. Guerrero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gregory.
Gregory wants to control from the top but Guerrero keeps moving.
Gregory makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gregory is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gregory is looking to work some ground and pound but Guerrero has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gregory thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gregory with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gregory is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gregory must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gregory throws a big elbow that misses.

Guerrero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerrero controls Gregory momentarily but Gregory frees himself.
Guerrero can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gregory controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Gregory dominated that 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.

Guerrero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gregory was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerrero.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gregory. That's going to slow Guerrero down.
Guerrero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gregory circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregory scores with a decent looking hook.
Guerrero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gregory fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iggy Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerrero lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerrero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gregory takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guerrero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gregory connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guerrero scrambles back to his feet.
Guerrero throws a right hand that Gregory ducks under and follows up with a left that Gregory also avoids with ease.
Guerrero misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gregory.
Gregory tries to clinch there but Guerrero circles away.
Guerrero swings widly with a right hand
and Gregory counters with a nice body kick.
Guerrero takes one to the side of the head.
Guerrero swats away the attempt to clinch by Gregory.
Guerrero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gregory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guerrero misses with a looping right.
Gregory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guerrero looks to land a right hand but Gregory moved out of range.
Paul Gregory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guerrero misses with a right hand
and Gregory counters with a three punch combo that has Guerrero backing up. Guerrero nods at Gregory to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregory scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guerrero.
Gregory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a straight right.
Guerrero throws a series of punches but Gregory moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gregory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gregory tries to clinch but Guerrero is having none of it.
Guerrero throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gregory to counter with a crisp jab.
Guerrero throws a right hand that misses

and Gregory counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Guerrero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Gregory has Guerrero pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gregory pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Guerrero tumbling to the mat - Gregory dives into Guerrero's guard.
Gregory 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Gregory is looking to work some ground and pound but Guerrero has wrist control.
Gregory being controlled here momentarily.
Paul Gregory has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guerrero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gregory content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guerrero isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gregory stacks Guerrero on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gregory!
Gregory scoring with punches from side control.
Gregory trying to control the action but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Gregory looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Guerrero is avoiding damage well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerrero is looking for a sweep.
Gregory working the ground and pound but Guerrero is defending the strikes.
Guerrero can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Gregory showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Guerrero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gregory throws a right and a left that Guerrero avoids nicely.

Gregory moves into the clinch.
Guerrero is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gregory blocks an elbow strike from Guerrero.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guerrero.
Gregory goes for a takedown attempt but Guerrero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Guerrero throws out a powerful jab.
Gregory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paul Gregory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guerrero throws out a loose jab but Gregory uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gregory.
Gregory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guerrero.
Guerrero throws a right hand that misses
and Gregory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Guerrero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guerrero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guerrero loads up on a big right hand but Gregory slips the punch.
Gregory throws a series of punches but Guerrero avoids them all with ease.
Guerrero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gregory makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Guerrero really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Oooh a lovely combination from Gregory sends Guerrero down but not out. Gregory dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Iggy Guerrero has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gregory is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Guerrero's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gregory wants to control but Guerrero is keeping him busy.
Gregory looking to control but instead Guerrero has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory trying to control from half guard but Guerrero is working away.
Gregory thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guerrero's head.
Gregory seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregory is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guerrero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Guerrero works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gregory is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gregory trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerrero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gregory working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Guerrero's head.
Guerrero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guerrero has momentary wrist control but Gregory slips an elbow through the middle.
Gregory trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Iggy Guerrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gregory missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gregory trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Gregory engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Gregory hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gregory staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Gregory comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gregory 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Gregory!
Paul Gregory decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.