PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Guilherme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guilherme comes to the ring accompanied by Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Ryan McCarthy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Guilherme
vs
McCarthy

170 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Guilherme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guilherme drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McCarthy trying to control the position.
Guilherme forces his way into half guard.
Guilherme is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Guilherme stands up and beckons McCarthy to join him on the feet.
McCarthy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Guilherme counters with a nice double leg into side control. McCarthy won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guilherme happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guilherme has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Guilherme advances to mount.
Guilherme controlling from mount.

Guilherme stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guilherme looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McCarthy!
Guilherme controlling the position from side mount.
McCarthy is trying to work for a sweep but Guilherme has mounted him!
Guilherme controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Pedro Guilherme wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Guilherme shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Guilherme showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guilherme content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McCarthy tries to kick Guilherme off but Guilherme keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pedro Guilherme just wasn't active enough.
Horrible takedown by Guilherme or perhaps it was just good defense by McCarthy which made him look bad.

Guilherme shoots in and bounces McCarthy off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Guilherme's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Pedro Guilherme wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McCarthy shoots in but no luck this time.

Guilherme shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guilherme is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McCarthy wants to control but Guilherme is keeping busy.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Pedro Guilherme has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Guilherme looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Guilherme is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Guilherme sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McCarthy's guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Guilherme postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for McCarthy to stand up.
McCarthy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Guilherme fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McCarthy sprawls well initially but Guilherme persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guilherme trying to control the pace.
McCarthy is in trouble now - Guilherme has advanced to mount!
Guilherme moves to back control.
Guilherme controls the action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Guilherme dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Guilherme throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCarthy's waist but McCarthy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guilherme off to one side.

Guilherme shoots in and gets a takedown into McCarthy's guard.
Guilherme is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McCarthy is wriggling around but Guilherme manages to pass to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guilherme uses his free foot to push down on McCarthy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McCarthy.
Guilherme sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pedro Guilherme just wasn't active enough.
Guilherme fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McCarthy moves to clinch but Guilherme breaks away

and Guilherme counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme stays in close to McCarthy's body and controls the position.
Guilherme advances to half guard.
Guilherme is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pedro Guilherme.
McCarthy looks to clinch

and Guilherme moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is looking to break free of the clinch but Guilherme has double underhooks.
McCarthy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Guilherme taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Guilherme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCarthy can do to turn this around?

Guilherme breaks the clinch.

Guilherme scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Guilherme escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from McCarthy lands.

Guilherme scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McCarthy is breathing heavily.
McCarthy can't do much from the bottom here.
Guilherme taking a breather here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pedro Guilherme just wasn't active enough.
Guilherme shoots in for a takedown but McCarthy shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Guilherme. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme shoots in for a takedown but McCarthy shows good takedown defense.
Pedro Guilherme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guilherme tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCarthy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guilherme somewhat.
Guilherme keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Guilherme shoots in looking for a takedown. McCarthy tries to sprawl out of it but Guilherme keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. McCarthy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

McCarthy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Guilherme gets to his feet. McCarthy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy cracks Guilherme with a good jab.
McCarthy dives in and grabs Guilherme's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guilherme pushes down on McCarthy's head and hops out.

A momentary lapse in concentration from McCarthy enables Guilherme to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McCarthy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McCarthy is looking to sweep but instead, Guilherme has passed into half guard.

Guilherme stands up and beckons McCarthy to join him on the feet.

Guilherme looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pedro Guilherme overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Guilherme decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McCarthy, up you get!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Guilherme throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McCarthy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Guilherme is in McCarthy's guard.
McCarthy is wriggling around but Guilherme manages to pass to half guard.

Guilherme decides to stand up.

McCarthy gets caught flat footed, as Guilherme shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McCarthy wants to control but Guilherme passes easily into half guard.
Guilherme frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to hold on but Guilherme pushes him away.
Guilherme looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ryan McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Guilherme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Guilherme showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guilherme has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Pedro Guilherme!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Pedro Guilherme!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Pedro Guilherme!

Pedro Guilherme wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Pedro Guilherme made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.