PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Buddy Guy - Five Years . The key to victory for Buddy Guy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Guy
vs
Jensen

195 cm
35
260 lbs
24 - 2 - 0

193 cm
35
252 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddy Guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guy connects with a crisp jab.
Jensen cracks Guy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jensen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Guy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Guy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jensen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guy.
Jensen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Guy misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Nice sprawl there from Guy as Jensen shoots in.
Jensen cracks Guy with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Jensen misses the target.
Jensen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guy avoids it really well and circles away.
Jensen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jensen misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Guy. No joy for Jensen on that attempt.
Buddy Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Jensen.
Jensen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Jensen.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jensen moves away.
Jensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jensen swinging wildly here.
Guy lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Good exchange - Guy coming out on top.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.

Guy instigates a clinch.
Guy lands with a right to the head.
Guy gets underhooks to prevent Jensen's takedown attempt.
Guy lands a left hand.

Guy manages to break the clinch.
Jensen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guy looks to land a combination but Jensen avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jensen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Guy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jensen in side control, throwing shots but Guy defends.
Guy is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jensen wants to control but Guy is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Guy tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jensen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Guy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jensen controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Guy dominated that round.
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.

Jensen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guy misses with a hook to the body

and Jensen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Guy's guard now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guy is on top in guard.
Guy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jensen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guy manages to get himself to full guard.
Jensen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Guy wants to control the position but Jensen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jensen is controlling the pace.
Jensen uses his free foot to push down on Guy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Guy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jensen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Peter Jensen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jensen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Guy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jensen landing strikes from the mount and Guy is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy is squirming around, avoiding Jensen's attempts to control the action.
Guy blocking the ground and pound.
Guy is squirming around, avoiding Jensen's attempts to control the action.
Guy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Jensen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jensen stuns Guy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left and a right from Guy both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Peter Jensen has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jensen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jensen somewhat.
Guy tries to clinch but Jensen moves out of range.
Jensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jensen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guy walks into a straight right hand from Jensen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jensen somewhat.
Guy is looking to wear down Jensen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jensen works Guy's body with a nice hook.
Guy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice cross by Jensen.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Jensen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Jensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peter Jensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jensen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guy cracks a nice hook into Jensen's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy moves away from the strike by Jensen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a series of wild punches.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Jensen.
Buddy Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Guy lands with a cross.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jensen throws a lazy right hand but Guy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Guy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guy.
Jensen slips a straight right by Guy.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guy slips a straight right by Jensen.
Guy throws a body punch but Jensen moves out of range.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guy throws a poor cross that misses

and Jensen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Guy's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Guy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Jensen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Guy punishes Jensen's body with a nice straight punch.

Jensen shoots in and gets a takedown into Guy's guard.
Jensen trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Jensen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Guy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jensen manages to get himself to full guard.
Guy tries to stand but Jensen is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Guy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Jensen.
Guy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy throws a right and a left that Jensen avoids nicely.
Guy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jensen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Jensen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Guy is retaining full guard.
Guy looking for a sweep. Not yet Guy, not yet.
Guy is trying to keep Jensen in close.
Jensen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Guy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jensen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jensen stays in close to Guy's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jensen wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jensen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jensen lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Jensen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Peter Jensen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peter Jensen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Jensen's shoulder, as Jensen tries to avoid the shot.
Guy lands a jab to Jensen's midsection.
Jensen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guy sprawls well. Guy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jensen gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot by Guy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown but Guy shows good takedown defense.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Jensen swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
A big left from Guy misses.
Jensen moves away from the strike by Guy.
Nice cross by Guy.
Nice straight punches there by Guy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jensen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guy as he avoids it easily.
Buddy Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Jensen.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jensen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jensen dives in for a single leg takedown but Guy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Guy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jensen tries for a takedown but Guy manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy is working Jensen over against the cage.
Jensen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Guy tries a body shot but Jensen blocks it.
Guy is leaning against Jensen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Guy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Jensen controls the action.
A short right from Guy on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guy stalls.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jensen backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen tries for a takedown but Guy manages to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Guy.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Jensen controls the action.
Guy tries to work over Jensen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jensen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Guy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Jensen avoids it by throwing Guy back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Guy breaks from the clinch.
Guy connects with the punch.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Guy!
Buddy Guy retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Buddy Guy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.