PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woody Guthrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guthrie has chosen Power For Power, The Swans as his entrance music. Felix Rios had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Rios
vs
Guthrie

173 cm
18
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Woody Guthrie!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guthrie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Guthrie avoids a kick to the body.
Rios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guthrie throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rios counters with a two punch combo.

Guthrie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Guthrie lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Guthrie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rios lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rios is breathing heavily.
Guthrie lands an elbow just above Rios 's eye.
Nice elbow from Guthrie.
Rios avoiding damage as Guthrie throws knees to the body.
Guthrie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Guthrie tries to land knees in the clinch but Rios avoids the damage to the body.

Guthrie pulls Rios into guard.
Guthrie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guthrie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rios's guard.
Guthrie controlling from the top position.
Guthrie wants to control from the top but Rios keeps moving.
Guthrie is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guthrie trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
Rios is trying to keep Guthrie in close.
Rios trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Rios looking for a guillotine here but Guthrie defends easily.
Rios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guthrie is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Guthrie closes the distance but Rios moves to the side

and Rios counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guthrie tries to land knees in the clinch but Rios avoids the damage to the body.
Guthrie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rios lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rios is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guthrie is keeping busy.
Guthrie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guthrie trying to land knees to the body.
Rios takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Guthrie.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guthrie.
Guthrie leaning against his opponent.
Rios managing to block the knees to the body from Guthrie.
Rios blocks the elbow strike.
Guthrie lands an elbow inside.
Guthrie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rios blocks it with crossed arms.
Guthrie missing with knees to the body.

Guthrie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Guthrie tries to stand and escape but Rios is controlling the position.
Rios wants to improve his position but Guthrie is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guthrie decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Rios clinches up with Guthrie and pushes him back against the ropes.
Guthrie lands an elbow inside.
Guthrie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rios can't get the takedown.
Rios stops a takedown attempt from Guthrie.
Rios wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guthrie tries to land knees in the clinch but Rios avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rios jumps guard but Guthrie stands there with Rios around his waist. Rios gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Rios breaks from the clinch.
Rios circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rios counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rios.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rios avoiding damage as Guthrie throws knees to the body.
Rios wants to break free but Guthrie has control.
Guthrie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rios avoids the elbow strike from Guthrie, against the ropes.
Guthrie tries to score a body lock takedown but Rios shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Rios breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rios rushes Guthrie and presses him up against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Rios.
Guthrie tries to pull guard but Rios holds him up against the ropes and eventually Guthrie drops back down to his feet.
Felix Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Woody Guthrie.

Rios pulls guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rios is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rios wants to sweep here but Guthrie controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Woody Guthrie dominated that round.
That's time! Rios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guthrie.

Guthrie closes the distance and clinches.
Rios stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Guthrie with a knee to the head.
Guthrie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rios blocks it with crossed arms.

Guthrie successfully pulls guard.
Rios forces his way into half guard.
Guthrie is pressing down on Rios's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Guthrie keeping moving, preventing Rios from controlling successfully.
Rios tries to free his leg and advance position but Guthrie is retaining full guard.
Rios stops Guthrie from standing up.
Guthrie is trying to keep Rios in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios throwing strikes but missing.
Guthrie wants to sweep but no luck.
Guthrie working a defensive guard here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guthrie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rios throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Guthrie's head.

Guthrie gets the takedown into side control.
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.
Rios struggling a bit here.
Rios gets back to half guard.
Rios gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie stopping the sweep attempt from Rios.

Rios escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Guthrie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Rios escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Guthrie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rios is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rios keeping full guard, as Guthrie tries to pass.
Guthrie scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Rios is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Guthrie pulls his head out easily.
Rios is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Guthrie is thwarting Rios's attempts to control the position.

Guthrie decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Guthrie tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rios counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rios.
Rios on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rios is trying to break free.
Rios wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios blocks an elbow strike.
Guthrie is trying to maintain a safe position but Rios gets an underhook and turns Guthrie into the ropes.
Guthrie misses with a knee strike.

Rios pulls Guthrie into guard.

Guthrie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guthrie lands a couple of digs.
Guthrie scoring with some ground and pound.
Rios is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Rios had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Guthrie is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rios Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Guthrie's back instead.
Rios is not going to allow Guthrie to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Woody Guthrie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Guthrie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guthrie clinches but Rios breaks the clinch
and Rios counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Guthrie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Guthrie tries for a takedown but Rios circles away easily

and Rios counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Rios manages to break the clinch.
Rios thuds his shin into the meat of Guthrie's side.
Rios shoots in and drives through. Guthrie sprawls well.
Guthrie tries to clinch but Rios moves away
and Rios counters with a leg kick.
Rios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Rios clinches up with Guthrie and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rios can't get the takedown.
Guthrie misses with a body punch.
Rios wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rios has had enough of the clinch but Guthrie keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rios wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guthrie throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios can't break the clinch.
Guthrie tries to land knees in the clinch but Rios avoids the damage to the body.
Guthrie stops a takedown attempt from Rios.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Rios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rios wants to get back to striking at distance but Guthrie won't allow it.
Rios just leaning against Guthrie, taking a breather.
Guthrie lands an elbow inside.
Guthrie trying to land knees to the body.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Guthrie avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
Guthrie tries to land knees in the clinch but Rios avoids the damage to the body.
Rios is trying to break the clinch but Guthrie has him pressed against the ropes.
Rios tries to pull guard but Guthrie won't allow it.
Guthrie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rios is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guthrie.
Rios managing to block the knees to the body from Guthrie.
Rios avoiding damage as Guthrie throws knees to the body.
Rios wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guthrie missing with knees to the body.
Guthrie missing with knees to the body.

Rios is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Guthrie can't fight it off and eventually Rios manages to take the fight to the floor. Guthrie looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guthrie pushes Rios off and gets back to his feet.
Guthrie looks to clinch

and Rios counters by clinching up.
Guthrie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rios has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guthrie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rios lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rios wants to stall.
Rios trying to land knees to the body.
Guthrie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rios is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guthrie is keeping busy.
Guthrie crunches a lovely knee into Rios's ribcage.
Rios wants to get back to striking at distance but Guthrie won't allow it.
Rios is trying to break free.
Rios wants to break free but Guthrie has control.
Guthrie tries a knee to the head but Rios blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guthrie tries a knee to the head but Rios blocks it.
Guthrie prevents Rios from breaking the clinch.
Rios dodges an elbow strike from Guthrie.
Rios wants to get back to striking at distance but Guthrie won't allow it.
Guthrie missing with knees to the body.
Guthrie fails to pull guard.
Rios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rios is looking to break free of the clinch but Guthrie has double underhooks.
Guthrie prevents Rios from breaking the clinch.
Rios avoids the elbow strike from Guthrie, against the ropes.
Guthrie misses with a knee strike.

Rios gets control of Guthrie's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rios will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guthrie is one step ahead there.
Rios has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Guthrie has passed into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guthrie trying to control the position but Rios is working away.
Rios managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Guthrie.
Guthrie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rios keeps working.
Felix Rios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rios sneaks back into half guard.
Rios is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guthrie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guthrie's back!

Rios is persistently looking for the submission but Guthrie is defending it well.
Rios punches the canvas rather than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Rios showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guthrie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woody Guthrie!