PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Guilherme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Wait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guilherme kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gravel Pit. Wait is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Times Up. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stevie Wait was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Guilherme
vs
Wait

170 cm
22
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
149 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Wait!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wait moves into range and clinches up with Guilherme.
Wait tries to land a knee to the head but Guilherme blocks with his arms.
Guilherme misses with a punch to the body.
Guilherme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wait.
Guilherme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wait is defending well for now.
Guilherme avoiding damage as Wait throws knees to the body.
Wait looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guilherme is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Guilherme jumps guard but Wait stands there with Guilherme around his waist. Guilherme gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wait throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guilherme blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wait throws an elbow but misses.
Guilherme avoids a wild elbow strike from Wait.
Guilherme is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wait pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Guilherme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wait creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wait lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guilherme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wait looking to throw knees to the head but Guilherme is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wait throws an elbow but it misses.
Guilherme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wait stalls.
Guilherme trying to control the position but instead, Wait has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guilherme into the ropes.
Wait with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wait tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guilherme throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wait looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wait throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guilherme jumps guard but Wait turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Wait creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guilherme wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wait misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guilherme.
Wait connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guilherme's face.
Wait slows down the pace here.
Guilherme avoids the elbow strike from Wait, against the ropes.
Guilherme avoids a wild elbow strike from Wait.
Wait pushes off an throws an elbow but Guilherme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Guilherme blocks an elbow strike from Wait.
Wait with a knee to the head.
Wait lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guilherme backwards.
Wait creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guilherme jumps guard but Wait turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Guilherme drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wait pulls his leg out and moves away.
Guilherme looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Guilherme with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wait connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Wait dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Guilherme misses with a takedown
and Wait counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wait tries to clinch there but Guilherme circles away.
Guilherme gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wait counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wait.
Wait stalling the fight.
Wait is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Guilherme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guilherme tries to score a body lock takedown but Wait shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Guilherme is looking for a takedown.
Guilherme avoiding damage as Wait throws knees to the body.
Guilherme blocks the elbow strike.
Wait looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guilherme tries to pull guard but Wait won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wait throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wait tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guilherme avoids it.
Wait throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wait creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guilherme jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wait walks away with a smile on his face. Guilherme gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pedro Guilherme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Guilherme tries to keep at a distance but Wait has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wait throws an elbow that misses.
Wait lands a left hand.
Wait tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guilherme is trying to pull guard but Wait has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Guilherme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wait misses with an elbow strike.
Wait looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guilherme avoids the elbow strike from Wait, against the ropes.
Guilherme avoids a wild elbow strike from Wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wait - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wait misses with an elbow over the top.
Wait scores a nice knee to the body.
Wait has Guilherme pressed against the ropes.
Wait creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wait pushes off an throws an elbow but Guilherme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wait throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guilherme blocks it with crossed arms.
Wait has Guilherme pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guilherme blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guilherme takes a shot to the head.
Wait looking to throw knees to the head but Guilherme is blocking nicely.
Wait trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Wait showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wait has closed the distance and engaged Guilherme in a clinch.
Guilherme blocks the elbow strike.
Guilherme dodges an elbow strike from Wait.
Guilherme is trying to stall.
Wait throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Guilherme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wait pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Guilherme has had enough of the clinch but Wait keeps him there for the moment.
Wait looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wait missing with knees to the body.
Wait is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Guilherme is trying to pull guard but Wait has him pressed against the ropes.
Wait tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guilherme avoids it.
Wait misses with an elbow strike.
Guilherme is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Guilherme. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guilherme wants to get back to striking at distance but Wait won't allow it.
Stevie Wait seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wait just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guilherme's brow.
Guilherme can't break the clinch.
Guilherme dodges an elbow strike from Wait.
Guilherme is trying to break free.
Guilherme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wait working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guilherme dodges an elbow strike from Wait.
Wait pushes Guilherme back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guilherme tries to score a body lock takedown but Wait shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Guilherme fails to land.
Wait throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guilherme blocks it with crossed arms.
Wait avoiding damage.
Guilherme fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wait.
Guilherme jumps guard but Wait turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wait tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guilherme avoids it.
Wait throws an elbow but it misses.
Guilherme blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wait just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guilherme's brow.
Wait keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guilherme's efforts to push away.
Wait throws an elbow but it misses.
Wait misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guilherme avoids a wild elbow strike from Wait.
Guilherme avoids the elbow strike from Wait, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wait throws an elbow but misses.
Guilherme has had enough of the clinch but Wait keeps him there for the moment.
Wait creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guilherme avoids a wild elbow strike from Wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Wait really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wait tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Wait rushes Guilherme and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wait is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guilherme dodges an elbow strike from Wait.
Wait throws an elbow that misses.
Wait lands with a left to the head.
Wait manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wait lands a knee to the head.

Guilherme is rocked!
Wait throws a big uppercut that drops Guilherme! More strikes from Wait and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Guilherme lies dazed against the ropes as Wait celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Wait!
During a confident post fight interview, Stevie Wait thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.