PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raijin Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Guzman
vs
Joaquin

177 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raijin Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joaquin throws a sloppy head kick and Guzman moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Guzman.
Guzman lands a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Guzman both land. Nice combination.

Joaquin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Joaquin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Joaquin trying to control the action but Guzman is working from the bottom.
Guzman is pushing Joaquin's head away, looking to escape. Joaquin manages to hold on to the position though.
Guzman defending against the ground and pound.
Joaquin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The strikes coming from Joaquin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Joaquin stands up and beckons Guzman to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guzman misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman looks for a takedown but Joaquin sprawls well.
Guzman tries to clinch there but Joaquin circles away.
Guzman moves in looking to clinch but Joaquin pushes him off.
Guzman shoots in but no luck this time.
Guzman throws a series of punches but Joaquin avoids them all with ease.
Guzman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Guzman is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Joaquin as Guzman shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Guzman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Joaquin drives through with a takedown into Guzman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Joaquin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guzman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joaquin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guzman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joaquin throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Joaquin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Guzman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Joaquin gets to his feet. Guzman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Joaquin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Guzman!
Joaquin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Joaquin throws an elbow but Guzman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Guzman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joaquin on the ground.
Guzman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Joaquin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guzman is not content to let Joaquin control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin fails to land a wild elbow strike.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joaquin decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Joaquin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Guzman was covering up waiting for the punch and Joaquin finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Joaquin stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Joaquin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Joaquin seems to be looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joaquin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Joaquin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joaquin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joaquin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guzman's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guzman wants to get back to his feet.

Joaquin is trying to work for a kimura but Guzman is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raijin Joaquin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Joaquin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Guzman is looking to improve his position.
Joaquin stops Guzman from getting back to his feet.
Guzman is refusing to be controlled, as Joaquin sits in half guard.
Joaquin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joaquin throwing shots but Guzman is blocking nicely.
Guzman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaquin throwing shots but Guzman is blocking nicely.
Joaquin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Joaquin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Joaquin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Joaquin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Guzman is surviving well by controlling Joaquin's body position as best he can.
Raijin Joaquin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joaquin thowing shots but they're missing.

Joaquin looking to isolate an arm here. Guzman doesn't see it coming and as Joaquin extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Joaquin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raijin Joaquin!