PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leon Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelldor Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gutierrez
vs
Speed

164 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
148 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shelldor Speed!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gutierrez shoots in looking for a takedown. Speed tries to sprawl out of it but Gutierrez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Speed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gutierrez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gutierrez wants it to stay on the feet.

Gutierrez forces Speed back against the cage and clinches.
Gutierrez is trying to pull guard but Speed turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gutierrez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Speed gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gutierrez gets control of Speed's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gutierrez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Gutierrez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gutierrez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speed trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutierrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez keeping full guard, as Speed tries to pass.
Speed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Gutierrez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutierrez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Speed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gutierrez has control of Speed's left arm, preventing Speed from doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Gutierrez moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Speed looking to slow down the pace here.
Speed tries to pull guard but Gutierrez won't allow it.
Gutierrez is trying to pull guard but Speed turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Speed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gutierrez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Speed is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gutierrez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gutierrez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Speed jumps guard but Gutierrez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Speed looks winded!
Speed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gutierrez is keeping busy.
Speed pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Gutierrez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gutierrez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Speed drops back looking for a leg! Gutierrez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gutierrez manages to kick Speed off! Speed jumps back into Gutierrez's guard.
Speed throws a strike but Gutierrez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Gutierrez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gutierrez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez distracts Speed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gutierrez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gutierrez throwing strikes from guard but Speed blocks nicely.
Gutierrez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gutierrez throws an elbow that misses. Speed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gutierrez's guard. Nice move by Speed!

Gutierrez pulls Speed in close to his closed guard and prevents Speed from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gutierrez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gutierrez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Gutierrez 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.

Speed shoots in looking for a takedown but Gutierrez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Speed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Gutierrez with that takedown attempt.

Gutierrez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Speed, pushing him back against the cage.
Gutierrez tries to pull guard but Speed forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Speed tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gutierrez smiles and moves away.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutierrez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speed has a takedown stuffed.
Leon Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shelldor Speed.
Speed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gutierrez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Speed is breathing heavily.

Speed rushes Gutierrez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gutierrez slows down the pace here.
Gutierrez gets underhooks to prevent Speed's takedown attempt.
Speed is looking for a takedown.

Gutierrez pulls guard successfully.
Gutierrez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nice strikes from Gutierrez there.
Gutierrez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gutierrez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gutierrez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gutierrez is taking a breather. Speed says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutierrez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gutierrez controlling the action here.
Gutierrez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Speed for as long as he can get away with.
Gutierrez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gutierrez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Speed's head.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Speed misses with a kick to the body.
Gutierrez staying out of range there.
Gutierrez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Speed can do to turn this around?
Speed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gutierrez sprawls well. Gutierrez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Speed gets slowly back to his feet.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Speed slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gutierrez throws a push kick but Speed slaps the foot to one side.

Gutierrez dives in and scores a takedown into Speed's guard.
Gutierrez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Gutierrez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Speed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gutierrez's waist but Gutierrez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Speed off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Speed. No joy for Gutierrez on that attempt.
Gutierrez is looking to clinch but Speed is avoiding it.
Speed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gutierrez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Speed circles away quickly and effectively.
Speed slips a jab from Gutierrez.
Shelldor Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Speed swats away the attempt to clinch by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez throws a wild body kick that Speed sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Speed has Gutierrez up against the cage in a clinch.
Speed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gutierrez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Speed to keep the fight standing.
Gutierrez pressing his opponent against the cage.

Speed manages to break the clinch.
Speed fails to land the takedown.
Leon Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shelldor Speed.
Speed on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gutierrez throws a jab when Speed was well out of range.
Gutierrez tries to clinch up.

Gutierrez tries to keep at a distance but Speed has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gutierrez gets control of Speed's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gutierrez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Speed trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
Gutierrez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Speed manages to get himself to full guard.

Speed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gutierrez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gutierrez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gutierrez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Speed can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gutierrez controls the pace.
Gutierrez landing some decent shots from guard.
Shelldor Speed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Gutierrez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gutierrez looking to sit in guard and control but Speed gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Speed being controlled here momentarily.
Speed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gutierrez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Gutierrez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutierrez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Gutierrez!