PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carmel Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Polden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Guy
vs
Polden

195 cm
19
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

181 cm
26
221 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Determined

V-Mask Clothing + 10% laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmel Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris Polden!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Guy misses.
Guy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Guy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Guy shoots in for a takedown but Polden shows good takedown defense.
Polden throws a combination. Guy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Polden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Polden slips a jab from Guy.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Polden misses with a wild combination.
Guy misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Polden. Those never looked like landing.
Polden misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Polden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Polden misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws a jab when Polden was well out of range.
Guy throws a jab when Polden was well out of range.
Guy lands with a hook. Polden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Polden manages to avoid it.
Polden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guy throws the left hand but Polden avoids the punch easily.
Polden moves out of range of the strikes.
Polden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Polden rushes Guy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guy.

It looks like Kris Polden has been cut.
Guy pushes Polden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy takes a shot to the head.
Polden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Polden is trying to push Guy away but Guy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Polden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Polden counters with a straight right hand.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Polden was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Carmel Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Polden clobbers Guy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Polden slips a jab and a cross from Guy.
A little jabbing left from Polden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy scores with a jab to the head.
Polden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guy.
Polden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Polden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guy, pushing him back against the cage.
Guy working aggressively here.
Polden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Polden's elbow.
Guy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Polden backwards.

Polden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guy misses with a body shot
and Polden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Polden unleashes a big counter combination but Guy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Polden counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polden.
Guy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Polden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Guy misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Polden misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guy slips a jab from Polden.
Polden misses with a body shot
and Guy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Polden ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Polden.
Polden misses with the combination.
Polden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Polden saw that one coming.
Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Polden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Polden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Polden is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Guy rather than just go for the knockout.
Guy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Polden lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Polden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Polden.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Polden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy tries to move into range but Polden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy takes a swing at Polden's ribcage but misses.
Polden is looking to clinch.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Polden saw that one coming.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carmel Guy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kris Polden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Polden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Polden moves away.
Polden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Polden takes one to the chin there.
Guy throws a jab when Polden was well out of range.
Polden is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Guy misses with a hook
and Polden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy tries a low kick but Polden avoids it.
Guy lands a jab to the nose.
Polden avoids the body shot from Guy.
Guy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Polden is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Polden closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Polden. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Guy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Polden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polden throws a series of punches but Guy avoids them all with ease.
Polden tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Guy scores with a nice right hand.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polden.
Guy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Polden's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Polden scrambles back to his feet.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Polden manages to avoid it.
Polden throws a counter combo.
Kris Polden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guy scores with a punch to the head.
Polden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Guy scores with a nice head shot.
Polden avoids the body shot from Guy.
Guy misses with a hook. Polden ducked under it nicely.
Polden throws a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polden checks a low kick from Guy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Polden checks a leg kick.
Guy misses with a series of wild punches.
Polden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy misses with a body punch
and Polden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Polden misses with a series of wild punches.
Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Polden tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Guy is looking to counter punch.
Guy lands a glancing blow to the side of Polden's head.
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Polden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Polden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Polden saw that one coming.
Polden now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Guy misses with a jab to the body
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Polden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Polden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Polden moves away from the strike by Guy.
Polden is looking for the big counter here.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Polden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Polden's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Guy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Polden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Polden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Polden throws a counter combo.
Polden tries to clinch up.
Guy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Polden.
Guy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Polden defends it nicely.
Polden ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Guy cracks Polden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carmel Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Polden throws a right hand that Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that Guy also avoids with ease.
Polden tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guy shoots in looking for a takedown but Polden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Guy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Polden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Polden.
Guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmel Guy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kris Polden's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

The crowd cheers as Guy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Polden doesn't seem phased though.
Polden checks a leg kick.
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Polden moves away and avoids it.
Kris Polden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Polden.
Polden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Polden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Polden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy scores with the left hand. Polden knows he should have avoided that one.
Guy darts in looking for a takedown but Polden gets double underhooks and turns Guy into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Polden misses.
Polden defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
Guy takes a swing at Polden's ribcage but misses.
Polden unleashes a big counter combination but Guy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Guy jabs Polden to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Polden.
Guy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Guy lands.
Polden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Polden ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Polden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Polden slips under a jab.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Polden's shoulder, as Polden tries to avoid the shot.
Guy throws a body punch but Polden moves out of range.
Polden blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polden swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Guy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Polden appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Guy looks to land a right hand but Polden moved out of range.
Polden is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Polden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
A countering left hand to the body from Polden misses.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Polden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guy with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guy.
Polden pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Guy back to the cage. Polden follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Polden throws a series of punches but Guy avoids them all with ease.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Polden as Guy shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polden misses with a series of wild punches.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Polden manages to avoid it.
Guy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Polden under the eye.

Polden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Polden is trying to break the clinch but Guy is controlling him.
Guy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Polden blocks an uppercut.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Polden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Polden lands an elbow inside.
Polden tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Polden is trying to push Guy away but Guy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polden lands an elbow just above Guy 's eye.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Polden or not.
Guy takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polden wants to get back to striking at distance but Guy won't allow it.
Polden can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Polden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Polden.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Polden blocking some punches.
Guy cracks Polden with a nice body shot.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Polden.
With the fighters up against the cage, Polden throws an elbow but misses.
Guy lands with a right to the head.
Kris Polden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy prevents a body shot from Polden.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carmel Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guy 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmel Guy!
Carmel Guy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.