PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Rotolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rotolo
vs
Guzman

178 cm
27
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
188 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlito Rotolo!
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, Hugo Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guzman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rotolo.
Rotolo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rotolo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guzman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rotolo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guzman.
Rotolo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guzman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab lands there for Guzman.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Guzman!
Guzman lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rotolo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rotolo trying to control the position but Guzman is working away.
Guzman isn't going anywhere.
Rotolo is looking to take a break and control but Guzman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman parries the strikes from Rotolo easily there. Rotolo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Guzman to escape.
Guzman is trying to control Rotolo's posture but Rotolo avoids it.

Rotolo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rotolo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rotolo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rotolo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rotolo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rotolo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Rotolo.
Guzman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rotolo's best efforts.
Guzman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rotolo.
Rotolo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guzman is trying to get back to full guard.
Rotolo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guzman defending well though.
Rotolo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman won't allow Rotolo to pass to mount.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rotolo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guzman's head.
Guzman trying to hold on to Rotolo's head to control him but Rotolo postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rotolo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlito Rotolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rotolo or perhaps it was just good defense by Guzman, which made it look bad.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guzman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guzman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rotolo doesn't seem bothered though.
Rotolo closes the distance and clinches up with Guzman, looking for a takedown. Rotolo pushes Guzman against the cage but Guzman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Guzman stuns Rotolo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rotolo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guzman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guzman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rotolo momentarily.
Guzman lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotolo looks to score with a jab to the body but Guzman is just out of range.
Guzman tries to counter with a clinch but Rotolo shakes him off and moves away.
Rotolo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guzman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rotolo somewhat.
Rotolo is breathing heavily.
Guzman jabs Rotolo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rotolo shoots in for a takedown but Guzman shows good takedown defense.
Rotolo tries for a takedown but Guzman circles away easily
and Guzman counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Guzman.
Guzman connects with a body shot.
Guzman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rotolo rather than just go for the knockout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guzman, right into the meat.
Guzman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guzman wants it to stay on the feet.
Guzman throws a good cross that connects.
Guzman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rotolo.
Guzman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rotolo with a body shot.
Guzman lands a nice hook to Rotolo's body. Rotolo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guzman throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Guzman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Guzman lands a slapping body shot.
Rotolo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guzman lands a nice shot to the body.
Guzman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rotolo dives in for a single leg takedown but Guzman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Guzman lands with a nice body punch.
Guzman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rotolo shoots in looking for a takedown. Guzman tries to sprawl out of it but Rotolo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guzman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rotolo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Guzman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rotolo shoots for a takedown but Guzman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlito Rotolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guzman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guzman connects with a body shot.
Guzman lands a jab to Rotolo's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guzman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rotolo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guzman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rotolo backs up against the cage.
Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman works over Rotolo's head and body with a nice combination.
Rotolo shoots for a double leg takedown but Guzman sprawls well. He's pushed Rotolo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Guzman lands a jab to Rotolo's midsection.
Guzman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Guzman connects with a body shot that sends Rotolo's belly button to the back.
Rotolo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rotolo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guzman counters with a straight right hand.
Rotolo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guzman stuffs the takedown attempt from Rotolo. Rotolo gets slowly back to his feet.
Guzman lands with a shot to the body.
Guzman digs a good body shot into Rotolo's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Guzman. Beautiful body shot.
Guzman lands a two punch combo.
Guzman lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotolo needs to keep his hands up - Guzman had a free shot at his head there.
Hugo Guzman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guzman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rotolo shoots for a takedown but Guzman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Guzman.
Guzman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guzman.

Rotolo is rocked!
Guzman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Rotolo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guzman lands a jab-cross combination.
Guzman feints a jab promting Rotolo to slip. Guzman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rotolo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Guzman lands with a good body shot.
Guzman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rotolo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rotolo seems to have got his legs back now.
Guzman digs a good body shot into Rotolo's ribs.
Rotolo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Guzman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Guzman lands a two punch combo.
Guzman throws a combination. Rotolo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Guzman is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rotolo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guzman tries to avoid it but Rotolo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guzman to the ground. Guzman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That kick from Guzman tenderised Rotolo's leg. Rotolo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guzman cracks the inside of Rotolo's front leg.
Guzman lands with a nice body punch.
Guzman delivers a nice body kick.
Guzman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rotolo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rotolo tries for a takedown but Guzman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guzman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Guzman works over Rotolo's head and body with a nice combination.
Guzman cracks a nice hook into Rotolo's ribs.
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!
Guzman lands a nice looking body shot.
Guzman stuns Rotolo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guzman. That's going to slow Rotolo down.
Guzman lands a jab to Rotolo's midsection.
Guzman scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman catches Rotolo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rotolo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A lazy left from Guzman finds it's target.
Guzman punishes Rotolo's body with a nice straight punch.

Rotolo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Guzman did well to prevent Rotolo getting side control.
Rotolo is looking to advance position but Guzman won't allow it.
Guzman wants to get back to full guard.
Rotolo trying to control the action but Guzman is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guzman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rotolo.
Guzman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rotolo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rotolo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Guzman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rotolo.
Guzman stuns Rotolo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guzman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guzman works Rotolo's body with a nice hook.
Guzman lands a nice hook to Rotolo's body. Rotolo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rotolo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Carlito Rotolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guzman lands with a straight right. Rotolo didn't see that one coming.
Guzman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guzman lands a slapping body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Guzman as Rotolo shoots in.
Guzman stalks Rotolo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rotolo's face. Rotolo staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guzman throws a shot to the body.
Rotolo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Guzman jabs at Rotolo's body.
Guzman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rotolo eats them both and turns towards Guzman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hugo Guzman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotolo shoots in looking for a takedown but Guzman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rotolo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlito Rotolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guzman lands with a shot to the body.
Guzman scores with a three punch combo!
Guzman scores with a sloppy right hand. Rotolo should have avoided that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rotolo.
Nice cross by Guzman.
Rotolo walks into a jab.
Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guzman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rotolo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guzman circles away.
Guzman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rotolo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guzman lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rotolo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rotolo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rotolo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guzman lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotolo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guzman lands with a nice body punch.
Guzman scores with a one two! Rotolo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice body kick from Guzman.
Guzman lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Guzman does it's job there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rotolo is defended easily by Guzman.
Guzman lands a body shot.
Guzman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rotolo dives in and grabs Guzman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guzman pushes down on Rotolo's head and hops out.
Rotolo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Guzman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rotolo. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotolo drops his hands momentarily and Guzman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Guzman digs a good hook to Rotolo's body.
Guzman stuns Rotolo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Guzman scores with a four punch combination!
Guzman tests Rotolo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rotolo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guzman avoids it really well and circles away.
Rotolo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Guzman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rotolo has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guzman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rotolo momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman lands with a good body shot.
Guzman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guzman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guzman cracks a nice hook into Rotolo's ribs.
Rotolo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guzman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guzman connects with a body shot.
Guzman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rotolo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guzman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rotolo eats them both and turns towards Guzman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Guzman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rotolo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guzman lands with a shot to the body.
Guzman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guzman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carlito Rotolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rotolo takes a shot right to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Guzman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Guzman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Guzman!