PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slamito Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutal Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutal Kick will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Guerrero
vs
Kick

180 cm
23
211 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

193 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slamito Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brutal Kick!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Guerrero shoots in for a double leg but Kick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guerrero shoots for a takedown but Kick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slamito Guerrero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kick. That's going to slow Guerrero down.
Guerrero takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Guerrero closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Guerrero prevents Kick from escaping the position.
Kick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guerrero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Guerrero postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Guerrero is chipping away with strikes.

It looks like Brutal Kick has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kick on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Guerrero cracks Kick with a big elbow.
Guerrero looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kick is avoiding damage well.
Guerrero throws an elbow but Kick slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kick is working to avoid the ground and pound but Guerrero connects with a decent elbow.
Guerrero working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero looks up at the clock and then as Kick takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Guerrero smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Guerrero cracks Kick with a big elbow.
The ground and pound from Guerrero seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kick is looking for a sweep.
Kick avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Guerrero.
Guerrero lands a nice forearm strike.
Kick tries to escape but Guerrero is in control.
Guerrero landing strikes.
Kick looks gassed!
Guerrero in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Guerrero connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kick some visible discomfort.
Guerrero scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kick can't do much from the bottom here.
Guerrero lands a decent elbow from side control.
Guerrero working the body and head with strikes.
Kick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kick is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Guerrero cracks Kick with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kick taking a bit of punishment here - Guerrero scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerrero working the ground and pound.
Guerrero working the head with strikes.
Guerrero in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Guerrero lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero lands a few punches from side control.
Guerrero working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Guerrero scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kick to see if he's OK.
Kick is working to avoid the ground and pound but Guerrero connects with a decent elbow.
Kick tries to escape but Guerrero is in control.
Guerrero lands a decent elbow from side control.
Guerrero in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kick taking punishment in the form of punches.
Guerrero working the ground and pound from side control.
Kick tries to escape but Guerrero is in control.
Guerrero is putting a hurting on Kick here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kick taking a bit of punishment here - Guerrero scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero scores with punches from side control.
Guerrero working the head and body with strikes.
Guerrero working the head with strikes.
Guerrero lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerrero lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kick is trying to buck Guerrero off.
Guerrero lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerrero working the body and head with strikes.
Guerrero scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kick to see if he's OK.
Guerrero working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slamito Guerrero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutal Kick'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.

Kick lands a nice looking body kick.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kick but Kick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kick doesn't manage to clinch there - Guerrero circles away.
Kick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Guerrero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kick throws a head kick that misses.
Guerrero shoots in and drives through. Kick sprawls well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kick - that will leave a mark!
Kick misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Guerrero or perhaps it was just good defense by Kick which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slamito Guerrero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kick throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Guerrero looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kick!
Guerrero is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero with the ground and pound from mount.
Kick is working to get back to half guard.
Kick squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Guerrero with a couple of short strikes.
Kick is bucking up trying to escape but Guerrero cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Guerrero.
Kick takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Guerrero working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is landing with some decent strikes but Kick is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Guerrero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Guerrero punishing his opponent with strikes.
Guerrero landing punches.
Guerrero cracks Kick with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Guerrero raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero cracks Kick with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Guerrero lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Slamito Guerrero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kick wants to control but Guerrero is having none of it.
Kick tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero landing strikes from the mount and Kick is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Guerrero.
Guerrero landing shots from mount.
Guerrero landing strikes from the mount.
Guerrero lands a big shot there that rocks Kick but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guerrero landing punches.
Kick is working to get back to half guard.
Guerrero putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kick keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kick is bucking up trying to escape but Guerrero cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Guerrero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kick is trying to escape the mount.
Kick in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Guerrero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kick tries to reverse the position but Guerrero maintains control.
Guerrero lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guerrero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kick looks a forlorn figure.
Guerrero with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slamito Guerrero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brutal Kick'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Guerrero shoots in and drives through. Kick sprawls well.
Brutal Kick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick there by Kick.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kick as he avoids it easily.
Guerrero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slamito Guerrero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Kick.
Guerrero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kick connects with a high kick.
Kick scores with a kick to the body.
Kick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guerrero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kick connects with a high kick.
Kick pushes Guerrero away with a front kick.
Guerrero shoots in but Kick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guerrero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kick.
Kick throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kick closes the distance and clinches.

Kick breaks the clinch.
Kick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guerrero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kick is looking to clinch but Guerrero is avoiding it.

Kick rushes Guerrero and presses him up against the cage.
Guerrero looking for a takedown.
Guerrero is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kick pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Kick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kick throws a front kick that sends Guerrero stumbling back into the cage.
Kick throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Guerrero.
Kick lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kick - that will leave a mark!
Guerrero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brutal Kick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guerrero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kick's waist but Kick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guerrero off to one side.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kick as he jumps to the side.
Kick is looking to slow Guerrero down with leg kicks.
Guerrero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kick. Kick obviously looking to wear him down.
Kick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guerrero steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kick. That one must have hurt.
Kick wants to clinch up but Guerrero keeps it at a distance.

Guerrero shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Guerrero was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Guerrero pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Guerrero misses with a head shot.
Guerrero with good strikes from the mount here!
Guerrero connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kick tries to hold on but Guerrero pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Guerrero.
Kick is trying to stand.
Guerrero breaks from Kick's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guerrero looking to finish Kick with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kick!
Guerrero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kick?
Guerrero landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero lands with some strikes.
Kick is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guerrero lands a big elbow.
Guerrero landing punches.
Guerrero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kick?
Guerrero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kick?
Guerrero avoids the attempt from Kick to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Guerrero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brutal Kick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slamito Guerrero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kick is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brutal Kick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guerrero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slamito Guerrero!