PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felicito Vicente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inigo Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vicente comes to the cage accompanied by Taya by GreyhoundzzZZ. Guerra has chosen The Beast - Tech N9ne as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vicente
vs
Guerra

173 cm
24
151 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

170 cm
30
150 lbs
14 - 18 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felicito Vicente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Inigo Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra moves out of range of the leg kick from Vicente.
Vicente bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guerra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guerra throws out a loose jab but Vicente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vicente sizes up Guerra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Guerra pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vicente is out of range and Guerra settles back down.
Vicente avoids the head kick by Guerra.
Guerra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vicente. Vicente obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vicente. That's going to slow Guerra down.
Guerra throws a jab but it's blocked by Vicente.
Guerra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vicente circles away quickly and effectively.
Guerra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guerra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vicente was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerra.
Guerra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vicente moves away.
Good shot there by Guerra.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vicente on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vicente.
Guerra loads up on a big right hand but Vicente slips the punch.
A head kick by Guerra misses
and Vicente counters with a nice body shot.
Vicente blocks a head kick by Guerra.
Vicente scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicente chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guerra misses with an uppercut. Vicente saw that one coming.
Vicente appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Guerra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vicente was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerra.
It looked like Vicente was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vicente showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guerra.
Vicente cracks Guerra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vicente. That's going to slow Guerra down.
Guerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vicente connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vicente - that will leave a mark!
Guerra misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vicente.
Vicente throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vicente connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guerra momentarily.
Guerra throws a sloppy body shot
and Vicente counters with an inside leg kick.
Vicente swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vicente lands with a hook. Guerra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vicente lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guerra's sensitive parts.
Guerra needs to keep his hands up - Vicente had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicente throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guerra.
Guerra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vicente takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vicente swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guerra looks for the body kick but Vicente saw that one coming.
A nice combination there by Guerra.
Guerra misses with a two punch combination.
Vicente is looking to counter punch.
Guerra misses with a head kick.
Vicente looks to land a body kick but Guerra moved away.
Vicente looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vicente tried to score with a low kick but Guerra checks it.
Vicente scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Vicente.
Vicente misses with a head kick.
Guerra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vicente throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guerra scores with a head kick.
Vicente takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vicente fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guerra checks it well.
Guerra looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guerra lands a jab to Vicente's midsection.
Guerra throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Vicente to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra jabs Vicente to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Inigo Guerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerra moves out of range as Vicente throws a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vicente. That's going to slow Guerra down.
Vicente just misses with a punch to the body.
Guerra is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Vicente misses.
Vicente connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vicente throws a jab when Guerra was well out of range.
Guerra misses with a looping right.
Guerra misses with a hook to the body
and Vicente counters with a series of strikes. Guerra will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Guerra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerra walks into a stiff left hand from Vicente.
Guerra checks a low kick from Vicente.
Guerra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vicente uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guerra.
Guerra throws a head kick but Vicente moves out of range.
Guerra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vicente slips a straight right by Guerra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Guerra on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vicente - that will leave a mark!
Guerra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vicente manages to avoid it.
Vicente is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vicente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guerra.
Guerra blocks a leg kick.
Vicente attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Guerra looks to score with a jab to the body but Vicente is just out of range.
Vicente attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vicente lands with a straight right. Guerra didn't see that one coming.
Vicente tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vicente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerra was well out of range. Poor timing from Vicente.
Guerra throws a right hand that misses
and Vicente counters with a series of strikes. Guerra will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guerra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vicentes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vicente sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guerra swings for the body but Vicente moves out of range.
Vicente throws out a leg kick but Guerra moves out of range and Vicente only half commits.
Vicente fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guerra has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guerra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vicente.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felicito Vicente 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.

Vicente tried to score with a low kick but Guerra checks it.
Guerra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guerra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vicente.
Guerra throws a body punch but Vicente moves out of range.
Guerra misses with a wild body shot.
Guerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Vicente lands a lovely overhand right.
Guerra lands a right hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Guerra might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vicente has got the better of the exchanges.
Guerra motions for Vicente to come forward. Guerra throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guerra throws a leg kick that misses.
Guerra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guerra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vicente was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerra.
Vicente takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerra tries to clinch there but Vicente circles away.
Guerra checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid body kick from Vicente.
Vicente scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vicente lands a nice hook to Guerra's body. Guerra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vicente does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vicente has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vicente scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicente turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vicente darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guerra throws a head kick that misses.
Guerra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vicente manages to avoid it.
Guerra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vicente.
Guerra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guerra misses the shot to the body.
Vicente misses with a few strikes there.
Vicente misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Vicente, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guerra connects with a body shot.
Vicente takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vicente lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guerra's sensitive parts.
Guerra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A clash of legs there as Vicente blocks the low kick.
Vicente thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guerra throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vicente wants to slow Guerra down by chopping away at his legs.
Guerra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicente stuns Guerra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Felicito Vicente is winning the standup battle so far.
Guerra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vicente manages to avoid it.
Guerra lands the left hand.
Guerra swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vicente cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guerra lands with a nice body punch.
Guerra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Vicente.
Vicente connects with a nice looking jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Vicente blocks the leg kick.
Guerra misses with a wild body shot.
Vicente blocks a low kick nicely.
Guerra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vicente rather than just go for the knockout.
Vicente lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Guerra blocks a head kick by Vicente.
Vicente pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guerra was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Guerra lands a nice looking body shot.
Guerra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vicente on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vicente takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Guerra.
Guerra falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vicente counters with a nice low kick that buckles Guerra's knee momentarily.
Guerra throws a jab but it's blocked by Vicente.
Vicente misses the shot to the body.
Guerra misses with an uppercut
and Vicente counters with a low kick, right behind Guerra 's knee.
Guerra ducks under a wild hook from Vicente.
Guerra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vicente pivots, looking for a leg kick but Guerra is out of range and Vicente settles back down.
Guerra misses with a wild body shot.
Vicente is looking to score with low kicks.
Guerra tries to move into range but Vicente moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vicente connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guerra momentarily.
Vicente works the jab nicely.
Guerra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vicente.
Guerra misses with a body shot.
Vicente throws a series of punches but Guerra moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vicente misses with a leg kick.
Vicente turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vicente counters with a good low kick that Guerra was not able to check.
Vicente wants to slow Guerra down by chopping away at his legs.
Vicente ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guerra moves away.
Vicente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guerra.
Guerra tries a low kick but Vicente avoids it.
Vicente uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guerra.
Vicente thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vicente throws a nice looking combination but Guerra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guerra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vicente avoids the body shot from Guerra.
Guerra avoids the head kick by Vicente.
Vicente looks to score with a jab to the body but Guerra is just out of range.
Vicente throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vicente lands a high kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vicente slips under a jab.
Vicente scores with a push kick.
Vicente stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guerra.
Vicente throws a head kick that misses.
Guerra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Felicito Vicente will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Guerra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Guerra takes a swing at Vicente's ribcage but misses.
Vicente feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vicente lands a nice looking body kick.
Vicente slips a straight right by Guerra.
Vicente throws a nice looking combination but Guerra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guerra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guerra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vicente moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guerra takes a swing at Vicente's ribcage but misses.
Guerra misses with a body shot.
Vicente went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice body kick from Guerra.
No joy there for Guerra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vicente throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vicente dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vicente lands a leg kick that knocks Guerra off balance momentarily.
Guerra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vicente. Vicente obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerra takes a swing at Vicente's ribcage but misses.
Guerra misses with a hook to the body
and Vicente counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Vicente.
Guerra moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicente lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vicente throws a leg kick but Guerra moved away.
Guerra throws a nice looking combination but Vicente bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guerra cracks Vicente with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vicente walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vicente throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vicente is looking to score with low kicks.
Guerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Guerra moves out of range as Vicente strikes.
Guerra throws a good cross that connects.
Guerra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vicente looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guerra tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vicente misses with a low kick.
Guerra is looking for the big counter here.
Guerra jabs at Vicente's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vicente connects with a leg kick. Guerra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra walks into a jab.
Guerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerra checks a low kick from Vicente.
Guerra misses with a shot to the body
and Vicente counters with an inside leg kick.
Guerra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vicente lands a high kick!
Vicente motions for Guerra to come forward. Vicente throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guerra throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vicente.
Vicente moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vicente with a jab.
Vicente moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guerra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vicente.
Guerra wants to land a leg kick but Vicente is out of range.
Guerra misses with a low kick.
Vicente looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vicente showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guerra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicente lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vicente takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vicente darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guerra has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vicente.
Vicente lands a nice hook to Guerra's body. Guerra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vicente throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vicente throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Guerra moves forwards but Vicente connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guerra avoids the head kick by Vicente.
Guerra swings for the body but Vicente moves out of range.
Guerra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vicente showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guerra.
Guerra connects with a body shot.
Vicente lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guerra chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vicente can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerra throws a right hand that misses
and Vicente counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vicente is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guerra can do to turn this around?
Guerra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Guerra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vicente checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vicente throws a right and a left that Guerra avoids nicely.
Guerra wants to clinch.
Inigo Guerra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice jab there from Vicente.
A good leg kick by Guerra.
Guerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling a little - Vicente finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Guerra throws a leg kick
letting Vicente counter with a right hand.
Vicente swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felicito Vicente showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vicente 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felicito Vicente!
Our winner, Felicito Vicente, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.