PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Lisario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lisario has chosen I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Guerrero
vs
Lisario

153 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clifford Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angel Lisario!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Clifford Guerrero has been cut.

Lisario feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Guerrero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guerrero is working hard here to advance position.
Lisario trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerrero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guerrero pulls Lisario in to control the position.
Lisario preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero is pulling down on Lisario's head to control his posture.
Guerrero really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Lisario wants to control from the top but Guerrero keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lisario tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guerrero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Lisario tries to get set, Guerrero tries to push him back and clinch up but Lisario manages to avoid the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guerrero scores with a head kick. Lisario tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Lisario moves into the clinch.

Guerrero manages to pull guard.
Lisario controlling from the top position.
Lisario trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Guerrero manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Lisario not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero stopping the sweep attempt from Lisario.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guerrero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guerrero postures up in Lisario's guard and throws a big left but Lisario blocks it.

Lisario looking for a guillotine here but Guerrero defends easily.

Lisario is working an open guard so Guerrero takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Lisario changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Guerrero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lisario looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lisario stands up and beckons Guerrero to his feet.
Guerrero throws a push kick but Lisario slaps the foot to one side.
Guerrero misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guerrero bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lisario dodges the ground and pound from Guerrero.
Guerrero working the ground and pound.
Lisario taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lisario is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Guerrero is controlling him well.

Guerrero is trying to get an arm triangle but Lisario is defending well.
Guerrero scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lisario to see if he's OK.
Lisario on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Guerrero stands up and beckons Lisario to his feet.

Lisario darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Guerrero kicks off Lisario and gets to his feet.

That's four 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!
Guerrero misses with a series of wild punches.
Lisario is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Guerrero looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Guerrero scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clifford Guerrero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clifford Guerrero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Guerrero dives in and scores a takedown into Lisario's guard.

Lisario wriggles free and stands up.

Lisario looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Guerrero has one foot on Lisario's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrero throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Guerrero closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lisario to the mat! Lisario manages to get full guard.
Guerrero is looking to work some ground and pound but Lisario has wrist control.
Guerrero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lisario can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lisario is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Guerrero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guerrero stands and steps away. Lisario gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Angel Lisario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lisario closes the distance but Guerrero moves to the side

so Guerrero counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Guerrero is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Guerrero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clifford Guerrero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guerrero is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Guerrero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Guerrero 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.
Lisario utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guerrero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero landing with the ground and pound.
Guerrero is in close to Lisario's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guerrero preventing the sweep.

Lisario throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Guerrero escapes and throws Lisario's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Guerrero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lisario knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Guerrero cracks Lisario with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisario takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Guerrero cracks Lisario with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Guerrero decides to stand back up.

Guerrero has Lisario up against the cage in a clinch.

Guerrero breaks the clinch.

Guerrero tries to sprawl but Lisario drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Guerrero is trying to stand up here but Lisario is controlling him well.

Lisario wants to work for an arm triangle but Guerrero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lisario misses with a head shot. Guerrero uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero pulls Lisario in close to prevent any damage.
Lisario stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerrero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lisario looking to sit in guard and control but Guerrero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clifford Guerrero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clifford Guerrero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Guerrero instigates a clinch.
Lisario pressing his opponent against the cage.

Guerrero lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Guerrero.
Lisario tries to kick Guerrero off but Guerrero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Guerrero could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Guerrero is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lisario defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero thows a huge punch but Lisario dodges it nicely.
Guerrero is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guerrero decides to stand up.
Guerrero moves out of range of the leg kick from Lisario.

Lisario shoots in and gets a takedown into Guerrero's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guerrero keeping moving, preventing Lisario from controlling successfully.
Guerrero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guerrero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Guerrero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lisario looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Guerrero is working Lisario over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lisario trying to keep a closed guard but Guerrero is proving a slippery customer.

Guerrero stands up from Lisario's guard - Guerrero perhaps looking for a knockout.
Guerrero tries to land a front kick but Lisario steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guerrero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lisario moves out of range of the body kick.

Guerrero gets caught flat footed, as Lisario shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Guerrero is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lisario jumps guard and drags Guerrero to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lisario working a defensive guard here.
Guerrero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lisario's head.

Guerrero gets to his feet - Lisario follows without any prompting.

Guerrero takes the fight into the clinch.

Guerrero lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lisario wants to control but Guerrero is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Guerrero there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisario taking some punishment here, with Guerrero in his half guard.
Guerrero lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Guerrero there.
Lisario has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Guerrero is working away from the top position though.

Guerrero stands up out of the half guard.
Guerrero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Guerrero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guerrero drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lisario pulls his leg out and moves away.

Lisario clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clifford Guerrero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guerrero 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clifford Guerrero!
Angel Lisario spoke after the fight, saying 'Everyone sucks!'.