PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ground Guru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eva Contonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Guru
vs
Contonio

176 cm
25
199 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

182 cm
25
195 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Guru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eva Contonio!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contonio works Guru's body with a nice hook.
Contonio connects with a right hand. Guru shakes it off.
Contonio throws out a powerful jab.

Contonio has closed the distance and engaged Guru in a clinch.
Contonio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Contonio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guru.
Contonio digs a right hand into Guru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guru's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Contonio.
Guru misses with the head strike.
Guru is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Contonio lands a hook that snaps the head of Guru backwards.
Contonio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guru working aggressively here.
Contonio lands an elbow inside that Guru shrugs off.

It looks like Ground Guru has been cut.
Contonio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guru backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Contonio.
Still in the clinch, Contonio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Contonio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guru's defenses.
Contonio lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Contonio.
Contonio digs a right hand underneath Guru's ribcage. Guru let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Contonio.
Contonio effectively controlling the action here.
Contonio blocks an uppercut.
Contonio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guru backwards.
Contonio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guru avoids a wild elbow strike from Contonio.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guru throws a head punch that misses.
Guru takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Contonio's elbow.
Guru tries a body shot but Contonio blocks it.
Contonio blocks a body shot from Guru.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guru.
Contonio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guru or not.
Contonio blocks an uppercut.
Contonio blocks a body shot from Guru.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru swings wildly with an uppercut but Contonio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contonio lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contonio can't find room to land a body shot as Guru controls the action.
Guru blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Contonio.
Contonio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guru backwards.
Contonio digs a right hand into Guru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guru's gas tank.
Contonio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contonio lands with a left to the head.
Guru misses with a punch on the inside.
Contonio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Contonio as the two fighters clinch.
Contonio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Contonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Contonio.
Contonio misses with a punch on the inside.
Contonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guru misses with a punch to the body.
Guru takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru struggles to land a body shot inside as Contonio controls his hands.
Contonio stalling.
Guru cracks Contonio with a nice body shot.
Contonio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guru's defenses.
Contonio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Contonio blocks a body shot from Guru.
Contonio blocking some punches.
Contonio prevents a body shot from Guru.
Contonio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guru's defenses.
Guru tries to work over Contonio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Contonio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Contonio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Contonio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Contonio blocks a body shot from Guru.
Contonio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Contonio scores with a shot to the side of Guru's head.
Contonio tries to work over Guru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Contonio lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contonio prevents a body shot from Guru.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guru.
Contonio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Contonio can't find room to land a body shot as Guru controls the action.
Contonio prevents a body shot from Guru.
Guru takes a shot to the head.
Guru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Contonio lands with a right to the head.
Guru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Contonio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guru is looking to control Contonio's arms but Contonio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guru has his back to the cage.
Guru misses with a punch to the body.
Contonio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Contonio.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Contonio.
Contonio lands a shoulder strike.
Guru tries a body shot but Contonio blocks it.
Guru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Contonio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eva Contonio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ground Guru'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.

Donk. Contonio catches Guru right on the button with a cross.

Contonio clinches with his opponent.
Eva Contonio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Contonio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Contonio lands an elbow inside that Guru shrugs off.
Guru tries a body shot but Contonio blocks it.
Guru throws a punch but it's blocked by Contonio.
A short left from Contonio.
Contonio can't find room to land a body shot as Guru controls the action.
Guru blocks a body shot from Contonio.
A short uppercut from Contonio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Contonio.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Contonio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Contonio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contonio lands a damaging elbow.
Contonio lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Contonio.
Contonio struggles to land a body shot inside as Guru controls his hands.
Contonio lands a left hand.
Contonio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio misses with a punch to the body.
Contonio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Contonio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Contonio struggles to land a body shot inside as Guru controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Contonio.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Contonio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Contonio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Contonio lands with a light punch inside.
Contonio lands a damaging elbow.
Contonio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Contonio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Contonio scores with a nice hook to the head.

Guru is rocked!
Contonio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Guru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guru looking to stall.
Contonio effectively controlling the action here.
Guru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guru seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Contonio has a couple of punches blocked by Guru.
Contonio lands an elbow that stopped Guru in his tracks for a moment.
Guru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Contonio blocks an uppercut.
Guru blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Contonio.
Guru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Contonio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guru.
Contonio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Contonio.
Contonio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Contonio lands an elbow that stopped Guru in his tracks for a moment.
Contonio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guru backwards.
Contonio lands with a left to the head.
Contonio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Contonio scores with a shot to the side of Guru's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Contonio - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Contonio.
Guru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guru tries to throw a body punch but Contonio avoids it by throwing Guru back against the cage.
Contonio lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Contonio.
Guru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guru working aggressively here.
Contonio can't find room to land a body shot as Guru controls the action.
Guru throws a head punch that misses.
Contonio is looking to control Guru's arms but Guru gets an underhook and turns him. Now Contonio has his back to the cage.
Contonio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guru can't find room to land a body shot as Contonio controls the action.
Contonio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Contonio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guru throws a punch but it's blocked by Contonio.
A bit of stalling here from Contonio.
A head punch on the inside from Guru fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Contonio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Contonio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Contonio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guru backwards.
Contonio has Guru pressed against the cage.
Guru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Contonio.
A short right from Contonio.
Contonio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Contonio stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Contonio.
Contonio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Contonio lands a nice uppercut.
Guru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Contonio lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Contonio.
Contonio lands a hook that snaps the head of Guru backwards.
Contonio tries to work over Guru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contonio lands a big right hand that drops Guru! The killer instinct kicks in and Contonio finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Contonio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eva Contonio!
In defeat, Ground Guru stepped up to the mic, saying 'thanks for coming out!'.