PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dzuzaska Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guzman comes into the arena with Tupac- Ambitionz Az a Ridah blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guzman
vs
Jackson

174 cm
38
148 lbs
37 - 14 - 0

184 cm
37
154 lbs
37 - 21 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

AnonymouS
Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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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 37 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dzuzaska Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Guzman ducks down to avoid it.
Guzman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice body punch from Guzman.
Guzman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Guzman moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Guzman lands with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guzman doesn't seem phased though.
Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Guzman swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guzman.
Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guzman staying out of range there.
A low kick from Guzman misses
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Jackson has managed to clinch.

Guzman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson wants to clinch up but Guzman keeps it at a distance.
Guzman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Guzman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guzman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Guzman circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guzman 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.
Guzman lands a right hook to the body.
Guzman blocks a jab.
Guzman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Guzman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guzman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Guzman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Guzman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guzman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guzman throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Guzman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guzman throws out the jab.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Guzman lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guzman misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Guzman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jackson throws a hook but Guzman blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guzman scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guzman half committed to a counter leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guzman misses with a straight left.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guzman.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Guzman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guzman tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Guzman 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.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Guzman's knee but Guzman avoids it well.
Guzman takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Guzman circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Guzman tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guzman.
Guzman scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
letting Guzman counter with a right hand.
Guzman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Guzman jumps back.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guzman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guzman scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson's coach down at Bruize Brothaz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jackson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Guzman is avoiding it.
Guzman punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guzman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guzman cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Guzman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guzman as Jackson tries to tie him up.

Guzman manages to break the clinch.
Guzman lands a lovely overhand right.
Guzman misses with a straight left.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Guzman's ribs.
Guzman throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Guzman.
Guzman blocks an uppercut.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson has Guzman pushed against the cage.
Guzman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guzman lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dzuzaska Guzman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Guzman throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Mac Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Guzman. Beautiful body shot.
Guzman keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Guzman is just out of range.
Guzman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Guzman settles back down.
Jackson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Guzman throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guzman.
A nice side step and Jackson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guzman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guzman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Guzman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Guzman throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Guzman jumps back.
Guzman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guzman lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guzman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guzman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson moves out of range as Guzman throws a body kick.
Guzman throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Guzman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guzman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Guzman is looking to score with low kicks.
Guzman staying out of range there.
Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Guzman.
Guzman throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Guzman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guzman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guzman. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guzman has time to react.
Guzman swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Guzman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a body punch but Guzman moves out of range.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guzman can pounce on him.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guzman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Guzman throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson tests Guzman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guzman.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson moves to clinch but Guzman breaks away
and Guzman counters with a body kick that stops Jackson in his tracks momentarily.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Guzman circles away and keeps his distance.
Guzman connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Guzman.
Jackson wants to counter with a clinch but Guzman pushes him away.
Guzman throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guzman swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guzman.
Both fighters circling a little - Guzman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson moves to clinch but Guzman breaks away
letting Guzman counter with a right hand.
Guzman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Guzman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guzman.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Guzman avoids nicely.
Guzman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guzman. Guzman obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Guzman misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Guzman counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guzman misses with a leg kick.
Guzman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guzman, right into the meat.
Guzman connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Jackson cracks Guzman with a good jab.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dzuzaska Guzman is winning the standup battle so far.
Guzman catches Jackson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guzman.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Guzman is out of range.
It looked like Guzman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Guzman digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guzman. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Guzman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guzman jabs at Jackson's body.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guzman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guzman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dzuzaska Guzman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.

Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Guzman's head.
Jackson lunges at Guzman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guzman's hand.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guzman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guzman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guzman's head.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guzman. Guzman obviously looking to wear him down.
Guzman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Guzman tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guzman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guzman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson misses with a hook. Guzman ducked under it nicely.
Guzman moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guzman doesn't seem bothered though.
Guzman misses with a lunging right hand
and Guzman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Guzman blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a jab.
Jackson tries to clinch but Guzman moves out of range.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guzman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guzman connects with a body shot.
Guzman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Guzman punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson moves out of range as Guzman strikes.
Guzman scores with a leg kick.
Guzman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guzman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Guzman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guzman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guzman.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guzman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
A slow jab from Guzman misses its intended target.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guzman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guzman slips under a jab from Jackson.
Guzman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Guzman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guzman.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guzman moves away.

Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson working aggressively here.

Guzman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guzman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Guzman misses.

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Guzman scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Guzman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guzman blocking some punches.
Guzman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guzman can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mac Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guzman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guzman breaks from the clinch.
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!
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Guzman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Guzman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson connects with a high kick.
Guzman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guzman slips under a jab.
Guzman cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guzman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Guzman counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guzman throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
Guzman moves into range and connects with a jab.

Jackson is rocked!
Guzman thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Dzuzaska Guzman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guzman moves into range and connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dzuzaska Guzman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guzman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dzuzaska Guzman!
During a confident post fight interview, Dzuzaska Guzman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.