PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Guzman
vs
Ash

167 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esteban Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Ash!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ash throws a series of punches but Guzman moves out of range.
Ash checks a leg kick.
Guzman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ash avoids the head kick by Guzman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ash checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman tries to clinch up but Ash circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Ash misses.
Guzman throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Ash misses
and Guzman counters with an inside leg kick.
Daniel Ash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guzman lands a head kick!
Guzman misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman throws a leg kick but Ash sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Guzman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Daniel Ash has been cut.
Guzman tries a head kick but it misses.
Ash throws a head kick that misses
and Guzman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ash really felt that one!
Ash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guzman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman moves away from the strike by Ash.
Ash throws a head kick that misses
and Guzman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ash's knee momentarily.
Guzman tries a head kick but it misses.
Guzman throws a head kick but Ash moves out of range.
Guzman tries a head kick but it misses.
Guzman avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ash.
Guzman throws a sloppy head kick and Ash moves out of range easily.
Guzman misses the jab.
Guzman connects with the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ash avoids a kick to the body.
Guzman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esteban Guzman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Ash's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A nice inside leg kick there by Guzman. That's going to slow Ash down.
Guzman misses with a straight right.
Ash moves out of range as Guzman throws a body kick.
Guzman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ash avoids the head kick by Guzman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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 tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash checks a low kick from Guzman.
Guzman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ash crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Guzman - the referee stops the clock and Ash gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Guzman. Ash manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ash throws a head kick that misses
and Guzman counters with a low kick, right behind Ash 's knee.
Guzman tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ash lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Esteban Guzman has been cut.
Guzman thows a body kick. Ash tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Guzman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ash avoids the head kick by Guzman.
Guzman motions for Ash to come forward. Guzman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guzman throws a sloppy head kick and Ash moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ash avoids the head kick by Guzman.
Guzman throws a head kick but Ash moves out of range.
A slow jab from Guzman misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Guzman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Guzman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ash takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Guzman.
Guzman lands a head kick!
Ash blocks the body kick.
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 Esteban Guzman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Guzman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guzman feints and then cracks Ash's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ash down.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Guzman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ash avoids the head kick by Guzman.
Guzman throws a hook but Ash blocks it.
Guzman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Esteban Guzman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guzman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Esteban Guzman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash takes a kick to the side of the head.
Guzman throws a lazy body kick
and Ash counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Guzman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ash misses with a looping right.
Ash throws a leg kick
and Guzman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ash misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman avoids the head kick by Ash.
Guzman tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guzman.
Guzman blocks a head kick by Ash.
Guzman is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash avoids the head kick by Guzman.
Guzman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esteban Guzman is winning the standup battle so far.
Guzman avoids the body shot from Ash.
Guzman is looking to clinch but Ash is avoiding it.
Ash throws a sloppy head kick
and Guzman counters with a body kick that stops Ash in his tracks momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guzman pushes Ash away with a front kick.
Esteban Guzman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guzman lands a high kick!
Ash goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Guzman lands with a kick to the temple. Ash shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ash misses with the body kick
and Guzman counters with a head kick.
Daniel Ash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guzman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Esteban Guzman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guzman 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Guzman!