PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Strong (ranked 7025 p4p, 746 weight class) and Armand Guilmette (ranked 5147 p4p, 648 weight class). Jack Strong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Armand Guilmette's chin.

Strong
vs
Guilmette

177 cm
25
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Jack Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Armand Guilmette!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guilmette stuffs the takedown attempt from Strong. Strong gets slowly back to his feet.

Guilmette darts in and clinches Strong up against the cage.
Strong prevents Guilmette from breaking the clinch.
Guilmette misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strong.
Strong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guilmette just stands there and leans against the cage.
Guilmette controlling the action here for a moment.
Guilmette is trying to break the clinch but Strong is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Strong.

Guilmette manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Guilmette with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Strong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strong counters with a head kick.
Strong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guilmette backs up against the cage.

It looks like Armand Guilmette has been cut.
Guilmette lands a nice shot to the body.
Strong shoots in looking for a takedown. Guilmette tries to sprawl out of it but Strong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guilmette manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Strong is defended easily by Guilmette.

Guilmette darts in and clinches Strong up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guilmette manages to pull guard.
Strong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Strong trying to control the position from guard on top but Guilmette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guilmette trying to keep a closed guard but Strong is proving a slippery customer.
Strong wants to pass the guard but Guilmette is keeping the position.
Guilmette trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Strong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guilmette is controlling Strong's posture.
Strong postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Strong dives in and grabs Guilmette's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guilmette pushes down on Strong's head and hops out.
Strong is looking to clinch.
Guilmette appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Guilmette has taken the fight to the clinch.
Strong wants to get back to striking at distance but Guilmette won't allow it.
Strong tries to pull guard but Guilmette holds him up against the cage and eventually Strong drops back down to his feet.

Guilmette pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guilmette trying to control the position here.
Guilmette is trying to control the position but Strong postures up.
Strong sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Guilmette working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Strong.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Strong is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Guilmette controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armand Guilmette dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armand Guilmette's cut.
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.

Strong shoots in for a takedown but Guilmette shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Strong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guilmette.
Guilmette shoots for a takedown but Strong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strong appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Strong manages to pull guard.
Guilmette looking to sit in guard and control but Strong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Guilmette is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guilmette can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Strong controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong wants to get up but he can't break Guilmette's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Strong wants to control from the top but Guilmette keeps moving.

Guilmette is looking for a triangle but Strong pushes his legs off easily.
Strong stopping the sweep attempt from Guilmette.
Strong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guilmette being controlled here, momentarily.

Guilmette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Strong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Strong prevents Guilmette from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Guilmette wants to clinch.
Strong is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Guilmette.
Guilmette lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Guilmette fails with a takedown attempt.
Jack Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armand Guilmette.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guilmette is looking to clinch.
Strong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Guilmette shoots for a takedown but Strong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Strong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Guilmette or perhaps it was just good defense by Strong, which made it look bad.
Strong fails to land with a series of punches.
Strong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strong wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Guilmette or perhaps it was just good defense by Strong, which made it look bad.
Jack Strong is winning the standup battle so far.
Guilmette is breathing heavily.
Strong wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guilmette avoids a kick to the body.
Strong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guilmette.
Strong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Strong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guilmette pinned against the cage. Guilmette gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Strong goes for a double leg but Guilmette avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Guilmette continues to drive forward.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Strong gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Guilmette drags the fight down to the ground.
Guilmette is pulling down on Strong's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Strong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armand Guilmette's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Guilmette fails with a takedown attempt.
Strong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Strong backs off Guilmette throws a huge counter combo but Strong manages to avoid it all.
No luck for Guilmette with that takedown attempt.
Guilmette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guilmette shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strong sprawls well. Strong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guilmette gets slowly back to his feet.
Jack Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armand Guilmette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong darts in looking for a takedown but Guilmette gets double underhooks and turns Strong into the cage.
Guilmette displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strong.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Strong has managed to clinch.
Strong is pressed up against the cage. Guilmette has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Strong down to the mat. Strong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Strong moves into the clinch.
Strong is trying to break free.
Guilmette drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Strong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Strong working hard to break the clinch.

Guilmette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Strong rushes Guilmette and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strong prevents a takedown attempt there.

Guilmette pulls guard effortlessly.
Guilmette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strong trying to control the position from guard on top but Guilmette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guilmette works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Strong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guilmette is looking to stand up but Strong isn't so interested in that idea.
Jack Strong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Strong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Strong advances to half guard.
Strong trying to control from half guard but Guilmette is working away.
Strong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Strong working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Strong is thwarting Guilmette's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Strong wants to stand up but Guilmette has a hold of him and won't allow it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Strong escapes and gets back to his feet.
Guilmette throws a series of punches but Strong moves out of range.
Strong works the jab nicely.

Strong rushes Guilmette and presses him up against the cage.

Strong breaks from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guilmette.
Strong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guilmette's waist but Guilmette gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Strong off to one side.
Guilmette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strong circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Strong 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 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Strong!