PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Lusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Guevarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lusk
vs
Guevarra

178 cm
22
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerry Lusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Guevarra!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guevarra fails with a takedown attempt.
Guevarra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Lusk shoots in and bounces Guevarra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lusk landing with the ground and pound.
Lusk wants to pass the guard but Guevarra is keeping the position.
Guevarra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lusk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Guevarra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lusk postures up.
Lusk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Guevarra's head.
Guevarra wants to sweep here but Lusk controlling him for the moment.

Lusk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Lusk shoots in and bounces Guevarra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lusk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lusk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lusk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lusk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Guevarra's head.

Lusk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Guevarra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lusk is controlling him.
Lusk is looking to work some ground and pound but Guevarra has wrist control.
Guevarra looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Guevarra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lusk's waist but Lusk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guevarra off to one side.
Guevarra closes the distance and clinches up with Lusk, looking for a takedown. Guevarra pushes Lusk against the cage but Lusk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jerry Lusk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Guevarra.

Lusk gets the takedown into side control.
Guevarra manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Lusk is defending against the submission attempts here by Guevarra.
Guevarra looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lusk is looking to improve his position.

Lusk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lusk wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guevarra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lusk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusk is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Lusk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lusk working the head and body with strikes.

Lusk is working for a kimura but Guevarra is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lusk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lusk wants to free his trapped foot but Guevarra is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Guevarra is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lusk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lusk's back!
Lusk manages to reverse the position and now he's in Guevarra's guard. Nice work there by Lusk.
Guevarra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevarra is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Guevarra prevents Lusk from improving his position.

Lusk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lusk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lusk tries to get to full guard but Guevarra has control of the leg.
Guevarra trying to control the action but Lusk is working from the bottom.
Lusk is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Lusk 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.

Guevarra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guevarra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lusk is fending him off so far but Guevarra persists. Nope, Lusk circles away and we're back to standing.
Guevarra shoots for a takedown but Lusk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guevarra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lusk pinned against the cage. Lusk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jerry Lusk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Guevarra.
Lusk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Lusk scores with a takedown into Guevarra's guard.
Lusk is looking to work some ground and pound but Guevarra has wrist control.
Lusk thows a big elbow that misses.
Lusk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lusk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lusk works over Guevarra with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lusk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Guevarra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guevarra is breathing heavily.
Lusk is looking to work some ground and pound but Guevarra has wrist control.
Guevarra wants to sweep but no luck.
Lusk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lusk chips away with some ground and pound.
Lusk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lusk distracts Guevarra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lusk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lusk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lusk cracks Guevarra with a solid left hand.
Lusk throwing strikes from guard but Guevarra blocks nicely.
Lusk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jerry Lusk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guevarra is trying to maintain the position but Lusk is very close to passing his half guard.
Lusk working over Guevarra with some ground and pound. Guevarra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lusk 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.
Lusk 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.
Guevarra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Guevarra is trying to maintain the position but Lusk is very close to passing his half guard.
Lusk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Guevarra has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lusk is working away from the top position though.
Lusk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lusk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Guevarra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lusk 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusk working over Guevarra with some ground and pound. Guevarra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Guevarra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Guevarra has hold of Lusk's hands but Lusk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lusk is nestled in close to Guevarra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Lusk.
Lusk lands with a punch from half guard.
Guevarra is looking to improve his position.
Lusk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Guevarra trying to control from the bottom.
Lusk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Lusk has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Guevarra defend it? Lusk steps over the head and cranks it - Guevarra is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lusk!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jerry Lusk!