PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Salek (ranked 25786 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob De Guzman (ranked 5558 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Salek looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Salek
vs
De Guzman

190 cm
24
265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

222 cm
25
274 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Salek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob De Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Salek looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

De Guzman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Salek sprawls well initially but De Guzman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
De Guzman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Salek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Guzman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Guzman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
De Guzman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Guzman decides to return to a standing position.
De Guzman misses with a double jab.
Salek seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Salek gets caught flat footed, as De Guzman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Guzman is stalling in the full guard.
Salek is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman distracts Salek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Guzman controlling from the top position.
De Guzman scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Guzman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
De Guzman looking to pass the guard.
Salek is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches - $325/Week that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
De Guzman stays in close to Salek's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Guzman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
De Guzman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
De Guzman working the ground and pound.

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.
Salek is trying to control De Guzman's posture but De Guzman avoids it.
Salek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Guzman advances to full mount.

De Guzman has control of Salek's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Salek regains control of the situation pretty easily.
De Guzman is trying to take his opponent's back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

De Guzman stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob De Guzman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

De Guzman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Salek was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Guzman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Salek could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
De Guzman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salek misses with a takedown attempt - De Guzman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

De Guzman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Salek quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Guzman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Salek!

De Guzman is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Salek is surviving well by controlling De Guzman's body position as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Guzman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
De Guzman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jacob De Guzman has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Guzman landing strikes from the mount and Salek is in trouble!

De Guzman looking for a guillotine from mount but Salek is having none of it.
The referee warns Salek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman controlling the position easily from mount.

De Guzman working for a submission but Salek is keeping him at bay.
De Guzman unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman wants to control the pace but Salek is squirming around nicely.
De Guzman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salek?

De Guzman working for a guillotine from mount but Salek is in no mood to give up.
De Guzman controlling his opponent.
Salek taking shots to the head.
De Guzman controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman dominating with strikes here.
De Guzman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
De Guzman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Salek is looking to escape.

De Guzman working for a guillotine from mount but Salek is in no mood to give up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob De Guzman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

De Guzman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Guzman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
De Guzman lands with a punch from half guard.

De Guzman stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Guzman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Guzman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salek as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Guzman shoots in for a double leg but Salek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Guzman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Guzman darts in looking for a takedown but Salek gets double underhooks and turns De Guzman into the cage.
As De Guzman looks to move away, Salek throws a big counter combo but De Guzman just gets out of the way.
Rob Salek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob De Guzman.
De Guzman misses with a kick to the body.
De Guzman shoots in for a double leg but Salek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Guzman shoots in and drives through. Salek sprawls well.
De Guzman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salek tries to avoid it but De Guzman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salek to the ground. Salek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Salek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Guzman's waist but De Guzman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salek off to one side.

De Guzman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Guzman lands in his opponent's guard.
Salek keeping moving, preventing De Guzman from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman looking to pass the guard.
Salek is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Salek is working an open guard so De Guzman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
De Guzman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Guzman shoots in and drives through. Salek sprawls well.
Salek walks into a stiff left hand from De Guzman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salek tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Guzman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salek somewhat.
Salek stuffs the takedown.
Salek stuffs the takedown.

De Guzman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Salek's guard.
De Guzman is standing up over Salek. Salek looks to escape but De Guzman dives into side control.

De Guzman trying to control the position but Salek is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman staying calm.
De Guzman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rob Salek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacob De Guzman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

De Guzman decides to stand up, so the ref orders Salek to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob De Guzman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Guzman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob De Guzman!
A victorious Jacob De Guzman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.