PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ismail Gutierrez (ranked 3793 p4p, 379 weight class) and Bruce White (ranked 3049 p4p, 316 weight class). Gutierrez comes to the cage accompanied by Santeria. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gutierrez
vs
White

177 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ismail Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce White!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gutierrez.
A jab from Gutierrez finds it's way through White's defenses.
White misses with a lunging right hand

and Gutierrez counters with a crisp one two that drops White! Gutierrez thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves White to his feet! White is in big trouble!
Gutierrez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Gutierrez counters with a lovely straight right hand!

White is rocked!
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gutierrez in his tracks.
A slow jab from Gutierrez misses its intended target.
Gutierrez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White tries to clinch but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Gutierrez moves away from the strike by White.
Gutierrez jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gutierrez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gutierrez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White throws a right hand that Gutierrez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gutierrez also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Gutierrez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gutierrez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White lands a nice hook to Gutierrez's body. Gutierrez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Gutierrez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gutierrez ducks under a wild hook from White.
White dodges the punch combination from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gutierrez lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gutierrez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White swinging wildly here.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Gutierrez finds it's target.
Gutierrez loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Gutierrez looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White slips a jab from Gutierrez.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Gutierrez scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch
enabling Gutierrez to counter with a crisp jab.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Gutierrez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Gutierrez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bruce White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutierrez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
Gutierrez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White throws a jab when Gutierrez was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Gutierrez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gutierrez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gutierrez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gutierrez misses with a hook.
White wants to counter with a clinch but Gutierrez pushes him away.
White scores with a jab. Gutierrez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White dips to his left and cracks Gutierrez with an uppercut!
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!
Gutierrez moves out of range as White strikes.
Gutierrez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutierrez.
White cracks Gutierrez with an open hand slap.
Gutierrez scores with a nice strike.
White moves out of range as Gutierrez strikes.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gutierrez. Gutierrez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White moves out of range as Gutierrez strikes.
Gutierrez blocks a jab.
Gutierrez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gutierrez's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bruce White will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gutierrez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gutierrez lands an overhand right.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White slips a straight right by Gutierrez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Gutierrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Gutierrez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White misses with a left hand
and Gutierrez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White misses with a straight left.
Ismail Gutierrez is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Gutierrez ducks under a wild hook from White.
A jab from Gutierrez misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Gutierrez's shoulder, as Gutierrez tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Gutierrez misses its target.
Nice defenses there by White.
Gutierrez throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gutierrez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gutierrez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White connects with a looping right hand.
Gutierrez throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with an uppercut. Gutierrez saw that one coming.
Gutierrez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gutierrez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gutierrez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
White misses the body punch
and Gutierrez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutierrez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gutierrez throws a hook but White blocks it.
White lands with a right hand.
Gutierrez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gutierrez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As White looks to move away, Gutierrez throws a big counter combo but White just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez throws a poor cross that misses

and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Gutierrez is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by White.
A knee to the head by White.
A short right from White.
White works on Gutierrez's body with a couple of short punches.
White working Gutierrez over with knees to the body.
White connects with a knee to the head.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White lands with a light punch inside.
White landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutierrez is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White tries to work over Gutierrez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White scores with a hook to the body.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gutierrez backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
Knees to the body from White.
White pushes Gutierrez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White with a knee to the head.

Gutierrez is rocked!

It looks like Ismail Gutierrez has been cut.
White lands a knee to the body.
Oh Gutierrez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White pushes Gutierrez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gutierrez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from White.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Gutierrez - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from White, and another! Gutierrez is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bruce White!