PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron De Neys (ranked 4788 p4p, 452 weight class) and Eddie Guerrero (ranked 7779 p4p, 556 weight class). Guerrero is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My Time Is Now. Eddie Guerrero will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

De Neys
vs
Guerrero

183 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

167 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cameron De Neys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Guerrero misses.
De Neys keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guerrero.
De Neys looks for a takedown but Guerrero sprawls well.
De Neys shoots in for a double leg but Guerrero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Guerrero instigates a clinch.
Guerrero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Neys or not.
De Neys is working for takedown but Guerrero is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron De Neys. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guerrero lands a shoulder strike.

Guerrero lands a takedown into guard.
Guerrero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Guerrero lands a couple of digs.
De Neys is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Guerrero scoring with some ground and pound.
De Neys is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guerrero is controlling him.
Guerrero chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Guerrero scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Guerrero is pushing down on De Neys's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Neys is fighting to maintain full guard but Guerrero has managed to sneak the leg through.
Guerrero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Neys is trying to stand back up but Guerrero is controlling him
My spies in Yaw-Yan MMA inform me that Guerrero has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Guerrero drops an elbow to the side of De Neys's head.
De Neys is trying to stand back up but Guerrero is controlling him
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Guerrero in particular looking to stall.
Guerrero is nestled in close to De Neys, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Guerrero connects with a nice short shot to De Neys's temple.
Guerrero stops De Neys from getting back to his feet.
De Neys on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Neys tries to get out of the position.
Guerrero winds up and cracks De Neys with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Guerrero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Neys does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Guerrero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Neys is trying to stand back up but Guerrero is controlling him
Guerrero lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerrero is nestled in close to De Neys, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
De Neys's coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
De Neys is trying to stand.
Guerrero is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero drops an elbow to the side of De Neys's head.
Guerrero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Neys does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Neys is trying to stand back up but Guerrero is controlling him
De Neys taking some punishment here, with Guerrero in his half guard.
Guerrero working De Neys over with strikes.

De Neys is rocked!
Guerrero stops De Neys from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Guerrero there.
Guerrero is nestled in close to De Neys, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh De Neys is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerrero is controlling the pace.
De Neys seems to have got his legs back now.
Guerrero seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Guerrero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Guerrero stops De Neys from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Guerrero.
Guerrero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Neys is trying to stand back up but Guerrero is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero controlling the action here.
Guerrero working over De Neys with some ground and pound. De Neys looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Guerrero working over De Neys with some ground and pound. De Neys looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Guerrero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Neys. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ground and pound from Guerrero.
De Neys is trying to stand.
Guerrero slows the pace down in half guard.
De Neys is trying to stand up here but Guerrero is controlling him well.
Guerrero working De Neys over with strikes.
De Neys is looking to escape.
Guerrero seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Guerrero 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.
Guerrero seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Guerrero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Guerrero is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, De Neys is hurt! He's hurt bad - Guerrero fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save De Neys from any more punishment! Congratulations to Guerrero! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Guerrero!
Eddie Guerrero decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.