PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andres Guttierez (ranked 4619 p4p, 239 weight class) and Jason Behar (ranked 3925 p4p, 0 weight class). Andres Guttierez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Guttierez
vs
Behar

162 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andres Guttierez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Behar!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guttierez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Behar misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Guttierez misses.
Guttierez misses with a looping right.
Guttierez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Guttierez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Guttierez takes the fight into the clinch.
Behar wants a takedown but no success here.
Guttierez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Guttierez tries to break the clinch but Behar is controlling the position.
Guttierez is trying to drag Behar to the mat but Behar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Guttierez working hard to break the clinch.
Guttierez working hard to break the clinch.
Behar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guttierez backwards.
Nice body punch from Behar - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guttierez can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Behar.
Behar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Behar - that landed with a thud.
Behar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guttierez is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Behar.
Behar scores with a nice hook to the head.

Behar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Behar manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A short right from Behar on the inside.
Behar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Behar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Behar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Behar lands a shot to the body.
Guttierez takes a shot to the head.
Behar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Behar.
Behar cracks Guttierez with a nice body shot.

Behar drags the fight down to the ground.

Behar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Behar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Guttierez is not content to let Behar control the position.
Guttierez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Behar.
Behar wants to free his trapped foot but Guttierez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Behar slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behar wants to control but Guttierez is keeping him busy.
Behar thows a huge punch but Guttierez dodges it nicely.
Behar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Guttierez is refusing to be controlled, as Behar sits in half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Behar in particular looking to stall.
Guttierez is refusing to be controlled, as Behar sits in half guard.

That's four 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.
Behar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jason Behar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Behar has managed to clinch.
Behar avoiding damage.
Behar gets through Guttierez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guttierez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guttierez is trying to break the clinch but Behar has him pressed against the cage.
Guttierez tries to break the clinch but Behar is controlling the position.
Behar pushes Guttierez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Behar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Behar 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.

Behar scores with a jab.
Guttierez misses with a double jab.
Behar slips a jab and a cross from Guttierez.

Behar instigates a clinch.
Behar leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Behar on the inside.
Guttierez is trying to break free.
Jason Behar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Behar has Guttierez pressed against the cage, preventing Guttierez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guttierez is trying to force a seperation but Behar has the dominant position.
Behar lands with a short shot to the head.
Guttierez is trying to push Behar away but Behar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Behar.
Behar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guttierez backwards.
Behar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Behar looking for a takedown.
Behar presses Guttierez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guttierez is pressed up against the cage. Behar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Guttierez down to the mat. Guttierez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Behar rushes Guttierez and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Behar.
Guttierez is trying to push Behar away but Behar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Behar.
Behar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Behar.
Behar lands with a right to the head.

Behar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Behar looking to control.
Behar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Behar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Behar is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Guttierez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Behar lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Behar.
Behar prevents Guttierez from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Behar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Behar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Behar pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Behar trying to control the position.
Behar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Behar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Behar wants to take a breather but Guttierez is having none of it.
Guttierez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guttierez tries to get out of the position.
Behar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Guttierez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behar passes to side control.
Behar trying to control the action but Guttierez is working from the bottom.
Behar tries to move to mount but Guttierez blocks the move with his legs.
Guttierez is not content to let Behar control the position.
Guttierez is trying to control Behar's posture but Behar avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Behar trying to control the action but Guttierez is working from the bottom.
Guttierez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Behar.
Guttierez stops Behar from passing to mount.
Behar is looking to take a break and control but Guttierez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Behar taking a breather here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Behar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Guttierez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Guttierez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Behar lands with a nice body punch.
Behar lands with a shot to the body.
Guttierez misses with a double jab

and Behar counters by moving into the clinch.
Behar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guttierez backwards.
A hook to the body from Behar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Behar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guttierez.
Behar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Behar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Behar is pushing Guttierez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from Behar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Behar has Guttierez pressed against the cage.
Behar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Behar lands a nice uppercut.
Behar lands with a left to the head.
Behar can't get the takedown.
Guttierez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guttierez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Behar is struggling to control the position.
Behar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Behar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Behar lands a shoulder strike.
Behar lands a shoulder strike.

Behar jumps guard and drags Guttierez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jason Behar has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Behar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Behar lands a shoulder strike.

Guttierez is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behar works on Guttierez's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh Guttierez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Behar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Behar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Behar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Behar pushes Guttierez against the cage. Behar is working some dirty boxing. Behar pushes off with a quick right hook! Guttierez goes down! Guttierez tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Behar moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Behar!