PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Gutierrez (ranked 5939 p4p, 4411 weight class) and Job Less (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Job Less has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Gutierrez 's chin.

Gutierrez
vs
Less

186 cm
22
175
1 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Gutierrez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Job Less!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gutierrez has managed to clinch.
Gutierrez is stalling here.
Gutierrez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Less pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gutierrez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gutierrez keeps control of Less as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Less has had enough of the clinch but Gutierrez keeps him there for the moment.
Less gets underhooks to prevent Gutierrez 's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Gutierrez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez has Less pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Less manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Less wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Less is trying to break the clinch but Gutierrez is controlling him.
Gutierrez is trying to drag Less to the mat but Less just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Less is trying to push Gutierrez away but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gutierrez jumps guard but Less stands there with Gutierrez around his waist. Gutierrez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Less wants to break the clinch but can't.

Less pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Less digs a good body shot into Gutierrez 's ribs.
Gutierrez wants to clinch but Less slips to the side
and Less counters with a straight right hand.
Gutierrez takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Gutierrez backs off Less throws a huge counter combo but Gutierrez manages to avoid it all.
Less showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez .
Gutierrez shoots in looking for a takedown. Less tries to sprawl out of it but Gutierrez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Less manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown but Less shows good takedown defense.
Gutierrez is breathing heavily.
Gutierrez blocks a head kick by Less.
David Gutierrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Less shoots in for a double leg but Gutierrez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Less stalks Gutierrez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gutierrez 's face. Gutierrez staggers backwards, shaken.
Less scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Less.
Gutierrez has his takedown stuffed
and Less counters with a left and a right that stings Gutierrez .
Less tries to close the distance and clinch but Gutierrez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Less chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gutierrez shoots for a takedown but Less saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Less is looking to clinch but Gutierrez is avoiding it.
Gutierrez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Less.
Gutierrez closes the distance and clinches up with Less, looking for a takedown. Gutierrez pushes Less against the cage but Less circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Less lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Less.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutierrez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gutierrez tries for a takedown but Less sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Less throws a counter combo.
Less moves in looking to clinch but Gutierrez pushes him off.
Gutierrez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Less is defended easily by Gutierrez .
Less swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Gutierrez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Job Less 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.

Less throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Gutierrez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Less to the ground. Gutierrez is now in Less's guard.

Less manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Gutierrez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Less prevents it.
Gutierrez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Less to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Gutierrez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gutierrez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Less blocks it with crossed arms.

Gutierrez 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Gutierrez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Less regains guard.

Less kicks Gutierrez off and gets to his feet.
Less shoots in and drives through. Gutierrez sprawls well.
Gutierrez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gutierrez .
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Less but Less pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Despite the aggression on Less's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gutierrez throws a body punch but Less moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Less connects with a leg kick.
Less uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gutierrez .
Less thumps Gutierrez with a low kick.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Gutierrez clinches up with Less and pushes him back against the cage.
Gutierrez lands an elbow that stopped Less in his tracks for a moment.
Gutierrez missing with knees to the body.
Gutierrez wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less wants to break free but Gutierrez has control.
Gutierrez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Less is defending well.
Less is trying to force a seperation but Gutierrez has the dominant position.
Gutierrez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Less tries to circle away but Gutierrez has him pinned against the cage.
Less tries to break the clinch but Gutierrez is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Less wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage.

Gutierrez decides to pull guard.
Gutierrez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Less postures up.

Less gets to his feet - Gutierrez follows without any prompting.
Less lands with a good body shot.
Less lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gutierrez backs up against the cage.
Less has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gutierrez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Less swivels and escapes.
David Gutierrez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Less jabs Gutierrez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Less tries to clinch there but Gutierrez circles away.
Gutierrez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Job Less showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gutierrez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Less swivels and escapes.
Less lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gutierrez backs up against the cage.
Gutierrez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Less sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gutierrez somewhat.
Less lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez throws a nice looking combination but Less bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Less was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Less scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Less digs a good hook to Gutierrez 's body.
Less lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Less scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Less is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gutierrez rather than just go for the knockout.
Less throws a shot to the body.
Less is working the combinations to good effect here.

Gutierrez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gutierrez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gutierrez 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Less is working an open guard so Gutierrez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutierrez with a poor takedown
and Less counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Gutierrez . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gutierrez backs up against the cage.

Gutierrez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Less to the mat! Less manages to get full guard.
Gutierrez is looking to work some ground and pound but Less has wrist control.
Gutierrez throwing strikes but missing.
Gutierrez is standing up over Less. Less looks to escape but Gutierrez dives into side control.
Gutierrez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Less is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gutierrez asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Less down.
Gutierrez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Less is being controlled here.
Gutierrez fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gutierrez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gutierrez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Less parries the strikes from Gutierrez easily there. Gutierrez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Less to escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gutierrez staying calm.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Less gets tackled into the cage by Gutierrez . Gutierrez maintains the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Job Less comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Less winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Job Less!