PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zy Meth (ranked 4942 p4p, 4793 weight class) and Carlos Guitierez (ranked 507 p4p, 502 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Meth
vs
Guitierez

170 cm
23
155
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zy Meth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Guitierez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guitierez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Meth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Guitierez swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Meth misses its target.
Guitierez throws a body shot but no joy.
Meth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Guitierez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meth counters with a straight right hand.
Guitierez with a nice cross.
Meth lands an overhand right.
Guitierez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Guitierez catches Meth right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meth misses with an uppercut. Guitierez saw that one coming.
Meth lands a head shot.
Guitierez throws a lazy right hand but Meth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guitierez misses with an uppercut. Meth saw that one coming.
Guitierez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meth walks into a stiff left hand from Guitierez.
Guitierez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guitierez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guitierez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guitierez misses with a combination
and Meth counters with a slapping leg kick.
Guitierez lands an overhand right.
Guitierez swings for the body but Meth moves out of range.
Guitierez just misses with a punch to the body.
Guitierez misses the shot to the body.
Meth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guitierez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guitierez scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Meth.
Meth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guitierez looks to score with a jab to the body but Meth is just out of range.
Meth misses with the combination.
Guitierez fails to land with a series of punches.
Meth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Guitierez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Meth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guitierez thinking.
Meth loads up on a big right hand but Guitierez slips the punch.
Meth looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Guitierez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Meth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guitierez lands a right hook to the body.
Meth with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meth cracks Guitierez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Meth throws out a leg kick but Guitierez moves out of range and Meth only half commits.
Guitierez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meth at a distance.
Meth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guitierez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meth lands the left hand.
Meth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guitierez.
A shot to the body from Guitierez misses
and Meth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guitierez misses with a body shot.
Guitierez throws a hook to the side of Meth's head but Meth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guitierez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meth rather than just go for the knockout.
Meth slips under a jab.
Meth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guitierez was well out of range. Poor timing from Meth.
Guitierez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Meth jabs Guitierez right on the nose. Guitierez blinks but takes it well.
Meth lands a jab to Guitierez's midsection.
Guitierez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Guitierez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meth throws an overhand right that lands on Guitierez's shoulder, as Guitierez tries to avoid the shot.
Guitierez connects with a body shot that sends Meth's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guitierez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guitierez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meth.
Guitierez throws a body shot but no joy.
Guitierez throws a body punch but Meth moves out of range.
Meth with a nice calf kick.
Guitierez swings for the body but Meth moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guitierez. Meth does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Meth misses the target.
Meth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guitierez manages to avoid it.
Carlos Guitierez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guitierez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meth moves away from the strike by Guitierez.
Meth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meth avoids the body shot from Guitierez.
Guitierez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meth moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Meth misses its target.
Guitierez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab by Meth.
Meth looks to score with a jab to the body but Guitierez is just out of range.
Guitierez misses with a hook.
Guitierez throws a body shot but no joy.
Meth takes a swing at Guitierez's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guitierez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Meth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meth. Guitierez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guitierez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meth throwing a counter right hand but Guitierez manages to avoid it.
Guitierez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guitierez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guitierez.
Meth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guitierez.
Guitierez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guitierez throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Meth does no damage.
Meth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guitierez takes a swing at Meth's ribcage but misses.
Meth scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guitierez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Meth misses the shot to the body.
Meth throws a hook to the side of Guitierez's head but Guitierez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guitierez swings for the body but Meth moves out of range.
Meth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guitierez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Zy Meth will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Guitierez lands with an uppercut that bounces Meth off the cage and back into range.
Meth connects with an inside leg kick.
Guitierez ducks under a wild hook from Meth.
Nice uppercut there from Guitierez.
Meth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guitierez tries to bum rush Meth with a series of wild strikes but Meth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zy Meth is winning the standup battle so far.
Meth misses with a hook. Guitierez ducked under it nicely.
Guitierez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meth to score with a decent uppercut.
Guitierez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guitierez tries to move into range but Meth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guitierez slips a straight right by Meth.
Meth scores with a body shot.
Meth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guitierez.
Guitierez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meth.
Guitierez misses with an uppercut. Meth saw that one coming.
Guitierez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guitierez lands a glancing blow to the side of Meth's head.
Meth throws a body shot but no joy.
Meth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guitierez swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meth.
Guitierez misses with a body shot.
Carlos Guitierez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meth misses the shot to the body.
Guitierez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guitierez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meth.
Meth throws a series of punches but Guitierez avoids them all with ease.
Meth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guitierez slips a jab from Meth.
Guitierez misses the body punch
and Meth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guitierez throws a body punch but Meth moves out of range.
Meth slips a straight right by Guitierez.
Guitierez looks to score with a jab to the body but Meth is just out of range.
Meth scores with a leg kick.
Meth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guitierez in his tracks.
Meth scores with a sloppy right hand. Guitierez should have avoided that one.
Meth throws a lazy right hand but Guitierez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guitierez misses with a hook. Meth ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meth lands a really nice looking cross but Guitierez seems unphased.
Guitierez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Guitierez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guitierez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guitierez misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Guitierez. That snapped Meth's head back.
Guitierez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meth moves away.
Guitierez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meth was well out of range. Poor timing from Guitierez.
Guitierez looks to land a right hand but Meth moved out of range.
Meth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Meth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Meth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guitierez blocks a jab.
Guitierez takes one to the chin there.
Meth lands a nice looking body shot.
Guitierez tries to bum rush Meth with a series of wild strikes but Meth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Meth misses.
Guitierez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Meth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guitierez manages to avoid it.
Meth avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guitierez misses with the combination.
Meth just misses with a punch to the body.
Meth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Guitierez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guitierez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meth.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guitierez. Meth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guitierez just misses with a punch to the body.
Guitierez looks to score with a jab to the body but Meth is just out of range.
A nice leg kick from Meth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guitierez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guitierez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meth moves away.
Meth throws a right and a left that Guitierez avoids nicely.
Guitierez lands a nice hook to Meth's body. Meth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guitierez connects with a body shot that sends Meth's belly button to the back.
Meth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Meth swings for the body but Guitierez moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guitierez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guitierez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Meth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guitierez.
Guitierez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meth.
An attempted straight right counter from Meth misses the target.
Meth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Guitierez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Meth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guitierez throws a body shot but no joy.
Guitierez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meth.
Guitierez swings for the body but Meth moves out of range.
Guitierez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Guitierez does it's job there.
Meth defending well as Guitierez loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guitierez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meth.
Meth just misses with a punch to the body.
Guitierez ducks under a wild hook from Meth.
Meth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guitierez under the eye.
Meth with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Zy Meth will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Meth misses with a looping right.
Guitierez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guitierez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meth throwing a counter right hand but Guitierez manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guitierez.
Guitierez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guitierez misses with a body shot.
Guitierez looks to land a combination but Meth avoids it well.
Guitierez misses the shot to the body.
Meth feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Guitierez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meth was well out of range. Poor timing from Guitierez.
Guitierez misses with a two punch combination.
Meth slips under a jab from Guitierez.
Guitierez misses the shot to the body.
Meth throws a nice looking combination but Guitierez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Guitierez. Those never looked like landing.
Meth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Meth misses the target.
Meth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Meth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guitierez.
Meth connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guitierez blocks a jab.
Guitierez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guitierez momentarily.
Meth scores with a sloppy right hand. Guitierez should have avoided that one.
Guitierez throws the left hand but Meth avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Meth misses the target.
Meth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guitierez circles away quickly and effectively.
Meth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guitierez scores with a body shot.
Guitierez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meth misses the shot to the body.
Guitierez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Meth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guitierez.
Guitierez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meth stuns Guitierez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guitierez throws out the jab.
Meth lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guitierez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meth manages to avoid it.
Guitierez swinging wildly here.
Guitierez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Guitierez misses.
Nice cross by Meth.
Meth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guitierez throws a hook but Meth avoids it easily.
Meth lands with an uppercut that bounces Guitierez off the cage and back into range.
Meth throws a body shot but no joy.
Guitierez throws a nice looking combination but Meth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guitierez momentarily.
Meth misses with a series of wild punches.
Guitierez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meth moves away.
Meth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meth throws a body shot but no joy.
Meth misses with a hook.
Guitierez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Meth with a body shot.
Guitierez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meth just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meth, as that shot connected.
Meth connects with a body shot that sends Guitierez's belly button to the back.
Guitierez throws a body punch but Meth moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guitierez. Meth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meth appears to be looking for a big counter.
Guitierez misses with a wild combination.
Guitierez digs a good body shot into Meth's ribs.
Guitierez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meth moves away.
Meth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guitierez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meth catches Guitierez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
An inside leg kick lands from Meth.
Meth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guitierez.
Guitierez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guitierez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meth manages to avoid it.
Guitierez misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Meth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guitierez throws a body punch but Meth moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Meth misses the target.
Meth throws a big shot that misses.
Guitierez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guitierez throws a hook to the side of Meth's head but Meth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guitierez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guitierez throws a hook but Meth avoids it easily.
Meth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Guitierez misses the shot to the body.
Meth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meth connects with a leg kick.
Guitierez misses with a few strikes there.
Guitierez just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos Guitierez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guitierez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zy Meth.
Well Meth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zy Meth!