PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Guarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mustaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustaine has chosen This Day We Fight! by Megadeth as his entrance music. 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.

Guarino
vs
Mustaine

172 cm
23
172 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

182 cm
25
183 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trey Guarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Mustaine!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guarino lands a head shot.
Mustaine throws out a powerful jab.

Mustaine closes the distance and pushes Guarino back into the cage.
Guarino tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Guarino changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mustaine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Guarino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mustaine tries to avoid it but Guarino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mustaine to the ground. Mustaine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Guarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mustaine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guarino, pushing him back against the cage.
Mustaine misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mustaine fails to land.
Guarino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mustaine tries a knee to the head but Guarino blocks it.
Mustaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guarino is defending well for now.
Guarino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mustaine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Guarino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustaine manages to avoid it.
Guarino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustaine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guarino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustaine digs a good body shot into Guarino's ribs.
Guarino misses with a jab to the body
and Mustaine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mustaine throws a leg kick but Guarino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Guarino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mustaine doesn't seem bothered though.
Mustaine throws a right and a left that both miss.

Mustaine closes the distance and clinches.
Mustaine landing knees to the head.
Guarino jumps guard but Mustaine stands there with Guarino around his waist. Guarino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mustaine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mustaine is trying to maintain a safe position but Guarino gets an underhook and turns Mustaine into the cage.
Mustaine tries to throw a body punch but Guarino avoids it by throwing Mustaine back against the cage.
Mustaine throws a punch but it's blocked by Guarino.
Mustaine misses with a body punch.
Guarino drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mustaine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Guarino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine misses with a body punch.
Mustaine looking to slow down the pace here.
Guarino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Guarino jumps guard and drags Mustaine to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mustaine chips away with some ground and pound.

Guarino looking for a guillotine here but Mustaine defends easily.
Mustaine passes Guarino's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mustaine trying to control from half guard but Guarino is working away.

Guarino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Guarino looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guarino regains full guard. Nicely done.
Guarino keeping moving, preventing Mustaine from controlling successfully.

Mustaine is sitting in close to Guarino's body. Guarino has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mustaine is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mustaine is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Guarino.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Trey Guarino!