PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Guida
vs
Wild

171 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Guida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Wild!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wild but Wild pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Guida tries a head kick but it misses.
Guida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Wild.
Guida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wild circles away.
Wild scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Guida tries to clinch up but Wild circles away and keeps his distance.
Guida throws a head kick but Wild moves out of range.
Guida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Guida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guida checks a leg kick.
Wild avoids the head kick by Guida.
Wild misses with a combination
and Guida counters with a left and a right that stings Wild.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Guida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wild.
Clay Guida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wild throws a lazy head kick
and Guida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wild misses with a double jab
enabling Guida to counter with a crisp jab.
Wild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Guida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wild throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guida tries to circle away but Wild has him pinned against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guida is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Guida is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wild misses with a knee strike.
Wild throws an elbow but it misses.
Wild with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wild walks away with a smile on his face. Guida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wild looks for the body kick but Guida saw that one coming.
Guida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wild swivels and escapes.
Guida shoots in looking for a takedown. Wild tries to sprawl out of it but Guida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Wild manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wild rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wild misses with a double jab
letting Guida counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Guida keeps the fight on the outside.
Guida shoots in for a takedown but Wild shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Guida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Guida decides to stand up.
Wild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wild fails to land with a series of punches.
Wild throws a right hand that Guida ducks under and follows up with a left that Guida also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild keeps the fight on the outside.
Wild throws a sloppy head kick and Guida moves out of range easily.
Wild tries to land a front kick but Guida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guida tries to clinch but Wild is having none of it.
No luck for Guida with that takedown attempt.
Guida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wild's hands.
Guida is looking to score with low kicks.

Guida rushes Wild and presses him up against the ropes.
Wild tries for a takedown. No joy.
Guida managing to block the knees to the body from Wild.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wild throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Guida dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Guida fails with the takedown.
Guida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wild takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Mark Wild has been cut.
Guida scoring well with a low kick there.
Wild swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Guida closes the distance and clinches up with Wild, looking for a takedown. Guida pushes Wild against the ropes but Wild circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Wild.
Wild takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick from Guida misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Guida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guida tries to clinch but Wild moves out of range.
Wild throws a right and a left that Guida avoids nicely.
Wild misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wild throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wild is breathing heavily.
Guida is looking to clinch.
Guida stalks Wild and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wild's face. Wild staggers backwards, shaken.

Guida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guida fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Guida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guida displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wild up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wild throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild tries to circle away but Guida has him pinned against the ropes.
Guida blocking some punches.
Wild tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guida changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wild fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Guida throws a right hand that Wild ducks under and follows up with a left that Wild also avoids with ease.
Wild throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Guida tries to clinch but Wild is having none of it.
Guida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guida's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Guida duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild misses with a wild combination.
Wild throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wild tries to work over Guida's front leg with a kick but Guida checks it.
Wild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Guida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guida stops a takedown attempt from Wild.
Wild is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Guida is trying to maintain a safe position but Wild gets an underhook and turns Guida into the ropes.
Guida tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short uppercut from Wild.
A head punch on the inside from Guida fails to land.

Guida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wild slaps away a takedown attempt from Guida, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clay Guida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Wild or perhaps it was just good defense by Guida which made him look bad.

Guida closes the distance and clinches.
Wild tries for a takedown but Guida manages to get underhooks.
Wild changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guida fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Guida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wild throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guida counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Guida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Wild's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Wild displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guida.
Guida tries to clinch there but Wild circles away.
A nice combination there by Guida.
Guida misses with a combination
and Wild counters with a left and a right that stings Guida.

Guida shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wild napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Guida decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wild to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Guida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wild staying out of range there.
No joy there for Wild, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guida looks to score with a jab to the body but Wild is just out of range.
Clay Guida is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Wild does no damage.
Guida lands a jab to the head.
Wild throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guida.
Wild lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guida circles away quickly and effectively.
Wild tries to clinch but Guida moves out of range.
Guida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wild throws a combination that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
enabling Guida to counter with a crisp jab.

Guida drives through and clinches with Wild against the ropes.

Guida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wild shoots for a double leg takedown but Guida sprawls well. He's pushed Wild's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wild avoids the head kick by Guida.
No luck for Wild with that takedown attempt.
Guida catches Wild with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wild as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Guida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guida manages to avoid it.
Wild lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guida circles away quickly and effectively.
Wild takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guida takes a swing at Wild's ribcage but misses.
Wild throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wild thinking.
Guida displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wild moves forwards but Guida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wild swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guida counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Guida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wild tries to bum rush Guida with a series of wild strikes but Guida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good shot there by Guida.
Wild takes a swing at Guida's ribcage but misses.
Wild takes one to the chin there.
Wild swings for the body but Guida moves out of range.
Guida is looking to clinch but Wild is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Guida clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Wild's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Guida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Guida avoids a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Wild. No joy for Guida on that attempt.
Wild looks to land a body kick but Guida moved away.
Wild lands with a nice combination. Guida backs away looking to recover.
Guida tries to close the distance and clinch but Wild swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wild looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guida wants to clinch.
Wild misses with a two punch combination.
Wild is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Guida rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wild dodges the punch combination from Guida.
Guida throws a series of punches but Wild avoids them all with ease.
Wild throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wild throws a leg kick
and Guida counters with a one-two to the body.
Wild throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guida lands with a slapping head kick.
Guida avoids the body shot from Wild.
Guida fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Guida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida scores with a leg kick.
Guida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wild scores with a jab to the jaw.
A combination from Guida does no damage.
Wild takes one to the chin there.
Wild misses with a double jab
and Guida counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Wild.
Guida throws a right hand that Wild ducks under and follows up with a left that Wild also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida just misses with a punch to the body.
Guida slips under a jab from Wild.

Guida moves into range and clinches up with Wild.
Guida looking for a takedown.
Wild wants to break free but Guida has control.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Guida blocks an elbow strike from Wild.
Guida tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wild tries to break free but Guida pushes him back against the ropes.
Guida has Wild pressed against the ropes, preventing Wild from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wild changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guida fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wild throws a series of punches but Guida avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wild doesn't manage to clinch there - Guida circles away.
Guida throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wild avoids the body shot from Guida.
Guida lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wild lands a leg kick that knocks Guida off balance momentarily.
Guida dives in and grabs Wild's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wild pushes down on Guida's head and hops out.
Wild misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Guida had his way with Mark Wild in that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Wild's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wild throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wild has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wild throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wild was well out of range. Poor timing from Guida.
Wild misses with a combination
and Guida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guida wants to clinch up but Wild keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Guida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wild misses with a head kick.
Guida dodges the punch combination from Wild.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida dives in and grabs Wild's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wild pushes down on Guida's head and hops out.
Guida keeps the fight on the outside.
Guida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wild tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Guida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guida misses with the combination.
Wild wants to clinch but Guida slips to the side
and Guida makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wild really felt that one!
Wild throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Guida counters with an inside leg kick.
Guida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wild.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wild misses with a hook to the body
and Guida counters with a stiff right hand.
Guida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wild pinned against the cage. Wild gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Guida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guida with a poor takedown
and Wild counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wild misses with a combination
letting Guida counter with a right hand.
Wild throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Wild. Those never looked like landing.
Guida wants to clinch up but Wild keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Guida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wild paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wild tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wild fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Wild.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Guida darts in trying to clinch
and Wild counters with a body kick that stops Guida in his tracks momentarily.
Wild fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clay Guida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guida blocks the body kick.
Guida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guida fails to land with a series of punches.
Wild misses with the combination.
Mark Wild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wild goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Guida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guida 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Guida!
Clay Guida is the new lightweight champion!