PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iggy Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty Covers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero's entrance music is La Bamba. A fine choice. Covers has chosen All within My Hands as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Guerrero
vs
Covers

178 cm
23
218 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iggy Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dusty Covers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero misses with a left hand
and Covers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guerrero throws a head kick but Covers moves out of range.
Guerrero misses with a right hand
and Covers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guerrero misses with a two punch combination.
Guerrero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iggy Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerrero throws a predictable looking body shot

and Covers counters by moving into the clinch.
Covers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guerrero is trying to push Covers away but Covers has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Guerrero wants to break free but Covers has control.

Guerrero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Covers is looking to clinch but Guerrero is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Covers darts in trying to clinch
and Guerrero counters with a nice uppercut.
Guerrero misses with an uppercut. Covers saw that one coming.
Guerrero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Covers.
Guerrero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Covers blocks a head kick by Guerrero.

Covers takes the fight into the clinch.
Guerrero is trying to break the clinch but Covers is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guerrero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guerrero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Covers lands a slapping body shot.
Guerrero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Iggy Guerrero has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Covers slips a jab from Guerrero.
Covers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Covers wants to clinch up but Guerrero keeps it at a distance.
Covers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guerrero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Guerrero misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covers fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Covers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guerrero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guerrero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guerrero misses with a wild combination.
Guerrero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Covers scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Covers wants to clinch up but Guerrero keeps it at a distance.
Guerrero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guerrero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guerrero swings widly with a right hand
and Covers counters with a three punch combo that has Guerrero backing up. Guerrero nods at Covers to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerrero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerrero has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Covers pushes Guerrero up against the ropes in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Covers trying to stall but Guerrero improves his position.
Covers wants to get back to striking at distance but Guerrero won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dusty Covers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iggy Guerrero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Covers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guerrero misses with an uppercut

and Covers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Covers.
Guerrero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guerrero tries to circle away but Covers has him pinned against the ropes.

Guerrero manages to break the clinch.
Covers doesn't manage to clinch there - Guerrero circles away.
Nice cross by Covers.
Guerrero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Guerrero throws a series of punches but Covers avoids them all with ease.
Covers ducks under a wild hook from Guerrero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guerrero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Covers has time to react.
Covers moves to clinch but Guerrero breaks away
and Guerrero counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Covers is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Guerrero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guerrero misses with a low kick as Covers jumps back.
Covers wants to clinch.
Guerrero tries to bum rush Covers with a series of wild strikes but Covers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Covers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Guerrero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Covers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guerrero trying to land knees to the body.

Guerrero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guerrero misses with a left hand
and Covers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Covers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guerrero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Covers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Guerrero paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero throws a lazy right hand but Covers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Covers connects with a crisp jab.
Guerrero misses with a body punch
and Covers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guerrero misses with a body shot.
Covers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Covers tries to clinch there but Guerrero circles away.
Covers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guerrero.
Guerrero throws a sloppy body shot
and Covers counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero throws a poor cross that misses
and Covers counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Covers is looking to clinch but Guerrero is avoiding it.
Covers is looking to clinch.
Guerrero tries a head kick but it misses.
Covers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dusty Covers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Covers wants to clinch up but Guerrero keeps it at a distance.
Guerrero circles away from the clinch attempt
and Guerrero counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dusty Covers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Iggy Guerrero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Guerrero throws a right hand that misses

and Covers moves into the clinch.
Guerrero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guerrero has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Covers lands with a left to the head.

Guerrero breaks the clinch.

Covers gets a clinch.

Guerrero breaks from the clinch.
Covers tries to clinch up but Guerrero circles away and keeps his distance.
Guerrero walks into a stiff left hand from Covers.
Covers misses with the combination.
Guerrero throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with an uppercut. Covers saw that one coming.
Covers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a body punch
and Covers counters with a straight right hand.
Guerrero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Covers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guerrero looks to land a left hand but Covers moved out of range nicely.
Guerrero ducks right into an uppercut from Covers.
Dusty Covers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guerrero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Covers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guerrero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Covers was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a right hand
and Covers counters with a straight right hand.

Covers has managed to clinch.
Covers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Covers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
Guerrero is looking to break free of the clinch but Covers has double underhooks.
Guerrero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Guerrero is rocked!
Guerrero is looking to control Covers's arms but Covers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guerrero has his back to the ropes.
Oh Guerrero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covers lands a hook that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
Covers throws a big uppercut that drops Guerrero! More strikes from Covers and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Guerrero lies dazed against the ropes as Covers celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dusty Covers!