PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Guillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Bidda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melvin Guillard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Guillard
vs
Bidda

175 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Melvin Guillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Bidda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Bidda.
Bidda misses with a leg kick.
Guillard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Guillard.
Bidda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bidda misses with a low kick as Guillard jumps back.
Guillard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bidda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bidda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guillard scores with a sloppy right hand. Bidda should have avoided that one.
Guillard moves away from the strike by Bidda.
Bidda tries to bum rush Guillard with a series of wild strikes but Guillard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guillard scores with a jab. Bidda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guillard connects with a jab.
Guillard lands a two punch combo.
Guillard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bidda momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bidda.
Guillard stuns Bidda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guillard punishes Bidda's body with a nice straight punch.
Bidda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guillard throws a nice looking combination but Bidda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guillard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Guillard finds it's target.
Guillard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guillard lands a jab to Bidda's midsection.
Guillard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bidda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guillard lands a nice shot to the body.
Guillard lands a jab to Bidda's midsection.
Guillard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillard looks to score with a jab to the body but Bidda is just out of range.
Bidda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Guillard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guillard misses with a wild combination.
Guillard ducks under a wild hook from Bidda.
Guillard lands a jab to the nose.
Bidda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bidda takes one to the chin there.
Bidda misses with a hook.
Guillard throws a looping overhand right but Bidda ducks down to avoid it.
Bidda throws a right and a left that Guillard avoids nicely.
Guillard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bidda on the side of the head.
Guillard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bidda misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bidda throws a hook to the side of Guillard's head but Guillard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bidda throws a sloppy head kick and Guillard moves out of range easily.
Guillard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guillard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guillard.
A telegraphed right hand from Bidda misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bidda, right into the meat.
Guillard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guillard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bidda ducks under a wild hook from Guillard.
Guillard scores with a hook.
A low kick from Bidda misses
and Guillard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bidda is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bidda throws a leg kick but Guillard checks it.
Bidda is looking to score with low kicks.
Guillard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Bidda.
Bidda connects with a body shot that sends Guillard's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bidda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bidda throws a leg kick but Guillard moved away.
Guillard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bidda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bidda throws a body punch but Guillard moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Guillard misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bidda throws a lazy uppercut
and Guillard counters with a straight right hand.
Guillard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guillard lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Guillard takes a swing at Bidda's ribcage but misses.
Guillard blocks a jab.
Guillard tries to bum rush Bidda with a series of wild strikes but Bidda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guillard cracks Bidda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guillard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bidda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bidda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guillard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bidda ducks under a wild hook from Guillard.
Melvin Guillard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bidda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bidda misses with a body kick.
Guillard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donk. Guillard catches Bidda right on the button with a cross.
Bidda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Bidda misses the target.
Guillard tries to bum rush Bidda with a series of wild strikes but Bidda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guillard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bidda's sensitive parts.
Guillard throws a body punch but Bidda moves out of range.
Guillard lands a slapping body shot.
Guillard moves out of range as Bidda strikes.
Guillard connects with a nice looking jab.
Bidda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guillard sizes up Bidda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bidda misses with a straight left.
Bidda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guillard.
Guillard staying out of range there.
Bidda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guillard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bidda scrambles back to his feet.
Guillard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guillard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bidda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bidda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bidda misses with a body shot.
Bidda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guillard slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Guillard - just one landing.
Guillard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bidda.
Guillard throws a leg kick but Bidda moved away.
Bidda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guillard throws out a powerful jab.
Guillard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bidda fails to land with a series of punches.
Guillard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guillard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bidda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guillard manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guillard digs a good hook to Bidda's body.
Guillard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guillard slips a jab and a cross from Bidda.
Jab, jab by Bidda - just one landing.
Guillard slips under a jab from Bidda.
Bidda lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Bidda.
Guillard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guillard.
Bidda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guillard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bidda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bidda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillard stuns Bidda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guillard dips to his left and cracks Bidda with an uppercut!
Guillard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Guillard connects with a right hand. Bidda shakes it off.
A right-left combo lands from Guillard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guillard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Guillard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bidda works Guillard's body with a nice hook.
Guillard moves out of range of the leg kick from Bidda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guillard checks a leg kick nicely.
Guillard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guillard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guillard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Guillard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Guillard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guillard.
Bidda throws a looping overhand right but Guillard ducks down to avoid it.
Bidda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Guillard staying out of range there.
Guillard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Guillard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bidda.
Bidda lands a jab to the nose.
Bidda misses with a hook. Guillard ducked under it nicely.
Bidda throws an overhand right that lands on Guillard's shoulder, as Guillard tries to avoid the shot.
Bidda throws out a loose jab but Guillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bidda throws an off balance right hand
and Guillard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bidda throws a head kick that misses.
Guillard feints a jab promting Bidda to slip. Guillard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bidda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Guillard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bidda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bidda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good shot there by Guillard.
Bidda misses with a double jab.
Bidda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guillard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bidda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guillard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice body punch from Guillard.
Bidda tries a head kick but it misses.
Guillard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bidda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guillard lands a right hook to the body.
Guillard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Guillard.
Bidda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bidda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guillard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bidda circles away quickly and effectively.
Bidda lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bidda misses with the combination.
Guillard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bidda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bidda walks into a stiff left hand from Guillard.
Melvin Guillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bidda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bidda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guillard works over Bidda's head and body with a nice combination.
Melvin Guillard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guillard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bidda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guillard slips a jab and a cross from Bidda.
A right-left combo lands from Guillard.
Guillard lands a really nice looking cross but Bidda seems unphased.
Guillard lands a jab to the nose.
Guillard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bidda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guillard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Guillard duly obliges.
Guillard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bidda momentarily.
Guillard throws a good cross that connects.
Bidda misses with an uppercut. Guillard saw that one coming.
Guillard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bidda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillard jabs Bidda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bidda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guillard.
Bidda throws a hook to the side of Guillard's head but Guillard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bidda throws an overhand right that lands on Guillard's shoulder, as Guillard tries to avoid the shot.
Guillard throws a series of punches but Bidda moves out of range.
Guillard's corner calls for a 1-2. Guillard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Guillard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bidda takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guillard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bidda misses with a hook
and Bidda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bidda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice straight punches there by Guillard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guillard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Guillard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guillard 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Guillard!
Melvin Guillard decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.