PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between That Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Trezeguet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Nyan song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Guy
vs
Trezeguet

180 cm
24
205 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

193 cm
27
220 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, That Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Trezeguet!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Trezeguet tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Guy is in Trezeguet's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Guy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Trezeguet is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Guy, into his guard.
Trezeguet is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Trezeguet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Trezeguet connects with a couple of short punches.
Guy looking for a sweep. Not yet Guy, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy working a defensive guard here.

Guy looking for a guillotine here but Trezeguet defends easily.
Guy working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trezeguet is stalling in the full guard.
Guy has his hands on Trezeguet's head, controlling the position.
Trezeguet throws an elbow that misses. Guy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trezeguet's guard. Nice move by Guy!
Trezeguet wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Trezeguet looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Trezeguet looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Trezeguet!
Guy regains half guard there - taking advantage of Trezeguet's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Guy manages to get to full guard.
Trezeguet sitting in guard here, content to control.
Guy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trezeguet's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trezeguet can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trezeguet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trezeguet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Guy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Guy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Trezeguet's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Trezeguet's back!

Trezeguet is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Guy is not going to allow Trezeguet to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Guy looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That Guy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Guy shoots in for a takedown but Trezeguet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trezeguet as he jumps to the side.
Guy looks for a takedown but Trezeguet sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for That Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Trezeguet tries to keep at a distance but Guy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Guy wants a takedown.
Trezeguet content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Trezeguet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trezeguet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trezeguet throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guy shoots for a takedown but Trezeguet saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Guy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Trezeguet is in trouble now - Guy has advanced to mount!

Guy jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Trezeguet is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Trezeguet and Guy has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Guy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trezeguet manages to get back to half guard.
Guy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Guy seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Trezeguet has recovered full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy throws an elbow that misses. Trezeguet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guy's guard. Nice move by Trezeguet!
Trezeguet slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trezeguet's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Guy looking to control.
Trezeguet slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Trezeguet wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Guy looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of That Guy.
Guy fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trezeguet misses with a low kick.

Guy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Guy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Guy stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Guy pushes Trezeguet up against the cage in a clinch.
Trezeguet controlling the action here for a moment.
Guy lands an elbow just above Trezeguet 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That Guy 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!

Guy fails with a takedown attempt.
Trezeguet scoring well with a low kick there.
Trezeguet leaves Guy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Guy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Guy moves into the clinch.

Trezeguet manages to break the clinch.
Guy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trezeguet sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guy somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for That Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trezeguet's waist but Trezeguet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guy off to one side.
Trezeguet scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Trezeguet pushes Guy up against the cage in a clinch.
Trezeguet stalls.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trezeguet is trying to push Guy away but Guy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trezeguet can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.

Trezeguet manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Guy tries to land a body kick
and Trezeguet counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trezeguet fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guy checks it well.
Guy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trezeguet wants to land a leg kick but Guy is out of range.
Trezeguet leaves Guy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Guy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Trezeguet manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Trezeguet is trying to keep Guy in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is trying to get back to half guard.
Trezeguet is looking to take a break and control but Guy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trezeguet slows the pace down.
Guy is not content to let Trezeguet control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Trezeguet taking a breather here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Trezeguet was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Guy shoots in but Trezeguet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
David Trezeguet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trezeguet.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Trezeguet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... That Guy!
That Guy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.