PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Britt Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Heins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye of the Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Henry Heins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Guzman
vs
Heins

162 cm
19
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Britt Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Heins!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Guzman closes the distance and clinches.

Guzman gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Guzman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Heins is trying to get back to full guard.
Guzman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Guzman is taking a breather. Heins says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Britt Guzman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Guzman shoots for a takedown but Heins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman shoots in for a takedown but Heins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guzman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heins lands a nice hook to Guzman's body. Guzman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guzman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heins in his tracks.
Heins tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Guzman counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Heins's face as Guzman controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heins is looking to regain half guard here but Guzman keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman happy to just control the position for now.
Guzman lands a few punches from side control.
Guzman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Guzman lands a few punches from side control.
Guzman remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sloppy strikes there by Guzman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman staying calm.
Guzman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guzman working away.
Guzman takes a little break here. Heins wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Guzman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Britt Guzman just wasn't active enough.
Heins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Guzman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Heins!
A lull in the action here as Guzman stalls from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guzman decides to stand back up. Guzman steps back and let's Heins get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guzman thuds a left hand into Heins's body.
Heins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guzman defends it nicely.
Heins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guzman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Guzman has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Britt Guzman dominated that round.
That's time! Guzman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Heins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guzman tries to clinch up but Heins circles away and keeps his distance.
Guzman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Heins is looking to clinch but Guzman is avoiding it.
Heins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guzman.
Guzman walks into a left hand.

Heins tries to keep at a distance but Guzman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Heins tries to break the clinch but Guzman is controlling the position.

Heins is fighting off a takedown attempt but Guzman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Heins to the mat. Heins regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Guzman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Heins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guzman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heins fails to land the takedown.
Heins throws a head kick but Guzman moves out of range.

Guzman forces Heins back against the cage and clinches.
Guzman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heins pushes off an throws an elbow but Guzman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heins is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Guzman is defending well.
Heins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guzman fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Guzman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Guzman is striking but Heins is not phased and passes to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Guzman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guzman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Heins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Guzman wants to sweep but no luck.
Heins tries to free his leg and advance position but Guzman is retaining full guard.
Guzman lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Guzman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Guzman controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman landing strikes from the mount and Heins is in trouble!
Guzman controlling from the full mount.
Heins is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Guzman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Britt Guzman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Guzman throws a head kick that misses
and Heins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guzman doesn't manage to clinch there - Heins circles away.
Heins doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Guzman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Guzman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Guzman gets to his feet. Heins looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Guzman darts in and clinches Heins up against the cage.
Guzman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heins walks away with a smile on his face. Guzman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Heins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heins swats away the attempt to clinch by Guzman.
Guzman keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heins shoots in for a double leg but Guzman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Britt Guzman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Heins.
Guzman moves forwards but Heins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guzman shoots for a takedown but Heins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Guzman closes the distance and pushes Heins back into the cage.
Heins is looking to control Guzman's arms but Guzman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heins has his back to the cage.

Guzman gets control of Heins's arms and successfully pulls guard. Guzman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Guzman lands a decent shot there.

Guzman is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Heins presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heins wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Guzman prevents it.

Guzman decides to pull guard.
Heins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guzman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Guzman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heins manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guzman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Guzman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guzman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Heins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guzman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Britt Guzman just wasn't active enough.

Guzman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Heins can't do much from the bottom here.
Guzman misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Heins is trying to get back to half guard.
Heins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Guzman misses with the ground and pound.
Guzman scoring with punches and elbows.
Guzman slows the pace down.

Guzman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henry Heins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Britt Guzman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Britt Guzman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guzman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Britt Guzman!
In defeat, Henry Heins stepped up to the mic, saying 'There's always a next time'.