PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Guttuierez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caliman Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Guttuierez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Caliman Matos's chin.

Guttuierez
vs
Matos

188 cm
23
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

188 cm
21
189 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Oscar Guttuierez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Caliman Matos!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matos fails to land the takedown.

Matos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Guttuierez won't allow Matos to pass to mount.
Matos stops Guttuierez from getting back to his feet.

Matos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Guttuierez is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guttuierez is trying to get back to full guard.
Guttuierez wants to get back to his feet.
Guttuierez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Matos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Guttuierez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Matos.
Matos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Matos is working for a kimura but Guttuierez is defending it quite comfortably.
Matos wants to pass the guard but Guttuierez is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Matos thows a huge punch but Guttuierez dodges it nicely.

Matos is working for a kimura but Guttuierez is defending it quite comfortably.
Matos is looking to advance position but Guttuierez won't allow it.
Matos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Matos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos unloading with bombs!

Matos is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Guttuierez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Guttuierez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Matos.
Matos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Guttuierez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Guttuierez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Matos.
Matos throws some wild stikes that Guttuierez manages to avoid easily.

Matos looking for a guillotine from mount but Guttuierez is having none of it.
Matos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Guttuierez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Matos.
Matos throws some wild stikes that Guttuierez manages to avoid easily.
Guttuierez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matos on the ground.
Matos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Matos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Matos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Guttuierez turns into him and now he's in Matos's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matos keeping moving, preventing Guttuierez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caliman Matos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Matos shoots in looking for a takedown but Guttuierez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Matos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An attempted straight right counter from Guttuierez misses the target.
Matos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guttuierez cracks Matos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Guttuierez moves into the clinch successfully.
Guttuierez prevents the takedown attempt.
Matos tries to pull guard but Guttuierez holds him up against the cage and eventually Matos drops back down to his feet.
Oscar Guttuierez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caliman Matos.
Matos wants a takedown.

Guttuierez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guttuierez throws a lazy right hand but Matos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matos slips under a jab from Guttuierez.
Matos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slow jab from Guttuierez misses its intended target.
As Guttuierez backs off Matos throws a huge counter combo but Guttuierez manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Guttuierez rushes Matos and presses him up against the cage.
Guttuierez prevents the takedown attempt.

Guttuierez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Matos can't fight it off and eventually Guttuierez manages to take the fight to the floor. Matos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guttuierez is looking to stand up but Matos won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guttuierez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Matos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Guttuierez has managed to get both his arms back between Matos's legs - danger averted.

Matos looking for a guillotine here but Guttuierez defends easily.
Matos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Matos tries to free his leg and advance position but Guttuierez is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos throws a big right hand that misses.
Matos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guttuierez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matos is pushing down on Guttuierez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Guttuierez is fighting to maintain full guard but Matos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Matos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Matos uses his free foot to push down on Guttuierez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Guttuierez.
Guttuierez wants to control but Matos is having none of it.
Matos throwing strikes but Guttuierez bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Matos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guttuierez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Matos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Matos is looking for a triangle but Guttuierez pushes his legs off easily.
We've been informed that Matos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Matos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caliman Matos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Matos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Matos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Matos looking for a guillotine here but Guttuierez defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matos controls Guttuierez momentarily but Guttuierez frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Oscar Guttuierez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Guttuierez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oscar Guttuierez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guttuierez leaves Matos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Matos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Guttuierez to the mat! Guttuierez manages to get full guard.
Matos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Guttuierez's guard.

Matos seems to be working for a kimura but Guttuierez defends the submission attempt.

Matos is trying to work for a kimura but Guttuierez is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Matos moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Guttuierez has worked his arm free - good work by Guttuierez!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos lands some shots froms side control.
Matos moves into full mount!
Matos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Matos wants to finish this one by submission but Guttuierez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Matos.

Matos has control of Guttuierez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Guttuierez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Matos avoids the attempt from Guttuierez to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos with a couple of short strikes.

Matos looking for a guillotine from mount but Guttuierez is having none of it.
Matos looking to ground and pound but Guttuierez is blocking nicely.
Matos punching from mount but Guttuierez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Matos throws some wild stikes that Guttuierez manages to avoid easily.

Matos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Guttuierez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Guttuierez shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Guttuierez wants to control but Matos is having none of it.
Matos throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Guttuierez because Matos loaded up on that one.
Guttuierez is bucking up trying to escape but Matos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Matos misses with a head shot.

Matos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Guttuierez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Matos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matos passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Guttuierez!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matos with a couple of short strikes.

Guttuierez is rocked!
Guttuierez is looking to improve his position but Matos isn't that keen on the idea.
Oh Guttuierez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matos loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Guttuierez scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Matos land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Matos stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caliman Matos!
A relieved looking Caliman Matos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.