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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Gutierez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob St Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Gutierez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Gutierez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob St Paul!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Paul clinches with his opponent.
Gutierez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gutierez tries to pull guard but St Paul holds him up against the cage and eventually Gutierez drops back down to his feet.
St Paul pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Paul throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gutierez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gutierez has gone for a leg lock! St Paul slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gutierez's guard.
St Paul wants to pass the guard but Gutierez is keeping the position.
Gutierez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Paul passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gutierez's face as St Paul controls the position.
Gutierez taking a bit of punishment here - St Paul scoring with strikes.
Gutierez is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Gutierez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gutierez is looking for a sweep.
St Paul taking a breather here.
St Paul has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gutierez!
Gutierez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Paul with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gutierez is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Paul controlling the pace for now.
Gutierez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gutierez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
St Paul just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Gutierez rolls, trying to escape but St Paul keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierez trying to control but not successfully.
St Paul controlling well, preventing Gutierez from escaping the position.
Gutierez is working hard here to advance position.
St Paul scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
What can Gutierez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
St Paul is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
St Paul 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.
St Paul is looking for the choke from the back position but Gutierez is controlling his hands well.
St Paul has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gutierez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gutierez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
St Paul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gutierez keeps working.
Gutierez wants to get back to full guard.
Gutierez trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Gutierez gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob St Paul 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.
St Paul closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gutierez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but St Paul is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gutierez tries to reverse the position but St Paul maintains control.
Gutierez tries to lock up and control but St Paul gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gutierez is trying to escape the mount.
St Paul takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Paul working the ground and pound effectively.
St Paul with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul looking to ground and pound but Gutierez is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gutierez tries to reverse the position but St Paul maintains control.
The referee warns Gutierez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gutierez tries to reverse the position but St Paul maintains control.
Gutierez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Gutierez tries to roll but St Paul sticks to his back.
St Paul biding his time, looking for the opening.
Gutierez turns into St Paul and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Paul working for a triangle but Gutierez defends it easily.
St Paul pushes Gutierez off and gets back to his feet.
St Paul shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gutierez has his foot on St Paul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Paul works his way back into a safe position though.
St Paul postures up in Gutierez's guard and throws a big left but Gutierez blocks it.
St Paul advances position into side control!
Gutierez tries to escape but St Paul is in control.
Gutierez is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierez gets back to half guard.
Gutierez wants to get back to full guard.
St Paul trying to control the action but Gutierez is working from the bottom.
St Paul might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gutierez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gutierez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gutierez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gutierez has his foot on St Paul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Paul works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four 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.
Gutierez has his foot on St Paul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Paul works his way back into a safe position though.
Gutierez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gutierez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Paul avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gutierez working for a triangle but St Paul defends it easily.
Gutierez working for a triangle but St Paul defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob St Paul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
St Paul clinches with his opponent.
Gutierez jumps guard but St Paul stands there with Gutierez around his waist. Gutierez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gutierez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but St Paul pulls him back up using the underhooks.
St Paul jumps into guard, dragging Gutierez to the mat.
Gutierez has gone for a leg lock! St Paul slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gutierez's guard.
St Paul must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Paul's corner is telling him to maintain position.
St Paul wants to control from the top but Gutierez keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gutierez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because St Paul has passed into half guard!
St Paul is nestled in close to Gutierez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierez looking for subs from the bottom but St Paul mounts him!
St Paul prevents Gutierez from getting the reversal.
Rob St Paul has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Paul tries to control but Gutierez wriggling away.
St Paul controlling from mount.
St Paul prevents Gutierez from getting the reversal.
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.
St Paul tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gutierez is looking to improve his position but St Paul isn't that keen on the idea.
St Paul wants to control the pace but Gutierez is squirming around nicely.
Gutierez regains half guard.
Gutierez is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but St Paul pulls his head out easily.
Gutierez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierez is trying to get back to full guard.
Gutierez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Paul is looking to take a break and control but Gutierez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gutierez has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for St Paul. Oh but Gutierez has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! St Paul goes limp - he's gone! Gutierez jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Christian Gutierez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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