PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thinking Loud (ranked 2567 p4p, 3408 weight class) and Joaquin Guzman (ranked 331 p4p, 408 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Loud
vs
Guzman

190 cm
25
210
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
215
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thinking Loud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joaquin Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Guzman does it's job there.
Loud definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Loud digs a good body shot into Guzman's ribs.
Guzman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loud.
Guzman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Loud misses with an uppercut.
Guzman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Loud misses the shot to the body.
Guzman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Loud misses with a looping left.
Guzman throws a lazy uppercut
and Loud counters with a right hand to the body.
Loud lands a jab.

It looks like Joaquin Guzman has been cut.
Guzman scores with a jab.
Loud lands a nice looking body shot.
Guzman throws an overhand right that lands on Loud's shoulder, as Loud tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guzman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guzman sizes up Loud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Guzman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loud on the side of the head.

Guzman clinches up with Loud and pushes him back against the cage.
Loud tries to work over Guzman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guzman swings wildly with an uppercut but Loud uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman tries to land knees in the clinch but Loud avoids the damage to the body.
Loud swings wildly with an uppercut but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loud blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guzman.
Guzman throws a punch but it's blocked by Loud.
Loud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loud blocks an uppercut.
Loud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guzman works on Loud's body with a couple of short punches.
Loud throws a head punch that misses.
Loud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loud.
Loud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loud misses with some punches.
Loud throws a head punch that misses.
Guzman scores with a shot to the side of Loud's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Thinking Loud has been cut.
Loud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loud tries to work over Guzman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guzman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Loud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guzman prevents a body shot from Loud.
Guzman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Loud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loud.
Guzman swings wildly with an uppercut but Loud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loud scores with a shot to the side of Guzman's head.
A short left from Guzman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guzman.
Loud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loud lands a hook that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
Guzman pushes Loud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loud takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Guzman.
Guzman misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guzman.
Loud working aggressively here.
Loud lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Guzman fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Loud fails to land.
A short right from Loud on the inside.
Loud swings wildly with an uppercut but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loud misses with some punches.
Guzman gets through Loud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loud lands with a left to the head.
Guzman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guzman's elbow.
Loud misses with a body punch.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loud lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guzman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Loud has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.
Loud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guzman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loud blocks an uppercut.
Loud blocks an uppercut.
Loud throws a punch but it's blocked by Guzman.
Guzman has a couple of punches blocked by Loud.
Loud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loud swings wildly with an uppercut but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Loud.
Guzman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guzman scores with a shot to the side of Loud's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thinking Loud will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Guzman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loud. Loud circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joaquin Guzman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guzman clobbers Loud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Loud throws a big shot that misses.
Loud tries to bum rush Guzman with a series of wild strikes but Guzman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Guzman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guzman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guzman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joaquin Guzman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loud scores with the left hand. Guzman knows he should have avoided that one.
Guzman avoids the body shot from Loud.
Guzman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guzman throws a jab when Loud was well out of range.
Guzman fails to land with a series of punches.
Loud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Guzman tries to clinch up.
Loud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loud swings for the body but Guzman moves out of range.
Guzman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guzman wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman takes one on the button.
Loud looks to score with a jab to the body but Guzman is just out of range.
Nice cross by Guzman.
Loud misses with a hook. Guzman ducked under it nicely.
Guzman's corner calls for a 1-2. Guzman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Guzman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Loud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guzman.
Loud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Guzman tries to clinch up.
Guzman throws a right hand that Loud ducks under and follows up with a left that Loud also avoids with ease.
Loud throws a shot from downtown. Guzman moves away and avoids it.
Guzman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loud throws out the jab.
Guzman ducks under a wild hook from Loud.
Guzman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guzman misses with a hook. Loud ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Loud misses.
Guzman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guzman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loud manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guzman lands a jab-cross combination.

Guzman moves into range and clinches up with Loud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guzman.
Loud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
Loud swings wildly with an uppercut but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loud blocks an uppercut.
Loud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guzman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guzman misses with the head strike.
Loud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loud throws a punch but it's blocked by Guzman.
Loud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loud swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loud lands a nice uppercut.
Loud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guzman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
Guzman throws a head punch that misses.
Guzman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guzman throws a head punch that misses.
Loud tries to work over Guzman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loud misses with the head strike.
Loud misses with a punch to the body.
Loud throws a head punch that misses.
Guzman working aggressively here.
Loud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Guzman.
Loud tries a body shot but Guzman blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guzman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loud tries a body shot but Guzman blocks it.
Loud can't find room to land a body shot as Guzman controls the action.
Loud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guzman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guzman prevents a body shot from Loud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loud tries to throw a body punch but Guzman avoids it by throwing Loud back against the cage.
Loud blocks an uppercut.
Guzman swings wildly with an uppercut but Loud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loud blocking some punches.
Loud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loud working aggressively here.
Loud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guzman lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loud.
Loud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaquin Guzman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Guzman moves into the clinch.
Loud misses with a body punch.
Loud misses with a body punch.
Loud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loud lands an elbow inside.
Loud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loud blocking some punches.
Loud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Guzman on the inside.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guzman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
Guzman blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guzman.
Loud has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loud.
Loud struggles to land a body shot inside as Guzman controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Loud.
Guzman working aggressively here.
Guzman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guzman takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guzman.
A right hook to the body lands for Guzman.
Loud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guzman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loud misses with the head strike.
Guzman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loud tries to work over Guzman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guzman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Guzman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Loud misses with a punch to the body.
Loud misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman swings wildly with an uppercut but Loud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loud blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guzman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guzman swings wildly with an uppercut but Loud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guzman has a couple of punches blocked by Loud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guzman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Loud.
Guzman blocks an uppercut.
Guzman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joaquin Guzman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guzman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guzman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Loud.
Loud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guzman swings wildly with an uppercut but Loud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loud takes a shot to the head.
Loud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guzman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guzman blocks an uppercut.
Loud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loud struggles to land a body shot inside as Guzman controls his hands.
Guzman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
Guzman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
Loud blocking some punches.
Loud throws a head punch that misses.
Guzman avoids a wild elbow strike from Loud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loud tries a body shot but Guzman blocks it.
Guzman misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loud misses with a punch on the inside.
Guzman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loud.
Loud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loud misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Loud scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Guzman as the two fighters clinch.
Loud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guzman's elbow.
Loud lands with a left to the head.
Loud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loud misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joaquin Guzman.
Well Guzman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joaquin Guzman!
Joaquin Guzman decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.