PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Land Down Under. Guzman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Here to Stay by Korn. The key to victory for Robert Jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jones
vs
Guzman

196 cm
20
260 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

192 cm
24
270 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to clinch but Guzman is avoiding it.
Jones tries to clinch up but Guzman circles away and keeps his distance.
Robert Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to clinch but Guzman is having none of it.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guzman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Guzman pushes him off.
Guzman misses with a wild body shot.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guzman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guzman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Guzman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guzman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to clinch but Guzman moves out of range.
Guzman swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guzman swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guzman feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Guzman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Guzman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Guzman wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guzman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Guzman wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pulls Guzman in to control the position.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Guzman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Guzman controls the pace.
Guzman wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Guzman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Guzman is proving a slippery customer.
Guzman tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guzman on the ground.
Guzman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Guzman tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Guzman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Guzman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Despite being in the dominant position, Christian Guzman just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones tries to clinch but Guzman moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Guzman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jones moves in looking to clinch but Guzman pushes him off.

Guzman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Guzman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Guzman is staying tight to Jones's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Guzman trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman is staying tight to Jones's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones is not content to let Guzman control the position.
Guzman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jones's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones tries to buck Guzman off but Guzman is having none of it.
Guzman taking a breather here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Christian Guzman just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guzman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Guzman pushes him off.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.

Guzman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Guzman throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman controlling Jones's posture.
Guzman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guzman is adopting a defensive guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guzman is trying to keep Jones in close.

Guzman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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.
Guzman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guzman wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Guzman is retaining full guard.
Jones wanted to stand there but Guzman had control of the position.
Jones passes into half guard.
Guzman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guzman looking to control.
Guzman pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Guzman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Guzman with that takedown attempt.
Jones tries to clinch but Guzman is having none of it.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Guzman keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to clinch but Guzman is having none of it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guzman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robert Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.

Guzman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Guzman controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Guzman sitting in guard here, content to control.

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.
Let's hope that Guzman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Christian Guzman just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Guzman moves out of range.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guzman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tries to clinch there but Guzman circles away.
Horrible takedown by Guzman or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.

Guzman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Guzman lands in his opponent's guard.
Guzman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Guzman from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Robert Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Christian Guzman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guzman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Guzman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Guzman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Guzman!