PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunderstruck-AC/DC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dwayne Austin had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Austin
vs
Guerrero

185 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guerrero instigates a clinch.

Guerrero successfully pulls guard.
Austin wanted to stand there but Guerrero had control of the position.
Guerrero working a defensive guard here.
Austin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Austin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Guerrero is proving hard to escape from.
Austin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guerrero on the ground.
Guerrero wants to sweep here but Austin controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero trying to control the position.
Austin preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Austin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Guerrero counter with a right hand.
Austin clinches but Guerrero breaks the clinch

and Guerrero counters with a takedown into side control.

Guerrero is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Austin is trying to escape and Guerrero transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Austin is forced to tap! Nice work there by Guerrero! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hector Guerrero!