PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sponge Bob Squarepants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squarepants has chosen Squarepaaaants as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gutierrez
vs
Bob Squarepants

183 cm
21
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
21
203 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sponge Bob Squarepants!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez throws a sloppy head kick and Squarepants moves out of range easily.
Squarepants throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gutierrez's waist but Gutierrez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Squarepants off to one side.
Gutierrez throws a head kick but Squarepants moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Gutierrez as Squarepants shoots in.

Squarepants looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Squarepants not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Squarepants looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Squarepants throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squarepants has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez tries to kick Squarepants off but Squarepants keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Squarepants sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gutierrez defending well though.
Squarepants takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Squarepants is trying to control the action in half guard but Gutierrez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gutierrez is trying to stand up here but Squarepants is controlling him well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Squarepants.
Luis Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sponge Bob Squarepants.
Gutierrez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

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.
Squarepants fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gutierrez avoids it really well and circles away.
Squarepants looks gassed!
Squarepants fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that misses.
Squarepants avoids the head kick by Gutierrez.
Squarepants looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gutierrez is fending him off so far but Squarepants persists. Nope, Gutierrez circles away and we're back to standing.
Gutierrez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luis Gutierrez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Squarepants.
Gutierrez throws a sloppy head kick and Squarepants moves out of range easily.
Squarepants tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Squarepants avoids the head kick by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez stuffs the takedown.
Squarepants blocks a head kick by Gutierrez.

Squarepants gets a clinch.

Squarepants jumps guard.
Gutierrez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Squarepants is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gutierrez wants to get up but he can't break Squarepants's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Squarepants trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Squarepants kicks Gutierrez off and gets to his feet.
Squarepants closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gutierrez circles away.
Squarepants changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gutierrez tries to avoid it but Squarepants manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gutierrez to the ground. Gutierrez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Squarepants tries for a takedown but Gutierrez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gutierrez scores with a head kick.

Squarepants has closed the distance and engaged Gutierrez in a clinch.

Squarepants has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gutierrez uses from the top position.

Squarepants throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sponge Bob Squarepants dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gutierrez misses with a head kick.
Squarepants shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gutierrez defends it nicely.

Squarepants closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Squarepants lands in his opponent's guard.
Squarepants postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Squarepants controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Squarepants trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
Squarepants's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two 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.
Squarepants trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.

Squarepants stands and steps away. Gutierrez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Squarepants fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gutierrez, pushing him back against the cage.
Gutierrez is looking to break free of the clinch but Squarepants has double underhooks.
Squarepants tries to score a body lock takedown but Gutierrez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Squarepants manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Squarepants manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Squarepants scores with a jab. Gutierrez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Squarepants shoots in but no luck this time.
Luis Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sponge Bob Squarepants.
Gutierrez misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Squarepants looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gutierrez!

Squarepants get's back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Gutierrez.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gutierrez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Squarepants - the referee stops the clock and Gutierrez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Squarepants. Gutierrez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Squarepants shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Squarepants was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Squarepants is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gutierrez is surviving well by controlling Squarepants's body position as best he can.
Squarepants landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Gutierrez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Squarepants is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gutierrez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sponge Bob Squarepants showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gutierrez tries to keep at a distance but Squarepants has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gutierrez is trying to force a seperation but Squarepants has the dominant position.
Squarepants tries to score a body lock takedown but Gutierrez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Squarepants slows down the pace here.
Gutierrez working hard to break the clinch.

Squarepants gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gutierrez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Squarepants on the ground.
Squarepants trying to control the action but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
Squarepants throwing shots but Gutierrez is blocking nicely.
Squarepants perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squarepants works his foot free and advances to mount.

Squarepants is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Gutierrez throws a sloppy head kick and Squarepants moves out of range easily.

Squarepants moves into the clinch.

Squarepants manages to pull guard.

Squarepants manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Squarepants gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gutierrez regains guard.
Squarepants is looking to work some ground and pound but Gutierrez has wrist control.

Squarepants gets to his feet - Gutierrez follows without any prompting.
Gutierrez throws a sloppy head kick and Squarepants moves out of range easily.
Gutierrez throws out a leg kick but Squarepants moves out of range and Gutierrez only half commits.

Squarepants has closed the distance and engaged Gutierrez in a clinch.
Gutierrez is pressed up against the cage. Squarepants has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gutierrez down to the mat. Gutierrez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gutierrez misses with a head kick.
Squarepants avoids the head kick by Gutierrez.

Squarepants shoots in and bounces Gutierrez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squarepants throwing strikes from guard but Gutierrez blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutierrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutierrez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gutierrez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Squarepants trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.

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.
Gutierrez keeping full guard, as Squarepants tries to pass.
Squarepants trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutierrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sponge Bob Squarepants comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Squarepants 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sponge Bob Squarepants!