PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyborg Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cadwallader Gutkus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Gutkus

172 cm
19
246 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Biobonds Supplements

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyborg Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cadwallader Gutkus!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gutkus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Gutkus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gutkus moves into the clinch successfully.

Gutkus has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sanchez regains guard immediately.
Gutkus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gutkus thows a big elbow that misses.
Gutkus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Gutkus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gutkus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gutkus prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutkus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gutkus circles away.

Gutkus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sanchez tries to kick Gutkus off but Gutkus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gutkus.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Gutkus is controlling him
Sanchez is staying active underneath Gutkus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez tries to kick Gutkus off but Gutkus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutkus controlling the action here.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt

and Gutkus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Gutkus is controlling him
Gutkus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Gutkus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though.
Gutkus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gutkus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gutkus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gutkus connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gutkus.
Gutkus winds up and cracks Sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gutkus not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutkus stops Sanchez from getting back to his feet.

Sanchez kicks Gutkus off and gets back to his feet.

Gutkus gets the takedown into side control.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutkus trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Gutkus in side control, throwing shots but Sanchez defends.
Gutkus working the head and body with strikes.
Gutkus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sanchez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gutkus working the ground and pound but Sanchez is defending the strikes.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanchez being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Gutkus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.

Gutkus turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gutkus manages to end up in side control.
Gutkus throws a strike aimed at the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez avoids it well.
Gutkus tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sanchez is not content to let Gutkus control the position.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Gutkus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gutkus working the body and head with strikes.
Sanchez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gutkus lands a nice forearm strike.
Gutkus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gutkus is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Gutkus drags him back down.

Sanchez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt

and Gutkus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gutkus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyborg Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutkus is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Gutkus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gutkus wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Gutkus isn't so interested in that idea.
Gutkus thows a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutkus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gutkus with a flurry of punches that miss.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed

and Gutkus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gutkus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cadwallader Gutkus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gutkus is controlling him.
Gutkus wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Gutkus distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gutkus content to stall in guard here.
Gutkus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gutkus prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Gutkus is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Gutkus with a nice head shot there.
Gutkus trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutkus is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Gutkus is breathing heavily.
Gutkus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gutkus fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt

and Gutkus counters with a takedown into side control.
Sanchez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gutkus throws a strike aimed at the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez avoids it well.
Gutkus throws an elbow but Sanchez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sanchez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gutkus throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sanchez dodges the ground and pound from Gutkus.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Gutkus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Gutkus is controlling him
Gutkus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutkus throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Gutkus winds up and cracks Sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Sanchez kicks Gutkus off and gets back to his feet.

Gutkus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sanchez is trying to defend but Gutkus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Gutkus is controlling him well.
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Gutkus in his half guard.
Sanchez pushes Gutkus off looking to stand but Gutkus dives back in and keeps control.
Gutkus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gutkus working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gutkus.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Gutkus is controlling him well.
Gutkus seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Sanchez pushes Gutkus off and gets back to his feet.

Gutkus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gutkus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gutkus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gutkus looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sanchez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gutkus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gutkus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gutkus lands a heavy elbow.
Gutkus punching from mount but Sanchez doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutkus landing shots from mount.
Sanchez really wants to buck Gutkus off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Gutkus.
A nice elbow there by Gutkus.
Sanchez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gutkus working the ground and pound effectively.
Gutkus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sanchez?
Gutkus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gutkus won't let Sanchez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gutkus is landing with some decent strikes but Sanchez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutkus working Sanchez over with strikes here.
Gutkus thowing shots but they're missing.
Gutkus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cadwallader Gutkus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sanchez with a poor takedown

and Gutkus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanchez won't be happy with that.

Sanchez throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Sanchez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gutkus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gutkus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gutkus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gutkus prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Gutkus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Gutkus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gutkus thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Gutkus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gutkus is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez pushes Gutkus off and gets back to his feet.
Gutkus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Gutkus closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Sanchez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gutkus managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.

Sanchez tightens his grip and picks Gutkus up, before dumping him to the ground. Gutkus manages to land in guard.
Gutkus punching from the bottom - just letting Sanchez know he's still in a fight.
Sanchez advances to half guard.
Sanchez stops Gutkus from getting back to his feet.
Gutkus misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gutkus is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gutkus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gutkus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ground and pound from Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Gutkus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Gutkus is working away.
Gutkus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gutkus tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Gutkus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gutkus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanchez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gutkus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanchez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gutkus lands a big elbow.
Cyborg Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gutkus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Sanchez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cadwallader Gutkus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutkus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gutkus wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gutkus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gutkus won't let Sanchez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gutkus content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sanchez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gutkus controlling the position easily from mount.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Gutkus controlling the pace for now.
Gutkus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cadwallader Gutkus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gutkus 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cadwallader Gutkus!