PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnhold Gutenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and terry tuesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that terry tuesday was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Gutenberg
vs
tuesday

185 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnhold Gutenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, terry tuesday!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tuesday slips a jab and a cross from Gutenberg.
Gutenberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
tuesday misses with a head kick.
tuesday throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gutenberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
tuesday dives in and grabs Gutenberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gutenberg pushes down on tuesday's head and hops out.
Gutenberg misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by tuesday or perhaps it was just good defense by Gutenberg which made him look bad.
tuesday wants to clinch up but Gutenberg keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutenberg scores with a body shot.
tuesday misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arnhold Gutenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of terry tuesday.
Gutenberg misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutenberg throws a shot to the body.
Gutenberg swings for the body but tuesday moves out of range.
tuesday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gutenberg to score with a decent uppercut.
tuesday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutenberg.
Gutenberg throws a body punch but tuesday moves out of range.
tuesday throws a leg kick that misses.
Gutenberg lands with a hook. tuesday tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gutenberg misses with a few strikes there.
Gutenberg tries to bum rush tuesday with a series of wild strikes but tuesday uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
tuesday paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutenberg tests tuesday's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arnhold Gutenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
tuesday walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gutenberg stalks tuesday and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into tuesday's face. tuesday staggers backwards, shaken.
Gutenberg swinging wildly here.
Gutenberg scores with a shot to the body.
Gutenberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by tuesday.
Gutenberg scores with the left hand. tuesday knows he should have avoided that one.
Arnhold Gutenberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
tuesday shoots in for a takedown but Gutenberg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
tuesday lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gutenberg will feel that in the morning.
Gutenberg is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutenberg misses the shot to the body.
tuesday stalks Gutenberg and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gutenberg's face. Gutenberg staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Arnhold Gutenberg has been cut.
tuesday tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gutenberg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten tuesday somewhat.
Gutenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but tuesday was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutenberg.
tuesday closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gutenberg circles away.
Gutenberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
tuesday connects with a solid leg kick.
tuesday cracks the inside of Gutenberg's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
tuesday bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gutenberg's head backwards.
Gutenberg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
tuesday plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
tuesday lands a lovely overhand right.
tuesday feints and then cracks Gutenberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gutenberg down.
tuesday pulls out of a head kick attempt.
tuesday throws a sloppy head kick and Gutenberg moves out of range easily.
Gutenberg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
tuesday misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

tuesday looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

tuesday stands up and waves to Gutenberg to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

terry tuesday dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnhold Gutenberg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gutenberg slaps away a takedown attempt from tuesday, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gutenberg throws an overhand right that lands on tuesday's shoulder, as tuesday tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for tuesday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gutenberg throws a lazy right hand but tuesday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gutenberg misses with a body punch
and tuesday counters with a nice body kick.
tuesday scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tuesday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutenberg.
tuesday throws a quick inside leg kick.
tuesday thuds a left hand into Gutenberg's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by tuesday!
tuesday throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gutenberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gutenberg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gutenberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before tuesday can pounce on him.

tuesday scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

tuesday stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
tuesday lands a with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

tuesday shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gutenberg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gutenberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gutenberg has a closed guard, preventing tuesday from standing up.
tuesday preventing the sweep.
Gutenberg has a closed guard, preventing tuesday from standing up.
tuesday really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gutenberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutenberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but tuesday is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A slow jab from Gutenberg misses its intended target.
tuesday throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutenberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and tuesday counters with a body kick that stops Gutenberg in his tracks momentarily.
Gutenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gutenberg throws an overhand right that lands on tuesday's shoulder, as tuesday tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from tuesday, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gutenberg takes a kick to the side of the head.
tuesday connects with a crisp jab.

tuesday forces Gutenberg back against the ropes and clinches.

tuesday breaks the clinch.
tuesday bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
tuesday scores with a spinning back kick!

Gutenberg tries to keep at a distance but tuesday has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from tuesday.

tuesday gets control of Gutenberg's arms and successfully pulls guard. tuesday will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gutenberg is looking to stand up but tuesday won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

terry tuesday showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnhold Gutenberg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

tuesday connects with a high kick.
Gutenberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
terry tuesday seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gutenberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and tuesday counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gutenberg's knee momentarily.
Gutenberg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gutenberg misses with a jab to the body

and tuesday counters with a takedown into side control.

tuesday stands up.
tuesday fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gutenberg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutenberg throws a combination that misses
and tuesday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gutenberg is looking to wear down tuesday with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
tuesday lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

tuesday forces Gutenberg back against the ropes and clinches.
Gutenberg misses with a body punch.

tuesday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
tuesday has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
tuesday connects with a nice looking jab.

Arnhold Gutenberg's cut is getting worse.
Gutenberg will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
tuesday misses with a head kick.
tuesday bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Arnhold Gutenberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
tuesday shoots in and drives through. Gutenberg sprawls well.
A thudding body kick lands there by tuesday!
Gutenberg slaps away a takedown attempt from tuesday, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gutenberg avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutenberg throws a left and a right that both miss

and tuesday counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
tuesday wants to stand up but Gutenberg manages to regain full guard.

Gutenberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but tuesday can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
tuesday stopping the sweep attempt from Gutenberg.
tuesday must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
tuesday trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gutenberg's guard.
Gutenberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but tuesday is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tuesday has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gutenberg is proving hard to escape from.
tuesday with a flurry of punches that miss.
tuesday slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gutenberg is looking to reverse the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gutenberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
tuesday is looking to clinch but Gutenberg is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
tuesday scores with a shot to the body.
Gutenberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and tuesday counters with a low kick, right behind Gutenberg 's knee.
Arnhold Gutenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
tuesday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gutenberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
tuesday misses the shot to the body.
Gutenberg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
tuesday fails to land the takedown.
terry tuesday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arnhold Gutenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of terry tuesday.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gutenberg.
Gutenberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and tuesday counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
terry tuesday comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well tuesday 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... terry tuesday!