PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cray Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Nypaenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cray Guida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Guida
vs
Nypaenen

170 cm
22
168 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cray Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matti Nypaenen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida just misses with a punch to the body.
Nypaenen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guida avoids the head kick by Nypaenen.
Some wild striking there from Guida.
Guida looks for the body kick but Nypaenen saw that one coming.
Nypaenen throws a head kick that misses.
Nypaenen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nypaenen misses with a head kick.
Guida throws a right hand that Nypaenen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nypaenen also avoids with ease.
Nypaenen scores with a head kick.
Guida misses the shot to the body.
Guida misses with an uppercut.
Guida misses with a straight left.
Guida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nypaenen misses with a head kick.
Nypaenen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guida wants to land a leg kick but Nypaenen is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nypaenen.
Nypaenen looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nypaenen looks gassed!
Guida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nypaenen.
Nypaenen slips a jab and a cross from Guida.
Guida fails to land with a series of punches.
Guida looks to score with a jab to the body but Nypaenen is just out of range.
Guida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nypaenen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nypaenen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guida thows a body shot but no joy.
Guida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Nypaenen.
Nypaenen takes one on the button.

Nypaenen is rocked!
Guida misses with a double jab.
Nypaenen is still on wobbly legs! Can Guida finish him?
Guida circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Nypaenen.
Guida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nypaenen tries a head kick but it misses.
Guida looks to land a combination but Nypaenen avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida misses with a few strikes there.
Nypaenen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nypaenen throws a head kick but Guida moves out of range.
Nypaenen seems to have recovered his senses.
Nypaenen throws a sloppy head kick and Guida moves out of range easily.
Guida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nypaenen manages to avoid it.
Nypaenen misses with a head kick.
Nypaenen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nypaenen throws a head kick that misses
and Guida counters with a nice body kick.
Guida throws a right and a left that Nypaenen avoids nicely.
Cray Guida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Guida avoids the head kick by Nypaenen.
Nypaenen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nypaenen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nypaenen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nypaenen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nypaenen tries to clinch but Guida moves away
and Guida counters with a good, hard body kick but Nypaenen shrugs it off.
Guida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nypaenen manages to avoid it.
Nypaenen throws a sloppy head kick and Guida moves out of range easily.
Guida takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nypaenen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nypaenen throws a sloppy head kick and Guida moves out of range easily.
Nypaenen tries a head kick but it misses.
Nypaenen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nypaenen throws a head kick but Guida moves out of range.
Guida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guida misses with a body shot.
Guida avoids the head kick by Nypaenen.
Nypaenen misses with a two punch combination.
Nypaenen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Guida if he has to take too many more of those.
Nypaenen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guida throws a series of punches but Nypaenen avoids them all with ease.
Nypaenen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nypaenen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matti Nypaenen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nypaenen throws a body kick that misses.
Guida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guida moves out of range of the body kick.
Nypaenen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guida avoids the head kick by Nypaenen.
Nypaenen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nypaenen slips a jab and a cross from Guida.
Guida throws a series of punches but Nypaenen moves out of range.
Nypaenen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guida misses with an uppercut.
Guida avoids the head kick by Nypaenen.
Guida throws a front kick aimed at Nypaenen's knee but Nypaenen avoids it well.
Guida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nypaenen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nypaenen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nypaenen wants to clinch but Guida slips to the side
and Guida counters with an outside leg kick.
Nypaenen throws a head kick but Guida moves out of range.
Guida misses with a kick to the body
and Nypaenen counters with a head kick.
Guida blocks a head kick by Nypaenen.
Nypaenen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nypaenen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nypaenen.
Guida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nypaenen.
A low kick from Guida is predictable there
and Nypaenen counters with a big head kick but Guida shrugs it off.
Guida cracks Nypaenen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nypaenen throws a sloppy head kick and Guida moves out of range easily.
Nypaenen looks to land a combination but Guida avoids it well.
Nypaenen keeps Guida at a distance using the push kick.
Nypaenen avoids the body shot from Guida.
Guida is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nypaenen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Guida's head.
Nypaenen throws a lazy body kick
and Guida counters with a nice leg kick.
Nypaenen misses with a low kick as Guida jumps back.
Nypaenen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guida.
A head kick misses from Nypaenen.
Guida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Guida scores with a spinning back kick!
Guida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nypaenen.
Nypaenen tries a head kick but it misses.
Guida misses with a series of wild punches.
Nypaenen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nypaenen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Nypaenen.
Guida swings for the body but Nypaenen moves out of range.
Nypaenen ducks under a wild hook from Guida.
Guida avoids the head kick by Nypaenen.
Nypaenen closes the distance but Guida moves to the side
and Guida counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nypaenen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nypaenen lands a high kick!
Nypaenen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nypaenen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Guida misses with a few strikes there.
Guida blocks a head kick by Nypaenen.
Nypaenen avoids the body shot from Guida.
Nypaenen misses with a body kick.
Guida looks to score with a jab to the body but Nypaenen is just out of range.
Guida swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nypaenen counters with a big head kick but Guida shrugs it off.
Nypaenen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Guida counters with a three punch combo that has Nypaenen backing up. Nypaenen nods at Guida to acknowledge the strikes.
A nice combination there by Nypaenen.
Nypaenen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nypaenen throws a head kick that misses
and Guida counters with a stiff right hand.
Nypaenen wants to clinch
and Guida counters with a straight right hand.
Cray Guida is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Guida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nypaenen tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Nypaenen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nypaenen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nypaenen manages to avoid it.
Nypaenen is looking to slow Guida down with leg kicks.
Guida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nypaenen's sensitive parts.
Nypaenen throws a sloppy head kick and Guida moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Nypaenen misses
and Guida counters with a right hand to the body.
Guida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guida steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nypaenen. That one must have hurt.
Nypaenen throws a nice head kick!
A choreographed right hand from Guida misses the target.
Guida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guida throws a big shot that misses.
Nypaenen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nypaenen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guida is looking to wear down Nypaenen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nypaenen throws a head kick but Guida moves out of range.
Guida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nypaenen counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nypaenen tries to clinch up
and Guida counters with a good low kick that Nypaenen was not able to check.
Nypaenen tries to clinch but Guida moves away
enabling Guida to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Guida. No joy for Nypaenen on that attempt.
Guida checks a leg kick nicely.
Nypaenen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nypaenen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guida misses with a double jab.
Guida misses the shot to the body.
Guida blocks a head kick by Nypaenen.
Nypaenen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guida blocks a head kick by Nypaenen.
Guida will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Guida swinging wilding here.
Nypaenen shoots in for a takedown but Guida shows good takedown defense.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nypaenen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guida blocks a head kick by Nypaenen.
Guida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nypaenen manages to avoid it.
Guida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nypaenen throws a sloppy head kick and Guida moves out of range easily.
Good work by Nypaenen as he checks the leg kick.
Guida blocks a head kick by Nypaenen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guida.
Guida lands with an uppercut that bounces Nypaenen off the cage and back into rage.
Nypaenen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nypaenen misses with a wild combination.
Nypaenen needs to keep his hands up - Guida had a free shot at his head there.
Guida stuffs the takedown attempt from Nypaenen. Nypaenen gets slowly back to his feet.
Cray Guida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matti Nypaenen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guida.
Guida misses with a few strikes there.
Nypaenen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Cray Guida has been cut.
A big right from Guida misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nypaenen.
Nypaenen moves away from the strike by Guida.
Nypaenen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cray Guida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nypaenen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nypaenen lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matti Nypaenen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cray Guida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nypaenen throws a head kick but Guida moves out of range.
Guida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nypaenen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nypaenen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nypaenen shoots in looking for a takedown. Guida tries to sprawl out of it but Nypaenen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nypaenen throws a head kick but Guida moves out of range.
Guida loads up on a big right hand but Nypaenen slips the punch.
Nypaenen misses with a head kick.
Nypaenen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A choreographed right hand from Guida misses the target.
Nypaenen tries to clinch up
and Guida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nypaenen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Guida throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nypaenen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Guida misses with a wild combination.
Nypaenen thows a body kick. Guida tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nypaenen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nypaenen throws a head kick that misses
and Guida counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nypaenen tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guida.
Guida tries to bum rush Nypaenen with a series of wild strikes but Nypaenen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guida has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Guida lands with a hook. Nypaenen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guida throws a leg kick but Nypaenen checks it.
Nypaenen throws a head kick but Guida moves out of range.
Guida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nypaenen tries a head kick but it misses.
Nypaenen throws a head kick that misses
and Guida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nypaenen throws a front kick that sends Guida stumbling back into the cage.
Nypaenen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guida blocks a head kick by Nypaenen.
Guida throws a right and a left that Nypaenen avoids nicely.
Nypaenen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nypaenen throws a head kick but Guida moves out of range.
Nypaenen misses with a head kick.
Guida slow jab from Nypaenen misses its intended target.
Nypaenen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nypaenen scores with a one two! Guida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nypaenen misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nypaenen misses with a head kick.
Nypaenen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Nypaenen.
Guida stuffs the takedown attempt from Nypaenen. Nypaenen gets slowly back to his feet.
Guida throws a looping overhand right but Nypaenen ducks down to avoid it.
Guida misses with a few strikes there.
Guida avoids the head kick by Nypaenen.
Nypaenen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nypaenen moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nypaenen.
Nypaenen thuds his shin into the meat of Guida's side.
Nypaenen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nypaenen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nypaenen tries a head kick but it misses.
Nypaenen avoids the body shot from Guida.
Nypaenen throws a head kick but Guida moves out of range.
Guida throws a right hand that misses
and Nypaenen counters with a head kick. That will keep Guida thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nypaenen throws a push kick but Guida slaps the foot to one side.
Nypaenen takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nypaenen moves away from the strike by Guida.
Nypaenen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nypaenen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nypaenen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Nypaenen.
Guida fails to land with a series of punches.
Guida slow jab from Nypaenen misses its intended target.
Nypaenen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nypaenen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Nypaenen.
Guida looks to land a right hand but Nypaenen moved out of range.
Guida misses with a wild combination.
Guida misses with a wild combination.
A head kick from Nypaenen lands but Guida takes it in his stride.
Guida blocks a head kick by Nypaenen.
Nypaenen tries a head kick but it misses.
Guida looks to score with a jab to the body but Nypaenen is just out of range.
Nypaenen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nypaenen misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guida is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nypaenen.
Nypaenen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nypaenen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nypaenen.
Nypaenen tries a head kick but it misses.
Guida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cray Guida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matti Nypaenen.
Guida throws a series of punches but Nypaenen moves out of range.
Nypaenen defending well as Guida loads up on a big left hand.
Guida misses with a series of wild punches.
Nypaenen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nypaenen tries a head kick but it misses.
Nypaenen dodges the punch combination from Guida.
Nypaenen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matti Nypaenen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nypaenen 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Nypaenen!