PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikhael Yuri De Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ming Ong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ong has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Ming Ong will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Yuri De Guzman
vs
Ong

169 cm
20
170 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

182 cm
24
175 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikhael Yuri De Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ming Ong!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ong tests De Guzman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ong thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Guzman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ong.
A combination from Ong does no damage.
The fighters circling - Ong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Guzman tries to bum rush Ong with a series of wild strikes but Ong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Ong misses.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ong manages to avoid it.
Ong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ong looks gassed!
De Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ong is just out of range.
De Guzman takes a swing at Ong's ribcage but misses.
De Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ong.
De Guzman thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ong throws a lazy right hand but De Guzman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Guzman throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ong counters with a takedown into side control.
De Guzman is trying to buck Ong off.
Ong misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Guzman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ong is controlling him well.
Ong wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Guzman keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Ong.

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.
Ong throws a strike aimed at the side of De Guzman's head but De Guzman avoids it well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
De Guzman dodges the punch combination from Ong.
De Guzman lands a nice hook to Ong's body. Ong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Guzman counters with a left to the body.
De Guzman lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by De Guzman. Beautiful body shot.
Ong avoids the body shot from De Guzman.
Ong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Guzman counters with a three punch combo that has Ong backing up. Ong nods at De Guzman to acknowledge the strikes.
De Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ong is just out of range.
De Guzman scores with a sloppy right hand. Ong should have avoided that one.
Ong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Guzman looks to land a combination but Ong avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ong.
De Guzman lands a right hook to the body.
De Guzman throws a shot to the body.
De Guzman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ong is just out of range.
De Guzman cracks Ong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Guzman scores with a jab to the body.
De Guzman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Guzman scores with a punch to the head.
De Guzman is looking to wear down Ong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Guzman cracks a nice hook into Ong's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Guzman.
Ong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Guzman misses with a body shot.
De Guzman with a nice cross.
De Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ong moves away.
De Guzman's corner calls for a 1-2. De Guzman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ong throws a big shot that misses.
De Guzman just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman misses with a body shot.
De Guzman looks to land a combination but Ong avoids it well.
Mikhael Yuri De Guzman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ong clinches but De Guzman breaks the clinch
and De Guzman counters with a left to the body.
De Guzman misses with the combination.
Ong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Guzman works Ong's body with a nice hook.
De Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ong is just out of range.
De Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ong is just out of range.
De Guzman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Guzman swings for the body but Ong moves out of range.
De Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Guzman circles away quickly and effectively.
Ong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Guzman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Guzman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhael Yuri De Guzman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Guzman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ong.
De Guzman stalks Ong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ong's face. Ong staggers backwards, shaken.
De Guzman cracks Ong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Guzman takes a swing at Ong's ribcage but misses.
Ming Ong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Guzman scores with a body shot.
De Guzman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Ong is rocked!
De Guzman misses with a wild combination.
Ong is still on wobbly legs! Can De Guzman finish him?
De Guzman throws a right hand that Ong ducks under and follows up with a left that Ong also avoids with ease.
Ong seems to have recovered his senses.
Ming Ong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Guzman connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from De Guzman. Ong does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ong manages to avoid it.
De Guzman thows a body shot but no joy.
De Guzman just misses with a punch to the body.
De Guzman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ong is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Guzman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Guzman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Guzman misses the shot to the body.
De Guzman just misses with a punch to the body.
De Guzman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ong manages to avoid it.
De Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ong was well out of range. Poor timing from De Guzman.
Ong misses with a hook. De Guzman ducked under it nicely.
De Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mikhael Yuri De Guzman is winning the standup battle so far.
De Guzman lands a slapping body shot.
Ong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Guzman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ong was well out of range. Poor timing from De Guzman.
De Guzman lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for De Guzman. That snapped Ong's head back.
Ong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Guzman thuds a left hand into Ong's body.
De Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Guzman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Guzman lands a nice hook to Ong's body. Ong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Guzman throws a nice looking combination but Ong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Guzman finds it's way round the side to connect with Ong's head.
De Guzman cracks a nice hook into Ong's ribs.
De Guzman swings for the body but Ong moves out of range.
Ong avoids the body shot from De Guzman.
Ong throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Guzman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Guzman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ong's hands.
Ong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ong was well out of range. Poor timing from De Guzman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Guzman.

Ong rushes De Guzman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Guzman wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Guzman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

De Guzman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Guzman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Guzman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Guzman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Guzman looks to land a combination. Ong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ong throws a lazy right hand but De Guzman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Guzman connects with a crisp jab.
De Guzman throws a shot to the body.
De Guzman just misses with a punch to the body.
De Guzman takes a swing at Ong's ribcage but misses.
Ong dodges the punch combination from De Guzman.
De Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Guzman.
Ong misses with a jab to the body
and De Guzman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Guzman misses the shot to the body.
Ong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Guzman lands with a cross.
De Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ong needs to keep his hands up - De Guzman had a free shot at his head there.
Ong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Guzman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Guzman punishes Ong's body with a nice straight punch.
De Guzman throws a right and a left that Ong avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Guzman swinging wildly here.
Ong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Guzman.
De Guzman lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhael Yuri De Guzman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

De Guzman thows a body shot but no joy.
Ong misses with the combination.
De Guzman throws out a powerful jab.
De Guzman lands a nice shot to the body.
De Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ong.
Ong avoids the body shot from De Guzman.
Ong drops his hands momentarily and De Guzman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Guzman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Guzman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Guzman misses with the combination.
De Guzman misses with a combination
and Ong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De Guzman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Guzman misses with a few strikes there.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ong manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Guzman throws a one two combo.
Ong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Guzman punishes Ong's body with a nice straight punch.
De Guzman connects with a body shot.
De Guzman is working the combinations to good effect here.
De Guzman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Guzman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Guzman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Guzman digs a good hook to Ong's body.
De Guzman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Guzman misses with a body shot.
De Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ong moves away.
De Guzman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Guzman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by De Guzman.
Ong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman swings for the body but Ong moves out of range.
De Guzman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ong avoids the body shot from De Guzman.
Nice defenses there by De Guzman.
Ong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ong manages to avoid it.
De Guzman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ong's head backwards.
De Guzman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Guzman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
De Guzman digs a good body shot into Ong's ribs.
De Guzman just misses with a punch to the body.
De Guzman misses the shot to the body.
De Guzman swings for the body but Ong moves out of range.
De Guzman slaps away a takedown attempt from Ong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Ong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ong manages to avoid it.
Ong walks into a jab.
Ong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Guzman.
De Guzman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Guzman connects with a body shot.
De Guzman swings for the body but Ong moves out of range.
Ong needs to keep his hands up - De Guzman had a free shot at his head there.
De Guzman throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ong looks to land a right hand but De Guzman moved out of range.
De Guzman fails to land with a series of punches.
De Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman lands a jab to the nose.
De Guzman misses the shot to the body.
De Guzman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ong avoids the body shot from De Guzman.
De Guzman leaves Ong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Guzman lands a nice looking body shot.
Ong swings for the body but De Guzman moves out of range.
De Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ong moves away.
De Guzman lands a nice looking body shot.
Ong misses with a hook to the body
and De Guzman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Guzman lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Guzman cracks a nice hook into Ong's ribs.
Ong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ong was well out of range. Poor timing from De Guzman.
Ming Ong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhael Yuri De Guzman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Guzman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhael Yuri De Guzman!