PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axl Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guida comes to the cage accompanied by Stupid Kid - Alkaline Trio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guida
vs
Horn

180 cm
26
140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
140 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axl Horn!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn digs a good body shot into Guida's ribs.
Horn lands with a right hand.
Horn takes a swing at Guida's ribcage but misses.
Horn throws the left hand but Guida avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horn. Guida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horn misses with the combination.
Guida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horn.
Nice shot by Horn.
Guida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horn.
Horn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guida to score with a decent uppercut.
Horn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guida on the side of the head.
Horn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guida manages to avoid it.
Horn jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Guida clinches with his opponent.
Horn blocks an elbow strike.
Guida misses with an elbow over the top.
Guida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guida has him pressed against the cage.
Horn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Guida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Guida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Guida lands an elbow inside.
Guida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Horn's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.
Guida misses with a knee strike.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Horn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Horn trying to stall but Guida improves his position.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Horn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Horn blocks an elbow strike.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Horn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Guida up against the cage.
Guida misses with an elbow strike.

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.
Horn avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Horn dodges an elbow strike from Guida.
Guida misses with an elbow over the top.
Horn blocks the elbow strike.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guida looking to throw knees to the head but Horn is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Horn.
Horn avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Horn blocks an elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Horn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Guida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Horn blocks the elbow strike.
Guida misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida is looking to control Horn's arms but Horn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guida has his back to the cage.
Guida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Horn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Guida misses with an elbow strike.

Horn breaks from the clinch.
Guida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horn.
Horn takes a kick to the side of the head.

Horn gets tackled into the cage by Guida. Guida maintains the clinch.
Horn stalls.
Horn trying to control the position but instead, Guida has worked for underhooks and has pushed Horn into the cage.
Horn dodges an elbow strike from Guida.
Guida is trying to maintain a safe position but Horn gets an underhook and turns Guida into the cage.
Horn blocks an elbow strike.

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.
Guida tries a knee to the head but Horn blocks it.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Horn blocks the elbow strike.
Horn has Guida pushed against the cage.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guida throws an elbow that misses.
Horn avoiding damage.
Horn avoids a wild elbow strike from Guida.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guida as Horn tries to tie him up.
Horn avoids a wild elbow strike from Guida.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Horn is looking to control Guida's arms but Guida gets an underhook and turns him. Now Horn has his back to the cage.
Horn avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Horn wants to stall.
Guida throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Guida dominated that round.
That's time! Guida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Horn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horn misses with a body shot.
Horn scores with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Horn.
Horn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guida was well out of range. Poor timing from Horn.
Guida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horn.
Horn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Horn keeps the fight on the outside.
Horn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guida.
Guida wants to clinch.
Horn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guida. That's going to slow Horn down.
Horn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Guida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horn.
Guida slips under a jab from Horn.
Guida tries to clinch up.
Horn takes one to the side of the head.
Horn avoids the head kick by Guida.
Horn scores with a sloppy right hand. Guida should have avoided that one.
Guida ducks under a wild hook from Horn.
Guida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Horn misses.
Guida tries to clinch up.
Guida slips a jab from Horn.
Horn misses with a double jab.
Horn throws a shot from downtown. Guida moves away and avoids it.
Horn swings for the body but Guida moves out of range.
Horn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guida moves away.
A swing and a miss from Horn.
Axl Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guida delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Horn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guida.
Horn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Guida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horn throws a jab but it's blocked by Guida.
Nice defenses there by Guida.
A big left from Horn misses.
Horn works the jab nicely.
Horn ducks under a wild hook from Guida.
Horn throws an overhand right that lands on Guida's shoulder, as Guida tries to avoid the shot.
Horn lands a nice shot to the body.
Guida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horn.
Jab from Horn.
A combination from Horn does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Guida.
Guida scores with a kick to the midsection.
Guida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Horn's calf.
Horn misses with an uppercut.
Horn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn checks the leg kick.
Horn jabs at Guida's body.
Horn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guida throws a head kick that Horn semi-blocks.
Horn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Horn loads up on a big right hand but Guida slips the punch.
Guida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guida walks into a left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horn misses the shot to the body.
Guida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horn circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from Horn.
Guida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Horn.
Horn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guida at a distance.
Horn scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Guida.
Horn digs a good body shot into Guida's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horn.
Horn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Horn finds it's way through Guida's defenses.
Horn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guida.
Horn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horn needs to keep his hands up - Guida had a free shot at his head there.
Horn looks to score with a jab to the body but Guida is just out of range.
Guida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Horn coming out on top.
Guida wants to clinch up but Horn keeps it at a distance.
Horn misses with a body shot.
Horn throws a jab but it's blocked by Guida.
A big left from Horn misses.
Guida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horn throws a jab when Guida was well out of range.
Horn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guida.
Horn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Axl Horn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Horn throws a body punch but Guida moves out of range.
Guida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Horn's sensitive parts.
Horn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horn throws a looping overhand right but Guida ducks down to avoid it.
Guida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Horn is out of range and Guida settles back down.
Horn throws a body punch but Guida moves out of range.
Guida throws a head kick but Horn moves out of range.
Horn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guida manages to avoid it.
Horn misses the shot to the body.
Horn just misses with a punch to the body.
Horn takes a swing at Guida's ribcage but misses.
Guida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Horn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn thows a body shot but no joy.
Horn connects with a crisp jab.
Guida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horn.
Horn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guida.
Horn throws a looping overhand right but Guida ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn lands a right hook to the body.
Horn misses with a body shot.
Horn lands a jab to Guida's midsection.
Guida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Horn takes a swing at Guida's ribcage but misses.
Horn misses with an uppercut.
Horn misses with a double jab
and Guida counters with an outside leg kick.
A combination from Horn does no damage.
Guida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horn throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Horn.
Guida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horn misses with a body shot.
Guida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horn throws a big shot that misses.
Horn thows a body shot but no joy.
Horn throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Horn misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida misses with a straight left.
Guida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Horn misses.
Horn connects with a single shot there.
Guida bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Horn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guida was well out of range. Poor timing from Horn.
Guida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horn throws a hook to the side of Guida's head but Guida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Guida.
Guida throws a shot from downtown. Horn moves away and avoids it.
Guida tries to clinch there but Horn circles away.
Horn swats away the attempt to clinch by Guida.
Horn misses with a looping left.
Horn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guida.
Horn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Horn misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horn throws a jab when Guida was well out of range.
Horn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guida.
Guida staying out of range there.
Guida tries to clinch there but Horn circles away.
Guida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guida moves away.
Horn throws a shot from downtown. Guida moves away and avoids it.
Guida thumps Horn with a low kick.
Horn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guida.
Horn misses with a combination

and Guida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Guida.
Horn trying to control the position but instead, Guida has worked for underhooks and has pushed Horn into the cage.
Horn can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Guida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guida lands a nice elbow.
Horn blocks an elbow strike.
Guida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Horn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Horn blocks it with crossed arms.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guida.
Horn is trying to push Guida away but Guida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Horn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Horn avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Horn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Horn is pushing Guida up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Guida landing knees to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Guida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Guida!