PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hozumi Hasegawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guida comes to the cage accompanied by Stupid Kid - Alkaline Trio. Hasegawa has chosen On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guida
vs
Hasegawa

180 cm
27
140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
140 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 7 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hozumi Hasegawa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasegawa misses with a shot to the body

and Guida counters with a takedown into side control.
Guida is staying tight to Hasegawa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Guida has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hasegawa tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Guida counters with a shoot takedown. Hasegawa fights it but they end up in guard.
Guida is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Guida's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guida decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hasegawa closes the distance but Guida moves to the side

and Guida counters with a shoot takedown. Hasegawa fights it but they end up in guard.
Guida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Guida tries to free his leg and advance position but Hasegawa is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guida decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hasegawa, up you get!
Hasegawa looks to clinch

and Guida counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Guida.
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!
Guida is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida postures up in Hasegawa's guard and throws a big left but Hasegawa blocks it.
Guida won't allow Hasegawa to get back to his feet.

Guida gets to his feet - Hasegawa follows without any prompting.
Hasegawa looks to clinch

and Guida counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hasegawa is trying to stand back up but Guida is controlling him

Guida stands up and beckons Hasegawa to join him on the feet.
Hozumi Hasegawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida circles away from the clinch attempt

and Guida counters with a shoot takedown. Hasegawa fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guida seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Guida dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hasegawa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Guida delivers a nice body kick.
Guida scores with a head kick.
Hasegawa wants to clinch but Guida slips to the side
and Guida counters with a head kick. That will keep Hasegawa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hasegawa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hasegawa lands a head shot.
Hasegawa tries to clinch
and Guida counters with an outside leg kick.
Hasegawa tries to clinch but Guida moves away
and Guida counters with a big head kick but Hasegawa shrugs it off.
Hasegawa tries to clinch up
and Guida counters with a straight right hand.
Hasegawa closes the distance but Guida moves to the side
and Guida counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hasegawa tries to clinch up

and Guida counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasegawa avoids a wild elbow strike from Guida.
Hasegawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hasegawa throws a head punch that misses.
Hasegawa blocks an elbow strike.
Hasegawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.
Hasegawa avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hasegawa.
Hasegawa lands with a light punch inside.
Guida blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Guida.
Hasegawa misses with some punches.
Hasegawa misses with the head strike.
Hasegawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hasegawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guida.
Hasegawa has a couple of punches blocked by Guida.
Hasegawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hasegawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hasegawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hasegawa scores with a hook to the body.
Hasegawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hasegawa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Guida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Guida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hasegawa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasegawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hasegawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Hasegawa misses with some punches.
Hasegawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hasegawa lands a body punch.
Hasegawa avoiding damage as Guida throws knees to the body.
Hasegawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guida.
Hasegawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guida misses with a knee to the head.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Hasegawa avoids a wild elbow strike from Guida.
Guida lands an elbow inside that Hasegawa shrugs off.
Guida looking to throw knees to the head but Hasegawa is blocking nicely.
Hasegawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hasegawa avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Hasegawa lands a shoulder strike.
Guida lands an elbow inside that Hasegawa shrugs off.
Hasegawa blocks an elbow strike from Guida.
A head punch on the inside from Hasegawa fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Hasegawa as the two fighters clinch.
Hasegawa lands an uppercut.
Hasegawa lands a left hand.
Hasegawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Hasegawa.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hasegawa's brow.
Hasegawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guida taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasegawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hasegawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hasegawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hasegawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hasegawa lands a body shot.
Hasegawa pushes Guida back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hasegawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Hasegawa scores with a shot to the side of Guida's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guida.
Hasegawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Hasegawa blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Hasegawa.
Hasegawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hasegawa pushes Guida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hasegawa misses with the head strike.
Hasegawa scores with a shot to the side of Guida's head.
A right hand to the body from Hasegawa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hasegawa.
Hasegawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guida blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hasegawa's brow.
Hasegawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hasegawa.
Hasegawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Hasegawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guida throws an elbow that misses.
Hasegawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Guida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hasegawa's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasegawa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hasegawa scores with a shot to the side of Guida's head.
Guida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guida misses with a knee strike.
Hasegawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guida tries to stall but Hasegawa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but Hasegawa blocks with his arms.
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.
Hasegawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Guida.
Hasegawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hasegawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Guida blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hasegawa.
Guida blocks an uppercut.
Hasegawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hasegawa is keeping busy.
Guida misses with a knee strike.
Hasegawa scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guida looking to slow down the pace here.
Hasegawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Hasegawa scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hasegawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Hasegawa managing to block the knees to the body from Guida.
Guida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hasegawa avoids it.
Hasegawa lands with a left to the head.
Hasegawa lands with a right to the head.
Hasegawa is leaning against Guida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guida takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hozumi Hasegawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hasegawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Guida circles away.
Hasegawa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hasegawa wants to clinch but Guida slips to the side

and Guida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hasegawa takes an elbow to the temple.
Hasegawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.
Guida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hasegawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hasegawa digs a right hand underneath Guida's ribcage. Guida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Guida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hasegawa's defenses.
Hasegawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hasegawa blocks the elbow strike.
Guida blocks an uppercut.
Hasegawa avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Hasegawa throws a head punch that misses.
Hasegawa working aggressively here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hasegawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hasegawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hasegawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hasegawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hasegawa scores with a shot to the side of Guida's head.
Hasegawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hasegawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hasegawa avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Guida trying to control the position but instead, Hasegawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guida into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hasegawa.
Hasegawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hasegawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hasegawa misses with some punches.
Hasegawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.
Hasegawa avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Hozumi Hasegawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guida blocks an uppercut.
Guida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hasegawa pushes Guida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hasegawa blocks an elbow strike from Guida.
Hasegawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Hasegawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hasegawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hasegawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Hasegawa.
Hasegawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Hasegawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Hasegawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hasegawa lands with a short shot to the head.
Hasegawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Hasegawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hasegawa blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasegawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hasegawa throws a head punch that misses.
Hasegawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Hasegawa lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hasegawa.
Hasegawa is working Guida over against the cage.
Hasegawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hasegawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hasegawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Hasegawa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hasegawa.
Guida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hasegawa avoids it.
Hasegawa scores with a shot to the side of Guida's head.
Hasegawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hasegawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guidas head.
Hasegawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guida backwards.

Guida is rocked!
A short left from Hasegawa.
Oh Guida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hasegawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guida seems to have got his legs back now.
Hasegawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Hasegawa.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hasegawa as Guida tries to tie him up.
Hasegawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hasegawa has a couple of punches blocked by Guida.
Guida trying to control the position but instead, Hasegawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guida into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasegawa blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hasegawa.
Nice body punch from Hasegawa.
Hasegawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Guida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hasegawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hasegawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hasegawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Hasegawa works on Guida's body with a couple of short punches.
Hasegawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guida misses with a knee to the head.
Hasegawa lands with a left to the head.
Hasegawa dodges an elbow strike from Guida.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hasegawa.
Hasegawa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hasegawa lands with a right to the head.
Hasegawa misses with the head strike.
Guida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hasegawa is defending well for now.
Hasegawa blocks an elbow strike from Guida.
Hasegawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hasegawa lands with a right to the head.
Hasegawa throws a head punch that misses.
Hasegawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Guida.
Hasegawa working aggressively here.
Hasegawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hasegawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hasegawa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasegawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guida lands a damaging elbow.
Guida looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hasegawa.
Hasegawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Hasegawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hasegawa blocks an elbow strike from Guida.
Hasegawa managing to block the knees to the body from Guida.
Hasegawa avoiding damage as Guida throws knees to the body.
Hasegawa lands a right hand.
Guida looking to slow down the pace here.
Guida dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hasegawa.
Hasegawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hasegawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Hasegawa blocks an elbow strike.
Hasegawa misses with the head strike.
A short right from Hasegawa on the inside.
Guida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Guida throws an elbow that misses.
Guida misses with an elbow strike.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Hasegawa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hasegawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hasegawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hozumi Hasegawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hasegawa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!