PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guzman has chosen La Cucaracha as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pratt
vs
Guzman

195 cm
23
269 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

194 cm
22
250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Drew Pratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Guzman!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratt throws a poor cross that misses
and Guzman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guzman.
Guzman misses with a left hand
and Pratt counters with a straight right hand.
Guzman throws a hook but Pratt avoids it easily.
Guzman looks to land a right hand but Pratt moved out of range.
Pratt misses the body punch
and Pratt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pratt throws a sloppy body shot
letting Guzman counter with a right hand.
Pratt thuds his right hand into Guzman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pratt throws a jab when Guzman was well out of range.
Pratt misses with a jab to the body
and Guzman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guzman moves out of range as Pratt strikes.
A shot to the body from Pratt misses
and Guzman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drew Pratt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guzman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pratt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guzman thinking.
Pratt misses with a body shot
and Guzman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guzman scores with a nice head shot.
Pratt misses with a hook to the body
and Guzman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pratt is looking to wear down Guzman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guzman throws a right and a left that Pratt avoids nicely.
Guzman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guzman 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.
Pratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guzman.
Pratt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guzman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guzman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pratt with a poor takedown
and Guzman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pratt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guzman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pratt thinking.
Pratt blocks a jab.
Pratt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guzman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Guzman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pratt takes one to the chin there.
Chris Guzman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratt throws a sloppy body shot
and Pratt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guzman scores with a body shot.
Pratt misses with a body punch
and Guzman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pratt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Guzman counter with a right hand.
Guzman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pratt on the side of the head.
Pratt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guzman lands with an uppercut that bounces Pratt off the cage and back into rage.
A swing and a miss from Guzman.
Nice jab there from Pratt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pratt.
Guzman slips a jab and a cross from Pratt.
Guzman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guzman misses with a body shot
and Pratt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guzman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guzman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guzman throws a combination that misses

and Pratt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Guzman's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pratt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guzman is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pratt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guzman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guzman lands the left hand.

Pratt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Guzman on his heels. He'll look to pass Guzman's guard now, I'm sure.
Pratt throwing strikes but missing.
Pratt advances position into side control!
Pratt tries to advance position but instead Guzman slips a leg back in to half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Guzman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pratt trying to control from half guard but Guzman is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pratt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Guzman trying to control here.

Pratt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pratt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pratt wants to pass to mount but Guzman is defending the position.

Pratt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Guzman sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pratt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Guzman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pratt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guzman defending well though.
Guzman wants to control but Pratt is keeping busy.
Pratt moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Pratt tries to advance to mount but can't.

Pratt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Guzman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pratt throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pratt throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pratt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Pratt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Guzman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pratt misses with a shot to the body
and Guzman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pratt misses with a shot to the body
and Guzman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guzman throws a right hand that misses
and Pratt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guzman scores with a sloppy right hand. Pratt should have avoided that one.
Pratt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guzman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guzman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pratt misses with a body punch
and Guzman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chris Guzman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pratt misses with a shot to the body
and Guzman counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman misses with a double jab.
Pratt throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Guzman counter with a right hand.
Pratt slips a jab from Guzman.
Pratt ducks under a wild hook from Guzman.
Pratt has a takedown stuffed.
Guzman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pratt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guzman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Guzman duly obliges.
Pratt misses with a body punch
and Guzman counters with a left and a right that stings Pratt.
Pratt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Guzman counters with a left to the body.
Pratt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pratt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guzman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Pratt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guzman lands a nice hook to Pratt's body. Pratt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pratt moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Guzman.
Guzman lands with a good body shot.
Guzman catches Pratt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guzman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pratt misses with a shot to the body
and Guzman counters with a left and a right that stings Pratt.
Nice body punch from Guzman.
Pratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guzman.
Pratt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guzman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pratt misses with a shot to the body
and Guzman counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pratt misses with a jab to the body
and Guzman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Pratt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Guzman on his heels. He'll look to pass Guzman's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pratt tries to free his leg and advance position but Guzman is retaining full guard.
Guzman wants to stand and escape but Pratt is having none of it.
Guzman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pratt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pratt thows a big elbow that misses.
Guzman pulls Pratt in to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Guzman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guzman 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Guzman!