PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hoss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guzman has chosen La Cucaracha as his entrance music. Guzman has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Chris Guzman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hoss
vs
Guzman

190 cm
20
267 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
250 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Hoss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoss moves to clinch but Guzman breaks away
and Guzman counters with a left to the body.
Guzman looks gassed!
Hoss doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Guzman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hoss!

It looks like Chris Guzman has been cut.
Guzman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hoss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guzman avoids the head kick by Hoss.
Hoss fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Hoss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoss with a lazy takedown attempt
and Guzman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoss closes the distance but Guzman moves to the side
and Guzman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoss has his takedown stuffed
and Guzman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoss darts in trying to clinch
and Guzman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoss looks to throw the jab but Guzman is out of range.
Hoss shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guzman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoss thinking.

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.
Hoss gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guzman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guzman counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoss misses with a body kick.
Hoss has his takedown stuffed
letting Guzman counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guzman counters with a left to the body.
Guzman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoss rather than just go for the knockout.
Hoss fails with the takedown
letting Guzman counter with a right hand.
Jimmy Hoss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guzman misses the shot to the body.
Guzman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoss with a poor takedown
and Guzman counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoss misses with an uppercut
and Guzman counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hoss wants to clinch
letting Guzman counter with a right hand.
Hoss misses with a takedown attempt
and Guzman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoss throws a head kick that misses.
Hoss misses with a takedown attempt
and Guzman counters with a three punch combo that has Hoss backing up. Hoss nods at Guzman to acknowledge the strikes.
Hoss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Guzman.
Hoss gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Guzman counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Hoss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Guzman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hoss wants to clinch but Guzman slips to the side
and Guzman counters with a two punch combo.
Hoss looks to clinch
and Guzman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Hoss drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hoss looking to pass the guard.
Hoss wants to stand but Guzman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hoss in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Guzman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoss throwing strikes from guard but Guzman blocks nicely.
Hoss trying to control the position from guard on top but Guzman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoss trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guzman keeping moving, preventing Hoss from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

We're going to have a standup here because Jimmy Hoss wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hoss tries to clinch there but Guzman circles away.
Hoss with a poor takedown
and Guzman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hoss.
Guzman stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Hoss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoss with a lazy takedown attempt
and Guzman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoss closes the distance but Guzman moves to the side
and Guzman counters with a nice uppercut.
Chris Guzman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoss with a lazy takedown attempt
and Guzman counters with a nice body shot.
Hoss tries to clinch but Guzman moves out of range.
Hoss misses with a takedown
and Guzman counters with a left and a right that stings Hoss.
Hoss looks to clinch
and Guzman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoss thinking.
Hoss scores with a head kick. Guzman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hoss thuds his shin into the meat of Guzman's side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoss.
Guzman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoss shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hoss shoots in but no luck this time.
Jimmy Hoss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoss just misses with a punch to the body.
Guzman swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoss.
Hoss slips a jab and a cross from Guzman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Hoss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Guzman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hoss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guzman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hoss moves to clinch but Guzman breaks away
and Guzman counters with a straight right hand.
Hoss fails with the takedown
and Guzman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoss tries to clinch up
letting Guzman counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoss has his takedown stuffed
and Guzman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guzman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoss tries to clinch but Guzman moves away
and Guzman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoss wants to clinch up but Guzman keeps it at a distance.
Hoss shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guzman as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Hoss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guzman avoids the head kick by Hoss.
Hoss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guzman swivels and escapes.
Hoss shoots and misses
and Hoss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guzman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hoss doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Guzman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

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.
Hoss darts in trying to clinch
and Guzman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoss tries to clinch
and Guzman counters with a stiff right hand.
Guzman stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoss. Hoss gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoss.
Hoss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Guzman counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoss with a lazy takedown attempt
and Guzman counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoss tries to clinch
and Guzman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoss moves to clinch but Guzman breaks away
and Guzman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoss thinking.
Jimmy Hoss is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoss misses with a takedown
and Hoss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guzman leaves Hoss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hoss wants to clinch
and Guzman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoss.
Hoss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guzman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guzman swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoss.
Hoss shoots in for a takedown but Guzman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoss gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guzman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chris Guzman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Hoss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoss looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoss lands a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Guzman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hoss has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hoss!