PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Syren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Guererro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syren comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Taistelee. Jussi Syren has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Syren
vs
Guererro

191 cm
19
216 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jussi Syren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Guererro!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syren misses with a few strikes there.
Guererro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Syren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Syren throws a lazy uppercut
and Guererro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guererro swings widly with a right hand
and Syren counters with a right hand to the body.
Syren looks to land a right hand but Guererro moved out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guererro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Syren counters with a stiff right hand.
Syren throws a right and a left that Guererro avoids nicely.
Syren misses with a hook.
Guererro throws a right hand that misses
and Syren counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syren throws a right hand that Guererro ducks under and follows up with a left that Guererro also avoids with ease.
Guererro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guererro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Guererro drops his hands momentarily and Syren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syren tries to bum rush Guererro with a series of wild strikes but Guererro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Syren misses with a looping left.
Syren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guererro.
Guererro misses with a right hand
and Syren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syren misses with a looping left.
Guererro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guererro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guererro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Syren misses with a left hand
letting Guererro counter with a right hand.

It looks like Jussi Syren has been cut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Syren, as that shot connected.
Syren throws out a powerful jab.
Syren is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Syren looks to score with a jab to the body but Guererro is just out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Syren.
Guererro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Syren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guererro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syren throws out the jab.
Syren thuds a left hand into Guererro's body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Guererro ducks under a wild hook from Syren.
Guererro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Syren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guererro falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Syren to counter with a crisp jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Syren throws a right hand that misses
and Guererro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Syren throws a series of punches but Guererro moves out of range.
Syren is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Guererro throws a right hand that misses
and Syren counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Guererro misses with a hook
and Syren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Syren throws a jab but it's blocked by Guererro.
Guererro blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guererro swings widly with a right hand
and Syren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jussi Syren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jussi Syren's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Guererro misses with a right hand
and Syren counters with a two punch combo.
Syren misses with a two punch combination.
Syren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guererro throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Syren counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guererro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Syren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guererro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Syren misses with a looping right.
Syren throws out a loose jab but Guererro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jussi Syren is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guererro.
A cross from Syren lands.
Syren avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guererro swings widly with a right hand
and Syren counters with a three punch combo that has Guererro backing up. Guererro nods at Syren to acknowledge the strikes.
Guererro misses with a lunging right hand
and Syren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Syren fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Guererro 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Guererro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Syren counters with a left and a right that stings Guererro.
Guererro slips a jab from Syren.
Syren lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Guererro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Syren counters with a series of strikes. Guererro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Syren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Syren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guererro.
Syren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guererro was well out of range. Poor timing from Syren.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Syren jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guererro misses with an uppercut
and Syren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syren misses with a lunging right hand
and Guererro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Syren misses with a lunging right hand
and Guererro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Syren lands a two punch combo.
Syren lands a jab to Guererro's midsection.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Syren thuds his right hand into Guererro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Syren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guererro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guererro throws a poor cross that misses
and Syren counters with a nice body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Syren lands a nice shot that snaps Guererro's head back.
Syren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jussi Syren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Syren with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jussi Syren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jussi Syren's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Syren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guererro throws a poor cross that misses
and Syren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Syren throws a jab but it's blocked by Guererro.
Syren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guererro can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syren getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guererro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syren lands a two punch combo.
Guererro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Syren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jussi Syren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Guererro lands a left and a right that send Syren crashing to the mat, dazed. Guererro thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syren throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Syren misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guererro misses with a double jab
and Syren counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Guererro does no damage.

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.
Syren misses with the combination.
Guererro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Syren takes a swing at Guererro's ribcage but misses.
Guererro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Syren swings widly with a right hand
and Guererro counters with a straight right hand.
Syren throws a hook to the side of Guererro's head but Guererro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Guererro throws a poor cross that misses
letting Syren counter with a right hand.
Guererro staying out of range there.
Guererro misses with an uppercut
and Syren counters with a series of strikes. Guererro will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Syren scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Syren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guererro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guererro swings widly with a right hand
enabling Syren to counter with a crisp jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Guererro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Syren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Syren.
Guererro throws a hook to the side of Syren's head but Syren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Syren misses with a wild body shot.
Guererro slips a jab from Syren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jussi Syren did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jussi Syren's cut.
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.

Syren works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Syren misses.
Guererro throws an off balance right hand
letting Syren counter with a right hand.
Syren connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syren thows a body shot but no joy.
Syren throws a lazy uppercut
and Guererro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guererro misses with a combination
letting Syren counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guererro misses with an uppercut
and Guererro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guererro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guererro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Syren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guererro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syren catches Guererro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guererro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Syren counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Syren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guererro has time to react.
No joy there for Syren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guererro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syren.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Syren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guererro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Syren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Guererro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Syren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guererro thinking.
Guererro is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Guererro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syren throws out the jab.
Syren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guererro.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Syren.
Guererro throws a lazy uppercut
and Syren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guererro thinking.
Syren scores with a nice right hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Guererro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Syren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guererro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Syren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guererro at a distance.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Guererro moves out of range of the strikes.
A left and a right from Guererro both land. Nice combination.
Syren just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jussi Syren had his way with Leon Guererro in that round.
The cut man is working on Jussi Syren's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Syren misses the jab.
Syren looks to score with a jab to the body but Guererro is just out of range.
Guererro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syren lands a jab to Guererro's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syren throws a series of punches but Guererro moves out of range.
Syren misses with a double jab
and Guererro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guererro misses with a hook
enabling Syren to counter with a crisp jab.
Syren misses with an uppercut.
Guererro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Syren counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guererro throws a right hand that misses
and Syren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Syren misses with a straight right.
Syren misses with a hook.

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.
Guererro dodges the punch combination from Syren.
Syren misses with a lunging right hand
and Guererro counters with a three punch combo that has Syren backing up. Syren nods at Guererro to acknowledge the strikes.
Syren lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Syren just misses with a punch to the body.
Syren misses with a looping right.
Guererro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Syren counters with a nice uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Syren pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Guererro back to the cage. Syren follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Syren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Guererro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Syren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guererro dodges the punch combination from Syren.
Guererro misses with a hook
and Syren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guererro thinking.
Guererro moves away from the strike by Syren.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Guererro swings for the body but Syren moves out of range.
Guererro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Syren counters with a three punch combo that has Guererro backing up. Guererro nods at Syren to acknowledge the strikes.
Syren cracks Guererro with a good jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Syren takes a swing at Guererro's ribcage but misses.
Leon Guererro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guererro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Syren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guererro thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jussi Syren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Syren 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Syren!
Jussi Syren retains his light heavyweight title!