PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiesiek Kolano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gutierrez
vs
Kolano

171 cm
23
143 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

170 cm
20
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Gutierrez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wiesiek Kolano!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gutierrez wants it to stay on the feet.
Kolano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gutierrez counters by clinching up.
Gutierrez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gutierrez .
Kolano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gutierrez tries a body shot but Kolano blocks it.
Gutierrez leaning against his opponent.
Kolano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gutierrez can't find room to land a body shot as Kolano controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gutierrez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gutierrez stalling against the cage.
Gutierrez misses with a knee to the head.
Gutierrez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gutierrez misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gutierrez landing knees to the head.
Gutierrez working aggressively here.
Gutierrez leaning against his opponent.
Kolano drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gutierrez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jesus Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiesiek Kolano.
Gutierrez 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jesus Gutierrez .

Gutierrez darts in and clinches Kolano up against the cage.
Gutierrez lands a nice elbow.
Kolano wants to take the fight to the mat but Gutierrez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gutierrez missing with knees to the body.
Gutierrez leaning against his opponent.
Kolano avoiding damage as Gutierrez throws knees to the body.
Kolano has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gutierrez after a bit of a struggle.
Kolano tries to pull guard but Gutierrez holds him up against the cage and eventually Kolano drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolano has Gutierrez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gutierrez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gutierrez trying to land knees to the body.
Gutierrez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gutierrez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gutierrez connects with a knee to the head.
Kolano is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gutierrez is defending well.
Gutierrez gets underhooks to prevent Kolano's takedown attempt.
Kolano looks gassed!
Knees in the clinch landing for Gutierrez .
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gutierrez has Kolano pushed against the cage.
Gutierrez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gutierrez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kolano blocks it with crossed arms.

Kolano has picked Gutierrez up - he's going for a ride! Kolano dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gutierrez is trying to stand up here but Kolano is controlling him well.
Kolano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gutierrez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolano is thwarting Gutierrez 's attempts to control the position.
Gutierrez moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Gutierrez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kolano swats away the attempt to clinch by Gutierrez .

Gutierrez has closed the distance and engaged Kolano in a clinch.
Gutierrez trying to land knees to the body.
Gutierrez lands a knee to the head.
Gutierrez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gutierrez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kolano's brow.
Gutierrez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gutierrez controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kolano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gutierrez effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Gutierrez .
Kolano is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Gutierrez .
Gutierrez stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jesus Gutierrez .
Kolano darts in trying to clinch
and Gutierrez counters with a low kick, right behind Kolano 's knee.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, jab by Gutierrez - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gutierrez but Gutierrez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kolano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gutierrez . Gutierrez obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gutierrez pushes Kolano up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gutierrez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A left hand lands to the body for Gutierrez .
Gutierrez stalling in the clinch.
Kolano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jesus Gutierrez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gutierrez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gutierrez lands a damaging elbow.
Gutierrez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gutierrez misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kolano controls his hands.
Kolano jumps guard but Gutierrez stands there with Kolano around his waist. Kolano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gutierrez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kolano tries for a takedown but Gutierrez manages to get underhooks.
Jesus Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiesiek Kolano.
Kolano looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gutierrez .
Gutierrez is struggling to control the position.
Gutierrez lands a left hand.
Gutierrez controlling the action here for a moment.
Kolano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gutierrez smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gutierrez instigates a clinch.
Gutierrez misses with a knee to the head.
Gutierrez stalling the fight.
Gutierrez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kolano avoids it.
Gutierrez misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gutierrez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kolano avoids it.
Kolano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gutierrez pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Gutierrez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gutierrez has managed to clinch.
Gutierrez lands a nice knee to the body.
Gutierrez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gutierrez tries a knee to the head but Kolano blocks it.
Gutierrez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gutierrez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gutierrez slows down the pace here.
Kolano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gutierrez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kolano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kolano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gutierrez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gutierrez tries to throw a body punch but Kolano avoids it by throwing Gutierrez back against the cage.
Gutierrez stalling against the cage.
Kolano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kolano jumps into guard, dragging Gutierrez to the mat.
Jesus Gutierrez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolano looking for a sweep. Not yet Kolano, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gutierrez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gutierrez is looking to clinch but Kolano is avoiding it.

Kolano gets tackled into the cage by Gutierrez . Gutierrez maintains the clinch.
Gutierrez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kolano's efforts to push away.
Gutierrez stalling against the cage.
Kolano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez gets underhooks to prevent Kolano's takedown attempt.
Gutierrez tries to land a knee to the head but Kolano blocks with his arms.

Kolano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gutierrez fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gutierrez moves into the clinch successfully.
Kolano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gutierrez looking to throw knees to the head but Kolano is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez is pushing Kolano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kolano can't get the takedown.
Jesus Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiesiek Kolano.
Gutierrez misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolano is looking for a takedown.
Kolano wants to take the fight to the mat but Gutierrez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Gutierrez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gutierrez , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Gutierrez !