PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheer Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheer Bum acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Guida
vs
Bum

170 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sheer Bum!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guida clinches up against the cage.

Guida jumps guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Guida trying to keep a closed guard but Bum is proving a slippery customer.
Guida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Guida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Guida connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Guida scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Guida fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Guida has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Guida jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bum is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bum and Guida has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Guida landing strikes.
Bum tries to buck Guida off but Guida is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Guida tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guida has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida scoring with punches from side control.
Bum takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Guida trying to control the position but Bum is working away.
Guida laying and praying for a moment but Bum takes advantage and regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bum tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Guida manages to move to mount!
Bum is in a horrible position here. Guida smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guida working for a guillotine from mount but Bum is in no mood to give up.
Bum tries to hold on but Guida postures up.
Bum is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bum is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guida controlling from mount.
Bum tries to lock up and control but Guida gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bum is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bum looks gassed!
Guida with the ground and pound from mount.
Guida lands a big shot there that rocks Bum but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guida controlling his opponent.
Guida looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guida working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guida controlling from mount.
Bum takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Guida dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Guida darts in and clinches Bum up against the cage.

Guida jumps guard.
Bum stands and throws Guida's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Guida gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bum is thwarting Guida's attempts to control the position.
Bum is trying to control the action in half guard but Guida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Guida gets full guard.

Guida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bum wants to control from the top but Guida keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guida is on top in guard.
Guida slips nicely into half guard.
Clay Guida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guida prevents Bum from improving his position.
Guida prevents Bum from standing back up.
Bum is breathing heavily.
Guida lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida controlling the action here.
Guida landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bum regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Guida.
Bum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guida controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Guida trying to control but Bum is working from the bottom.

Guida stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guida drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bum is looking for a sweep.

Guida stands up and beckons Bum to his feet.

Guida pushes Bum up against the cage in a clinch.
Bum tries to pull guard but Guida won't allow it.
Guida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bum is trying to break the clinch but Guida has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Guida as the two fighters clinch.

Guida gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guida sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Bum is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Guida has latched onto it... Big trouble! Guida pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Bum is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Guida!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Clay Guida!
After winning the bout, Clay Guida thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.