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 looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Guida
vs
Bum

170 cm
25
162 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

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 5 - 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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sheer Bum!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guida shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bum manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Guida with a nice head shot there.
Guida postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guida wants to pass the guard but Bum is keeping the position.
Guida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guida advances position into side control!
Bum wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Bum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Guida cracks Bum with a big right hand but Bum just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Guida lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Guida's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Guida remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bum tries to buck Guida off but Guida is having none of it.
Bum looks gassed!
Guida just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Clay Guida wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Bum gets caught napping as Guida dives in and scores a takedown. Bum manages to retain guard.
Guida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bum is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Bum's face as Guida controls the position.
Guida is putting a hurting on Bum here, landing some big shots from side control.

Guida stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Clay Guida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Guida.
Guida lands a lovely overhand right.

Guida shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bum napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Bum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bum takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Guida decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bum to his feet.

Guida dives in and scores a takedown into Bum's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guida passes Bum's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Guida tries to pass to full mount but Bum defends it.
Guida takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guida is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, Guida seems content to control.
Guida is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Guida trying to control the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Guida stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Guida gets the takedown into side control.
Guida scores with punches from side control.
Bum is looking for a sweep.
Guida content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Guida has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Guida's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bum is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guida decides to stand back up. Guida steps back and let's Bum get back to his feet.

Guida instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guida as Bum tries to tie him up.
Guida has Bum pressed against the cage, preventing Bum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Guida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bum can do to turn this around?

Guida takes the fight into the clinch.

Guida pulls Bum into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bum!
Bum is looking to get to half guard.
Bum takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bum is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guida lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Guida with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Guida lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida working Bum over with strikes here.
Guida controlling his opponent.
Guida working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Guida unloading with bombs!
Guida content just to control the position here.
Clay Guida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guida is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bum can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bum is trying to escape the mount.
Guida in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bum defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Guida.
Guida is landing with some decent strikes but Bum is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guida landing strikes from the mount and Bum is in trouble!
Guida working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Guida dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Guida moves into range and clinches up with Bum.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guida.
Bum wants to get back to striking at distance but Guida won't allow it.
Guida slowing the pace effectively.
Bum can't get the takedown.
Bum has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Guida is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Guida turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Guida stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Clay Guida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Guida closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bum to the mat! Bum manages to get full guard.
Bum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guida sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bum working a defensive guard but Guida manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida controlling from side mount.
Guida connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bum some visible discomfort.

Guida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bum has escaped the position, nice work there.
Guida landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Guida is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bum will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Guida decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guida drives through with a takedown into Bum's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guida works over Bum with some ground and pound from guard.
Guida pushing down on Bum's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Guida performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Guida works his foot free and advances to mount.
Guida content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Guida has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bum's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Guida scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Guida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Guida jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bum manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Guida controlling from side mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Guida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guida 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Guida!
During a confident post fight interview, Clay Guida thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.