PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Valenzuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Valenzuela
vs
Bauer

184 cm
28
224 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

183 cm
31
206 lbs
18 - 18 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guilherme Valenzuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vic Bauer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bauer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Valenzuela doesn't manage to clinch there - Bauer circles away.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bauer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valenzuela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bauer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valenzuela throws a shot from downtown. Bauer moves away and avoids it.

Bauer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Valenzuela is trying to defend but Bauer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bauer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bauer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valenzuela is looking for a sweep. Bauer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bauer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valenzuela trying to hold on to Bauer's head to control him but Bauer postures up.
Bauer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bauer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Valenzuela defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer wants to free his trapped foot but Valenzuela is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bauer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Valenzuela's head.
Bauer throwing shots but Valenzuela is blocking nicely.
Valenzuela is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bauer lands a nice short elbow.
Valenzuela is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bauer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bauer's back!
Valenzuela doesn't have the hooks in and Bauer manages to turn into his guard.
Bauer throws a big elbow that misses.
Bauer landing with the ground and pound.

Bauer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Valenzuela dives on top into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bauer has a closed guard, preventing Valenzuela from standing up.
Valenzuela looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valenzuela loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
Valenzuela wants to stand but Bauer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Valenzuela trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela looking to pass the guard.
Valenzuela with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Valenzuela wants to get up but he can't break Bauer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bauer keeping moving, preventing Valenzuela from controlling successfully.
Valenzuela is looking to stand up but Bauer won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Guilherme Valenzuela wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bauer digs a good hook to Valenzuela's body.
Bauer throws a lazy right hand but Valenzuela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valenzuela closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bauer misses with a leg kick.
Bauer shoots in and drives through. Valenzuela sprawls well.
Valenzuela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bauer thows a body shot but no joy.
Bauer with a jab.
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!
Valenzuela tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Bauer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Bauer misses
and Valenzuela counters with a big head kick but Bauer shrugs it off.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bauer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valenzuela moves in looking to clinch but Bauer pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bauer swats away the attempt to clinch by Valenzuela.
Valenzuela slips a jab and a cross from Bauer.
Bauer lands with an overhand left.
Bauer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Guilherme Valenzuela will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bauer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bauer showed some decent athleticism there.
Valenzuela wants to improve his position but Bauer is controlling well.
Bauer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bauer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bauer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bauer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Valenzuela does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bauer tries to pass to full mount but Valenzuela defends it.
Valenzuela wants to improve his position but Bauer is controlling well.
Valenzuela is not content to let Bauer control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valenzuela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Bauer.
Bauer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bauer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bauer working Valenzuela over with strikes.
Bauer is trying to control. Valenzuela wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bauer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bauer lands with a punch from half guard.
Valenzuela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bauer.
Bauer throwing shots but Valenzuela is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bauer works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valenzuela tries to hold on but Bauer pushes him away.
Bauer working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Valenzuela that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bauer avoids the attempt from Valenzuela to control.
Bauer lands with some strikes.
Bauer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bauer breaks from Valenzuela's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bauer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Valenzuela because Bauer loaded up on that one.
Bauer trying to control but Valenzuela is having none of it.
Valenzuela is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bauer lands a big elbow.
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!
Bauer with the ground and pound from mount.
Bauer postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Valenzuela in real trouble here! The ref calls for Valenzuela to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vic Bauer!
A very excited looking Vic Bauer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.