PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Archibald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Guzman
vs
Archibald

192 cm
23
270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
221 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leon Archibald!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archibald shoots in but no luck this time.
Archibald shoots in for a takedown but Guzman shows good takedown defense.
Archibald fails with a takedown attempt.
Christian Guzman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Archibald.

Guzman gets a takedown into half guard.
Archibald wants to get back to full guard.
Archibald is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Archibald is looking to control Guzman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Archibald avoid being mounted?
Guzman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Guzman is pressing down on Archibald's thigh, looking to free his foot. Archibald is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archibald has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Guzman is working away from the top position though.
Guzman passes to side control.

Guzman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Archibald knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Archibald can't do much from the bottom here.
Archibald is trying to get back to half guard.

Guzman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Archibald is looking to regain half guard here but Guzman keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two 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.

Guzman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Check out the look on Guzman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Archibald is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Archibald is trying to maintain the position but Guzman is very close to passing his half guard.
Guzman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Guzman wants to pass the guard but Archibald is defending well.
Archibald is refusing to be controlled, as Guzman sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guzman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Archibald defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Archibald manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Archibald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Archibald is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Guzman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Archibald.
Guzman wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Guzman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Guzman gets back to full guard.
Archibald trying to control but Guzman is working from the bottom.
Archibald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guzman swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Guzman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Guzman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Archibald can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Archibald trying to control but Guzman is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Guzman dominated that 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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Archibald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Archibald scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Guzman trying to control from the bottom.
Guzman is looking for a sweep. Archibald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Guzman wants to control but Archibald is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Guzman is looking for a sweep. Archibald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Archibald is looking for a kimura here.
Guzman trying to hold on to Archibald's head to control him but Archibald postures up.
Guzman gets back to full guard.
Guzman is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guzman swats away the attempt to clinch by Archibald.

Archibald has managed to clinch.
Archibald gets through Guzman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Archibald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guzman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Archibald misses with a takedown attempt

and Guzman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Archibald's guard now.
Archibald is breathing heavily.
Guzman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Archibald wants to sweep but no luck.
Guzman postures up and lands a big shot to Archibald's brow.

Guzman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Archibald, up you get!

Archibald scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman tries to improve position but can't.
Archibald working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Guzman is trying to control Archibald's posture but Archibald avoids it.
Christian Guzman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guzman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Archibald wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Guzman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archibald is trying to control the action in half guard but Guzman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Guzman wants to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Archibald has his takedown stuffed

and Guzman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Christian Guzman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Archibald.
Guzman trying to control the position from guard on top but Archibald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guzman looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman thows a big elbow that misses.
Guzman trying to control but Archibald is working from the bottom.
Guzman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Guzman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Guzman stopping the sweep attempt from Archibald.
Guzman postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Archibald shoots and misses

and Guzman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Guzman is trying to trip Archibald. He has hold of a leg but Archibald is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Guzman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Guzman trying to control but Archibald is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Archibald is on top in guard.

Guzman is looking for a triangle but Archibald pushes his legs off easily.
Archibald with a nice head shot there.

Guzman wriggles free and stands up.
Archibald closes the distance but Guzman moves to the side
and Guzman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archibald misses with a takedown
and Guzman counters with a low kick, right behind Archibald 's knee.
Archibald gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Guzman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Archibald's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Guzman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Guzman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Archibald bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Guzman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Guzman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Guzman trying to control from half guard but Archibald is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Archibald is trying to control but Guzman manages to pass to mount!
Archibald in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Archibald sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Archibald wants to improve his position but Guzman is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Archibald is looking to improve his position.
Archibald tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Archibald is refusing to be controlled, as Guzman sits in half guard.
Guzman stalling away here and it's allowed Archibald to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Guzman wants to control from the top but Archibald keeps moving.
Guzman passes Archibald's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two 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.
Guzman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Archibald regains half guard.
Guzman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Archibald wants to get back to full guard.
Guzman is trying to control the action in half guard but Archibald is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Guzman is trying to work for a kimura but Archibald is defending well.
Archibald is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guzman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guzman's back!
Archibald is trying to stick to Guzman's back but Guzman is turning into Archibald. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Archibald's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Guzman.
Guzman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guzman trying to control the position from guard on top but Archibald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman wants to stand but Archibald is controlling his posture from full guard.
Archibald wants to hit a switch here but Guzman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Archibald there!
Guzman forces the positional change into back control.
Archibald manages to reverse the position and now he's in Guzman's guard. Nice work there by Archibald.
Guzman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Archibald wants to pass the guard but Guzman is keeping the position.
Leon Archibald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guzman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Archibald works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Guzman tries to get to full guard but Archibald has control of the leg.
Guzman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Archibald is working away from the top position though.

Archibald wants to work for an arm triangle but Guzman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Guzman manages to get to full guard.
Guzman managing to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Christian Guzman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guzman, 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Guzman!