PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz's entrance music is Everyday. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gutz
vs
Padilla

185 cm
28
187 lbs
17 - 6 - 2

190 cm
26
192 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla moves out of range of the body kick from Gutz.
Gutz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Padilla checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gutz.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Padilla has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gutz slips a jab from Padilla.
Padilla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gutz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Padilla lands a nice shot that snaps Gutz's head back.
Padilla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
Gutz misses with a low kick.
Gutz punishes Padilla's body with a nice straight punch.
Gutz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Padilla.
Gutz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've been told by Gutz's head coaches at Gutz Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz lands a nice looking body shot.
Padilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Padilla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gutz looks to throw the jab but Padilla is out of range.
Padilla tries to move into range but Gutz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Nero Padilla has been cut.
Padilla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gutz.
Padilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutz is just out of range.
Padilla throws a combination that misses
and Gutz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutz is looking to score with low kicks.
Gutz avoids the body shot from Padilla.
Gutz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Padilla is able to avoid easily.
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!
Padilla throws a front kick aimed at Gutz's knee but Gutz avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla slips under a jab.
Padilla scores with a shot to the body.
Gutz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Padilla's calf.
Gutz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Padilla.
Gutz throws a leg kick which misses Padilla's front leg but catches the back leg as Padilla tries to avoid it.
Padilla throws a lazy uppercut
and Gutz counters with a thumping low kick.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutz.
Gutz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gutz throws a series of punches but Padilla moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Padilla.
Gutz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gutz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz scores with a jab.
Gutz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Gutz.
Gutz throws a leg kick but Padilla sees it coming and moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gutz.
Gutz moves out of range of the body kick.
Gutz dodges the punch combination from Padilla.
Padilla throws a front kick aimed at Gutz's knee but Gutz avoids it well.
Padilla feints and then cracks Gutz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gutz down.
Gutz tries to land a leg kick but Padilla saw it coming and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Padilla.
Padilla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gutz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gutz throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gutz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Padilla wants to slow Gutz down by chopping away at his legs.
Padilla thows a body kick. Gutz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Padilla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gutz at a distance.
Nice shot by Padilla.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutz works Padilla's body with a nice hook.
Gutz misses with a kick to the body.
Donk. Gutz catches Padilla right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac Gutz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nero Padilla's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Padilla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gutz throws out a loose jab but Padilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gutz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Padilla throws a lazy right hand but Gutz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gutz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Padilla counters with a solid body kick.
Padilla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gutz.
Gutz dips to his left and cracks Padilla with an uppercut!
Padilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Padilla slips a straight right by Gutz.
Padilla does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick from Padilla misses.
Padilla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Padilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Padilla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gutz under the eye.
Padilla clobbers Gutz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Padilla catches Gutz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Padilla throws a hook but Gutz avoids it easily.
Gutz jabs at Padilla's body.
Padilla's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gutz misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Gutz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Padilla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutz.
Gutz throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Gutz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gutz tries to bum rush Padilla with a series of wild strikes but Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gutz scores with a sloppy right hand. Padilla should have avoided that one.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Padilla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gutz throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gutz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Padilla.
Gutz moves out of range of the body kick.
Gutz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cormac Gutz is winning the standup battle so far.
Gutz clobbers Padilla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gutz takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a nice looking combination but Padilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Padilla tries to work over Gutz's front leg with a kick but Gutz checks it.
Padilla tries to move into range but Gutz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Padilla is rocked!
Gutz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Padilla is still on wobbly legs! Can Gutz finish him?
Gutz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Padilla chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gutz fakes the leg kick and cracks Padilla in the body.
Padilla seems to have recovered his senses.
Padilla slips a jab from Gutz.
Padilla listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Padilla tries to land a front kick but Gutz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gutz connects with a body shot that sends Padilla's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla moves away from the strike by Gutz.
Padilla attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Padilla lands a head kick!
Padilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Padilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gutz.
Padilla throws a big shot that misses.
Gutz throws out a loose jab but Padilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Padilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gutz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gutz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Padilla is breathing heavily.
Padilla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cormac Gutz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nero Padilla's cut.
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.

Padilla moves out of range as Gutz strikes.
Padilla moves out of range as Gutz strikes.
Padilla swings for the body but Gutz moves out of range.
Padilla throws a shot from downtown. Gutz moves away and avoids it.
Gutz lands with a straight right. Padilla didn't see that one coming.
Padilla misses with an uppercut
enabling Gutz to counter with a crisp jab.

Gutz cracks Padilla with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Padilla looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gutz finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Padilla moves out of range of the strikes.
Gutz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Padilla misses with a lunging right hand
and Gutz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Padilla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Padilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Padilla thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla takes a swing at Gutz's ribcage but misses.
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Gutz sees coming a mile off.
Gutz scores with a sloppy right hand. Padilla should have avoided that one.
Padilla lands a really nice looking cross but Gutz seems unphased.
Nice shot lands for Gutz.
Gutz throws a lazy right hand but Padilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Padilla misses with a looping left.
Gutz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gutz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gutz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gutz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutz dips to his left and cracks Padilla with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla avoids the head kick by Gutz.
Padilla misses with a looping left.
Padilla has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Padilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Padilla lands a jab to Gutz's midsection.
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.
Padilla walks into a left hand.
A combination from Padilla does no damage.
Gutz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Padilla.
Padilla misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gutz!
Gutz scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut lands for Padilla. That snapped Gutz's head back.
Gutz fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Padilla to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Padilla looks to clinch but Gutz throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Padilla taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cormac Gutz!
Cormac Gutz retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Cormac Gutz gave a big smile as he said 'Oh my.. Counter Takedown King failed..'.