PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojtek Jel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojtek Jel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Guy
vs
Jel

163 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wojtek Jel!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Jel instigates a clinch.
Guy prevents Jel from breaking the clinch.
Guy is trying to maintain a safe position but Jel gets an underhook and turns Guy into the cage.
Jel can't break the clinch.
Jel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jel's efforts to push away.
Jel wants to break free but Guy has control.
Guy has Jel pressed against the cage, preventing Jel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guy dodges the punch combination from Jel.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Guy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Guy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jel is avoiding damage well.

Guy decides to stand back up. Guy steps back and let's Jel get back to his feet.

Guy moves into the clinch.
Guy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jel trying to control the position but instead, Guy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jel into the cage.
Guy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Guy slips a jab and a cross from Jel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jel leaves Guy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Jel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guy, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guy slows down the pace here.

Guy breaks from the clinch.
Jel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Guy back to the cage. Jel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jel tries to bum rush Guy with a series of wild strikes but Guy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jel wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jel misses with a combination
and Guy counters with a thumping low kick.
Guy tries to clinch there but Jel circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy tries for a takedown but Jel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guy wants to clinch up but Jel keeps it at a distance.
Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jel. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jel throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jel swivels and escapes.
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 Luke Guy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Guy has Jel up against the cage in a clinch.
Guy content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Guy slips a jab and a cross from Jel.
Guy shoots in and drives through. Jel sprawls well.
Jel misses with a body shot.
Jel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jel keeps the fight on the outside.
Jel is breathing heavily.
Guy moves in looking to clinch but Jel pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guy wants to clinch.
Guy darts in looking for a takedown but Jel gets double underhooks and turns Guy into the cage.
Jel is trying to maintain a safe position but Guy gets an underhook and turns Jel into the cage.
Jel wants to get back to striking at distance but Guy won't allow it.
Guy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guy keeps control of Jel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jel can't break the clinch.

Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guy tries to clinch but Jel is having none of it.
Jel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guy.

Jel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Guy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guy throwing strikes from guard but Jel blocks nicely.
Guy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jel's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guy is in close to Jel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Guy stands up from Jel's guard - Guy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Guy tries to clinch there but Jel circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jel looks for a takedown but Guy sprawls well.

Guy moves into the clinch successfully.
Guy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Guy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Guy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guy tries to clinch there but Jel circles away.

Guy takes the fight into the clinch.
Jel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Guy up against the cage.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jel working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guy is trying to maintain a safe position but Jel gets an underhook and turns Guy into the cage.
Jel has had enough of the clinch but Guy keeps him there for the moment.
Jel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
Guy slowing the pace effectively.
Guy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guy effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Guy drives through and clinches with Jel against the cage.
Guy is looking to control Jel's arms but Jel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guy has his back to the cage.
Guy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jel's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Luke Guy.
Jel misses the body punch
and Guy counters with a big head kick but Jel shrugs it off.
Jel misses with the combination.
Luke Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jel defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy dives in and grabs Jel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jel pushes down on Guy's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jel lands a right hook to the body.
Jel misses with a double jab.
Luke Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jel throws a combination. Guy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guy closes the distance and clinches.
Jel is trying to break the clinch but Guy is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Guy breaks from the clinch.
Wojtek Jel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy moves in looking to clinch but Jel pushes him off.
Wojtek Jel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luke Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guy shoots in for a takedown but Jel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guy 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Guy!