PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ajax Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ajax Armstrong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Armstrong
vs
Gutierrez

170 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ajax Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raul Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong lands with a slapping head kick.

Gutierrez is rocked!

It looks like Raul Gutierrez has been cut.
Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gutierrez is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?
Gutierrez misses with the combination.
Gutierrez seems to have recovered his senses.
Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gutierrez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick and Gutierrez moves out of range easily.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Armstrong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
Gutierrez misses with a double jab.
Gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Armstrong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gutierrez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutierrez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gutierrez throws a right hand that Armstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Armstrong also avoids with ease.
Armstrong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Gutierrez throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armstrong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gutierrez's head.
Ajax Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Gutierrez connects with a right hand. Armstrong shakes it off.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick and Gutierrez moves out of range easily.
Gutierrez misses with a double jab.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutierrez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Armstrong.
Gutierrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gutierrez misses with the combination.
Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gutierrez looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Armstrong.
Gutierrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gutierrez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gutierrez blocks a head kick by Armstrong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gutierrez does no damage.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.
Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gutierrez misses with a wild combination.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses.
Gutierrez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Armstrong avoids them all with ease.
Gutierrez blocks a head kick by Armstrong.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutierrez misses with a double jab.
Armstrong slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez.
Armstrong slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
Gutierrez avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Gutierrez swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Gutierrez misses.
Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gutierrez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gutierrez misses with a two punch combination.
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Gutierrez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A punch combination from Gutierrez misses.
Gutierrez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutierrez avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gutierrez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Gutierrez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a double jab.
A combination from Gutierrez does no damage.
A combination from Gutierrez does no damage.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick
and Gutierrez counters with a three punch combo that has Armstrong backing up. Armstrong nods at Gutierrez to acknowledge the strikes.
Gutierrez misses with a series of wild punches.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
Gutierrez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutierrez swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Armstrong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutierrez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Gutierrez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raul Gutierrez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ajax Armstrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gutierrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gutierrez throws a right hand that Armstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Armstrong also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Gutierrez misses.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses.
Gutierrez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters circling - Gutierrez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gutierrez tries to bum rush Armstrong with a series of wild strikes but Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez blocks a head kick by Armstrong.
Gutierrez lands a jab-cross combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Armstrong might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gutierrez blocks a head kick by Armstrong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutierrez fails to land with a series of punches.
Armstrong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gutierrez lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gutierrez throws a series of strikes that have Armstrong backpedaling.
A head kick misses from Armstrong.
Gutierrez is looking for the big counter here.
Gutierrez misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick and Gutierrez moves out of range easily.
Armstrong needs to keep his hands up - Gutierrez had a free shot at his head there.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
A head kick by Armstrong misses
and Gutierrez counters with a left and a right that stings Armstrong.
Gutierrez misses with a head kick.
Gutierrez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Gutierrez misses.
Gutierrez blocks a head kick by Armstrong.
Gutierrez misses with a series of wild punches.
Raul Gutierrez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
Gutierrez throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
Gutierrez works over Armstrong's head and body with a nice combination.
Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gutierrez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gutierrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gutierrez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
Gutierrez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Armstrong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutierrez throws a right hand that Armstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Armstrong also avoids with ease.
Armstrong tries to counter by clinching up but Gutierrez breaks away and moves out of range.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Gutierrez misses.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses.
Gutierrez throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Gutierrez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Armstrong doesn't seem phased though.
Gutierrez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gutierrez duly obliges.
Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez lands a jab-cross combination.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Gutierrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Armstrong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gutierrez.
Armstrong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutierrez misses with a double jab.
Gutierrez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gutierrez avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Gutierrez avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Gutierrez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gutierrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutierrez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Gutierrez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick that misses.
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
Gutierrez feints a jab promting Armstrong to slip. Gutierrez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Armstrong slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gutierrez misses with a two punch combination.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez connects with the punch.
Gutierrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Armstrong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gutierrez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Armstrong on the side of the head.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutierrez misses with a head kick.
Armstrong is looking to counter the offense by Gutierrez and move into the clinch.
Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Armstrong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutierrez scores with the left hand. Armstrong knows he should have avoided that one.
Gutierrez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Armstrong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Gutierrez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raul Gutierrez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gutierrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick and Gutierrez moves out of range easily.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutierrez scores with a nice strike.
Gutierrez throws a one two combo.
Gutierrez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gutierrez tries to bum rush Armstrong with a series of wild strikes but Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Gutierrez finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Gutierrez.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Gutierrez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutierrez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gutierrez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gutierrez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gutierrez misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Gutierrez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gutierrez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gutierrez avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Gutierrez throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from Gutierrez.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick and Gutierrez moves out of range easily.
Gutierrez scores with a jab.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutierrez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
Gutierrez is looking for the big counter here.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gutierrez.
Armstrong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gutierrez looks to land a combination. Armstrong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, jab by Gutierrez - just one landing.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutierrez connects with a looping right hand.
Gutierrez misses with the combination.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
A combination from Gutierrez does no damage.
Armstrong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gutierrez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
Gutierrez stalks Armstrong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Armstrong's face. Armstrong staggers backwards, shaken.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutierrez avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Armstrong tries to counter by clinching up but Gutierrez breaks away and moves out of range.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Armstrong tries to counter by clinching up but Gutierrez breaks away and moves out of range.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutierrez throws a counter combo.
Gutierrez misses with a double jab.
Gutierrez fails to land with a series of punches.
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
Gutierrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Armstrong backs off Gutierrez throws a huge counter combo but Armstrong manages to avoid it all.
Armstrong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Gutierrez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick and Gutierrez moves out of range easily.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Armstrong.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Armstrong avoids them all with ease.
Gutierrez avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gutierrez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Gutierrez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gutierrez looks for the body kick but Armstrong saw that one coming.
Gutierrez fails to land with a series of punches.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutierrez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
Ajax Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raul Gutierrez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Armstrong checks a leg kick.
As Gutierrez tries to get set, Armstrong tries to push him back and clinch up but Gutierrez manages to avoid the attempt.
Gutierrez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Gutierrez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gutierrez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Raul Gutierrez!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Raul Gutierrez!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Raul Gutierrez!

Raul Gutierrez wins by unanimous decision!