PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Barant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Guerrero
vs
Barant

172 cm
24
178 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Curtis Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Barant!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barant scores with a takedown into Guerrero's guard.
Guerrero controlling the position.
Barant looking to pass the guard.
Barant throwing strikes from guard but Guerrero blocks nicely.
Barant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guerrero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Guerrero won't allow Barant to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barant lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Guerrero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Guerrero stands up and waves to Barant to follow him.

Barant shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guerrero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barant trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerrero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barant is fighting to break Guerrero's control of his arms but Guerrero is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barant wanted to stand there but Guerrero had control of the position.
Barant tries to free his leg and advance position but Guerrero is retaining full guard.
Guerrero wants to stand and escape but Barant is having none of it.
Guerrero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Guerrero with a nice head shot there.
Barant wants to stand but Guerrero is controlling the position.
Guerrero wants to stand but Barant is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barant keeping moving, preventing Guerrero from controlling successfully.
Guerrero won't allow Barant to sweep him here.
Guerrero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barant can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guerrero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Guerrero engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Guerrero trying to control but Barant is working from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Guerrero decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barant, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Barant. No joy for Guerrero on that attempt.

Barant drives through with a takedown into guard.

Guerrero manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Barant looking for a takedown.

Guerrero jumps guard and drags Barant to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Guerrero looking to control.
Guerrero could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Barant throwing strikes but missing.
Guerrero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Guerrero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Barant controls Guerrero momentarily but Guerrero frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barant throws his legs up looking for a submission but Guerrero uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barant is trying to control Guerrero's posture but Guerrero avoids it.

Guerrero decides to stand back up. Guerrero steps back and let's Barant get back to his feet.
Guerrero fails with the takedown.
Barant is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Barant gets a clinch.

Guerrero manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Guerrero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barant fails to land the takedown.
Curtis Guerrero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guerrero fails with the takedown.
Barant fails to land the takedown.

Barant gets a takedown into half guard.
Guerrero gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barant throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barant lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Barant drops back, looking for a kneebar! Guerrero looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Guerrero looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Guerrero!

Guerrero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barant keeps working.

Guerrero tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guerrero has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Guerrero trying to control the position but Barant is working away.
Barant is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Guerrero asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Guerrero stalls from top position.

Guerrero has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Barant tries to bum rush Guerrero with a series of wild strikes but Guerrero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guerrero thinks about countering with a body kick.
No luck for Barant with that takedown attempt.
Curtis Guerrero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Barant.
Barant is breathing heavily.
Barant darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barant as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guerrero pinned against the cage. Guerrero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Barant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Guerrero on his heels. He'll look to pass Guerrero's guard now, I'm sure.
Guerrero has his hands on Barant's head, controlling the position.
Guerrero is looking to stand up but Barant isn't so interested in that idea.
Barant stands up over Guerrero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Guerrero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barant has momentary wrist control but Guerrero slips an elbow through the middle.
Barant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guerrero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Guerrero lands a couple of digs.
Guerrero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Guerrero working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barant's head.
Guerrero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Guerrero wants to stand but Barant has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barant wants to sweep but no luck.
Guerrero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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 Curtis Guerrero will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Barant drives through with a takedown into guard.
Guerrero is pulling down on Barant's head. It's preventing any offense from Barant, at least for the moment.

Guerrero pushes Barant off and gets back to his feet.

Barant gets a takedown into half guard.

Guerrero manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Barant keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Guerrero successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barant drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Guerrero manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barant has Guerrero in his guard.

Guerrero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guerrero is looking to work some ground and pound but Barant has wrist control.
Barant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guerrero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Guerrero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Guerrero tries to stand but Barant is controlling from the bottom.
Guerrero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barant wants to stand up but Guerrero is controlling him.
Barant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guerrero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Guerrero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guerrero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Guerrero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guerrero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Guerrero looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Guerrero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barant can do to turn this around?
Barant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guerrero wants to stand and escape but Barant is having none of it.
Curtis Guerrero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guerrero has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guerrero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barant manages to get himself to full guard.

Guerrero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barant wants to stand up but Guerrero is controlling him.
Guerrero chips away with some ground and pound.
Guerrero throws a big right hand that misses.
Guerrero prevents Barant from getting back to his feet.

Barant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barant thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Guerrero slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Barant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guerrero defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Guerrero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guerrero, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Guerrero!