PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between El Chapo Guzman (ranked 4724 p4p, 4680 weight class) and John Wooldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wooldridge has chosen Unstoppable as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Guzman
vs
Wooldridge

185 cm
20
160
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, El Chapo Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Wooldridge!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooldridge's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wooldridge duly obliges.

It looks like El Chapo Guzman has been cut.
Guzman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Wooldridge misses.
Wooldridge throws a series of punches but Guzman avoids them all with ease.

Guzman clinches up against the cage.

Wooldridge has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Guzman uses from the top position.
Guzman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wooldridge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guzman passes Wooldridge's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooldridge keeping hold of Guzman's head, controlling as best he can.
Guzman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Guzman stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Wooldridge instigates a clinch.

Wooldridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guzman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wooldridge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooldridge feints the counter takedown.

Wooldridge moves into the clinch.
Wooldridge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guzman can't get the takedown.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the head but Wooldridge blocks with his arms.
Guzman has Wooldridge pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wooldridge manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guzman tries to land knees in the clinch but Wooldridge avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guzman breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooldridge tries to circle away but Guzman has him pinned against the cage.

Guzman breaks from the clinch.

Guzman has managed to clinch.
Wooldridge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wooldridge can't break the clinch.
Guzman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wooldridge is defending well for now.
Guzman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooldridge fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Guzman gets control of Wooldridge's arms and successfully pulls guard. Guzman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooldridge must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wooldridge wanted to stand there but Guzman had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guzman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Guzman manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wooldridge takes an elbow to the temple.
Guzman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wooldridge smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Chapo Guzman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Guzman moves into the clinch successfully.

Wooldridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guzman moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooldridge tries to pull guard but Guzman holds him up against the cage and eventually Wooldridge drops back down to his feet.
Guzman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wooldridge backwards.
Guzman lands an elbow just above Wooldridge 's eye.
Guzman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wooldridge's defenses.

Guzman gets control of Wooldridge's arms and successfully pulls guard. Guzman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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!

Wooldridge stands up and waves to Guzman to follow him.

Guzman darts in and clinches Wooldridge up against the cage.
Guzman is trying to pull guard but Wooldridge has him pressed against the cage.
Guzman trying to land knees to the body.
Guzman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Chapo Guzman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on El Chapo Guzman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wooldridge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guzman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooldridge tries a head kick but it misses.

Wooldridge rushes Guzman and presses him up against the cage.
Wooldridge is trying to push Guzman away but Guzman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Guzman breaks from the clinch.

Guzman closes the distance and clinches.
Guzman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wooldridge's efforts to push away.
Guzman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wooldridge is defending well for now.

Guzman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Guzman gets tackled into the cage by Wooldridge. Wooldridge maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooldridge being controlled against the cage.
Wooldridge is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
El Chapo Guzman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wooldridge.
Wooldridge is trying to break the clinch but Guzman is controlling him.
Guzman is trying to pull guard but Wooldridge turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wooldridge avoiding damage as Guzman throws knees to the body.
Wooldridge tries to pull guard but Guzman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Guzman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooldridge tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Guzman smiles and moves away.
Guzman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick lands for Wooldridge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Guzman.
El Chapo Guzman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wooldridge clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Guzman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guzman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wooldridge can do to turn this around?
Wooldridge takes an elbow to the temple.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wooldridge avoids it.
Wooldridge is looking for a takedown.
El Chapo Guzman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Wooldridge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Guzman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Guzman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wooldridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooldridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooldridge is breathing heavily.
Guzman tries to clinch up but Wooldridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooldridge throws a head kick that misses
and Guzman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guzman tries to clinch but Wooldridge moves away
and Wooldridge counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooldridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John Wooldridge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooldridge is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guzman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Guzman dives in and scores a takedown into Wooldridge's guard.
Guzman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
El Chapo Guzman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Wooldridge working for submissions but it's allowed Guzman to get to half guard.
Wooldridge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooldridge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guzman 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.
Wooldridge is staying active underneath Guzman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wooldridge is trying to stand.
Well, if Guzman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Guzman thows a huge punch but Wooldridge dodges it nicely.
Wooldridge is looking to control Guzman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wooldridge avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Chapo Guzman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on El Chapo Guzman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wooldridge lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Guzman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guzman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Guzman has managed to clinch.
Wooldridge is trying to force a seperation but Guzman has the dominant position.

Wooldridge jumps guard.

Guzman stands and steps away. Wooldridge gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Wooldridge instigates a clinch.

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

Guzman moves into the clinch.
Guzman lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Guzman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guzman lands an elbow just above Wooldridge 's eye.
Guzman with a knee to the head.

Guzman breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooldridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Guzman forces Wooldridge back against the cage and clinches.
Wooldridge is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Guzman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wooldridge backwards.
Nice elbow from Guzman.
Guzman lands an uppercut.
Wooldridge managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
Wooldridge drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Guzman gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Guzman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Guzman pushes Wooldridge up against the cage in a clinch.

Guzman jumps guard and drags Wooldridge to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guzman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wooldridge is aware though and is defending well.
Wooldridge won't allow Guzman to sweep him here.
Guzman wants to stand but Wooldridge is controlling the position.
Wooldridge wants to stand but Guzman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Guzman working a defensive guard here.
Guzman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wooldridge is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooldridge trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guzman's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Guzman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wooldridge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooldridge replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Guzman blocks it well.
Guzman tries to clinch but Wooldridge is having none of it.
Guzman moves in looking to clinch but Wooldridge pushes him off.
Wooldridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Wooldridge clinches.
Guzman prevents Wooldridge from breaking the clinch.

That's four 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.

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

Guzman clinches with his opponent.

Wooldridge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guzman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Guzman. No joy for Wooldridge on that attempt.

Wooldridge forces Guzman back against the cage and clinches.
Wooldridge managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
Guzman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooldridge is pressed up against the cage. Guzman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wooldridge down to the mat. Wooldridge avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guzman shoots in for a takedown but Wooldridge shows good takedown defense.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the head but Wooldridge blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Chapo Guzman showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for El Chapo Guzman!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for El Chapo Guzman!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for El Chapo Guzman!

El Chapo Guzman wins by unanimous decision!
John Wooldridge spoke after the fight, saying 'Strike me down and I will come back twice as strong'.