PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zekhe Eliden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lag Guti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Eliden
vs
Guti

190 cm
19
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zekhe Eliden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lag Guti!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eliden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eliden stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eliden wants it to stay on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Guti blocks the leg kick.

Guti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Guti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eliden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Eliden is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Guti pulls his head out easily.
Guti sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Guti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eliden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Guti is trying to work for a kimura but Eliden is defending well.

Guti looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliden is looking to control Guti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eliden avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guti shoots in for a takedown but Eliden shows good takedown defense.
Guti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eliden swivels and escapes.
Zekhe Eliden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lag Guti.
Guti looks gassed!
Eliden throws a front kick that sends Guti stumbling back into the cage.
Eliden thumps Guti with a low kick.
Eliden keeps the fight on the outside.
Guti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliden throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Eliden lands with a kick to the temple. Guti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eliden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guti tries to clinch there but Eliden circles away.
Eliden connects with a solid leg kick.
Eliden connects with a solid leg kick.
Guti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eliden lands with a nice body kick.
Eliden bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eliden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eliden.
Guti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lag Guti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eliden. Eliden obviously looking to wear him down.
Eliden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eliden scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliden scores with a leg kick.
Guti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eliden can pounce on him.
Eliden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guti. That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Guti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Eliden - the referee stops the clock and Guti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Eliden. Guti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Guti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Eliden.
Eliden cracks the inside of Guti's front leg.
Eliden scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Eliden.
Eliden throws a leg kick which misses Guti's front leg but catches the back leg as Guti tries to avoid it.
Eliden scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eliden connects with a solid leg kick.
Eliden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eliden keeps Guti at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eliden. That's going to slow Guti down.
Eliden pushes Guti away with a front kick.
Eliden cracks the inside of Guti's front leg.
Eliden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eliden. Eliden obviously looking to wear him down.
Eliden throws a front kick that sends Guti stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Eliden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eliden scores with a push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Eliden.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Eliden. That one must have hurt.
Eliden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guti.
Crunch! Eliden slams his shin into Guti's torso.
Eliden throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zekhe Eliden dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Eliden thuds his shin into the meat of Guti's side.
Eliden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guti can do to turn this around?
Eliden lands with a kick to the temple. Guti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight stays on the outside here - Guti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eliden connects with a solid leg kick.
Guti tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eliden.
Eliden fakes the leg kick and cracks Guti in the body.
Eliden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guti is breathing heavily.
Eliden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guti. That did some damage!
Eliden feints and then cracks Guti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guti down.
Eliden feints and then cracks Guti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guti down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eliden throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eliden. That's going to slow Guti down.
Eliden scores with a leg kick.
Guti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Eliden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eliden.
Eliden pushes Guti away with a front kick.
Eliden feints and then cracks Guti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guti down.
Eliden scores with a push kick.
Eliden connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Eliden.
Eliden connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliden thuds his shin into the meat of Guti's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Eliden. That's going to slow Guti down.
Eliden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zekhe Eliden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eliden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eliden feints and then cracks Guti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guti down.
Eliden cracks the inside of Guti's front leg.
Eliden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Eliden.
Eliden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zekhe Eliden is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Eliden lands but Guti takes it in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Eliden finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eliden thumps Guti with a low kick.
Eliden throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliden cracks the inside of Guti's front leg.
Eliden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eliden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Eliden!
Eliden scores with a leg kick.
Eliden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eliden throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eliden.
A good leg kick by Eliden.
Eliden pushes Guti away with a front kick.
Eliden throws a head kick that half lands.
Eliden scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eliden lands with a kick to the ribs.
Guti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Eliden.
Eliden scores with a leg kick.
Eliden scores with a kick to the body.
Eliden lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Eliden.
Guti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eliden lands with a kick to the ribs.
Guti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eliden can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eliden.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eliden thows a body kick. Guti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Guti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eliden can pounce on him.
Eliden throws a leg kick which misses Guti's front leg but catches the back leg as Guti tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zekhe Eliden dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Eliden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eliden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eliden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guti. That did some damage!
Guti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Eliden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eliden.
Eliden connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Eliden - that will leave a mark!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eliden, right into the meat.
Guti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Eliden.
Guti tries for a takedown but Eliden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eliden scores with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Eliden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eliden.
Eliden throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eliden.
Eliden feints and then cracks Guti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guti down.
Guti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Guti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eliden moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Eliden scoring well with a low kick there.
Eliden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eliden.
Eliden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Eliden - that will leave a mark!
Eliden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eliden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Eliden. That one must have hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eliden.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Guti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Eliden - the referee stops the clock and Guti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Eliden. Guti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Eliden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eliden.
Eliden scores with a nice body kick.
Eliden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eliden. That's going to slow Guti down.
Eliden connects with a solid leg kick.
Eliden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lag Guti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eliden thumps Guti with a low kick.
Guti tries for a takedown but Eliden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Eliden. That one must have hurt.
Eliden scores with a leg kick.
Eliden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guti.
Eliden connects with a solid leg kick.
Guti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eliden. Eliden obviously looking to wear him down.
Guti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eliden. Eliden obviously looking to wear him down.
Guti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Eliden throws a leg kick which misses Guti's front leg but catches the back leg as Guti tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliden feints and then cracks Guti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guti down.
Eliden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Guti takes a step back to recover.
Eliden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eliden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eliden throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Eliden scoring well with a low kick there.
Eliden throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Eliden!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eliden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Eliden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eliden is looking to slow Guti down with leg kicks.
Eliden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zekhe Eliden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eliden, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zekhe Eliden!