PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Argivas Kerenzikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz comes to the cage accompanied by Everyday. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gutz
vs
Kerenzikov

185 cm
22
187 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

178 cm
24
198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Argivas Kerenzikov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerenzikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gutz throws a body kick that misses.

Gutz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kerenzikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Kerenzikov wants a takedown but no success here.
Gutz wants to stall.
Gutz misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gutz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kerenzikov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kerenzikov blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kerenzikov stalling the fight.
Kerenzikov trying to control the position but instead, Gutz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kerenzikov into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gutz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Gutz fails to land.
Gutz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Kerenzikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Gutz on the inside.
Kerenzikov stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Argivas Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov throws a low kick but Gutz moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Gutz.

It looks like Argivas Kerenzikov has been cut.
Gutz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutz scores with a leg kick.
Kerenzikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kerenzikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerenzikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gutz manages to avoid it.
Gutz tries a head kick but it misses.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerenzikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
Gutz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kerenzikov's calf.
A head kick by Kerenzikov misses
and Gutz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gutz. That's going to slow Kerenzikov down.
Kerenzikov is looking to clinch but Gutz is avoiding it.
Gutz misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutz is just out of range.
Kerenzikov closes the distance and clinches up with Gutz, looking for a takedown. Kerenzikov pushes Gutz against the cage but Gutz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cormac Gutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Argivas Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gutz fakes the leg kick and cracks Kerenzikov in the body.
A good leg kick by Gutz.
Kerenzikov looks winded!

Gutz pushes Kerenzikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Gutz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gutz.
A short right from Gutz.
Kerenzikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gutz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gutz has Kerenzikov pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutz lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gutz.
Kerenzikov tries to stall but Gutz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gutz misses with a body punch.
Kerenzikov tries to throw a body punch but Gutz avoids it by throwing Kerenzikov back against the cage.
Gutz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gutz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gutz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gutz has a couple of punches blocked by Kerenzikov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kerenzikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gutz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kerenzikov backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac Gutz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Argivas Kerenzikov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gutz slaps away a takedown attempt from Kerenzikov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kerenzikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Gutz there.
Gutz connects with a single shot there.
Gutz chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Gutz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kerenzikov blocking some punches.
Kerenzikov blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gutz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerenzikov.
Gutz throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kerenzikov throws an elbow but it misses.
Kerenzikov misses with a punch to the body.
Gutz stalling in the clinch but Kerenzikov improves position.
Kerenzikov blocking some punches.
Gutz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kerenzikov backwards.

That has opened up Argivas Kerenzikov's cut even more.
Gutz has a couple of punches blocked by Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov is working for takedown but Gutz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gutz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Kerenzikov breaks from the clinch.
Kerenzikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gutz. That did some damage!
Kerenzikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutz scores with a nice right hand.
Gutz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Gutz. That's going to slow Kerenzikov down.
Kerenzikov is breathing heavily.
Gutz drops Kerenzikov with a huge uppercut! Kerenzikov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Gutz is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cormac Gutz!
Cormac Gutz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that M/S Paint Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.