PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy has chosen Buddy Guy - Five Years as his entrance music. Justin Herald is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Herald
vs
Guy

190 cm
29
281 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

195 cm
33
260 lbs
21 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Herald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddy Guy!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Herald.
Guy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guy swings for the body but Herald moves out of range.
Herald scores with a decent looking hook.
Herald keeps the fight on the outside.
Guy takes a swing at Herald's ribcage but misses.

Guy clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Guy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Herald blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Herald manages to break the clinch.
Herald misses with a hook
and Guy counters with a left to the body.
Herald attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Herald misses with a wild body shot.
Herald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Guy catches Herald right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick from Herald lands but Guy takes it in his stride.

It looks like Buddy Guy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Guy pushes Herald up against the cage in a clinch.
Herald takes a shot to the head.
Herald is looking to break free of the clinch but Guy has double underhooks.
Guy lands a shoulder strike.
Herald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Herald is trying to push Guy away but Guy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guy.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herald's elbow.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herald misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald working aggressively here.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Herald.
A left hand lands to the body for Guy.
Herald tries to break the clinch but Guy is controlling the position.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.

Herald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Herald throws a solid leg kick but Guy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Herald.
Herald takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Guy slips a straight right by Herald.

Guy darts in and clinches Herald up against the cage.
Herald is trying to break the clinch but Guy is controlling him.
Guy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Herald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Herald tries to break free but Guy pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herald.
Guy presses Herald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Herald is looking to control Guy's arms but Guy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Herald has his back to the cage.
Guy lands a right hand.
Herald working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Herald is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herald can't break the clinch.
Herald taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy cracks Herald with a nice body shot.
Guy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guy scores with a hook to the body.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Herald is trying to force a seperation but Guy has the dominant position.
A short left from Guy.
Herald prevents a body shot from Guy.
Guy pushes Herald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy scores with a shot to the side of Herald's head.
Guy tries a body shot but Herald blocks it.
Guy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guy is leaning against Herald and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guy pushes Herald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Guy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Herald.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Guy.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Guy.
Guy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Guy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buddy Guy's cut.
That's time! Herald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice uppercut there from Guy.
Herald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Guy has Herald up against the cage in a clinch.
Herald is trying to push Guy away but Guy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Herald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Herald looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Guy.
Buddy Guy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Herald throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Guy tries to work over Herald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Herald controls his hands.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
Guy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Herald blocking some punches.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Herald controls his hands.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Herald avoids it by throwing Guy back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Herald can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Guy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Herald tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy lands a body shot.
Herald 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.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Herald up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Guy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Guy digs a right hand into Herald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Herald's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
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!
Guy lands a body shot.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Herald.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guy tries a body shot but Herald blocks it.

Herald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herald lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Herald takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy looks to land a combination but Herald avoids it well.
Guy cracks Herald with a good jab.
Guy sizes up Herald with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Herald tries a head kick but it misses.
Guy scores with a jab.
Justin Herald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Guy drops Herald with a beautiful combination! Herald stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Guy is looking for the KO!

Herald is rocked!
Buddy Guy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herald throws a lazy uppercut

and Guy moves into the clinch.
Oh Herald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guy.
Guy creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Herald's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Herald drops to his knees and Guy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buddy Guy!
After winning the bout, Buddy Guy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.