PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Lazanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Guinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lazanski
vs
Guinness

173 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miroslav Lazanski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mick Guinness!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazanski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miroslav Lazanski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guinness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guinness shoots for a double leg takedown but Lazanski sprawls well. He's pushed Guinness's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lazanski tries to clinch but Guinness is having none of it.
Lazanski tries to clinch but Guinness is having none of it.
Guinness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lazanski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guinness pinned against the cage. Guinness gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lazanski tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazanski shoots in for a double leg but Guinness sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miroslav Lazanski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guinness is looking to clinch but Lazanski is avoiding it.

Lazanski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Guinness tries to get to full guard but Lazanski has control of the leg.
Guinness has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lazanski is working away from the top position though.
Lazanski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lazanski is working away from the top position though.
Lazanski prevents Guinness from improving his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lazanski shoots in for a takedown but Guinness shows good takedown defense.
Lazanski with a poor takedown

and Guinness counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guinness lands an elbow.
Guinness throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Guinness working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guinness throws a strike aimed at the side of Lazanski's head but Lazanski avoids it well.
Guinness lands a decent elbow from side control.

Guinness is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lazanski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Guinness landing strikes.
Guinness creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lazanski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lazanski regains half guard, as Guinness was trying to land strikes.
Guinness misses with a head shot. Lazanski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Guinness throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lazanski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinness cracks Lazanski with a solid left hand.
Lazanski wants to get back to his feet but Guinness is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Guinness stands up over Lazanski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot 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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guinness accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guinness chips away with some ground and pound.
Guinness throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lazanski keeping moving, preventing Guinness from controlling successfully.
Lazanski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guinness is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lazanski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Lazanski. Those never looked like landing.
Guinness shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lazanski pinned against the cage. Lazanski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lazanski has his takedown stuffed
and Guinness counters with a stiff right hand.

Lazanski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Guinness lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guinness trying to control but Lazanski is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lazanski's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Guinness lands a nice short elbow.
Lazanski pushes Guinness off looking to stand but Guinness dives back in and keeps control.
Lazanski has hold of Guinness's hands but Guinness slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Guinness is nestled in close to Lazanski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Guinness thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guinness working over Lazanski with some ground and pound. Lazanski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Guinness scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Guinness is nestled in close to Lazanski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Guinness scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lazanski is staying active underneath Guinness, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Guinness thows a huge punch but Lazanski dodges it nicely.
Lazanski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guinness.
Guinness missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guinness has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lazanski tries to kick Guinness off but Guinness keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Guinness takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guinness thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lazanski's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guinness not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lazanski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Guinness scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lazanski won't allow Guinness to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guinness takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lazanski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Guinness scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazanski is staying active underneath Guinness, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Guinness working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Guinness connects with a nice short shot to Lazanski's temple.
Guinness sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lazanski defending well though.
Guinness throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lazanski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Guinness.
Guinness sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lazanski defending well though.
Guinness thows a huge punch but Lazanski dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinness wants to control but Lazanski is keeping him busy.
Guinness seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Guinness lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guinness keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Guinness landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Guinness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guinness is looking to take a break and control but Lazanski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guinness thows a huge punch but Lazanski dodges it nicely.
Guinness lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guinness is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Guinness looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Guinness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Guinness displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lazanski.
Guinness throws a big shot that misses.
Lazanski fails with a takedown attempt.
Guinness tries to clinch up but Lazanski circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Guinness closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Guinness wants to control but Lazanski is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazanski wants to get back to his feet.
Lazanski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guinness on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Guinness connects with a nice short shot to Lazanski's temple.
Guinness throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Guinness seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lazanski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Guinness working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lazanski wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guinness slips a nice elbow through Lazanski's hands, connecting with Lazanski's forehead.
Lazanski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lazanski tries to get out of the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Guinness connects with a nice short shot to Lazanski's temple.
Guinness seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lazanski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lazanski is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness controlling the action here.
Guinness drops an elbow to the side of Lazanski's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guinness scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Guinness is trying to work for a kimura but Lazanski is defending well.
Guinness seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lazanski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Guinness seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Guinness throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guinness wants to control but Lazanski is keeping him busy.
Lazanski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Guinness connects with a nice short shot to Lazanski's temple.
Guinness throwing shots but Lazanski is blocking nicely.
Guinness lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lazanski tries to kick Guinness off in order to stand up. Guinness Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Guinness is putting a hurting on Lazanski here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinness is looking to take a break and control but Lazanski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guinness landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lazanski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guinness works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Guinness working the head and body with strikes.
Guinness working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Guinness in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guinness wants to control but Lazanski is keeping him busy.
Guinness working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Guinness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Guinness winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Guinness!