PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luis Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yong Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wright's choice of entrance music: Emancipator - Soon It Will Be Cold Enough To Build Fires. This should be a great matchup!

Guerrero
vs
Wright

169 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

165 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Polar Bear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Guerrero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yong Wright!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright throws a jab when Guerrero was well out of range.
Guerrero slips under a jab.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guerrero counters with a nice body shot.
Yong Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws a hook but Guerrero blocks it.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright misses with a body punch

and Guerrero counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Guerrero.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Wright looking for a guillotine here but Guerrero defends easily.
Guerrero scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Guerrero is in close to Wright's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerrero trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guerrero connects with a couple of short punches.
Wright has momentary wrist control but Guerrero slips an elbow through the middle.
Guerrero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
Guerrero connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero won't allow Wright to sweep him here.

Wright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guerrero defends it easily.
Guerrero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Our spies down at at 11th Planet MMA inform us that Wright has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Guerrero drops back looking for a leg! Wright is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wright manages to kick Guerrero off! Guerrero jumps back into Wright's guard.
Guerrero wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Guerrero postures up in Wright's guard and throws a big left but Wright blocks it.
Guerrero trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guerrero won't allow Wright to sweep him here.
Wright working a defensive guard here.
Guerrero landing some decent shots from guard.
Guerrero postures up in Wright's guard and throws a big left but Wright blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Wright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Guerrero won't allow Wright to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright trying to control the position.
Guerrero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guerrero working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wright's head.
Guerrero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guerrero throwing strikes but missing.

Wright looking for a guillotine here but Guerrero defends easily.
Guerrero scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guerrero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guerrero landing some decent shots from guard.
Wright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guerrero.
Guerrero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guerrero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Guerrero works over Wright with some ground and pound from guard.
Guerrero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wright has momentary wrist control but Guerrero slips an elbow through the middle.
Guerrero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Guerrero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Wright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guerrero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright, not yet.
Wright has momentary wrist control but Guerrero slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerrero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
Guerrero is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Guerrero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright, not yet.
Wright keeping full guard, as Guerrero tries to pass.
Guerrero lands a couple of digs.
Guerrero with a nice head shot there.
Guerrero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerrero cracks Wright with a solid left hand.
Guerrero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Guerrero working some strikes from top position.

Wright is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerrero postures up.
Guerrero cracks Wright with a solid left hand.

Wright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wright is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Guerrero dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wright shoots in and drives through. Guerrero sprawls well.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Guerrero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guerrero clobbers Wright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guerrero leaves Wright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Guerrero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guerrero as he jumps to the side.
Luis Guerrero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yong Wright.
Guerrero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Guerrero counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guerrero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wright shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Guerrero is trying to defend but Wright finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Guerrero makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Guerrero.

Wright drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wright jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wright is fighting to break Guerrero's control of his arms but Guerrero is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Guerrero.
Guerrero is working hard here to advance position.
Luis Guerrero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guerrero has control of Wright's left arm, preventing Wright from doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luis Guerrero wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Guerrero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wright.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright shoots in but Guerrero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Guerrero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Guerrero counters with a straight right hand.

Wright feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Guerrero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Wright thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Guerrero is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Guerrero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero seems keen to control Wright's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luis Guerrero wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Guerrero scores with a takedown into Wright's guard.
Guerrero won't allow Wright to sweep him here.
Guerrero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guerrero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wright lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Guerrero holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright passes Guerrero's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wright is working away from the top position though.
Guerrero works his way to full guard. Good work.
Guerrero looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wright puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Guerrero wants to improve his position but Wright is controlling well.
Wright is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Guerrero!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright prevents Guerrero from getting the reversal.
Guerrero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guerrero tries to get out of the position.
Guerrero is squirming around, avoiding Wright's attempts to control the action.
Guerrero tries to lock up and control but Wright gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Guerrero dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Guerrero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wright takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wright is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Guerrero creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wright is trying to control Guerrero's posture but Guerrero avoids it.
Wright tries to buck Guerrero off but Guerrero is having none of it.
Guerrero working the ground and pound from side control.
Guerrero in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wright taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wright is still in real trouble! Can Guerrero finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerrero connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wright some visible discomfort.
Guerrero working the ground and pound from side control.
Wright is looking for a sweep.
Guerrero works to advance to full mount. Wright defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Guerrero working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is trying desperately to improve position.
Guerrero with good strikes from the mount here!
Guerrero lands a big shot there that rocks Wright but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guerrero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wright?
Guerrero lands a big shot to the head and Wright winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Luis Guerrero!
Luis Guerrero retains his featherweight title!