PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leon Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomber has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. George Bomber is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gutierrez
vs
Bomber

164 cm
18
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Bomber!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bomber looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Gutierrez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bomber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gutierrez.

Gutierrez is looking for a kimura here.
Gutierrez is taking a breather. Bomber says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bomber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bomber has hold of Gutierrez's hands but Gutierrez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gutierrez working the head and body with strikes.

Gutierrez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
George Bomber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Gutierrez.

Bomber tries to sprawl but Gutierrez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gutierrez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gutierrez 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez 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.
Gutierrez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gutierrez lands strikes from half guard.
Gutierrez trying to control the pace.
Gutierrez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gutierrez stalling.

Gutierrez is working for a kimura but Bomber is defending it quite comfortably.
Bomber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gutierrez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gutierrez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gutierrez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gutierrez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gutierrez stalling.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Gutierrez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gutierrez lands in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez is stalling in the full guard.
Gutierrez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bomber for as long as he can get away with.
Gutierrez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bomber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gutierrez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Gutierrez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bomber moves away from the strike by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bomber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body kick from Gutierrez.
Some wild striking there from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez throws a right hand that Bomber ducks under and follows up with a left that Bomber also avoids with ease.
Gutierrez misses with a head kick.
Gutierrez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bomber can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gutierrez gets a double leg takedown into Bomber's guard.
Gutierrez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gutierrez 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.
Bomber is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez working some strikes from top position.
Bomber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gutierrez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gutierrez cracks Bomber with a solid left hand.
Gutierrez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gutierrez with a nice head shot there.
Gutierrez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Leon Gutierrez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gutierrez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gutierrez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bomber moves out of range of the body kick.
Gutierrez misses with a body kick.
Gutierrez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gutierrez fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bomber tries to sprawl but Gutierrez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gutierrez in particular looking to stall.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gutierrez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bomber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gutierrez pulls his head out easily.
Gutierrez content to control rather than advance.
Gutierrez winds up and cracks Bomber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gutierrez content to control rather than advance.
Gutierrez winds up and cracks Bomber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gutierrez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gutierrez lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Gutierrez there.
Gutierrez is taking a breather. Bomber says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Gutierrez instigates a clinch.
Gutierrez is trying to pull guard but Bomber turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gutierrez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gutierrez is trying to pull guard but Bomber has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gutierrez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gutierrez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gutierrez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Gutierrez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gutierrez dives in and grabs Bomber's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bomber pushes down on Gutierrez's head and hops out.
Gutierrez misses with a head kick.
Bomber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gutierrez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bomber somewhat.

Gutierrez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gutierrez working Bomber over with strikes.
Bomber is refusing to be controlled, as Gutierrez sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ground and pound from Gutierrez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gutierrez lands strikes from half guard.
Bomber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gutierrez slips a nice elbow through Bomber's hands, connecting with Bomber's forehead.
Gutierrez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gutierrez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gutierrez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Gutierrez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Gutierrez shoots for a double leg takedown but Bomber sprawls well. He's pushed Gutierrez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gutierrez stalling.

Gutierrez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bomber fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Gutierrez there.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bomber was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gutierrez scores with a head kick. Bomber tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bomber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutierrez moves out of range of the leg kick from Bomber.
Bomber keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gutierrez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gutierrez darts in looking for a takedown but Bomber gets double underhooks and turns Gutierrez into the cage.
Bomber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bomber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gutierrez defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gutierrez drives through with a takedown into Bomber's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bomber has a closed guard, preventing Gutierrez from standing up.
Gutierrez 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.
Bomber trying to keep a closed guard but Gutierrez is proving a slippery customer.
Gutierrez with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gutierrez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
George Bomber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leon Gutierrez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bomber looking for a guillotine here but Gutierrez defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Gutierrez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutierrez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Gutierrez!