PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Guile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Gael Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anthony Guile has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Guile
vs
Gael Roman

170 cm
25
145 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

183 cm
33
130 lbs
16 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Guile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Gael Roman!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guile circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roman lands a really nice looking cross but Guile seems unphased.

Guile closes the distance and clinches.

Guile drags the fight down to the ground.
Guile wants to sweep here but Roman controlling him for the moment.
Guile looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roman throwing strikes but missing.
Guile is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guile misses with a head shot. Roman uses the momentum to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guile throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roman has momentary wrist control but Guile slips an elbow through the middle.
Guile 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guile wants to control from the top but Roman keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guile postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guile throwing strikes but missing.
Roman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guile.
Guile makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Guile working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roman's head.
Roman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guile.
Guile trying to control but Roman is working from the bottom.
Roman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guile throws a big elbow that misses.
Guile throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Guile has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Guile throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guile trying to control the position from guard on top but Roman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guile missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guile scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guile trying to control the position from guard on top but Roman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guile postures up in Roman's guard and throws a big left but Roman blocks it.

Roman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guile accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guile might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guile postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guile working some strikes from top position.
Guile missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Guile from controlling successfully.
Guile lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Guile postures up in Roman's guard and throws a big left but Roman blocks it.
Guile working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Guile trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Guile from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Guile postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Guile throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guile working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roman has momentary wrist control but Guile slips an elbow through the middle.
Roman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Guile working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guile in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guile is looking to work some ground and pound but Roman has wrist control.
Guile missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guile postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Guile 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.

Guile closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Guile lands an elbow.
Anthony Guile overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guile wants to take a breather but Roman manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Guile.

Roman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Guile scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guile sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guile throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roman looking for a sweep. Not yet Roman, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guile postures up in Roman's guard and throws a big left but Roman blocks it.
Guile loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guile trying to control the position from guard on top but Roman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guile throwing strikes from guard but Roman blocks nicely.
Guile throwing strikes but missing.
Roman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guile throws an elbow that misses. Roman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guile's guard. Nice move by Roman!

Guile looking for a sweep. Not yet Guile, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman trying to control the position from guard on top but Guile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Guile looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roman wants to control from the top but Guile keeps moving.
Roman stopping the sweep attempt from Guile.
Roman trying to control the position from guard on top but Guile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guile looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roman is one step ahead there.
Roman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guile. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roman wants to control from the top but Guile keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guile looking for a sweep. Not yet Guile, not yet.
Roman tries to free his leg and advance position but Guile is retaining full guard.
Guile pulls Roman in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Guile looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Roman!
Roman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Guile tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Guile misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Guile postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Guile trying to control the action but Roman is working from the bottom.
Guile working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guile wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roman keeps working.
Guile throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Roman is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Guile is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Guile punching from mount but Roman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Roman blocking the ground and pound.
Guile misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roman is squirming around, avoiding Guile's attempts to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roman is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Guile dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Roman moves in looking to clinch but Guile pushes him off.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Guile.
Guile creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Roman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Roman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Guile's best efforts.
Guile wants to control but Roman is keeping him busy.
Guile misses with a head shot. Roman uses the momentum to regain guard.
Guile throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guile throws a big elbow that misses.
Guile is looking to work some ground and pound but Roman has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guile trying to control the position from guard on top but Roman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guile is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roman can do to turn this around?
Roman has momentary wrist control but Guile slips an elbow through the middle.
Guile wants to control from the top but Roman keeps moving.
Guile landing with the ground and pound.

Roman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guile defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Guile is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Guile in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Guile trying to control but Roman is working from the bottom.
Guile postures up in Roman's guard and throws a big left but Roman blocks it.
Guile slips nicely into half guard.
Guile missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roman is trying to get back to full guard.
Guile not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guile is trying to control. Roman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Guile throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roman moves into full guard.
Guile postures up.
Guile wants to control from the top but Roman keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Guile shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Guile showed some decent athleticism there.
Roman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guile.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guile tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Guile not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Guile prevents Roman from improving his position.
Roman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guile.
Dante Gael Roman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guile trying to control the action but Roman is working from the bottom.
Anthony Guile is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guile lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guile seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Guile is keen to just control but Roman is a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Guile showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guile, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Guile!