PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raul Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Gutierrez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jerry Cantrell's chin.

Gutierrez
vs
Cantrell

185 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

176 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raul Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerry Cantrell!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Gutierrez.
Cantrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Gutierrez. Those never looked like landing.
Gutierrez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gutierrez cracks Cantrell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from Gutierrez misses.
Gutierrez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cantrell.
Cantrell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gutierrez defends it nicely.
Cantrell dives in and grabs Gutierrez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gutierrez pushes down on Cantrell's head and hops out.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutierrez circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cantrell tries to clinch but Gutierrez is having none of it.
Raul Gutierrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cantrell shoots in for a takedown but Gutierrez shows good takedown defense.
Raul Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Cantrell.
Cantrell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantrell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cantrell loads up on a big right hand but Gutierrez slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gutierrez misses.
Gutierrez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cantrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Gutierrez looks to land a combination. Cantrell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Jerry Cantrell has been cut.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Cantrell.
Gutierrez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cantrell counters with a leg kick.
Cantrell tries to bum rush Gutierrez with a series of wild strikes but Gutierrez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cantrell tries to clinch up.
Gutierrez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cantrell looks winded!
A punch combination from Gutierrez misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutierrez misses with a combination
and Cantrell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cantrell goes for a double leg but Gutierrez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gutierrez continues to drive forward.
Gutierrez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gutierrez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gutierrez fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Gutierrez misses.
Cantrell slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutierrez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cantrell avoids a kick to the body.
Cantrell scores with a jab. Gutierrez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Cantrell avoids them all with ease.
Cantrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cantrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Cantrell tries to counter it with a takedown but Gutierrez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gutierrez takes one to the chin there.
Gutierrez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gutierrez wants it to stay on the feet.
Gutierrez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gutierrez!
Raul Gutierrez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cantrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gutierrez looks to land a combination. Cantrell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gutierrez misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cantrell.
Gutierrez lands a jab.

Cantrell is rocked!
A nice combination there by Gutierrez.
Cantrell is still on wobbly legs! Can Gutierrez finish him?
No joy there for Gutierrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gutierrez throws a wild body kick that Cantrell sees coming a mile off.
Cantrell seems to have recovered his senses.
Cantrell takes one on the button.
Cantrell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gutierrez swinging wildly here.
Cantrell throws an overhand right that lands on Gutierrez's shoulder, as Gutierrez tries to avoid the shot.
Gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cantrell avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell moves in looking to clinch but Gutierrez pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutierrez works over Cantrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.
Cantrell slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cantrell.
Gutierrez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cantrell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cantrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gutierrez. Cantrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cantrell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cantrell scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutierrez lands a two punch combo.
Gutierrez misses with a wild combination.
Gutierrez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Gutierrez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Cantrell's cut.
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.

Gutierrez misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cantrell! But no joy.
Gutierrez throws a right hand that Cantrell ducks under and follows up with a left that Cantrell also avoids with ease.
Gutierrez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cantrell can do to turn this around?
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cantrell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gutierrez is looking for a counter combo.
Gutierrez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cantrell lands a right hook to the body.
Cantrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gutierrez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cantrell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cantrell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gutierrez is fending him off so far but Cantrell persists. Nope, Gutierrez circles away and we're back to standing.
Gutierrez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Raul Gutierrez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cantrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gutierrez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cantrell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutierrez throws a right hand that Cantrell ducks under and follows up with a left that Cantrell also avoids with ease.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Cantrell moves out of range.
Cantrell drops his hands momentarily and Gutierrez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cantrell throws a right and a left that Gutierrez avoids nicely.
Cantrell is breathing heavily.
Cantrell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gutierrez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gutierrez tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Cantrell avoids them all with ease.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cantrell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gutierrez has got the better of the exchanges.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that Cantrell avoids nicely.

Cantrell forces Gutierrez back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Cantrell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gutierrez keeps control of Cantrell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gutierrez has had enough of the clinch but Cantrell keeps him there for the moment.
Cantrell misses with a body punch.
Gutierrez wants to get back to striking at distance but Cantrell won't allow it.
Gutierrez prevents Cantrell from breaking the clinch.
Gutierrez tries to break the clinch but Cantrell is controlling the position.
Gutierrez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Cantrell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gutierrez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cantrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a combination
and Cantrell counters with a low kick, right behind Gutierrez 's knee.
Cantrell misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutierrez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that Cantrell avoids nicely.
Despite the aggression on Cantrell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cantrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Gutierrez.
It seemed like Cantrell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gutierrez dips to his left and cracks Cantrell with an uppercut!
Gutierrez misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez fails to land with a series of punches.
Raul Gutierrez is winning the standup battle so far.
Cantrell swinging wildly here.
Gutierrez scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for Gutierrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gutierrez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cantrell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gutierrez circles away.
Gutierrez misses with a head kick.
Gutierrez scores with a sloppy right hand. Cantrell should have avoided that one.
Gutierrez misses with a two punch combination.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell tries to clinch up.
Cantrell slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez.
Cantrell blocks a head kick by Gutierrez.
Cantrell is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gutierrez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cantrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Gutierrez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gutierrez lands the left hand.
A jab lands there for Gutierrez.
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gutierrez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.
Cantrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Gutierrez circles away.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Cantrell moves out of range.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Cantrell moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cantrell! But no joy.
Cantrell throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Gutierrez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Cantrell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cantrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cantrell blocks a leg kick.

Cantrell rushes Gutierrez and presses him up against the cage.
Cantrell connects with a knee to the head.
Gutierrez is trying to force a seperation but Cantrell has the dominant position.
Gutierrez working hard to break the clinch.

Cantrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gutierrez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cantrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutierrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cantrell clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cantrell lands a shot to the body.
Gutierrez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cantrell has Gutierrez pressed against the cage, preventing Gutierrez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cantrell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gutierrez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cantrell is stalling here.
Cantrell lands a shoulder strike.
Gutierrez has had enough of the clinch but Cantrell keeps him there for the moment.
Cantrell prevents Gutierrez from breaking the clinch.
Gutierrez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cantrell.
Cantrell prevents Gutierrez from breaking the clinch.
Cantrell has Gutierrez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gutierrez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gutierrez tries to circle away but Cantrell has him pinned against the cage.
Gutierrez wants to break free but Cantrell has control.
Cantrell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gutierrez tries to break free but Cantrell pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell looking to stall.

Cantrell manages to pull guard.

Gutierrez stands up from Cantrell's guard - Gutierrez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cantrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cantrell throws out a counter right but Gutierrez avoids it with no problem.
Gutierrez misses with a double jab.
Cantrell shoots in but no luck this time.
Raul Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Cantrell.
Gutierrez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cantrell eats them both and turns towards Gutierrez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cantrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Cantrell looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutierrez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cantrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Cantrell wants to counter the offense by Gutierrez and move into the clinch position.
Cantrell blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cantrell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gutierrez.
Cantrell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutierrez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cantrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Cantrell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gutierrez pinned against the cage. Gutierrez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gutierrez works over Cantrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Cantrell slips a straight right by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez swats away the attempt to clinch by Cantrell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell moves out of range of the body kick.
Gutierrez misses with an uppercut. Cantrell saw that one coming.
Gutierrez misses with the combination.
Cantrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cantrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Gutierrez circles away.
Cantrell throws a series of punches but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Cantrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Cantrell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gutierrez defends it well.
Cantrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cantrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gutierrez sets himself, and Cantrell steps forward looking for the clinch! Gutierrez avoids it this time.
Jerry Cantrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raul Gutierrez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice combination there by Gutierrez.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gutierrez!

And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Gutierrez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gutierrez, 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

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