PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judson Booth (ranked 8975 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Guillard (ranked 6520 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey Guillard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Booth
vs
Guillard

187 cm
23
279 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Judson Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harvey Guillard!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guillard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Booth throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Guillard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Guillard showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booth is looking to improve his position.
Booth is trying to maintain the position but Guillard is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Guillard is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Guillard is looking for a kimura but Booth is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Guillard to get the leverage.
Booth is holding on to half guard well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth wants to improve his position but Guillard is controlling well.
Booth wants to control but Guillard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Guillard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guillard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Booth!
Booth gets back to half guard.
Guillard is looking to advance position but Booth won't allow it.
Guillard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Booth's head.
Still in half guard, Guillard seems content to control.
It looks like Guillard might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Guillard prevents Booth from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Guillard in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Guillard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Booth really is a fat lump.

Guillard escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth tries to clinch there but Guillard circles away.

Guillard has closed the distance and engaged Booth in a clinch.

Booth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Guillard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Booth is fighting off a takedown attempt but Guillard is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Booth to the mat. Booth regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Guillard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Guillard gets to his feet - Booth follows without any prompting.
A head kick misses from Guillard.
Guillard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Booth half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Booth is looking to clinch but Guillard is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Booth forces Guillard back against the cage and clinches.
Guillard wants to get back to striking at distance but Booth won't allow it.
Guillard is trying to break the clinch but Booth is controlling him.

Guillard jumps guard and drags Booth to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Guillard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Booth.
Booth might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Booth is fighting to break Guillard's control of his arms but Guillard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Guillard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Booth 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.

Harvey Guillard 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.

Guillard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Guillard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guillard is taking a breather. Booth 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.
Booth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guillard.
Guillard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Guillard wants to control but Booth is keeping him busy.
Booth wants to improve his position but Guillard is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth is trying to control but can't.
Guillard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillard tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guillard sitting and controlling from the half guard.

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

Guillard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Booth wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Booth keeping full guard, as Guillard tries to pass.
Booth trying to keep a closed guard but Guillard is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillard wants to control from the top but Booth keeps moving.
Booth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Guillard controls the pace.
Harvey Guillard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guillard with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Guillard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Guillard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guillard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Guillard has closed the distance and engaged Booth in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Booth.
Guillard leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth wants to break free but Guillard has control.

Guillard pulls guard effortlessly.
Guillard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Guillard is looking for a triangle but Booth pushes his legs off easily.
Guillard wants to sweep but no luck.
Guillard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Guillard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillard is trying to control. Booth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Booth is trying to stand.
Guillard trying to control the action but Booth is working from the bottom.
Booth wants to control but Guillard is keeping busy.
Booth is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Guillard is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Booth is refusing to be controlled, as Guillard sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harvey Guillard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Booth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Booth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Guillard.

Guillard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Booth to his feet.

Booth moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Guillard gets control of Booth's arms and successfully pulls guard. Guillard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Guillard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guillard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Booth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guillard doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Guillard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Booth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Guillard trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Booth trying to control the position from guard on top but Guillard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Booth preventing the sweep.
Booth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Guillard trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Booth tries to clinch there but Guillard circles away.
Guillard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Booth doesn't manage to clinch there - Guillard circles away.

Guillard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Booth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth tries to control but Guillard manages to take his back.
I really don't envy Booth right now.
Booth is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Guillard controlling well, preventing Booth from escaping the position.

Guillard is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Booth needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Booth trying to control the hands but Guillard breaks the grip.
Guillard controlling well, preventing Booth from escaping the position.
Booth looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guillard working for a choke but Booth is defending well.

Guillard working for the choke.
Booth can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Guillard is looking for the choke from the back position but Booth is controlling his hands well.
Booth is trying to get back to his feet but Guillard has full control of the position and if anything, Booth has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Judson Booth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harvey Guillard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Booth trying to control but not successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harvey Guillard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guillard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvey Guillard!