PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manual Guthrie (ranked 6094 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Cage (ranked 7216 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Cage will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Guthrie
vs
Cage

189 cm
21
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manual Guthrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Cage!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage fails to land with a series of punches.
Cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guthrie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cage misses with a two punch combination.
Cage misses with a series of wild punches.
Guthrie is looking for a counter combo.
Cage misses with a double jab.
Guthrie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Guthrie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cage lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Guthrie has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Guthrie keeps him there for the moment.

Guthrie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Guthrie controlling Cage's posture.
Guthrie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cage is controlling him.
Cage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guthrie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cage wants to stand and escape but instead Guthrie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Guthrie landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Guthrie with a nice head shot there.
Guthrie works over Cage with some ground and pound from guard.
Guthrie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Guthrie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cage wants to stand and escape but Guthrie is having none of it.
Guthrie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guthrie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie landing with the ground and pound.
Cage is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Guthrie dives into side control.
Guthrie scoring with punches and elbows.
Guthrie working the head and body with strikes.
Guthrie in side control, throwing shots but Cage defends.
Guthrie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Guthrie cracks Cage with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie working the body and head with strikes.
Guthrie lands a few punches from side control.
Cage looks winded!
Guthrie is chipping away with strikes.
Cage is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Guthrie working the body and head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guthrie lands some shots froms side control.
Guthrie scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cage to see if he's OK.
Cage is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Guthrie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manual Guthrie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good work by Cage as he checks the leg kick.
Cage throws a head kick that Guthrie semi-blocks.

It looks like Manual Guthrie has been cut.
Cage throws a head kick that misses.
Guthrie throws a big counter combination but Cage scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Guthrie blocks the leg kick.
Cage lands a two punch combo.
Carlos Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guthrie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cage throws a series of punches but Guthrie moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage throws a series of punches but Guthrie moves out of range.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guthrie.
Cage is breathing heavily.
Cage swings widly with a right hand
and Guthrie counters with a left and a right that stings Cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a body kick that misses
and Guthrie counters with a two punch combo.
Guthrie throws a leg kick that misses.
Guthrie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Guthrie darts in and clinches Cage up against the cage.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Guthrie is controlling him.

Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cage looks to land a combination but Guthrie avoids it well.
Cage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cage scores with a head kick. Guthrie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Guthrie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Guthrie misses with a series of wild punches.
Cage thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Guthrie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guthrie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Guthrie closes the distance and pushes Cage back into the cage.

Guthrie jumps into guard, dragging Cage to the mat.

Guthrie has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Cage is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Guthrie is trying to pull guard but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
Guthrie is trying to drag Cage to the mat but Cage just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage is trying to force a seperation but Guthrie has the dominant position.

Guthrie pulls Cage into guard.
Manual Guthrie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guthrie lands a decent shot there.
Guthrie has control of Cage's left arm, preventing Cage from doing any damage.
Guthrie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cage's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guthrie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guthrie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie working some strikes from top position.
Guthrie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cage's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guthrie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Guthrie 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.
Guthrie stops Cage from standing up.
Guthrie cracks Cage with a solid left hand.
Guthrie is working Cage over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Guthrie postures up and lands a big shot to Cage's brow.
Guthrie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guthrie cracks Cage with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manual Guthrie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manual Guthrie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Guthrie closes the distance and clinches.

Guthrie decides to pull guard.
Cage trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guthrie's guard.
Guthrie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Guthrie pushes Cage off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guthrie misses with a two punch combination.
Cage misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guthrie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guthrie counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Cage misses with a two punch combination.
Cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guthrie dodges the punch combination from Cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie tries to bum rush Cage with a series of wild strikes but Cage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cage is looking for the big counter here.
Cage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guthrie counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Guthrie does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cage!
Cage throws a lazy head kick
and Guthrie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cage throws a combination that misses
and Guthrie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Guthrie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cage letting Guthrie take a breather here.
Cage is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guthrie is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cage can't fight it off and eventually Guthrie manages to take the fight to the floor. Cage looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Guthrie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guthrie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guthrie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Guthrie stands up from Cage's guard - Guthrie perhaps looking for a knockout.

Guthrie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cage, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guthrie drags the fight down to the ground.
Guthrie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Guthrie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Guthrie working over Cage with some ground and pound. Cage looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guthrie is nestled in close to Cage, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Guthrie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carlos Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manual Guthrie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guthrie scoring with strikes to the body and head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manual Guthrie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guthrie, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manual Guthrie!