PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Gutierrez (ranked 8269 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oolokjah Choloochka (ranked 5527 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gutierrez
vs
Choloochka

168 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erasmo Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oolokjah Choloochka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Choloochka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gutierrez to the mat! Gutierrez manages to get full guard.
Choloochka is looking to work some ground and pound but Gutierrez has wrist control.

Choloochka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Choloochka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Choloochka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Choloochka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Choloochka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gutierrez looking for subs off his back but Choloochka has passed one foot through into half guard.
Choloochka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Choloochka decides to stand up.

Choloochka shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Choloochka showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutierrez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Choloochka.
Choloochka trying to pass the guard but Gutierrez defending well.
Gutierrez is trying to stand back up but Choloochka is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choloochka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gutierrez defending well though.
Choloochka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Choloochka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Choloochka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Choloochka stalling.
Choloochka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Gutierrez looking for submissions off his back.
Gutierrez is breathing heavily.
Choloochka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gutierrez defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choloochka works his way into full mount!
Gutierrez blocking the ground and pound.
Choloochka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Choloochka thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choloochka throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Choloochka content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Choloochka there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Choloochka throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gutierrez because Choloochka loaded up on that one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Choloochka is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Choloochka leaves Gutierrez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Choloochka feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oolokjah Choloochka 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.

Gutierrez avoids the head kick by Choloochka.

Choloochka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Choloochka has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Choloochka throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gutierrez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Choloochka is in Gutierrez's guard.

Gutierrez is working an open guard so Choloochka takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Choloochka throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez blocks a head kick by Choloochka.
Gutierrez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Choloochka sprawls and moves away.

Choloochka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Choloochka drags the fight down to the ground.
Gutierrez stops Choloochka from standing up.
Choloochka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Choloochka working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gutierrez has passed into half guard!
Choloochka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gutierrez blocks the strikes from Choloochka.
Choloochka is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choloochka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Choloochka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Choloochka striking off his back but it's not causing Gutierrez any problems.
Gutierrez wants to control from the top but Choloochka keeps moving.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Choloochka shoots in and gets a takedown into Gutierrez's guard.
Choloochka 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.
Choloochka postures up in Gutierrez's guard and throws a big left but Gutierrez blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gutierrez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choloochka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Choloochka passes Gutierrez's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Choloochka is working for a submission of some sort.

Choloochka postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gutierrez to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Choloochka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gutierrez did well to prevent Choloochka getting side control.
Choloochka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oolokjah Choloochka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Choloochka drives through with a takedown into guard.

Choloochka gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Choloochka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gutierrez tries to pull guard but Choloochka holds him up against the cage and eventually Gutierrez drops back down to his feet.

Choloochka lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gutierrez pushes Choloochka off but Choloochka dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choloochka has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gutierrez!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutierrez wants to hold on but Choloochka pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choloochka controlling from mount.
Choloochka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Choloochka stands up from mount. Strange move.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gutierrez enables Choloochka to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gutierrez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oolokjah Choloochka has got the better of the ground game so far.

Choloochka gets to his feet - Gutierrez follows without any prompting.

Choloochka has managed to clinch.
Gutierrez is trying to push Choloochka away but Choloochka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choloochka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage.
Choloochka working hard to break the clinch.
Choloochka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gutierrez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Choloochka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gutierrez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Choloochka just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choloochka blocks the elbow strike.
Gutierrez tries to pull guard but Choloochka holds him up against the cage and eventually Gutierrez drops back down to his feet.
Choloochka tries to circle away but Gutierrez has him pinned against the cage.

Gutierrez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Choloochka is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gutierrez to the mat. Gutierrez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Choloochka is standing up over Gutierrez. Gutierrez looks to escape but Choloochka dives into side control.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Choloochka throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choloochka 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.

Choloochka is trying to get an arm triangle but Gutierrez is defending well.

Choloochka has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Choloochka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Choloochka has had enough of the clinch but Gutierrez keeps him there for the moment.
Choloochka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Choloochka managing to block the knees to the body from Gutierrez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Gutierrez jumps guard.
Choloochka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Choloochka pushing down on Gutierrez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oolokjah Choloochka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Choloochka 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oolokjah Choloochka!