PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 1899 p4p, 2830 weight class) and Eron Saunders (ranked 245 p4p, 354 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Jekyll And Hyde. Mike McGuire could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eron Saunders's chin.

McGuire
vs
Saunders

188 cm
22
206
2 - 2 - 0

194 cm
24
215
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

MKFC

MKFC
Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Saunders.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Saunders off balance momentarily.
Saunders misses with a body shot.
Saunders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGuire has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Saunders throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saunders blocks a jab.
Nice body kick there by McGuire.
McGuire throws a lazy right hand but Saunders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire defending well as Saunders loads up on a big left hand.
McGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saunders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saunders changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire tries to work over Saunders's front leg with a kick but Saunders checks it.
Jab from Saunders.

It looks like Mike McGuire has been cut.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saunders.
Saunders rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuire counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire needs to keep his hands up - Saunders had a free shot at his head there.
Saunders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saunders throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheers as Saunders lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGuire doesn't seem phased though.
Saunders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuire at a distance.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Saunders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuire misses with a two punch combination.
Saunders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saunders is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGuire rather than just go for the knockout.
McGuire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saunders throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saunders circles away quickly and effectively.
Saunders misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
Saunders throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGuire on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire lands with an uppercut that bounces Saunders off the cage and back into range.
McGuire lands a two punch combo.
Saunders tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries to work over Saunders's front leg with a kick but Saunders checks it.
Saunders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McGuire with a body shot.
McGuire misses with the combination.
McGuire's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saunders under the eye.
McGuire swinging wildly here.
Nice straight punches there by McGuire. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGuire.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saunders has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire with a nice calf kick.
Saunders's coach down at Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Saunders's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Saunders thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire drops his hands momentarily and Saunders takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saunders walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saunders with a hook.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saunders was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Saunders. That snapped McGuire's head back.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Saunders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
A counter left hand to the body from McGuire misses its target.
Saunders throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Saunders misses with a body shot
and McGuire counters with a big head kick but Saunders shrugs it off.
Saunders keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saunders misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
McGuire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Saunders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saunders's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saunders scrambles back to his feet.
Saunders cracks McGuire with a good jab.
Saunders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
Saunders misses the body punch
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saunders connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGuire momentarily.
McGuire is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saunders keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saunders catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McGuire misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a nice shot that snaps Saunders's head back.
Saunders misses with a right hand
and McGuire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saunders moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Mike McGuire's cut is getting worse.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGuire lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saunders has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saunders and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Saunders checks it.
Saunders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saunders misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Saunders.
It looked like McGuire was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Saunders.
Saunders takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saunders misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saunders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saunders misses with a hook.
McGuire throws the left hand but Saunders avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike McGuire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

McGuire avoids the body shot from Saunders.
Saunders throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saunders connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGuire scrambles back to his feet.
McGuire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saunders throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Saunders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuire.
McGuire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saunders misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Saunders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saunders's corner calls for a 1-2. Saunders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGuire misses with a low kick as Saunders jumps back.
Saunders tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Saunders finds it's way through McGuire's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saunders. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire throws a quick counter kick to the body but Saunders avoids it.
Saunders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
Saunders changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saunders checks a leg kick nicely.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuire throwing a counter right hand but Saunders manages to avoid it.
Saunders misses with a series of wild punches.
McGuire lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saunders backs up against the cage.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Danga de danga de dang - Saunders scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
Saunders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGuire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eron Saunders seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Saunders takes one to the chin there.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Saunders.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saunders was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire throws a low kick but Saunders moves out of range easily.
Saunders tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire tries to score with a low kick but Saunders moves his leg out of the way.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Saunders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Saunders.
Saunders misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
Saunders missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saunders pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McGuire back to the cage. Saunders follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Mike McGuire's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
Saunders sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Saunders drops his hands momentarily and McGuire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
Saunders throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Saunders's head but Saunders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saunders ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire defending well as Saunders loads up on a big left hand.
McGuire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saunders misses the jab.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saunders.
Saunders darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Saunders moved out of range nicely.
McGuire has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Saunders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire slips a jab and a cross from Saunders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire takes one to the chin there.
That kick from McGuire tenderised Saunders's leg. Saunders is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGuire looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saunders lands a body shot.
Saunders throws a sloppy body shot
and McGuire counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders misses with a straight right.
Saunders connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuire. McGuire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saunders looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
McGuire lands a jab to Saunders's midsection.
A shot to the body from McGuire misses
and Saunders counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saunders rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuire counters with a solid body kick.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Saunders checks it.
McGuire takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saunders takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eron Saunders will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

McGuire misses with an uppercut. Saunders saw that one coming.
Saunders steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McGuire.
Saunders missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saunders lands a jab to the head.
Saunders swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from McGuire.
McGuire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saunders counters with a left and a right that stings McGuire.
Saunders takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGuire throws a solid leg kick but Saunders takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGuire.
Saunders walks into a left hand.
Saunders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saunders.
Saunders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuire connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Saunders.
Saunders moves out of range of the body kick.
Saunders slips a jab from McGuire.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Saunders misses its intended target.
McGuire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGuire moves out of range as Saunders strikes.
Saunders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire fires out a quick counter leg kick but Saunders just manages to avoid it.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Saunders.
McGuire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGuire swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saunders.
Saunders throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
Saunders is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saunders thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire is looking to counter punch.
Saunders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Saunders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saunders misses with a looping left.
Saunders scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Saunders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire cracks Saunders with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saunders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
McGuire connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saunders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Saunders closes the distance and clinches.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Saunders.
Saunders comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jeez, Mike McGuire's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Saunders tries to score a body lock takedown but McGuire shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire works on Saunders's body with a couple of short punches.
McGuire tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saunders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from McGuire.

McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGuire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A good leg kick by McGuire.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saunders is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
Saunders misses with a looping right.
McGuire throws a sloppy body shot
and Saunders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike McGuire's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eron Saunders!
Eron Saunders seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.