PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Britt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonh McGuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonh McGuff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Britt
vs
McGuff

190 cm
21
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Britt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonh McGuff!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McGuff rushes Britt and presses him up against the cage.
Britt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Britt can't break the clinch.
Britt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGuff keeps control of Britt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Britt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Britt has had enough of the clinch but McGuff keeps him there for the moment.

McGuff wants the takedown. Britt is fighting it off but McGuff persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Britt's guard against the cage.

McGuff stands up and waves to Britt to follow him.
Charles Britt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Britt darts in trying to clinch

and McGuff counters with a takedown into side control.
McGuff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Britt sneaks back into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

McGuff decides to stand and escape the position.
Britt misses with a two punch combination.
McGuff shoots for a takedown but Britt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Britt throws a combination that misses

and McGuff counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Britt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt tries to hold on but McGuff postures up.
Britt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McGuff won't let Britt get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Britt is breathing heavily.

McGuff gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Britt lands a two punch combo.
McGuff misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Britt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and McGuff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Britt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Britt wants to get back to his feet but McGuff is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Britt is looking for a triangle but McGuff pushes his legs off easily.
Britt is trying to keep McGuff in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt wants to stand but McGuff is controlling the position.

McGuff stands and steps away. Britt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Britt lands with a nice combination. McGuff backs away looking to recover.
McGuff closes the distance and clinches up with Britt, looking for a takedown. McGuff pushes Britt against the cage but Britt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Charles Britt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonh McGuff.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGuff.

McGuff gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McGuff has his hands on Britt's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt landing with the ground and pound.
Britt stops McGuff from standing up.
Britt tries to stand but McGuff is controlling from the bottom.
McGuff is looking to stand up but Britt isn't so interested in that idea.
McGuff is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Britt trying to control but McGuff is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Britt misses.
Britt misses with a combination

and McGuff counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McGuff.

Britt is working an open guard so McGuff takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Britt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Britt misses with a leg kick

and McGuff decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Britt's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

McGuff stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Horrible takedown by McGuff or perhaps it was just good defense by Britt which made him look bad.
Britt fails with the takedown

and McGuff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonh McGuff dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McGuff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Britt's waist but Britt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGuff off to one side.
A left and a right from Britt both land. Nice combination.
McGuff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Britt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Britt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McGuff backs up against the cage.
McGuff doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Britt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Charles Britt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonh McGuff.
Britt tries to break the clinch but McGuff is controlling the position.

McGuff lands a takedown into guard.
Britt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McGuff is controlling him.
Britt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McGuff wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McGuff is trying to stand back up but Britt is controlling him
McGuff trying to control from the bottom.
McGuff is looking to escape.
Britt is thwarting McGuff's attempts to control the position.
McGuff is looking to escape.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Britt throws a combination that misses

and McGuff decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Britt's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuff is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Britt managing to control the position.
McGuff stays in close to Britt's body and controls the position.
McGuff won't allow Britt to get back to his feet.

Britt pushes McGuff off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
McGuff shoots for a takedown but Britt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

McGuff feints and as Britt raises his hands in defense, McGuff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuff is fighting to break Britt's control of his arms but Britt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGuff decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
McGuff shoots in looking for a takedown. Britt tries to sprawl out of it but McGuff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Britt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Britt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and McGuff counters with a single leg into guard. Britt didn't expect that.
McGuff would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Britt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McGuff prevents Britt from getting back to his feet.
Britt being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt keeping moving, preventing McGuff from controlling successfully.
Britt managing to control the position.
Britt is trying to control the position but McGuff postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

McGuff gets to his feet. Britt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonh McGuff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Britt tries for a takedown but McGuff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Britt misses with a double jab

and McGuff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Britt won't be happy with that.
McGuff in side control, just content to control the action for now.

McGuff decides to stand back up.

Britt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McGuff is trying to get back to full guard.
McGuff wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuff trying to control from the bottom.
McGuff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Britt scores with a couple of nice shots.
McGuff trying to control here.
McGuff is looking to escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Britt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and McGuff decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Britt's guard.
Britt is looking to stand up but McGuff isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Britt wants to sweep here but McGuff controlling him for the moment.
Britt working a defensive guard here.
McGuff wants to control from the top but Britt keeps moving.

McGuff stands up and waves to Britt to follow him.
Charles Britt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Britt swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGuff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGuff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Britt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Britt misses with a series of wild punches.
McGuff misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Charles Britt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonh McGuff.
No joy there for Britt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

McGuff feints and as Britt raises his hands in defense, McGuff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McGuff seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Britt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McGuff gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
McGuff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

McGuff shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McGuff showed some decent athleticism there.
Britt wants to get back to his feet.
Jonh McGuff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Britt controlling the position well.
McGuff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonh McGuff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGuff winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonh McGuff!