PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry McQuirre (ranked 2138 p4p, 2306 weight class) and Israel Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson has chosen Bonecracker/ Shocore as his entrance music. Harry McQuirre has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

McQuirre
vs
Carlson

178 cm
40
160
35 - 21 - 0

179 cm
25
168
1 - 0 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Determined

Silverback Sweatshop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry McQuirre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Israel Carlson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McQuirre.
Carlson throws a body kick that misses.
McQuirre throwing a counter right hand but Carlson manages to avoid it.
Carlson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McQuirre.
An inside leg kick from Carlson misses.
Carlson misses with a double jab.
McQuirre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McQuirre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McQuirre looks to land a left hand but Carlson moved out of range nicely.
Carlson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McQuirre throws the left hand but Carlson avoids the punch easily.
Carlson throws a body punch but McQuirre moves out of range.
A jab from Carlson does it's job there.
Carlson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McQuirre scores with a decent looking hook.
Carlson scores with a sloppy right hand. McQuirre should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlson defending well as McQuirre loads up on a big left hand.
McQuirre misses the jab.
Carlson avoids the head kick by McQuirre.
McQuirre keeps Carlson at a distance using the push kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Carlson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harry McQuirre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson needs to keep his hands up - McQuirre had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from McQuirre misses the target.
Carlson throws the left hand but McQuirre avoids the punch easily.
Carlson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harry McQuirre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlson scores with a hook.
Carlson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McQuirre.
McQuirre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carlson wants to land a leg kick but McQuirre is out of range.
McQuirre ducks under a wild hook from Carlson.
McQuirre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carlson.
McQuirre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carlson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McQuirre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlson.
McQuirre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlson slips under a jab.
McQuirre throws a right and a left that Carlson avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Carlson misses its intended target.
McQuirre appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson lands with a straight right. McQuirre didn't see that one coming.
McQuirre misses with a hook.
McQuirre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carlson's head.
McQuirre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McQuirre misses with a hook. Carlson ducked under it nicely.
Carlson tries to counter with a clinch but McQuirre shakes him off and moves away.
Carlson slips under a jab from McQuirre.
McQuirre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carlson.
Carlson lands a jab to McQuirre's midsection.
Carlson lands with an uppercut that bounces McQuirre off the cage and back into range.
Carlson slips under a jab.
Carlson throws out a counter right but McQuirre avoids it with no problem.
Carlson misses with a looping left.
Carlson looks for the body kick but McQuirre saw that one coming.
Carlson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from McQuirre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carlson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McQuirre.
McQuirre throwing a counter right hand but Carlson manages to avoid it.
McQuirre throws a big shot that misses.
Carlson throws a shot from downtown. McQuirre moves away and avoids it.
Carlson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Carlson digs a good body shot into McQuirre's ribs.
Carlson throws the left hand but McQuirre avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre swings for the body but Carlson moves out of range.
Carlson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McQuirre misses with a wild body shot.
Carlson misses with a body shot.
McQuirre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McQuirre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carlson.
Carlson blocks the body kick.
Carlson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McQuirre throws the left hand but Carlson avoids the punch easily.
Carlson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McQuirre scores with a nice strike.
McQuirre stuffs the takedown attempt from Carlson. Carlson gets slowly back to his feet.
Carlson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McQuirre thuds his shin into the meat of Carlson's side.
Carlson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlson wants to slow McQuirre down by chopping away at his legs.
McQuirre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlson throws out the jab.
McQuirre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McQuirre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Carlson misses its intended target.
McQuirre walks into a jab.
Carlson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carlson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McQuirre.
A lazy left from McQuirre finds it's target.
Carlson throws a front kick aimed at McQuirre's knee but McQuirre avoids it well.
McQuirre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McQuirre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carlson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McQuirre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McQuirre throws a series of punches but Carlson moves out of range.
Carlson throws a leg kick
and McQuirre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Carlson darts in and clinches McQuirre up against the cage.

McQuirre breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by McQuirre there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlson swings for the body but McQuirre moves out of range.
McQuirre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carlson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McQuirre throws a front kick that sends Carlson stumbling back into the cage.
Carlson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Harry McQuirre will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from McQuirre misses the target.
Carlson throws a leg kick but McQuirre moved away.
Carlson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McQuirre is looking to counter punch.
Carlson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for McQuirre.
McQuirre cracks a nice hook into Carlson's ribs.
Carlson walks into a straight right hand from McQuirre.
Carlson throws a shot from downtown. McQuirre moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by McQuirre.
Carlson lands with a good body shot.
Carlson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlson throws the left hand but McQuirre avoids the punch easily.
McQuirre throws a jab when Carlson was well out of range.
Carlson scores with a jab. McQuirre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McQuirre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McQuirre with a nice cross.
A big right from Carlson misses.
McQuirre looks to land a left hand but Carlson moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre throws a lazy right hand but Carlson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McQuirre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carlson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carlson thuds a left hand into McQuirre's body.
Carlson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McQuirre delivers a nice body kick.
Carlson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McQuirre thuds a left hand into Carlson's body.
Carlson slips under a jab from McQuirre.
Carlson walks into a left hand.
McQuirre ducks under a wild hook from Carlson.
Carlson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McQuirre. McQuirre obviously looking to wear him down.
McQuirre connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for McQuirre.
Carlson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McQuirre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McQuirre.
Harry McQuirre is winning the standup battle so far.
McQuirre swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlson.
Carlson misses with a low kick.
Carlson tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carlson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McQuirre.
Carlson looks to throw the jab but McQuirre is out of range.
McQuirre looks to land a right hand but Carlson moved out of range.
McQuirre with a hook.
McQuirre checks a low kick from Carlson.
Carlson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carlson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McQuirre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlson.
Carlson avoids the body shot from McQuirre.
McQuirre lands with a nice body punch.
McQuirre scores with a jab to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McQuirre.
Carlson misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre looks for the body kick but Carlson saw that one coming.
McQuirre loads up on a big right hand but Carlson slips the punch.
McQuirre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carlson can do to turn this around?
Carlson slips a straight right by McQuirre.
McQuirre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carlson is looking to chop away at McQuirre's legs.
Carlson moves out of range of the strikes.
McQuirre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McQuirre swings for the body but Carlson moves out of range.
Carlson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McQuirre defends it well.
Carlson connects with a nice looking jab.
Carlson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carlson misses with a kick to the body.
McQuirre fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carlson just manages to avoid it.
McQuirre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McQuirre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McQuirre misses with a straight left.
McQuirre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McQuirre slips a jab from Carlson.
McQuirre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlson slips under a jab from McQuirre.
Jab by McQuirre.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQuirre misses with a looping right.
Carlson misses with a hook.
McQuirre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carlson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McQuirre manages to avoid it.
Carlson scores with a punch to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carlson.
Carlson throws the left hand but McQuirre avoids the punch easily.
McQuirre swinging wildly here.
McQuirre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carlson looks to throw the jab but McQuirre is out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carlson.
McQuirre throws a hook to the side of Carlson's head but Carlson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry McQuirre dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Carlson moves away from the strike by McQuirre.
Carlson misses with a wild body shot.
McQuirre lands with an overhand left.
Carlson scores with a jab.
McQuirre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carlson to score with a decent uppercut.
Carlson moves forwards but McQuirre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McQuirre scores with a punch to the head.
Carlson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McQuirre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McQuirre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlson manages to avoid it.
Carlson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McQuirre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlson throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Carlson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carlson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Carlson misses with an attempted mid kick.
McQuirre swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McQuirre tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlson misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson is looking to score with low kicks.
McQuirre throws a nice looking combination but Carlson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carlson! But no joy.
Carlson misses with a wild combination.
Carlson walks into a stiff left hand from McQuirre.
McQuirre tried to score with a low kick but Carlson checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carlson.
McQuirre misses with a wild body shot.
McQuirre scores with a punch to the head.
Carlson looks to land a left hand but McQuirre moved out of range nicely.
Carlson misses with a leg kick
and McQuirre counters with a stiff right hand.
McQuirre cracks Carlson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McQuirre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carlson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from McQuirre misses the target.
McQuirre throws a looping overhand right but Carlson ducks down to avoid it.
McQuirre throws a leg kick but Carlson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlson slips a jab from McQuirre.
McQuirre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlson scores with a decent looking hook.
McQuirre throws a lazy right hand but Carlson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McQuirre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Carlson misses.
McQuirre misses with the combination.
Carlson throws out a counter right but McQuirre avoids it with no problem.
McQuirre lands a body shot.
Carlson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carlson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McQuirre misses the jab.
McQuirre misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre looks to throw the jab but Carlson is out of range.
Carlson misses with a looping right.
Carlson misses with an uppercut. McQuirre saw that one coming.
McQuirre throws a right hand that misses
and Carlson counters with a nice uppercut.
McQuirre looks to land a left hand but Carlson moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by McQuirre.
McQuirre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McQuirre scores with a decent looking hook.
Carlson slips under a jab from McQuirre.
McQuirre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlson throws out a counter right but McQuirre avoids it with no problem.
Carlson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carlson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlson misses with a low kick.
Carlson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carlson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McQuirre backing away here, and Carlson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Carlson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuirre motions for Carlson to come forward. McQuirre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson throws a lazy right hand but McQuirre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McQuirre throws a looping overhand right but Carlson ducks down to avoid it.
McQuirre scores with a jab.
Carlson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carlson misses with a hook.
Israel Carlson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McQuirre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McQuirre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlson.
McQuirre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carlson.
Carlson misses with a low kick.
McQuirre throws the left hand but Carlson avoids the punch easily.
Carlson tries to land a front kick but McQuirre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McQuirre lands a glancing blow to the side of Carlson's head.
Carlson tries a head kick but it misses.
Harry McQuirre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McQuirre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McQuirre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry McQuirre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McQuirre, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry McQuirre!
Harry McQuirre decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.