PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kukka Multa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Multa comes to the cage accompanied by Pain - Monkey Business. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Multa
vs
Maguire

164 cm
24
154 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

169 cm
21
151 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Clube Da Esquina Nutrition ($45 Q156 Rec)
Punishment Nutrition

Punishment Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kukka Multa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cormac Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maguire blocks a jab.
Multa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maguire.
A clash of legs there as Multa blocks the low kick.
Maguire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maguire misses with an uppercut. Multa saw that one coming.
Maguire lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Kukka Multa has been cut.
Multa moves out of range as Maguire strikes.
Maguire looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Multa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Multa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maguire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maguire throws a leg kick but Multa moved away.
The fighters circling - Multa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Multa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maguire.
Cormac Maguire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Maguire does no damage.
Multa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Multa misses with a wild body shot.
Maguire misses with a body shot
and Multa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maguire connects with a solid leg kick.
Multa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maguire.
Maguire connects with a right hand. Multa shakes it off.
Multa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Multa misses the shot to the body.
Maguire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Multa circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws a leg kick that is checked

and Multa counters with a single leg into guard. Maguire didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Multa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maguire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maguire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Multa is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Multa wants to control from the top but Maguire keeps moving.
Maguire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Multa.
Maguire keeping moving, preventing Multa from controlling successfully.
Multa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maguire's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire keeping moving, preventing Multa from controlling successfully.
Maguire wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Multa looking to pass the guard.
Multa trying to control the position from guard on top but Maguire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maguire pulls Multa in close to his closed guard and prevents Multa from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Multa looking to sit in guard and control but Maguire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Multa wants to improve his position but instead Maguire has moved into half guard.
Multa wants to get back to full guard.
Multa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maguire's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maguire's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cormac Maguire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kukka Multa's cut.
That's time! Multa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maguire misses with a body shot
and Multa counters with a straight right hand.
Multa throws a hook to the side of Maguire's head but Maguire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maguire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maguire throws a nice looking combination but Multa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maguire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maguire misses with a straight right.
Cormac Maguire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Multa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maguire counters with a nice body shot.
Multa is looking to wear down Maguire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maguire swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Multa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maguire thinking.
Multa misses with an uppercut. Maguire saw that one coming.
Maguire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cormac Maguire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Multa thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire throws a looping overhand right but Multa ducks down to avoid it.
Multa shoots for a double leg takedown but Maguire sprawls well. He's pushed Multa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maguire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Multa is able to avoid easily.
Maguire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Multa is out of range and Maguire settles back down.
Maguire throws a leg kick but Multa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Maguire.
Maguire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Multa.
Maguire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maguire throws a sloppy body shot
and Multa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maguire connects with a crisp jab.
Maguire defending well as Multa loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Multa throws a hook but Maguire avoids it easily.
Maguire throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Multa counters with a left to the body.
Maguire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maguire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Multa blocks a leg kick.
Maguire misses with a body punch
and Maguire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maguire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maguire throws a leg kick that misses.
Multa takes a swing at Maguire's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Maguire does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Multa's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Maguire misses its intended target.
Multa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maguire manages to avoid it.
Maguire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Multa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maguire cracks the inside of Multa's front leg.
Maguire misses with a straight left.
Multa ducks under a wild hook from Maguire.
Multa slips under a jab.

Multa clinches.
Maguire lands with a right to the head.
Multa trying to land knees to the body.
Multa tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Multa misses with a knee strike.
Maguire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Multa.
Maguire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Multa.
Maguire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maguire takes a shot to the head.
Multa misses with the head strike.
Multa working aggressively here.
Multa lands with a right to the head.
Maguire lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Maguire - that landed with a thud.
Maguire gets through Multa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Multa managing to block the knees to the body from Maguire.
Multa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maguire works on Multa's body with a couple of short punches.
Maguire presses Multa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maguire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Multa looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kukka Multa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maguire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac Maguire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kukka Multa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Maguire throws a leg kick
and Multa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maguire.
Maguire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Multa blocks the leg kick.
Multa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maguire.
Multa fails with the takedown
and Maguire counters with a good low kick that Multa was not able to check.
Multa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Multa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maguire is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Maguire does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Multa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Multa checks a leg kick.
Maguire throws a hook but Multa blocks it.
Maguire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Multa finds it's way round the side to connect with Maguire's head.
Maguire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Multa manages to avoid it.
Multa misses with a shot to the body
and Maguire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maguire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Multa checks a leg kick nicely.
Kukka Multa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maguire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Multa.
Multa swings for the body but Maguire moves out of range.
Maguire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Multa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maguire scores with a jab to the body.
Maguire misses with a body punch
and Multa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maguire motions for Multa to come forward. Maguire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maguire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Multa lands a nice shot to the body.
Maguire tried to score with a low kick but Multa checks it.
Maguire missing with a left hand there. Multa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maguire scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws a series of punches but Multa moves out of range.
Maguire lands with a hook. Multa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maguire avoids the body shot from Multa.
Maguire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maguire misses with a low kick.
Maguire dips to his left and cracks Multa with an uppercut!
Maguire swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Multa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Multa loads up on a big right hand but Maguire slips the punch.
Multa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maguire's head.
Maguire throws a right hand that Multa ducks under and follows up with a left that Multa also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Multa throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cormac Maguire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maguire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Multa on the side of the head.
Multa misses with a wild body shot.
Multa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Multa throws a lazy right hand but Maguire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maguire throws a good cross that connects.
Multa looks to land a left hand but Maguire moved out of range nicely.
Cormac Maguire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Multa misses with a looping right.
Maguire throws and low kick but Multa moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Maguire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maguire 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Maguire!