PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Desmond McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Haworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haworth has chosen Queen - Another one bites the dust as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

McGuinness
vs
Haworth

187 cm
18
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond McGuinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Haworth!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuinness looks to land a combination but Haworth avoids it well.

McGuinness clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from McGuinness - that landed with a thud.

McGuinness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from Haworth as McGuinness shoots in.
McGuinness looks for the body kick but Haworth saw that one coming.

Haworth decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Haworth prevents McGuinness from improving his position.
Haworth moves into full mount! McGuinness won't be happy about that!
Haworth misses with a head shot.
Haworth content just to control the position here.
McGuinness is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haworth jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McGuinness manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Haworth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Haworth just content to control the position.
McGuinness tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Haworth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Haworth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Haworth politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Haworth prefers to stall for the moment though.

Haworth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McGuinness can't do much from the bottom here.
McGuinness is trying to get back to half guard.
Haworth controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Haworth has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
McGuinness on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGuinness tries to get out of the position.
McGuinness is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Haworth is controlling him well.
Haworth is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down McGuinness's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Haworth is working to tighten is grip on McGuinness's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. McGuinness has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Haworth is really squeezing tight and eventually McGuinness passes out! Haworth breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michael Haworth!