PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Romario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romario has chosen Polly - By Nirvana as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGuire
vs
Romario

178 cm
25
265 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

184 cm
27
270 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Romario!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romario fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGuire checks it well.
Romario is looking to land body kicks.
Romario misses with a head kick.
McGuire with a poor takedown
and Romario counters with a slapping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Romario!

Romario rushes McGuire and presses him up against the cage.
Romario misses with an elbow over the top.
Romario creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romario obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romario lands an elbow inside that McGuire shrugs off.

It looks like Brian McGuire has been cut.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romario throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Romario throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario misses with a knee to the head.
McGuire looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romario.
McGuire is breathing heavily.
Romario lands an elbow inside that McGuire shrugs off.
Romario landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romario.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romario lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romario.
Romario unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Romario.
McGuire tries for a takedown but Romario manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire dodges an elbow strike from Romario.
Romario tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuire avoids the damage to the body.
Romario pushes off an throws an elbow but McGuire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Romario.
Romario creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGuire takes a knee to the side of the body.
Romario crunches a lovely knee into McGuire's ribcage.
Romario misses with a knee strike.
Romario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGuire's defenses.
Romario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGuire's defenses.

Brian McGuire's cut is getting worse.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Romario.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romario.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romario obliges.
Romario lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romario throws an elbow but it misses.
Romario lands a damaging elbow.
McGuire takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romario lands a nice elbow.

Brian McGuire's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Romario looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGuire blocks the elbow strike.
McGuire drops down looking for an ankle pick but Romario pulls his leg out and moves away.

Romario gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Romario pushes off an throws an elbow but McGuire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire dodges an elbow strike from Romario.
Romario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romario throws an elbow but it misses.
Romario throws an elbow but it misses.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Romario.
Romario working McGuire over with knees to the body.
Romario lands an elbow inside that McGuire shrugs off.
Romario throws an elbow but it misses.
Romario lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jeez, Brian McGuire's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Romario!
Anderson Romario tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.