PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Crodonilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crodonilson comes to the cage accompanied by Mexican Sun-- Chevelle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crodonilson
vs
Maguire

170 cm
26
155 lbs
21 - 3 - 0

169 cm
26
151 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Crodonilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cormac Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire tries to clinch but Crodonilson moves out of range.
Maguire tests Crodonilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crodonilson throws a leg kick
and Maguire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crodonilson.
Maguire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Crodonilson.
Maguire does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maguire throws a hook but Crodonilson blocks it.
Crodonilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maguire lands with a cross.
Maguire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crodonilson ducks right into an uppercut from Maguire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maguire loads up on a big right hand but Crodonilson slips the punch.
Cormac Maguire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Maguire has closed the distance and engaged Crodonilson in a clinch.
Crodonilson blocks a body shot from Maguire.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire throws a head punch that misses.

Crodonilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crodonilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilson Crodonilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maguire throws a right hand that Crodonilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Crodonilson also avoids with ease.
Maguire throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crodonilson's waist but Crodonilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maguire off to one side.
Maguire tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maguire connects with a leg kick. Crodonilson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maguire misses with a leg kick.
Maguire throws a head kick but Crodonilson moves out of range.
Maguire throws a leg kick which misses Crodonilson's front leg but catches the back leg as Crodonilson tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Maguire. Beautiful body shot.
Maguire keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crodonilson ducks under a wild hook from Maguire.
Maguire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crodonilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maguire's calf.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crodonilson misses with a low kick.
Crodonilson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maguire misses the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crodonilson, right into the meat.
Maguire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crodonilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crodonilson blocks the body kick.
A good leg kick by Maguire.
Maguire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crodonilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire scores with a punch to the head.
Crodonilson looks to throw the jab but Maguire is out of range.
Crodonilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crodonilson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maguire lands a nice hook to Crodonilson's body. Crodonilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Crodonilson gets tackled into the cage by Maguire. Maguire maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maguire as Crodonilson tries to tie him up.
Maguire has Crodonilson pushed against the cage.
Maguire struggles to land a body shot inside as Crodonilson controls his hands.
Maguire tries to throw a body punch but Crodonilson avoids it by throwing Maguire back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crodonilson is trying to push Maguire away but Maguire has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Maguire.
Crodonilson is trying to force a seperation but Maguire has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maguire.
Crodonilson has had enough of the clinch but Maguire keeps him there for the moment.
Maguire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crodonilson backwards.
Maguire keeps control of Crodonilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maguire with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crodonilson working hard to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crodonilson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crodonilson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac Maguire dominated that round.
That's time! Crodonilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Crodonilson slips a jab from Maguire.
Crodonilson misses with a hook. Maguire ducked under it nicely.
Maguire scores with a decent looking hook.
Crodonilson thumps Maguire with a low kick.

Maguire drives through with a takedown into Crodonilson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maguire passes into half guard.
Crodonilson is looking to improve his position.
Crodonilson is refusing to be controlled, as Maguire sits in half guard.
Maguire seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crodonilson wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Maguire trying to control the action but Crodonilson is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cormac Maguire.
Maguire misses with a body shot.
Maguire misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Maguire.
Maguire lands a glancing blow to the side of Crodonilson's head.

Maguire instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Crodonilson breaks the clinch.
Crodonilson misses with a wild body shot.
Crodonilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crodonilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maguire manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maguire. That's going to slow Crodonilson down.
Maguire just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maguire throws a shot to the body.
Crodonilson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maguire is able to avoid easily.
Crodonilson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Maguire to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Maguire there.
The crowd cheers as Maguire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crodonilson doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crodonilson wants to slow Maguire down by chopping away at his legs.
Maguire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maguire 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.
Crodonilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maguire.
An inside leg kick from Maguire misses.
Maguire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crodonilson momentarily.
Maguire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crodonilson avoids it really well and circles away.
Crodonilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maguire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crodonilson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crodonilson cracks Maguire with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crodonilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crodonilson loads up on a big right hand but Maguire slips the punch.
Maguire lunges at Crodonilson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crodonilson's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maguire throws a lazy right hand but Crodonilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Maguire.
Crodonilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crodonilson.
Crodonilson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maguire.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crodonilson digs a good hook to Maguire's body.
Maguire steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Crodonilson. That one must have hurt.
Cormac Maguire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maguire tries to land a front kick but Crodonilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Crodonilson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A good leg kick by Crodonilson.
Maguire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crodonilson takes a swing at Maguire's ribcage but misses.
Maguire looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crodonilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maguire.
Crodonilson blocks a head kick by Maguire.
Crodonilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maguire.
Maguire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maguire lands a nice looking body shot.
Maguire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crodonilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maguire.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crodonilson slips under a jab from Maguire.
Maguire just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick from Crodonilson lands but Maguire takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maguire, right into the meat.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crodonilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Maguire blocks the body kick.
Maguire shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maguire scores with a nice head shot.
Maguire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crodonilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maguire moves away.
Jab from Crodonilson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maguire checks a leg kick.
Crodonilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Maguire connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maguire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crodonilson.
A big right from Maguire misses.
Maguire lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maguire throws a body kick that misses.
Crodonilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maguire manages to avoid it.
Maguire thows a body shot but no joy.
Maguire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Crodonilson misses.
Crodonilson connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire avoids the body shot from Crodonilson.
A left and a right from Crodonilson both land. Nice combination.
Maguire scores with a nice strike.
Maguire cracks Crodonilson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maguire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crodonilson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maguire 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.
Maguire lands a body shot.
Crodonilson connects with a leg kick. Maguire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maguire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maguire connects with a leg kick. Crodonilson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Maguire misses
and Crodonilson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maguire thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Crodonilson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maguire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crodonilson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maguire throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maguire misses the shot to the body.
Crodonilson throws an overhand right that lands on Maguire's shoulder, as Maguire tries to avoid the shot.
Maguire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maguire cracks Crodonilson with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crodonilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maguire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maguire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Cormac Maguire just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Crodonilson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maguire misses with a hook
and Crodonilson counters with a right hand to the body.
Crodonilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Crodonilson looks to throw the jab but Maguire is out of range.
Maguire scores with a jab to the head.
Crodonilson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maguire blocks the body kick.
Maguire throws the left hand but Crodonilson avoids the punch easily.
Crodonilson slips a jab from Maguire.
Maguire misses with a kick to the body.
Crodonilson 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.
Maguire scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crodonilson cracks Maguire with a good jab.
Maguire throws a low kick but Crodonilson avoids it.
A jab from Maguire finds it's way through Crodonilson's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maguire. Crodonilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maguire tries to score with a low kick but Crodonilson moves his leg out of the way.
Crodonilson looks for the body kick but Maguire saw that one coming.
Maguire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crodonilson on the side of the head.
Crodonilson cracks the inside of Maguire's front leg.
Maguire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left and a right from Maguire both land. Nice combination.
Maguire moves out of range of the body kick from Crodonilson.
Sloppy strikes from Maguire. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire just misses with a punch to the body.
Crodonilson avoids the body shot from Maguire.
Maguire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crodonilson at a distance.
Maguire cracks Crodonilson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maguire misses with a wild combination.
Crodonilson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maguire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maguire.
Crodonilson lands a body shot.
Maguire throws a low kick but Crodonilson moves out of range easily.
Maguire thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crodonilson.
Maguire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maguire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maguire falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Crodonilson to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Maguire misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Maguire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maguire scores with a decent looking hook.
Crodonilson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maguire misses with a wild combination.
Maguire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crodonilson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maguire is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire misses with an uppercut.
Maguire wants to clinch.
Maguire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crodonilson throws a wild body kick that Maguire sees coming a mile off.
Crodonilson lands a nice shot that snaps Maguire's head back.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crodonilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crodonilson lands with a kick to the temple. Maguire shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maguire misses with a kick to the body.
Maguire tries to work over Crodonilson's front leg with a kick but Crodonilson checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac Maguire dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Crodonilson misses with a head kick.
Maguire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maguire blocks a leg kick.
Crodonilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Maguire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maguire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crodonilson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maguire moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Crodonilson misses with a wild combination.
Maguire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crodonilson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maguire takes a swing at Crodonilson's ribcage but misses.
Crodonilson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by Crodonilson.
Maguire ducks right into an uppercut from Crodonilson.
Maguire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maguire connects with a leg kick. Crodonilson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheers as Maguire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crodonilson doesn't seem phased though.
Maguire lands a right hook to the body.
Maguire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maguire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson Crodonilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crodonilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crodonilson needs to keep his hands up - Maguire had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maguire keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maguire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crodonilson's calf.
Crodonilson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crodonilson 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.
Maguire misses with a hook.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crodonilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Crodonilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maguire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crodonilson's head.
Maguire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maguire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crodonilson throws out the jab.
Maguire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maguire 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.
Crodonilson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Maguire blocks the leg kick.

Maguire scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Maguire staying calm.
Cormac Maguire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire trying to control the position but Crodonilson is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Crodonilson is being controlled here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Maguire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maguire has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 45:50
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Maguire!
Cormac Maguire is the new featherweight champion!
Cormac Maguire decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.