PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by molliwhopped- Earl Sweatshirt . The crowd seem to be enjoying McGuire's choice of entrance music: DIXIE. Marcus Williams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Williams
vs
McGuire

186 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Brute
Fighters First Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike McGuire!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Williams throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Donk. McGuire catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Williams misses with a right hand
and McGuire counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice takedown defense from McGuire. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
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!
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from McGuire.
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGuire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGuire takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGuire clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGuire jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGuire lands a two punch combo.

Williams is rocked!
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams motions for McGuire to come forward. Williams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGuire scores with a nice strike.
Williams slips a straight right by McGuire.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
McGuire is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Williams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGuire finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGuire lands a jab-cross combination.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body kick there by Williams.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McGuire lands with a good body shot.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire misses with a two punch combination.
McGuire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Williams catches McGuire right on the button with a cross.
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
McGuire throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike McGuire dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
McGuire staying out of range there.
McGuire slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams slips under a jab.
McGuire feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
McGuire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGuire throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuire.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGuire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuire scores with a nice head shot.
Williams moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
McGuire misses the jab.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and McGuire counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely.
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGuire with a hook.
McGuire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by McGuire there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a right hand
and McGuire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
McGuire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGuire tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.

McGuire lands a left and a right that send Williams crashing to the mat, dazed. McGuire thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGuire circles away quickly and effectively.
Mike McGuire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
McGuire lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire scores with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by McGuire there.
Williams looks for the body kick but McGuire saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike McGuire 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. This is the final round!

McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mike McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McGuire lands with a good body shot.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGuire. That did some damage!
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but McGuire manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and McGuire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marcus Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McGuire cracks Williams with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McGuire has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Williams to stand back up!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Williams might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire cracks Williams with a hook to the temple - Williams is on wobbly legs here! McGuire swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Williams falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! McGuire wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike McGuire!