PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jealous Jarvae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maguire's choice of entrance music: Guns 'n Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. Jealous Jarvae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jarvae
vs
Maguire

175 cm
36
153 lbs
28 - 8 - 1

169 cm
32
154 lbs
30 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jealous Jarvae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire misses with an uppercut.
Jarvae on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jarvae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maguire wants to slow Jarvae down by chopping away at his legs.
Maguire avoids a kick to the body.
Jarvae scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maguire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jarvae misses with a body kick.
Jarvae lands a head shot.
Maguire lands with a kick to the temple. Jarvae shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jarvae moves out of range of the body kick.
Jarvae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maguire was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarvae.
A big left from Maguire misses.
Maguire moves forwards but Jarvae connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maguire stalks Jarvae and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jarvae's face. Jarvae staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maguire wants it to stay on the feet.
Maguire lands a nice shot to the body.
Cormac Maguire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarvae connects with a leg kick. Maguire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarvae was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Maguire digs a good hook to Jarvae's body.
Jarvae closes the distance and clinches up with Maguire, looking for a takedown. Jarvae pushes Maguire against the cage but Maguire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Maguire. Beautiful body shot.
Jarvae throws a front kick aimed at Maguire's knee but Maguire avoids it well.
Jarvae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jarvae gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Maguire has Jarvae up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Maguire.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maguire.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire blocks a body shot from Jarvae.
Jarvae jumps guard but Maguire turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jealous Jarvae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Maguire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Jarvae.
Jarvae tries a head kick but it misses.
Jarvae's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maguire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jarvae scrambles back to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Maguire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maguire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jarvae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Maguire misses its intended target.
Jarvae tries to bum rush Maguire with a series of wild strikes but Maguire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Maguire gets a clinch.
Maguire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarvae jumps guard but Maguire turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maguire lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae misses with a punch to the body.
Maguire stalling the fight.
Maguire blocks a body shot from Jarvae.
Jarvae wants to take the fight to the mat but Maguire manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jarvae takes an elbow to the forehead.

Maguire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maguire looks for the body kick but Jarvae saw that one coming.
Maguire takes a swing at Jarvae's ribcage but misses.
Jarvae wants to slow Maguire down by chopping away at his legs.
Jarvae throws a head kick that misses.
Maguire misses with a body shot.
Jarvae takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maguire scores with a nice body kick.
Maguire throws a leg kick
and Jarvae counters with a big head kick but Maguire shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire loads up on a big right hand but Jarvae slips the punch.
Jarvae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maguire.
Maguire misses with a jab to the body
and Jarvae counters with a big head kick but Maguire shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maguire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maguire.
Jarvae misses with a leg kick
and Maguire counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Maguire.

Maguire gets a clinch.
Jarvae is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maguire to keep the fight standing.
Maguire scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maguire gets through Jarvae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jarvae takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jarvae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maguire's elbow.
Jarvae wants to break free but Maguire has control.
Jarvae takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac Maguire dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Maguire tries to clinch up but Jarvae circles away and keeps his distance.
Maguire jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maguire looks for a takedown but Jarvae sprawls well.
Jarvae goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maguire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maguire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarvae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maguire tries to clinch there but Jarvae circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jarvae.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jarvae lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Maguire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maguire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jarvae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maguire can pounce on him.
Maguire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Jarvae to counter with a crisp jab.
Maguire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jarvae is out of range.
Maguire looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maguire throws a body kick that misses.
Jarvae throws a solid leg kick but Maguire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jarvae.

Maguire gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jarvae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jarvae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maguire's elbow.
Jarvae struggles to land a body shot inside as Maguire controls his hands.
Jarvae misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Jarvae fails to land.
Jarvae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maguire scores with a hook to the body.
Jarvae tries to pull guard but Maguire forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maguire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jarvae struggles to land a body shot inside as Maguire controls his hands.
Maguire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maguire scores with a shoulder strike.
Jarvae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvae letting Maguire take a breather here.
Jarvae misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarvae avoiding damage as Maguire throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Maguire as the two fighters clinch.
Maguire prevents a body shot from Jarvae.

Jarvae successfully pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Jarvae is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maguire slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire tries to stand and escape but Jarvae is controlling the position.
Maguire slows the pace down in half guard.
Jarvae wants to get back to full guard.

Maguire stands up from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maguire takes a swing at Jarvae's ribcage but misses.
Maguire throws a head kick that misses.
Maguire cracks Jarvae with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jarvae looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jarvae blocks a head kick by Maguire.
Jarvae takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jarvae throws a low kick but Maguire moves out of range easily.
Maguire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jarvae.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Maguire misses.
Jarvae throws a hook but Maguire avoids it easily.
Maguire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jarvae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cormac Maguire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jarvae doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maguire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarvae throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jarvae takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jarvae throws a leg kick but Maguire moved away.
Jarvae fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maguire.
Maguire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jarvae gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jarvae avoids the head kick by Maguire.
Jarvae throws a body punch but Maguire moves out of range.
Jarvae has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maguire avoids the head kick by Jarvae.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarvae was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Maguire scores with a jab to the head.
Jarvae gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maguire.
Jarvae shoots in but Maguire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A leg kick checked by Maguire.
Maguire throws a shot from downtown. Jarvae moves away and avoids it.
Maguire scores with a body shot.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jarvae paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jealous Jarvae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire dips to his left and cracks Jarvae with an uppercut!
Maguire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jarvae.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jealous Jarvae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Maguire finds it's way through Jarvae's defenses.
Jarvae jabs Maguire right on the nose. Maguire blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut there from Jarvae.
Maguire missing with a left hand there. Jarvae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jarvae will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarvae misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Maguire misses.
Maguire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maguire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jarvae, pushing him back against the cage.
Jarvae is trying to drag Maguire to the mat but Maguire just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maguire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvae tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maguire just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maguire misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvae tries to break the clinch but Maguire is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Maguire as the two fighters clinch.
Maguire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maguire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maguire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jarvae backwards.
Maguire misses with some punches.
Jarvae goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maguire prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire tries to land knees in the clinch but Jarvae avoids the damage to the body.
Jarvae swings wildly with an uppercut but Maguire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cormac Maguire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maguire scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jarvae misses with a punch to the body.
Maguire misses with some punches.
Jarvae struggles to land a body shot inside as Maguire controls his hands.
Maguire lands an uppercut.
Jarvae wants to take the fight to the mat but Maguire manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jarvae misses with some punches.
A short left from Maguire.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maguire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maguire blocks a body shot from Jarvae.
Jarvae throws a punch but it's blocked by Maguire.
Jarvae is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maguire is defending well.

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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Maguire!
Our winner, Cormac Maguire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.