PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delroy Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire's entrance music is Johnny Cash sings The Battle Hymn Of The Republic. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

McGuire
vs
Holmes

180 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Brute
CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loan

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Delroy Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes throws a solid leg kick but McGuire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holmes.
Holmes takes one to the chin there.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Holmes saw that one coming.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holmes.

Holmes instigates a clinch.
Holmes is stalling here.

McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Holmes throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it.
Delroy Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
McGuire swinging wildly here.
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holmes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Holmes's front leg but catches the back leg as Holmes tries to avoid it.
McGuire throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Holmes moves away and avoids it.
Holmes tries to land a leg kick but McGuire saw it coming and moves away.
McGuire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes throws a body kick that misses.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Holmes moves into the clinch successfully.
Holmes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling him.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

McGuire manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick.
McGuire takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Holmes defending well as McGuire loads up on a big left hand.
Holmes moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
Holmes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and McGuire counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for McGuire. That snapped Holmes's head back.
Holmes throws a series of punches but McGuire avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
McGuire digs a good hook to Holmes's body.
Holmes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire lands a head kick!
Holmes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as McGuire blocks the low kick.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire avoids a kick to the body.
McGuire throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
McGuire checks the leg kick nicely there.
McGuire checks a leg kick.
Holmes misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGuire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Delroy Holmes has been cut.
Holmes tries to move into range but McGuire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Holmes swinging wildly here.

McGuire rushes Holmes and presses him up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for McGuire.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire lands a body shot.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes looks winded!
McGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
McGuire is leaning against Holmes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

McGuire decides to pull guard.

McGuire isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Holmes stacks McGuire on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Holmes!
McGuire sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Delroy Holmes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McGuire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes tried to score with a low kick but McGuire checks it.
Holmes takes one to the side of the head.
McGuire circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGuire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from McGuire misses.
Holmes throws a low kick but McGuire moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by McGuire.

McGuire gets tackled into the cage by Holmes. Holmes maintains the clinch.
McGuire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGuire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmes's efforts to push away.

McGuire breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holmes at a distance.
Holmes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGuire takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
McGuire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely.
McGuire looks for the body kick but Holmes saw that one coming.
McGuire cracks a nice hook into Holmes's ribs.
Holmes walks into a straight right hand from McGuire.

McGuire gets a clinch.
Holmes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGuire in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuire blocks it with crossed arms.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
McGuire is trying to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuire is defending well for now.
McGuire has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes wants to stall.
Holmes tries to circle away but McGuire has him pinned against the cage.
McGuire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holmes just leaning against McGuire, taking a breather.

McGuire breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by McGuire as he connects with a hook.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick from Holmes.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
McGuire is looking to slow Holmes down with leg kicks.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
McGuire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holmes.
Holmes lands a lovely overhand right.
Mike McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
Holmes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes throws a leg kick that misses.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Holmes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it.
A head kick by Holmes misses
and McGuire counters with a nice uppercut.

Holmes gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McGuire as Holmes tries to tie him up.
McGuire pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGuire avoids it.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands an uppercut.
McGuire wants to break free but Holmes has control.
McGuire blocks an elbow strike.
Holmes prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuire blocks it with crossed arms.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
McGuire is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGuire.
McGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
McGuire tries to pull guard but Holmes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike McGuire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Delroy Holmes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

McGuire misses with a body shot.
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuire swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes slips a straight right by McGuire.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes is looking to clinch but McGuire is avoiding it.
Holmes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Holmes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a kick to the body.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes tries to land a leg kick but McGuire saw it coming and moves away.
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
McGuire cracks Holmes with an open hand slap.
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Holmes's belly button to the back.
Holmes wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Holmes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGuire throws an off balance right hand
and Holmes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A combination from McGuire does no damage.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holmes. Holmes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Holmes looks for the body kick but McGuire saw that one coming.
McGuire displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McGuire lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Holmes backs up against the cage.
McGuire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Holmes clinches up against the cage.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delroy Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike McGuire has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire working aggressively here.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire pushes Holmes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holmes lands an elbow just above McGuire 's eye.

McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire lands a glancing blow to the side of Holmes's head.
An inside leg kick from McGuire misses.

Holmes gets tackled into the cage by McGuire. McGuire maintains the clinch.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Holmes lands a nice knee to the body.
Holmes blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGuire has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes misses with an elbow over the top.
McGuire fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGuire has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Holmes breaks the clinch.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes tries to move into range but McGuire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good work by Holmes as he checks the leg kick.
McGuire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes walks into a stiff left hand from McGuire.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holmes on the side of the head.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holmes 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 McGuire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGuire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mike McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGuire, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Holmes connects with an inside leg kick.
Holmes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
Holmes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGuire punishes Holmes's body with a nice straight punch.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holmes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire wants to clinch.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes misses with a two punch combination.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes takes one to the side of the head.
Holmes takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from McGuire.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McGuire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGuire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McGuire!
After winning the bout, Mike McGuire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.