PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Barns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barns
vs
McGuiness

177 cm
18
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ace of Spades Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Barns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barns misses the shot to the body.
McGuiness's coach down at Elite Training Facility-Steel Penn was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McGuiness's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
James McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Barns takes the fight into the clinch.
McGuiness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barns tries for a takedown but McGuiness manages to get underhooks.
Barns tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGuiness smiles and moves away.
McGuiness digs a good hook to Barns's body.
Barns ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
Barns takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Barns misses.
Barns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuiness.
A swing and a miss from McGuiness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness lands a jab.
McGuiness moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McGuiness lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGuiness.
McGuiness misses the jab.
Barns throws the left hand but McGuiness avoids the punch easily.
Barns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuiness.
Barns misses with a hook.
McGuiness lands with an uppercut that bounces Barns off the cage and back into range.
Barns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuiness connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGuiness darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGuiness might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Barns gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barns not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barns throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barns thows a huge punch but McGuiness dodges it nicely.
McGuiness tries to get to full guard but Barns has control of the leg.
Barns is taking a breather. McGuiness says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Barns is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barns trying to control the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Danny Barns wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Barns closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGuiness counters with a one-two to the body.
Barns swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuiness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuiness throws out a loose jab but Barns uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barns misses the shot to the body.
Barns is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Barns misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuiness counters with a nice uppercut.
McGuiness throws out a loose jab but Barns uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James McGuiness will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

McGuiness misses with a hook. Barns ducked under it nicely.
Barns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGuiness is fending him off so far but Barns persists. Nope, McGuiness circles away and we're back to standing.
McGuiness keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGuiness connects with a body shot that sends Barns's belly button to the back.
Barns shoots in but no luck this time.
Barns slips under a jab from McGuiness.
Barns slips a straight right by McGuiness.
Barns slips under a jab.
McGuiness waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barns.
McGuiness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuiness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barns.
McGuiness throws a jab but it's blocked by Barns.
McGuiness lands with a nice combination. Barns backs away looking to recover.
McGuiness moves out of range as Barns strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut. Barns saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Barns.
Barns with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGuiness to score with a decent uppercut.
Barns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuiness was well out of range. Poor timing from Barns.
Barns fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Barns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuiness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barns.
McGuiness lands a nice shot to the body.
Barns throws out a leg kick but McGuiness moves out of range and Barns only half commits.
McGuiness throws a shot from downtown. Barns moves away and avoids it.
McGuiness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James McGuiness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGuiness paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barns is looking to clinch but McGuiness is avoiding it.
James McGuiness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuiness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barns.
McGuiness moves out of range as Barns strikes.
McGuiness lands the left hand.
Barns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuiness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barns ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGuiness loads up on a big right hand but Barns slips the punch.
McGuiness lunges at Barns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barns's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barns swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuiness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from McGuiness misses its intended target.
Barns throws a lazy right hand but McGuiness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barns forces McGuiness back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barns swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barns stalling the fight.
Barns gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
McGuiness throws a head punch that misses.
McGuiness is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barns is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McGuiness pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barns is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McGuiness is defending well.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuiness.
Barns tries to pull guard but McGuiness forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barns is stalling here.
McGuiness scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barns changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McGuiness fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Barns gets a double leg takedown into McGuiness's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James McGuiness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

McGuiness throws a shot to the body.
Barns slips under a jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Barns.
Barns scoring with punches and elbows.
Barns works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Barns scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McGuiness to see if he's OK.
McGuiness being controlled for a moment.
McGuiness on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Barns has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barns controls the position.
Danny Barns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGuiness is looking to regain half guard here but Barns keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barns lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here as Barns stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barns lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McGuiness down.
McGuiness takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barns throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barns lands a nice forearm strike.
Barns lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here as Barns stalls from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barns working the ground and pound from side control.
Barns slows the pace down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Barns showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGuiness has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 28:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!