PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Dearborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the ring accompanied by Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

McGuire
vs
Dearborn

180 cm
26
179 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

182 cm
27
175 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 6 - 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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Dearborn!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dearborn keeps McGuire at a distance using the push kick.
McGuire 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.
Dearborn blocks a jab.
McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dearborn.
Dearborn throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dearborn looks to land a body kick but McGuire moved away.

McGuire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McGuire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dearborn prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Dearborn misses with a body punch.
Dearborn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from McGuire.
Dearborn can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
We've been hearing reports that McGuire has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dearborn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dearborn misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGuire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGuire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
Dearborn pushes McGuire back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Dearborn's head.

McGuire gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dearborn regains guard.
Dearborn controlling McGuire's posture.
Dearborn controls McGuire momentarily but McGuire frees himself.
Dearborn looking for a sweep. Not yet Dearborn, not yet.
McGuire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dearborn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dearborn controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Will Dearborn.
Dearborn lands with a kick to the temple. McGuire shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Will Dearborn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dearborn throws a head kick that misses.
Will Dearborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dearborn lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
Dearborn tries to clinch but McGuire is having none of it.
Dearborn defending well as McGuire loads up on a big left hand.
Dearborn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from McGuire does no damage.
Dearborn throws a head kick that misses.
Dearborn avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Dearborn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McGuire thows a leg kick but Dearborn checks it
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dearborn. McGuire shrugs it off though.
Dearborn wants to clinch
and McGuire counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dearborn.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dearborn.
McGuire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dearborn misses with a leg kick.
McGuire's corner calls for a 1-2. McGuire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Dearborn's body.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dearborn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dearborn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGuire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGuire takes a swing at Dearborn's ribcage but misses.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Dearborn.
Dearborn throws a body kick that misses.
McGuire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGuire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crunch! Dearborn slams his shin into McGuire's torso.

McGuire closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dearborn quickly recovers to half guard.
McGuire has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dearborn wants to control but McGuire is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn is wriggling around trying to escape.
McGuire throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dearborn regains half guard.
McGuire throwing shots but Dearborn is blocking nicely.
Dearborn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

McGuire is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dearborn sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McGuire lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dearborn controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
McGuire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike McGuire will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dearborn throws a solid leg kick but McGuire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dearborn.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Dearborn.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dearborn was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Dearborn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGuire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGuire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dearborn misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as McGuire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dearborn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dearborn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dearborn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dearborn.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire shoots for a double leg takedown but Dearborn sprawls well. He's pushed McGuire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good work by McGuire as he checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from McGuire. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dearborn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dearborn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGuire.
Dearborn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

McGuire pushes Dearborn up against the ropes in a clinch.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire pushes Dearborn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dearborn.
Dearborn misses with some punches.
McGuire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
McGuire tries to pull guard but Dearborn forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Dearborn controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire fails to pull guard.
Dearborn pushes McGuire back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Dearborn.
Dearborn lands a shoulder strike.
Dearborn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dearborn tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dearborn throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
Dearborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dearborn scores with a shoulder strike.
Dearborn looking to slow down the pace here.

McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dearborn avoids a kick to the body.
Dearborn doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuire circles away.
Dearborn connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dearborn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuire throws a hook but Dearborn avoids it easily.
Dearborn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire is looking to clinch.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
McGuire throws a nice head kick!
Dearborn wants to clinch.
McGuire checks the leg kick nicely there.

McGuire clinches up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dearborn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dearborn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dearborn has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
A hook to the body from McGuire.
Mike McGuire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dearborn working aggressively here.
McGuire has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dearborn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn lands a nice uppercut.
Dearborn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dearborn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dearborn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dearborn throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
Dearborn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
McGuire is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dearborn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dearborn working aggressively here.
Dearborn gets through McGuire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dearborn misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dearborn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dearborn struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.

McGuire ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McGuire no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
McGuire manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dearborn manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Will Dearborn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dearborn connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dearborn is out of range.
Dearborn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGuire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuire checks a leg kick nicely.
A lazy left from McGuire finds it's target.
Dearborn throws a front kick aimed at McGuire's knee but McGuire avoids it well.
Dearborn misses with a wild body shot.
Dearborn misses with a low kick.
Dearborn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dearborn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dearborn throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dearborn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dearborn blocks the body kick.
A big right from Dearborn misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dearborn pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuire is out of range and Dearborn settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Dearborn. That snapped McGuire's head back.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dearborn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Dearborn.
Dearborn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuire scores with a hook.
Dearborn throws a right hand that McGuire ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuire also avoids with ease.
Dearborn misses with a few strikes there.
Dearborn throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
Dearborn scores with a leg kick.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dearborn on the side of the head.
Dearborn catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

McGuire feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dearborn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn is trying to control the position but McGuire postures up.
McGuire won't allow Dearborn to sweep him here.
McGuire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dearborn looking for a sweep. Not yet Dearborn, not yet.
Dearborn controls McGuire momentarily but McGuire frees himself.
McGuire postures up and lands a big shot to Dearborn's brow.
McGuire slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dearborn can't do much from the bottom here.
Dearborn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McGuire wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

McGuire is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dearborn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn is not content to let McGuire control the position.
McGuire scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dearborn to see if he's OK.
McGuire works to advance to full mount. Dearborn defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
McGuire has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dearborn's face.
Dearborn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGuire landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A nice elbow there by McGuire.

Dearborn is rocked!
Dearborn wants to hold on but McGuire pushes him away.
Dearborn is still in real trouble! Can McGuire finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire unloading with bombs!
McGuire wants to control the pace but Dearborn is squirming around nicely.

McGuire with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
McGuire landing strikes from the mount.
Dearborn wants to hold on but McGuire pushes him away.
Dearborn seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGuire putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dearborn takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! McGuire's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike McGuire!
A relieved looking Mike McGuire thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.