PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genaro Barraza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

McGuiness
vs
Barraza

177 cm
21
181 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

182 cm
26
186 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Atlantis

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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, James McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genaro Barraza!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barraza throws a body punch but McGuiness moves out of range.
Barraza throws an overhand right that lands on McGuiness's shoulder, as McGuiness tries to avoid the shot.
Barraza throws the left hand but McGuiness avoids the punch easily.
McGuiness throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barraza on the side of the head.
McGuiness cracks Barraza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barraza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuiness.
Barraza moves in looking to clinch but McGuiness pushes him off.
Barraza misses with a wild body shot.
Barraza throws out a loose jab but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuiness seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McGuiness misses with a body shot
and Barraza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuiness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barraza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuiness moves away.
McGuiness scores with a jab to the head.
Barraza throws the left hand but McGuiness avoids the punch easily.
McGuiness clobbers Barraza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barraza ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness loads up on a big right hand but Barraza slips the punch.
Barraza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuiness.
A swing and a miss from Barraza.
Barraza throws out a loose jab but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barraza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barraza ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
Barraza tries to clinch up.
Barraza lands a nice looking body shot.
McGuiness misses with a looping left.
Barraza scores with a hook to the body. McGuiness takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barraza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuiness moves out of range as Barraza strikes.
McGuiness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barraza manages to avoid it.
Barraza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barraza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Barraza moves into the clinch.
Barraza lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Barraza.
McGuiness is trying to break the clinch but Barraza is controlling him.
Barraza works on McGuiness's body with a couple of short punches.
Barraza dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barraza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barraza misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Barraza as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Barraza.
Barraza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barraza stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barraza displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGuiness up against the cage.
Barraza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barraza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barraza struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
Barraza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barraza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraza throws a head punch that misses.
McGuiness tries to stall but Barraza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Barraza.
Barraza holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barraza lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuiness.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barraza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barraza.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barraza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barraza misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genaro Barraza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McGuiness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barraza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barraza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barraza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuiness.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Barraza in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McGuiness misses with a wild combination.
Barraza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuiness.
Barraza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barraza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuiness.
Barraza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuiness at a distance.
McGuiness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barraza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
James McGuiness is winning the standup battle so far.
Barraza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuiness on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Barraza has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Barraza.

McGuiness breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut. Barraza saw that one coming.
A big left from McGuiness misses.
McGuiness throws a looping overhand right but Barraza ducks down to avoid it.
Barraza ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
Barraza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuiness slips under a jab from Barraza.
McGuiness throws an overhand right that lands on Barraza's shoulder, as Barraza tries to avoid the shot.
McGuiness is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McGuiness lands with a good body shot.
Barraza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuiness.
Barraza misses with a looping right.
McGuiness avoids the body shot from Barraza.
McGuiness drops his hands momentarily and Barraza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barraza throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuiness.
McGuiness moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barraza misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraza swings for the body but McGuiness moves out of range.
Barraza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuiness.
A swing and a miss from Barraza.
Nice defenses there by McGuiness.
McGuiness looks to score with a jab to the body but Barraza is just out of range.
Barraza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barraza throws a hook but McGuiness avoids it easily.
Barraza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuiness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barraza.
Barraza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McGuiness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuiness avoids the body shot from Barraza.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut.
Barraza just misses with a punch to the body.
Barraza throws a body punch but McGuiness moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness tests Barraza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuiness misses the target.
A left and a right from Barraza both land. Nice combination.
Barraza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuiness.
Barraza misses with a body shot.
Barraza swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuiness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barraza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuiness.
Barraza tries to clinch up.
McGuiness misses with a hook.
Barraza throws a body punch but McGuiness moves out of range.
Barraza jabs McGuiness right on the nose. McGuiness blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Barraza misses its intended target.
Barraza with a hook.
Barraza loads up on a big right hand but McGuiness slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McGuiness.
McGuiness throws the left hand but Barraza avoids the punch easily.
McGuiness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barraza takes a swing at McGuiness's ribcage but misses.
McGuiness throws a shot from downtown. Barraza moves away and avoids it.
Barraza looks to land a right hand but McGuiness moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuiness loads up on a big right hand but Barraza slips the punch.

Barraza pushes McGuiness up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barraza fails to land.
McGuiness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barraza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barraza lands with a short shot to the head.
Barraza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genaro Barraza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from McGuiness. Barraza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barraza misses with a wild body shot.
McGuiness jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barraza throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuiness.
McGuiness is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barraza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Barraza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGuiness, pushing him back against the cage.
Genaro Barraza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barraza - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McGuiness looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barraza.
Barraza swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Barraza to work.
Barraza lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Barraza.
Barraza stalling against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness tries to work over Barraza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barraza can't find room to land a body shot as McGuiness controls the action.
McGuiness looking to stall.
Barraza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barraza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barraza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
Barraza lands with a left to the head.
McGuiness is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraza just leaning against McGuiness, taking a breather.
Barraza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barraza lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
Barraza lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barraza has a couple of punches blocked by McGuiness.
Barraza stalling.
McGuiness looking to stall.
Barraza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraza displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGuiness up against the cage.
McGuiness throws a punch but it's blocked by Barraza.
Barraza stalls.
James McGuiness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuiness stalling in the clinch but Barraza improves position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genaro Barraza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barraza 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genaro Barraza!
Genaro Barraza decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.