PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mannix McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Turris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness comes to the cage accompanied by Bare in the Basin - Gaelic Storm. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

McGuiness
vs
Turris

175 cm
28
145 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

172 cm
31
142 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mannix McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Turris!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness closes the distance but Turris moves to the side
and Turris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuiness misses with the combination.
McGuiness tries to clinch up but Turris circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuiness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turris misses with a hook. McGuiness ducked under it nicely.
McGuiness tries to clinch there but Turris circles away.
McGuiness works over Turris's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Kyle Turris has been cut.
McGuiness fails to land with a series of punches.
Turris lands a jab to McGuiness's midsection.
Turris throws an overhand right that lands on McGuiness's shoulder, as McGuiness tries to avoid the shot.
McGuiness closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turris counters with a series of strikes. McGuiness will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuiness on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGuiness ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

McGuiness closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turris misses with some punches.
Turris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turris throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuiness.
Turris wants to break free but McGuiness has control.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turris trying to control the position but instead, McGuiness has worked for underhooks and has pushed Turris into the cage.
McGuiness blocks the elbow strike.
Turris looking to stall.
Turris throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness misses with a body punch.

Turris breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuiness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuiness slips under a jab.
McGuiness lands a nice looking body kick.
Turris misses with a hook. McGuiness ducked under it nicely.
McGuiness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGuiness wants to clinch up but Turris keeps it at a distance.
Turris looks to land a left hand but McGuiness moved out of range nicely.
Turris thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuiness is looking to clinch but Turris is avoiding it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGuiness tries to clinch up but Turris circles away and keeps his distance.
Turris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuiness.
McGuiness moves out of range as Turris strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Turris. No joy for McGuiness on that attempt.
Turris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turris has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
McGuiness tries to clinch up but Turris circles away and keeps his distance.
Turris scores with a leg kick.
Turris 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.
Good leg kick by Turris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGuiness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuiness throws a big shot that misses.
McGuiness tries to clinch
and Turris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuiness tries to bum rush Turris with a series of wild strikes but Turris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGuiness.
Turris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuiness was well out of range. Poor timing from Turris.
Turris lands with an uppercut that bounces McGuiness off the cage and back into range.
Turris lands with a nice combination. McGuiness backs away looking to recover.
Turris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGuiness looks to clinch
and Turris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turris swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness needs to keep his hands up - Turris had a free shot at his head there.

McGuiness is rocked!
McGuiness misses with a two punch combination.
McGuiness is looking to clinch but Turris is avoiding it.
Turris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGuiness throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turris cracks McGuiness with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh McGuiness is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Turris lands a beautiful left hook that drops McGuiness. McGuiness tries to recover but Turris is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and McGuiness lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Turris!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kyle Turris made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.