PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mannix McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McGuiness's choice of entrance music: Bare in the Basin - Gaelic Storm. Mannix McGuiness has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bergfried
vs
McGuiness

169 cm
28
141 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

175 cm
29
145 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mannix McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergfried swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuiness.
Bergfried tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried takes a swing at McGuiness's ribcage but misses.
McGuiness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bergfried.
Good shot there by Bergfried.
McGuiness throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuiness misses the target.
McGuiness throws a wild body kick that Bergfried sees coming a mile off.
McGuiness takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

McGuiness rushes Bergfried and presses him up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Bergfried has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
McGuiness has a couple of punches blocked by Bergfried.
Bergfried tries a knee to the head but McGuiness blocks it.
Bergfried blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bergfried lands an elbow inside that McGuiness shrugs off.
Bergfried comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGuiness working aggressively here.
Bergfried tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
Bergfried struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness blocks an uppercut.
McGuiness lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bergfried or not.
Bergfried misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bergfried misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuiness.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bergfried's elbow.
McGuiness jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bergfried walks away with a smile on his face. McGuiness gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bergfried lands a leg kick that knocks McGuiness off balance momentarily.
McGuiness throws a hook but Bergfried blocks it.
McGuiness tries to clinch but Bergfried is having none of it.
Bergfried with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuiness throws the left hand but Bergfried avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Bergfried.
Bergfried tries a low kick but McGuiness avoids it.
McGuiness tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bergfried paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGuiness fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuiness doesn't manage to clinch there - Bergfried circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a body punch but McGuiness moves out of range.
McGuiness fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bergfried looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bergfried buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuiness's coach down at Slaughterhouse MMA 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.
McGuiness cracks a nice hook into Bergfried's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried lands with a nice combination. McGuiness backs away looking to recover.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bergfried.
McGuiness throws a head kick that misses

and Bergfried counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuiness.
Bergfried misses with some punches.
McGuiness misses with a punch to the body.
Bergfried goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bergfried lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bergfried blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuiness tries to throw a body punch but Bergfried avoids it by throwing McGuiness back against the cage.
Bergfried gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Bergfried.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bergfried tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
McGuiness avoids a wild elbow strike from Bergfried.
Nice body punch from McGuiness.
McGuiness misses with a punch to the body.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuiness.
Bergfried lands with a left to the head.
McGuiness misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuiness scores with a shoulder strike.
Bergfried tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
Bergfried lands a shot to the body.
McGuiness throws a head punch that misses.
McGuiness takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bergfried lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGuiness blocks an elbow strike.
Bergfried tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuiness avoids the damage to the body.
Bergfried throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuiness blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McGuiness jumps into guard, dragging Bergfried to the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bergfried trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuiness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGuiness not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Friedrich Bergfried wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bergfried. That's going to slow McGuiness down.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuiness takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergfried swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuiness.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuiness throws a hook to the side of Bergfried's head but Bergfried sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Bergfried. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bergfried.
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 Friedrich Bergfried will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bergfried. Bergfried obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuiness takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bergfried uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGuiness has time to react.
Friedrich Bergfried is winning the standup battle so far.
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuiness.
McGuiness takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bergfried moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bergfried turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bergfried looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bergfried finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGuiness connects with a leg kick. Bergfried looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bergfried throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bergfried misses the body punch
and McGuiness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bergfried scores with a hook to the body. McGuiness takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuiness misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergfried misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGuiness's sensitive parts.
Bergfried cracks the inside of McGuiness's front leg.
Bergfried avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGuiness chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bergfried can pounce on him.
McGuiness blocks a low kick nicely.
McGuiness lands with a nice body punch.
Bergfried throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McGuiness chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bergfried can pounce on him.
Bergfried moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGuiness tries to clinch up.
Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness misses with a body kick.
McGuiness tries to clinch but Bergfried is having none of it.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuiness stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bergfried.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness blocks a head kick by Bergfried.
McGuiness steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bergfried.
Bergfried moves away from the strike by McGuiness.
McGuiness's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bergfried looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bergfried misses with a hook. McGuiness ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by McGuiness.
McGuiness tries to clinch there but Bergfried circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuiness lands a jab.
McGuiness throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bergfried tries to land a front kick but McGuiness steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bergfried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuiness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bergfried thumps McGuiness with a low kick.
Bergfried fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGuiness moves into the clinch.
Bergfried stalling in the clinch but McGuiness improves position.
Bergfried pushes McGuiness back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bergfried blocks an uppercut.
Bergfried tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bergfried lands an elbow inside that McGuiness shrugs off.
Bergfried creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGuiness's defenses.
Bergfried lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bergfried lands a right hand.
Bergfried blocks an uppercut.
Bergfried misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuiness.
Bergfried tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuiness avoids the damage to the body.
McGuiness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bergfried tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuiness avoids the damage to the body.
McGuiness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuiness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried has a couple of punches blocked by McGuiness.
A head punch on the inside from McGuiness fails to land.
Friedrich Bergfried has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from McGuiness.
McGuiness lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bergfried lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergfried missing with knees to the body.
Bergfried misses with a body punch.
Bergfried tries to work over McGuiness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuiness on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGuiness throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bergfrieds head.
Bergfried stalls.
Bergfried lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuiness digs a right hand into Bergfried's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bergfried's gas tank.
McGuiness scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friedrich Bergfried dominated that second round.
That's time! Bergfried's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

McGuiness tries to clinch up.
McGuiness goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuiness fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McGuiness avoids the body shot from Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a body punch but McGuiness moves out of range.
Bergfried lands a head kick!
McGuiness fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bergfried circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bergfried is looking to wear down McGuiness with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McGuiness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for McGuiness.
A clash of legs there as McGuiness blocks the low kick.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.

McGuiness fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bergfried, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, McGuiness scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bergfried blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuiness misses with a punch on the inside.
Bergfried crunches a lovely knee into McGuiness's ribcage.
Bergfried tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
McGuiness scores with a shoulder strike.
Bergfried tries a knee to the head but McGuiness blocks it.
Bergfried blocks an uppercut.
Bergfried tries to work over McGuiness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bergfried throws a head punch that misses.
McGuiness lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bergfried backwards.
McGuiness working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuiness creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from McGuiness.
Bergfried with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuiness avoids the elbow strike from Bergfried, against the cage.
McGuiness tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

McGuiness drags the fight down to the ground.
McGuiness is trying to keep Bergfried in close.
Bergfried wants to pass the guard but McGuiness is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGuiness wants to clinch
and Bergfried counters with a left to the body.
Mannix McGuiness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuiness doesn't manage to clinch there - Bergfried circles away.
McGuiness fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bergfried avoids it really well and circles away.
McGuiness throws a sloppy head kick and Bergfried moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried misses with a body shot.
Bergfried lands a lovely overhand right.
McGuiness wants to clinch up but Bergfried keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Bergfried. Beautiful body shot.
Bergfried chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGuiness misses with a looping left.
Bergfried scores with a hook to the body. McGuiness takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGuiness has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bergfried.
Bergfried scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bergfried throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGuiness throws the kick towards the body but Bergfried avoids it.
Bergfried scores with a jab. McGuiness acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGuiness works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried blocks a head kick by McGuiness.
Bergfried fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuiness.
Bergfried moves out of range of the body kick from McGuiness.
McGuiness moves in looking to clinch but Bergfried pushes him off.
McGuiness gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bergfried.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergfried scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGuiness doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuiness moves away.
Bergfried keeps the fight on the outside.
Bergfried lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergfried scores with a leg kick.
McGuiness scores with a punch to the head.
McGuiness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Friedrich Bergfried.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bergfried, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Bergfried!
An out of breath Friedrich Bergfried thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.