PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boyd McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - The Way Of The Fist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGuire
vs
Paquette

170 cm
24
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 2

177 cm
23
151 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Boyd McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire throws out a powerful jab.
Odell Paquette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paquette misses with a right hand
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paquette throws a right and a left that McGuire avoids nicely.
Paquette checks a leg kick.
Paquette sizes up McGuire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
Paquette blocks a jab.
McGuire has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym, DOW in the buildup to the fight.
Paquette misses with the combination.
McGuire slips a jab and a cross from Paquette.
Paquette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuire throws a hook but Paquette avoids it easily.
McGuire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Paquette darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paquette is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
Paquette missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette tries to bum rush McGuire with a series of wild strikes but McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paquette lands with an overhand left.
Paquette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paquette lands a glancing blow to the side of McGuire's head.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paquette throws a nice looking combination but McGuire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGuire is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Paquette.
Paquette throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Paquette misses its intended target.
McGuire looks for a takedown but Paquette sprawls well.
Paquette throws a right hand that misses
and McGuire counters with a low kick, right behind Paquette 's knee.
Paquette looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Paquette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire moves out of range as Paquette strikes.
McGuire swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
Paquette missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Paquette's front leg but catches the back leg as Paquette tries to avoid it.
McGuire avoids the head kick by Paquette.
Paquette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuire.
Paquette misses with a hook.
McGuire jabs at Paquette's body.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paquette.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
McGuire tries to score with a low kick but Paquette moves his leg out of the way.
Paquette wants to slow McGuire down by chopping away at his legs.
Paquette swings widly with a right hand

and McGuire holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Paquette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses.

McGuire drives through with a takedown into guard.
McGuire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paquette swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paquette pulls McGuire in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire with a nice head shot there.
Paquette wants to sweep but no luck.
McGuire wants to pass the guard but Paquette is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paquette wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Paquette avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paquette wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paquette controlling McGuire's posture.
Paquette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Paquette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Paquette misses with a body shot.
Paquette falls off balance throwing a combination

and McGuire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McGuire.
Paquette trying to control the position but instead, McGuire has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paquette into the cage.
Paquette is pushing McGuire up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McGuire lands a body punch.
Paquette struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
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 Boyd McGuire will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Paquette throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Paquette with a hook.
Paquette swings widly with a right hand
and McGuire counters with an inside leg kick.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Paquette's shoulder, as Paquette tries to avoid the shot.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paquette.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Paquette's knee but Paquette avoids it well.
Paquette throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paquette throws a series of punches but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
enabling Paquette to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquette lands with a hook. McGuire tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Odell Paquette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette tries to land a front kick but McGuire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGuire swings for the body but Paquette moves out of range.
Paquette now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGuire blocks a jab.
McGuire tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Paquette manages to circle out of the way.
Paquette scores with a hook to the body. McGuire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paquette misses with a shot to the body
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Paquette sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paquette's sensitive parts.
McGuire lands a head kick!
Paquette swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGuire feinted with a counter takedown.
McGuire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGuire explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McGuire slips a jab from Paquette.
Paquette steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGuire. That one must have hurt.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paquette's sensitive parts.
Paquette keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paquette unleashes a big counter combination but McGuire bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Paquette 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.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paquette counters with a stiff right hand.
Paquette looks to land a combination but McGuire avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Paquette.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paquette misses with a straight right.
Paquette lands with a nice combination. McGuire backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Paquette finds it's way through McGuire's defenses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paquette checks a leg kick.
Paquette takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paquette throws an ugly left hook that misses

and McGuire counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McGuire.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Paquette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGuire slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McGuire postures up and lands a big shot to Paquette's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paquette might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McGuire haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McGuire throws a big right hand that misses.
Paquette is trying to control the position but McGuire postures up.
McGuire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paquette trying to keep a closed guard but McGuire is proving a slippery customer.
Paquette wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and McGuire is now in half guard.
Paquette is refusing to be controlled, as McGuire sits in half guard.
Paquette is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McGuire is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McGuire lands with an overhand left.
Paquette looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGuire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on McGuire's shoulder, as McGuire tries to avoid the shot.
Paquette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paquette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Paquette does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Boyd McGuire will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGuire slips under a jab.
McGuire looks for a takedown but Paquette sprawls well.
McGuire cracks Paquette with a right hand to the side of the head.
McGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paquette unleashes a big counter combination but McGuire bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Paquette's head but Paquette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire tries to clinch but Paquette is having none of it.
Paquette misses with a hook.
McGuire swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Odell Paquette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette misses the shot to the body.
McGuire is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Paquette.
Paquette 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.
Paquette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuire swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Paquette to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the liver by McGuire. Beautiful body shot.
Paquette throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
Paquette cracks the inside of McGuire's front leg.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paquette swats him away and circles back towards the center.

McGuire drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McGuire chips away with some ground and pound.
Paquette controls McGuire momentarily but McGuire frees himself.
McGuire 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.
McGuire looking to pass the guard.
Paquette controls McGuire momentarily but McGuire frees himself.
McGuire with a nice head shot there.
Boyd McGuire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette is trying to hold McGuire in close to prevent damage but McGuire has managed to pass into half guard.
Paquette is refusing to be controlled, as McGuire sits in half guard.
McGuire is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Paquette is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Paquette trying to control but McGuire postures up.
McGuire sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paquette defending well though.
McGuire is thwarting Paquette's attempts to control the position.
Paquette has hold of McGuire's hands but McGuire slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette won't allow McGuire to pass to mount.
McGuire lands with a punch from half guard.

McGuire is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McGuire working over Paquette with some ground and pound. Paquette looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McGuire sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boyd McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paquette is trying to control but can't.

McGuire is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paquette doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McGuire.

McGuire wants to work for an arm triangle but Paquette is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette is refusing to be controlled, as McGuire sits in half guard.
Paquette trying to control from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGuire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paquette on the side of the head.
McGuire drops his hands momentarily and Paquette takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paquette lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Paquette misses.
Jab from McGuire.
McGuire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Odell Paquette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire thumps Paquette with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boyd McGuire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGuire, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyd McGuire!
A victorious Boyd McGuire thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.