PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jucal Jabneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eamonn McGuigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jabneel
vs
McGuigan

200 cm
25
343 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

225 cm
35
277 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jucal Jabneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eamonn McGuigan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabneel connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuigan ducks under a wild hook from Jabneel.
Jabneel tries for a takedown but McGuigan circles away easily
and McGuigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jabneel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jabneel throws a lazy body kick
enabling McGuigan to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuigan looks to land a combination but Jabneel avoids it well.
McGuigan throws a lazy right hand but Jabneel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jabneel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
McGuigan tries to score with a low kick but Jabneel moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuigan throws a series of punches but Jabneel avoids them all with ease.
Jucal Jabneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuigan slips a straight right by Jabneel.
Jabneel throws a sloppy head kick
and McGuigan counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jabneel in his tracks.
McGuigan 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.
Jabneel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGuigan counters with a nice uppercut.
Jabneel tries to land a front kick but McGuigan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jabneel walks into a stiff left hand from McGuigan.
Jabneel scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Jabneel
and McGuigan counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jabneel.
Some bone on bone action there as McGuigan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGuigan throws the kick towards the body but Jabneel avoids it.
Jabneel misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Jabneel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel misses with a shot to the body
and McGuigan counters with a stiff right hand.
Jabneel connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

McGuigan closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Jabneel on the inside.

It looks like Eamonn McGuigan has been cut.
McGuigan has a couple of punches blocked by Jabneel.
McGuigan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jabneel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuigan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabneel has a couple of punches blocked by McGuigan.
Jabneel throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuigan.
McGuigan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jabneel tries to work over McGuigan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuigan misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel prevents a body shot from McGuigan.
Jabneel misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuigan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Jabneel on the inside.
McGuigan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jabneel.
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuigan prevents a body shot from Jabneel.
A shot in the inside from McGuigan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jabneel as McGuigan tries to tie him up.
McGuigan misses with a body punch.
Jabneel misses with the head strike.
Jabneel has McGuigan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McGuigan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McGuigan tries to stall but Jabneel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGuigan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGuigan lands a shoulder strike.
Jabneel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jabneel scores with a shoulder strike.
McGuigan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jabneel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuigan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McGuigan scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGuigan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jabneel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jabneel as McGuigan tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Jabneel fails to land.
Jabneel misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuigan working aggressively here.
Jabneel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jabneel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuigan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabneel.
Jabneel throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuigan.
McGuigan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGuigan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuigan.
McGuigan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jabneel backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eamonn McGuigan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eamonn McGuigan's cut.
That's time! Jabneel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McGuigan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jabneel.
Jabneel throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuigan.
A punch combination from McGuigan misses.
Jabneel shoots in looking for a takedown. McGuigan tries to sprawl out of it but Jabneel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGuigan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jabneel tries to score with a low kick but McGuigan moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabneel misses with a series of wild punches.
Jabneel lands with a kick to the ribs.
McGuigan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jabneel.
McGuigan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McGuigan moves out of range as Jabneel throws a body kick.
A low kick from Jabneel is predictable there
and McGuigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuigan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jabneel momentarily.
Jabneel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jabneel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGuigan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eamonn McGuigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jabneel misses with an uppercut
and McGuigan counters with a nice body shot.
Jabneel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jabneel lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jabneel misses
and McGuigan counters with a three punch combo that has Jabneel backing up. Jabneel nods at McGuigan to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jabneel throws a wild body kick that McGuigan sees coming a mile off.
Jabneel throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGuigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuigan checks a low kick from Jabneel.
Jabneel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McGuigan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jabneel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGuigan counters with a stiff right hand.

McGuigan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jabneel.
Jabneel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuigan backwards.
A hook to the body from Jabneel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabneel misses with the head strike.
Jabneel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McGuigan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jabneel blocks an uppercut.
A short right from McGuigan on the inside.
McGuigan stalling in the clinch but Jabneel improves position.
A short right from Jabneel on the inside.
McGuigan slows down the pace here.
McGuigan blocks an uppercut.
Jabneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuigan works on Jabneel's body with a couple of short punches.
McGuigan trying to stall but Jabneel improves his position.
Jabneel avoiding damage as McGuigan throws knees to the body.
Eamonn McGuigan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGuigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuigan blocking some punches.
Jabneel scores with a shoulder strike.
McGuigan misses with some punches.
Jabneel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuigan backwards.
A short left from Jabneel.
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!
McGuigan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabneel presses McGuigan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jabneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabneel lands a shoulder strike.
McGuigan takes a shot to the head.
Jabneel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jabneel blocks a body shot from McGuigan.
Jabneel misses with some punches.
Jabneel misses with some punches.
McGuigan pushes Jabneel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGuigan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jabneel has a couple of punches blocked by McGuigan.
Jabneel avoiding damage as McGuigan throws knees to the body.
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 Jucal Jabneel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eamonn McGuigan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jabneel has managed to clinch.
Jabneel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuigan misses with some punches.
Jabneel has a couple of punches blocked by McGuigan.
McGuigan works on Jabneel's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuigan.
McGuigan lands a left hand.
McGuigan blocks an uppercut.
McGuigan blocks an uppercut.
Jabneel misses with some punches.

Jabneel lands a takedown into guard.
McGuigan pulls Jabneel in close to his closed guard and prevents Jabneel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jabneel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McGuigan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jabneel is one step ahead there.
Jabneel trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel postures up.
Jabneel content to stall in guard here.
Jabneel trying to control but McGuigan is working from the bottom.
McGuigan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

McGuigan tries to free his leg and advance position but Jabneel is retaining full guard.
Jabneel trying to control the position.
McGuigan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabneel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGuigan is pushing down on Jabneel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jabneel is fighting to maintain full guard but McGuigan has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

McGuigan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McGuigan wants to pass to mount but Jabneel is defending the position.
Jabneel is looking to improve his position.
Jabneel blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGuigan.
Jabneel tries to get to full guard but McGuigan has control of the leg.
McGuigan wants to pass to mount but Jabneel is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel is trying to get back to full guard.

McGuigan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuigan wants to pass the guard but Jabneel is defending well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jabneel is refusing to be controlled, as McGuigan sits in half guard.

McGuigan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Jabneel is defending against the submission attempts here by McGuigan.
McGuigan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jabneel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGuigan ducks under a wild hook from Jabneel.
Jabneel wants to clinch
enabling McGuigan to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eamonn McGuigan.
I think McGuigan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!