PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness comes to the cage accompanied by The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGuiness
vs
Rutherford

182 cm
28
209 lbs
22 - 19 - 1

187 cm
25
201 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford thows a body kick. McGuiness tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McGuiness takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice straight punches there by Rutherford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rutherford.
McGuiness looks to land a left hand but Rutherford moved out of range nicely.
McGuiness scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. McGuiness does a little dance to reset his feet.

Rutherford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Rutherford tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
McGuiness misses with a body punch.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as McGuiness controls the action.
McGuiness looking to slow down the pace here.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuiness lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
McGuiness lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutherford is leaning against McGuiness and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuiness blocking some punches.
McGuiness makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by McGuiness.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Rutherford has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McGuiness seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rutherford can turn it around.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body.

McGuiness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuiness takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.
Rutherford tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rutherford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McGuiness throws an off balance right hand
and Rutherford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutherford scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuiness misses with a straight right.
Rutherford appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rutherford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from McGuiness does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rutherford counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutherford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. McGuiness catches Rutherford right on the button with a cross.
McGuiness looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutherford is just out of range.
McGuiness waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutherford.
Rutherford slips under a jab.
Rutherford throws out a loose jab but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuiness misses the target.
McGuiness throws out a loose jab but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuiness throws a big shot that misses.
McGuiness blocks the body kick.
Liam McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuiness misses with a hook.
McGuiness connects with a body shot that sends Rutherford's belly button to the back.
McGuiness misses the shot to the body.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the body

and Rutherford moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford tries to work over McGuiness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuiness holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McGuiness takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuiness prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
McGuiness blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from McGuiness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford presses McGuiness against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuiness.
A frustrated look appears on McGuiness's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Rutherford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rutherford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but McGuiness avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuiness.
McGuiness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuiness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Rutherford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rutherford throws a big shot that misses.
McGuiness feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McGuiness lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rutherford at a distance.
McGuiness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutherford was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuiness.
Rutherford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutherford.
McGuiness connects with a looping right hand.
McGuiness throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rutherford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McGuiness.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rutherford 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.
A big right from McGuiness misses.
Rutherford slips under a jab from McGuiness.
Rutherford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rutherford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutherford misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Rutherford.

Rutherford darts in and clinches McGuiness up against the cage.
Rutherford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
McGuiness blocking some punches.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuiness digs a right hand underneath Rutherford's ribcage. Rutherford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford scores with a shoulder strike.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rutherford scores with a shot to the side of McGuiness's head.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by McGuiness.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
A shot in the inside from Rutherford.
McGuiness prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but McGuiness avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutherford.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuiness scores with a shot to the side of Rutherford's head.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a nice uppercut.
Rutherford works on McGuiness's body with a couple of short punches.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuiness.
Rutherford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas Rutherford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGuiness is looking to control Rutherford's arms but Rutherford gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGuiness has his back to the cage.
McGuiness blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as McGuiness controls the action.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
Rutherford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGuiness slows down the pace here.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
McGuiness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from McGuiness.
A right handed body shot lands from Rutherford.
McGuiness leaning his opponent against the cage.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by McGuiness.
Rutherford tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
McGuiness struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
McGuiness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but McGuiness avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
McGuiness tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing McGuiness back against the cage.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by McGuiness.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
McGuiness lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McGuiness prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
McGuiness is trying to break the clinch but Rutherford has him pressed against the cage.
McGuiness trying to stall but Rutherford improves his position.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Rutherford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

McGuiness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutherford was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuiness.
McGuiness throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a kick to the body
and McGuiness counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutherford lands with an uppercut that bounces McGuiness off the cage and back into range.
McGuiness misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Rutherford counters with a head kick that drops McGuiness to the mat! McGuiness scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

McGuiness is rocked!
McGuiness thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh McGuiness is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Rutherford misses.
Rutherford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuiness misses the shot to the body.
Rutherford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McGuiness.
Rutherford steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! McGuiness is out on his feet! Rutherford sets himself and nearly takes McGuiness's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thomas Rutherford!
Post fight, Thomas Rutherford stared into the camera and said 'Rutherford's own Pedro'.