PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire . Williams has chosen FREE THE MADNESS as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGuire
vs
Carter Williams

190 cm
29
197 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

182 cm
28
200 lbs
14 - 6 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
KnockOut

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter Williams !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams .
We've been hearing reports that McGuire has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuire.
Williams misses with a looping right.

McGuire pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
McGuire takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.

McGuire has Williams pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. McGuire pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Williams tumbling to the mat - McGuire dives into Williams 's guard.
McGuire stops Williams from standing up.
McGuire throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams keeping moving, preventing McGuire from controlling successfully.
McGuire throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McGuire is controlling him.
Williams keeping moving, preventing McGuire from controlling successfully.
McGuire prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
McGuire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Michael Carter Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuire. McGuire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Williams .
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michael Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but McGuire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGuire ducks right into an uppercut from Williams .
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but McGuire moves his leg out of the way.
McGuire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Michael Carter Williams has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Williams misses.
McGuire throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGuire slips a jab from Williams .
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuire misses the target.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
A low kick from McGuire misses
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
McGuire with a nice cross.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - McGuire coming out on top.
Williams throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there

and McGuire counters with a single leg into guard. Williams didn't expect that.
Our spies down at at Netherlands Top Team & KT inform us that Williams has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
McGuire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGuire keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams 's head.
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.
Williams is looking to stand up but McGuire isn't so interested in that idea.
McGuire passes into half guard.
McGuire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGuire is pressing down on Williams 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
McGuire is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Carter Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter Williams 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No joy there for Williams , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams throws a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams . That did some damage!
McGuire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick from Williams .
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGuire misses with a hook.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGuire's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Williams does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Michael Carter Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Williams .
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
McGuire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
McGuire is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGuire's head backwards.
McGuire tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
Michael Carter Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Williams .

McGuire looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Williams !
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from McGuire are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Williams is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee asks McGuire politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McGuire prefers to stall for the moment though.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but McGuire drags him back down.
McGuire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Charles McGuire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McGuire has just dragged him back down to the mat.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McGuire throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

McGuire dives in and scores a takedown into Williams 's guard.
McGuire prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
McGuire engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Williams wants to stand but McGuire is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
McGuire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McGuire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGuire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGuire throws a big right hand that misses.
McGuire passes Williams 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Williams tries to kick McGuire off but McGuire keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

McGuire is trying for a kimura here. Williams looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! McGuire wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charles McGuire!
After the big win, Charles McGuire made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KnockOut and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Michael Carter Williams stepped up to the mic, saying 'Might have to drop down to 170 pounds!!!! 185 is just not good for my health and body!!!'.