PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Greer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Mcguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toby Mcguire will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Greer
vs
Mcguire

219 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Greer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Toby Mcguire!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcguire looks to throw the jab but Greer is out of range.
A head kick misses from Greer.

Mcguire tries to keep at a distance but Greer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcguire is looking to break free of the clinch but Greer has double underhooks.
Mcguire wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcguire tries to circle away but Greer has him pinned against the cage.

Greer drags the fight down to the ground.

Greer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mcguire defends well.
Greer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Greer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mcguire tries to free his leg and advance position but Greer is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Greer pushes Mcguire off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mcguire tries to bum rush Greer with a series of wild strikes but Greer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greer appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcguire misses the target.
Mcguire misses with a double jab.
Toby Mcguire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcguire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mcguire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Greer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Greer has Mcguire up against the cage in a clinch.
Greer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mcguire.
Greer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mcguire is defending well.
Greer prevents Mcguire from breaking the clinch.

Greer jumps guard.
Greer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Greer is looking for a triangle but Mcguire pushes his legs off easily.
Greer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcguire's guard.

Mcguire wants to sweep here but Greer controlling him for the moment.
Greer lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Greer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mcguire is trying to keep Greer in close.
Greer throwing strikes from guard but Mcguire blocks nicely.
Greer stands up over Mcguire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Greer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greer throwing strikes from guard but Mcguire blocks nicely.
Greer landing some decent shots from guard.
Mcguire is looking to stand back up but Greer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mcguire.
Greer 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 wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Greer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mcguire has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mcguire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Greer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Greer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mcguire wants to get back to his feet.
Mcguire blocking the ground and pound attempt from Greer.

Greer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mcguire wants to stand back up but Greer manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Greer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mcguire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mcguire throws a jab but it's blocked by Greer.
Greer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mcguire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mcguire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Greer ducks under a wild hook from Mcguire.
Mcguire misses with a looping right.
Mcguire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Greer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Mcguire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mcguire tries to close the distance and clinch but Greer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toby Mcguire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcguire misses with a right hand
and Greer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcguire lands a two punch combo.
Mcguire tries to clinch but Greer moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Greer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcguire.
Greer is looking for a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Mcguire.
It looked like Greer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mcguire misses with a wild combination.
Mcguire looks to land a right hand but Greer moved out of range.
Mcguire cracks Greer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alex Greer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Mcguire misses.
Greer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcguire can do to turn this around?
Greer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Greer staying out of range there.
Greer is looking for a counter combo.
Mcguire swings widly with a right hand
and Greer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcguire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Greer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcguire throws a hook but Greer avoids it easily.
Greer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mcguire scores with a sloppy right hand. Greer should have avoided that one.
Greer slips under a jab from Mcguire.
It looked like Greer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mcguire doesn't manage to clinch there - Greer circles away.
Mcguire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcguire counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcguire throws an off balance right hand
and Greer counters with a left and a right that stings Mcguire.
Greer slips under a jab from Mcguire.
Mcguire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greer.
Mcguire 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 throws a jab when Greer was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mcguire misses.
No joy there for Mcguire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Greer has Mcguire up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcguire has had enough of the clinch but Greer keeps him there for the moment.
Mcguire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcguire lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Mcguire's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcguire wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Greer has him pressed against the cage.
Mcguire is trying to push Greer away but Greer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mcguire wants to get back to striking at distance but Greer won't allow it.
Mcguire is looking to break free of the clinch but Greer has double underhooks.
Greer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcguire is defending well for now.
Mcguire is looking to break free of the clinch but Greer has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcguire wants to break the clinch but can't.

Greer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcguire misses with a right hand
and Greer counters with a one-two to the body.
Mcguire scores with a jab to the head.
Mcguire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Mcguire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Greer doesn't seem phased though.
Greer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Greer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcguire wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Greer has him pressed against the cage.
Mcguire wants to break the clinch but can't.

Greer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcguire throws a big shot that misses.
Mcguire throws a hook but Greer blocks it.
Greer dodges the punch combination from Mcguire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Mcguire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Greer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcguire.
Mcguire just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGreer.
Mcguire connects with a crisp jab.
Greer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcguire throws out the jab.
Mcguire throws a nice looking combination but Greer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Greer is looking for a counter combo.
Mcguire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greer slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Greer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Greer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mcguire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Greer scrambles back to his feet.
Mcguire throws the left hand but Greer avoids the punch easily.
Mcguire throws a shot from downtown. Greer moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcguire misses with an uppercut.
Mcguire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcguire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcguire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greer circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcguire looks to throw the jab but Greer is out of range.

Greer clinches up with Mcguire and pushes him back against the cage.
Mcguire is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Greer to keep the fight standing.
Greer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mcguire up against the cage.
Greer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mcguire gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Mcguire's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Greer jumps guard and drags Mcguire to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Greer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcguire's guard.

Mcguire trying to control the position.
Greer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alex Greer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greer postures up in Mcguire's guard and throws a big left but Mcguire blocks it.
Greer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Greer postures up in Mcguire's guard and throws a big left but Mcguire blocks it.
Mcguire wants to stand but Greer is controlling the position.
Greer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Greer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Greer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Greer is working Mcguire over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greer works over Mcguire with some ground and pound from guard.
Greer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Greer with a nice head shot there.

Greer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Greer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Greer throws a big elbow that misses.
Mcguire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcguire wants to get back to his feet but Greer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Greer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Greer working some strikes from top position.
Greer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Greer working some strikes from top position.
Greer working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Greer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Greer feints and as Mcguire raises his hands in defense, Greer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mcguire wants to get back to his feet but Greer passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Mcguire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Mcguire!
A less than humble Toby Mcguire misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.