PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hero Galanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman . Galanos has chosen oh boy, he's walking out in gladiator trunks as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McGuire
vs
Galanos

192 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

194 cm
21
213 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition

Conviction
Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James McGuire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Galanos!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire misses with a right hand
and Galanos counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like James McGuire has been cut.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but Galanos is out of range.
It seemed like Galanos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Galanos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
Galanos stuffs the takedown attempt from McGuire. McGuire gets slowly back to his feet.
Galanos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
James McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galanos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and Galanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Galanos finds it's way round the side to connect with McGuire's head.
Galanos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Galanos is just out of range.
McGuire has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Galanos counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws an off balance right hand
and Galanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galanos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire misses with a shot to the body
and Galanos counters with a three punch combo that has McGuire backing up. McGuire nods at Galanos to acknowledge the strikes.
McGuire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Galanos needs to keep his hands up - McGuire had a free shot at his head there.
Nice takedown defense from Galanos. No joy for McGuire on that attempt.
Galanos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire thinks about countering with a body kick.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and Galanos counters with a nice uppercut.
McGuire looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Galanos is fending him off so far but McGuire persists. Nope, Galanos circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Galanos.
McGuire backing away here, and Galanos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galanos was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Galanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galanos feints a counter leg kick.
McGuire misses with a body punch
and Galanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Galanos to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses

and Galanos counters with a nice right hand that sends McGuire toppling to the canvas! McGuire scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Galanos finish him?!

McGuire is rocked!

James McGuire's cut is getting worse.
McGuire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Galanos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGuire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Galanos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Galanos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Galanos counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a hook to the body
and Galanos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galanos throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McGuire takes a swing at Galanos's ribcage but misses.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
McGuire gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Galanos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGuire throws a hook but Galanos avoids it easily.
No joy there for McGuire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGuire misses with a shot to the body
and Galanos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Galanos moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
A countering left hand to the body from Galanos misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a left hand
and Galanos counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh McGuire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

James McGuire's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McGuire connects with a crisp jab.
McGuire seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot to the body from McGuire misses
and Galanos counters with a low kick, right behind McGuire 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galanos looks to land a combination but McGuire avoids it well.
McGuire appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGuire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Galanos counters with a straight right hand.
McGuire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Galanos throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
McGuire lands with an uppercut that bounces Galanos off the cage and back into range.
McGuire throws a jab when Galanos was well out of range.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Galanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galanos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Galanos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McGuire had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McGuire throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Galanos counters with a low kick, right behind McGuire 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hero Galanos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James McGuire's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McGuire jabs Galanos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGuire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hero Galanos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galanos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGuire on the side of the head.
McGuire throws a body punch but Galanos moves out of range.
McGuire throws the left hand but Galanos avoids the punch easily.
McGuire throws an off balance right hand
and Galanos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire misses with a leg kick
and Galanos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGuire.
A jab from Galanos misses.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galanos moves away.
Galanos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but Galanos is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Galanos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Galanos unleashes a big counter combination but McGuire bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Galanos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Galanos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Jeez, James McGuire's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Galanos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Galanos.
McGuire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Galanos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Galanos! But no joy.
Galanos misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGuire lands an overhand right.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Galanos.
Galanos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGuire misses with a shot to the body
and Galanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James McGuire's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hero Galanos! Hero Galanos retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Hero Galanos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.