PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bison
vs
McGuinness

182 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary McGuinness!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison works over McGuinness's head and body with a nice combination.

Bison forces McGuinness back against the cage and clinches.
McGuinness fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McGuinness wants to break free but Bison has control.
McGuinness jumps guard but Bison stands there with McGuinness around his waist. McGuinness gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Bison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bison rushes McGuinness and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGuinness looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGuinness shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bison as he jumps to the side.
Mike Bison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary McGuinness.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McGuinness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bison stops McGuinness from passing to mount.
Bison tries to escape but McGuinness is in control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bison is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McGuinness has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McGuinness tries to move to mount but Bison blocks the move with his legs.
Bison is trying to buck McGuinness off.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

McGuinness shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McGuinness was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bison is looking to escape.
Bison trying desperately to get to his feet.
McGuinness can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bison is looking to escape.
Bison is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bison is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
McGuinness lands a big elbow.
McGuinness misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
McGuinness lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bison really wants to buck McGuinness off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McGuinness working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
McGuinness looks gassed!
McGuinness tries to control but Bison wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bison is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bison is squirming around, avoiding McGuinness's attempts to control the action.
McGuinness has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bison wants to try and get back to his feet.
McGuinness throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bison is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

McGuinness is going olschool here, as he tries to force Bison to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bison shrugs it off.
You get the feeling that Bison really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gary McGuinness will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McGuinness fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McGuinness misses with a takedown attempt - Bison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McGuinness fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mike Bison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary McGuinness.

Bison clinches up against the cage.
Bison stalling.
Bison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGuinness or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Bison on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bison breaks from the clinch.
McGuinness is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bison.
Bison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bison lands a lovely overhand right.
McGuinness closes the distance and clinches up with Bison, looking for a takedown. McGuinness pushes Bison against the cage but Bison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuinness.
Bison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Bison feints and as McGuinness raises his hands in defense, Bison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bison gets to his feet - McGuinness follows without any prompting.
Gary McGuinness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bison scores with a one two! McGuinness had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Bison closes the distance and clinches.
Bison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Gary McGuinness has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bison.
Bison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Bison breaks from the clinch.
Bison connects with the punch.
McGuinness tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bison lands a with a good body shot.
Bison scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bison!
Bison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McGuinness backs up against the cage.
Bison misses with a double jab.
Bison connects with a solid leg kick.

Bison has managed to clinch.

Bison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McGuinness backs up against the cage.
Bison sizes up McGuinness with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bison looks to land a combination. McGuinness sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mike Bison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

McGuinness is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bison gets a takedown into half guard.

Bison stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bison works over McGuinness's head and body with a nice combination.
McGuinness is still on wobbly legs! Can Bison finish him?

McGuinness tries to keep at a distance but Bison has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGuinness seems to have recovered his senses.

Bison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGuinness.
Bison fails to land the takedown.
Bison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Bison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gary McGuinness's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGuinness circles away quickly and effectively.
Bison's corner calls for a 1-2. Bison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuinness.
Bison tries to clinch but McGuinness moves out of range.
Bison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGuinness moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGuinness misses with a takedown attempt
and Bison counters with a series of strikes. McGuinness will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mike Bison is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Bison.
McGuinness will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGuinness's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bison.
McGuinness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGuinness with a poor takedown
and Bison counters with a good low kick that McGuinness was not able to check.
Mike Bison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary McGuinness.
A left and a right from Bison both land. Nice combination.
McGuinness avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bison misses with a few strikes there.
McGuinness shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bison but Bison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An inside leg kick lands from Bison.
Bison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McGuinness with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bison counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bison.
Bison throws a nice head kick!
A right-left combo lands from Bison.

Bison moves into range and clinches up with McGuinness.
Bison stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bison connects with a knee to the head.
Bison tries to land a knee to the head but McGuinness blocks with his arms.

McGuinness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuinness can do to turn this around?
McGuinness with a poor takedown
and Bison counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Bison.
Bison misses with a two punch combination.
Bison works McGuinness's body with a nice hook.
McGuinness takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bison misses with a wild combination.
Bison wants to clinch up but McGuinness keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McGuinness has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bison scores with a knee to the head.

Bison breaks the clinch.
McGuinness takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bison catches McGuinness with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bison slips a jab and a cross from McGuinness.
Bison throws a nice inside leg kick.

Bison forces McGuinness back against the cage and clinches.

Bison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bison.
McGuinness's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bison closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bison lands in his opponent's guard.

Bison stands up and waves to McGuinness to follow him.
McGuinness has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Bison stands up and beckons McGuinness to join him on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bison lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Bison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Bison!