PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 22191 p4p, 787 weight class) and Patrick McGuire (ranked 22396 p4p, 735 weight class). McGuire has chosen Dropkick Murphys - The Warrior's Code as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dimelo
vs
McGuire

182 cm
22
196 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
174 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Venom Combat Sports

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimelo misses the jab.
McGuire tries to counter with a clinch but Dimelo shakes him off and moves away.
McGuire thows a body kick. Dimelo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dimelo throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Dimelo moves out of range easily.
Dimelo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McGuire tries to clinch there but Dimelo circles away.
Dimelo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arm Breakers/BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
Dimelo misses with an uppercut
and McGuire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dimelo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dimelo throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - McGuire coming out on top.
Dimelo throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGuire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGuire looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dimelo is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
McGuire is looking to clinch but Dimelo is avoiding it.
Dimelo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGuire lands the left hand.
McGuire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dimelo is out of range.
Dimelo lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

McGuire instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimelo misses with the head strike.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
Dimelo has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dimelo fails to land.
McGuire tries a body shot but Dimelo blocks it.
McGuire misses with some punches.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
Dimelo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGuire looking to stall.
McGuire misses with some punches.
Dimelo blocks an uppercut.
McGuire working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuire.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
Dimelo has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimelo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Dimelo fails to land.
McGuire is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Dimelo avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the ropes.
McGuire taking a breather.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.

Dimelo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuire lands a jab to Dimelo's midsection.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimelo misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGuire is looking to chop away at Dimelo's legs.
McGuire throws a lazy right hand but Dimelo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dimelo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick McGuire dominated that round.
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.

Dimelo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimelo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
Dimelo misses with a low kick.

Dimelo rushes McGuire and presses him up against the ropes.

McGuire breaks the clinch.
McGuire drops his hands momentarily and Dimelo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miko Dimelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dimelo.
Dimelo throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Dimelo off balance momentarily.
Dimelo throws a right and a left that both miss.

McGuire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dimelo, pushing him back against the ropes.
McGuire lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimelo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Dimelo.
Dimelo blocks an uppercut.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimelo.
Dimelo has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
Dimelo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dimelo lands a left hand.
McGuire lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dimelo working aggressively here.
Dimelo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
McGuire misses with some punches.

Dimelo breaks the clinch.
Dimelo throws a leg kick
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire scores with a head kick. Dimelo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimelo throws a quick counter kick to the body but McGuire avoids it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McGuire. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dimelo throws a head kick that McGuire semi-blocks.
Dimelo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
Dimelo lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dimelo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimelo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
As McGuire backs away, Dimelo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dimelo - that will leave a mark!
Dimelo looks to throw a body kick
and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire connects with a jab.
Dimelo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dimelo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGuire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGuire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGuire lands a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dimelo. That's going to slow McGuire down.
Dimelo throws a solid leg kick but McGuire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dimelo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire misses with a left hand
and Dimelo counters with a solid body kick.
Dimelo throws a sloppy head kick
and McGuire counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dimelo's knee momentarily.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dimelo.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimelo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Miko Dimelo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dimelo, right into the meat.
McGuire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire lands a nice hook to Dimelo's body. Dimelo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dimelo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dimelo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGuire's corner calls for a 1-2. McGuire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGuire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and Dimelo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire misses with a low kick as Dimelo jumps back.
Dimelo lands a jab.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy body kick from Dimelo
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dimelo misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dimelo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo throws a leg kick
and McGuire counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dimelo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimelo throws out the jab.
Dimelo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
Dimelo thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimelo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGuire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dimelo scores with a kick to the body.
Dimelo tried to score with a low kick but McGuire checks it.
Dimelo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dimelo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGuire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dimelo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimelo throws the kick towards the body but McGuire avoids it.
A big left from McGuire misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dimelo.
Dimelo throws a body kick that misses.
Dimelo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire.
Dimelo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
McGuire throws a body punch but Dimelo moves out of range.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimelo throws a push kick but McGuire slaps the foot to one side.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimelo throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dimelo's sensitive parts.
McGuire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dimelo throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off.
McGuire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Dimelo.
McGuire jabs at Dimelo's body.
McGuire keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick McGuire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGuire has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick McGuire!
An out of breath Patrick McGuire thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.