PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Guillard (ranked 4292 p4p, 478 weight class) and Ralph McGucken (ranked 23172 p4p, 704 weight class). Guillard comes into the arena with Duran Duran-White Lines blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ralph McGucken enters the cage!

Guillard
vs
McGucken

185 cm
24
191 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TJ Guillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph McGucken!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McGucken has managed to clinch.
Guillard wants a takedown.
McGucken putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guillard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGucken misses with a knee to the head.
Guillard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Guillard avoiding damage as McGucken throws knees to the body.
McGucken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McGucken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Guillard is breathing heavily.
McGucken prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Guillard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by McGucken.

It looks like TJ Guillard has been cut.
A knee to the head by McGucken.
McGucken lands a good knee to the midsection. Guillard won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from McGucken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGucken crunches a lovely knee into Guillard's ribcage.
Guillard takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGucken scores with a shoulder strike.
McGucken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guillard backwards.
McGucken lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGucken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guillard takes a knee right on the jaw!

Guillard is rocked!
A knee to the head by McGucken.
Oh Guillard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGucken lands a big knee! That's hurt Guillard! Oh, he's all over the place! McGucken lands another knee that sends Guillard to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph McGucken!
Ralph McGucken managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
TJ Guillard was interviewed post fight and said 'I want a rematch next week. I ain't no punk...'.