PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vincent McGuire (ranked 20314 p4p, 1840 weight class) and Vincenzo Lambrucci (ranked 535 p4p, 235 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

McGuire
vs
Lambrucci

204 cm
32
250
18 - 9 - 1

185 cm
25
211
8 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

HARDCORE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Lambrucci!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambrucci misses with a body punch
and McGuire counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lambrucci throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Lambrucci misses.
Lambrucci looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGuire there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lambrucci looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lambrucci moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lambrucci. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire throws a head kick but Lambrucci moves out of range.
Lambrucci walks into a left hand.
Lambrucci throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vincenzo Lambrucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lambrucci throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lambrucci throws an overhand right that lands on McGuire's shoulder, as McGuire tries to avoid the shot.
Lambrucci ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Lambrucci misses with a looping right.
Lambrucci just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from McGuire does it's job there.
Lambrucci missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Lambrucci ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire throws the left hand but Lambrucci avoids the punch easily.
Lambrucci throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lambrucci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
Lambrucci scores with a jab. McGuire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGuire walks into a straight right hand from Lambrucci.
McGuire with a hook.
Lambrucci needs to keep his hands up - McGuire had a free shot at his head there.
Lambrucci drops his hands momentarily and McGuire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lambrucci slips a straight right by McGuire.

Lambrucci clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lambrucci blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Nice body punch from Lambrucci - that landed with a thud.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with some punches.
Lambrucci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
Lambrucci digs a right hand underneath McGuire's ribcage. McGuire let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Lambrucci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lambrucci lands a right hand.
Lambrucci working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuire lands an uppercut.
Lambrucci misses with the head strike.
Lambrucci scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lambrucci takes a shot to the head.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Lambrucci avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the ropes.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Lambrucci leaning his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lambrucci misses with a body punch.
Lambrucci throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Lambrucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vincent McGuire will probably get the nod.
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.

McGuire staying out of range there.
McGuire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Lambrucci.
Lambrucci misses the jab.
Lambrucci blocks a jab.
Lambrucci paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lambrucci darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGuire misses the jab.
Lambrucci needs to keep his hands up - McGuire had a free shot at his head there.
Lambrucci misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambrucci swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand.
Lambrucci throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
Lambrucci throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lambrucci.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGuire is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lambrucci misses.
Vincent McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
Lambrucci drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lambrucci cracks McGuire with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Lambrucci moved out of range.
Lambrucci misses with an uppercut

and McGuire counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Lambrucci goes down! McGuire rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Lambrucci is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Lambrucci moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Lambrucci was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGuire lands with a good body shot.
Lambrucci misses with a lunging right hand
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
Lambrucci lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
Lambrucci is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lambrucci connects with a jab.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lambrucci.
Lambrucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Lambrucci moved out of range nicely.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lambrucci.
McGuire throws a hook but Lambrucci blocks it.
Lambrucci lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Lambrucci.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Lambrucci.
McGuire jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Lambrucci ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by McGuire.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Lambrucci moves out of range easily.
Lambrucci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Lambrucci tries to counter with a clinch but McGuire shakes him off and moves away.
McGuire throws a jab when Lambrucci was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lambrucci.
McGuire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Lambrucci saw that one coming.
McGuire slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent McGuire dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Lambrucci looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
Lambrucci takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lambrucci misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Lambrucci's shoulder, as Lambrucci tries to avoid the shot.
McGuire scores with a decent looking hook.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Lambrucci.
Lambrucci scores with a jab to the body.
Lambrucci looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McGuire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lambrucci ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Good exchange - Lambrucci coming out on top.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Lambrucci.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Lambrucci finds it's way through McGuire's defenses.
Lambrucci misses the jab.
Vincent McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambrucci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire lands with an overhand left.
Lambrucci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
Nice jab there from Lambrucci.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
Lambrucci misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire throws a lazy right hand but Lambrucci sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lambrucci takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lambrucci throws a right and a left that McGuire avoids nicely.
McGuire throwing a counter right hand but Lambrucci manages to avoid it.
McGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lambrucci misses with a right hand
and Lambrucci takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire takes one to the chin there.
McGuire connects with a right hand. Lambrucci shakes it off.
Vincenzo Lambrucci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lambrucci works McGuire's body with a nice hook.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Lambrucci saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lambrucci misses with a hook
and McGuire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGuire throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lambrucci is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
Lambrucci misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Lambrucci misses its intended target.
McGuire throwing a counter right hand but Lambrucci manages to avoid it.
Lambrucci has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGuire clobbers Lambrucci with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Lambrucci moved out of range nicely.
McGuire with a hook.
McGuire moves out of range as Lambrucci strikes.
Lambrucci misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Lambrucci. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lambrucci.
McGuire connects with a nice looking jab.
Lambrucci throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent McGuire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGuire, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Vincent McGuire!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Vincent McGuire!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Vincent McGuire!

Vincent McGuire wins by unanimous decision!
Vincent McGuire spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.