PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lathem McGuire (ranked 5311 p4p, 4109 weight class) and Abdo Farah (ranked 610 p4p, 517 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGuire
vs
Farah

188 cm
22
185
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
191
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lathem McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdo Farah!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from McGuire does no damage.
Farah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McGuire with a body shot.
McGuire throws the kick towards the body but Farah avoids it.
McGuire looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Farah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Farah lands a slapping body shot.
McGuire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Farah moves out of range.
Farah follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farah.
McGuire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Farah loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
McGuire feints and then cracks Farah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farah down.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuire misses the target.
McGuire throws a low kick, looking for Farah's leg but Farah calmly moves out of range.
Farah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lathem McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
McGuire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGuire on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from McGuire.

It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
Farah throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
McGuire tries to clinch up but Farah circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuire digs a good body shot into Farah's ribs.
Farah connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Farah's head but Farah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Farah checks it.
McGuire takes a swing at Farah's ribcage but misses.
Farah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGuire lands a jab to the nose.
Farah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farah.
Farah throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Farah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farah throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Farah.
Farah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Farah flicks out a counter leg kick but McGuire steps away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farah. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farah loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Farah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGuire displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Farah moves out of range of the leg kick from McGuire.
Farah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farah. That did some damage!
McGuire tries to work over Farah's front leg with a kick but Farah checks it.
Farah throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farah throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Farah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah takes one to the chin there.

McGuire rushes Farah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Farah blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Farah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire tries a body shot but Farah blocks it.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Farah tries to circle away but McGuire has him pinned against the cage.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farah prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Farah tries to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling the position.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Farah controls his hands.
Farah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Farah breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by McGuire there.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farah throws out the jab.
McGuire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire misses with a two punch combination.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
McGuire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McGuire connects with a leg kick.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGuire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Farah misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like McGuire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

McGuire clinches up against the cage.

Farah breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farah lands a nice shot to the body.
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lathem McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
That's time! McGuire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McGuire with a nice calf kick.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Farah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire defending well as Farah loads up on a big left hand.
McGuire has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Farah takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Farah walks into a stiff left hand from McGuire.
Donk. McGuire catches Farah right on the button with a cross.
Farah looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farah.
Farah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lathem McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire tests Farah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farah.
McGuire moves in looking to clinch but Farah pushes him off.
Farah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuire lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Farah backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

McGuire has managed to clinch.
Farah blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farah wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
Farah working hard to break the clinch.
Farah tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire works on Farah's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.

McGuire breaks the clinch.
A head kick by McGuire misses
and Farah counters with a leg kick.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farah. That did some damage!
Farah slips a jab from McGuire.
Farah with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Farah's shoulder, as Farah tries to avoid the shot.
Farah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGuire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farah finds it's way round the side to connect with McGuire's head.
McGuire lands with a shot to the body.
McGuire misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Farah checks it.
Farah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
McGuire fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuire scores with a nice head shot.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Farah moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Farah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farah throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot by McGuire.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Farah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from McGuire.
Danga de danga de dang - McGuire scores with a four punch combination!
McGuire lands a jab.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Farah off balance momentarily.
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!
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farah can do to turn this around?
Farah connects with a jab.
Farah'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.
Farah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
Farah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farah.
McGuire slips under a jab from Farah.
McGuire lands a nice looking body shot.
Farah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGuire's head backwards.
McGuire lands a really nice looking cross but Farah seems unphased.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by McGuire.
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farah.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lathem McGuire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

McGuire falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Farah counter with a right hand.

McGuire is rocked!
McGuire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh McGuire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farah drops McGuire with a naaaaasty hook - McGuire is in real trouble here! Farah dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdo Farah!