PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McGuire (ranked 256 p4p, 200 weight class) and Jeronimo Puno (ranked 44 p4p, 31 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Puno has chosen RAGS 2 RICHES as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

McGuire
vs
Puno

200 cm
29
265
16 - 8 - 0

193 cm
29
271
15 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Conviction

Conviction
Conquer

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeronimo Puno!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno throws a body kick that misses.
McGuire tests Puno's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Jeronimo Puno has been cut.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Puno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGuire tries to bum rush Puno with a series of wild strikes but Puno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Puno's knee but Puno avoids it well.
McGuire works the jab nicely.
McGuire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puno walks into a straight right hand from McGuire.
Puno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Puno lands a nice looking body kick.
McGuire is breathing heavily.
Puno lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno thumps McGuire with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puno. That's going to slow McGuire down.

Puno clinches up against the cage.
Puno misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Puno.
A body shot lands from Puno.
Puno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
Puno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puno scores with a hook to the body.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puno.
Puno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puno.
A short right from Puno on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Puno.
Still in the clinch, Puno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puno lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.

McGuire is rocked!
Puno throws a big uppercut that drops McGuire! More strikes from Puno and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McGuire lies dazed against the cage as Puno celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeronimo Puno!
Jeronimo Puno thanked the fans post fight for their support.