PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Andermatt (ranked 1035 p4p, 473 weight class) and Harry McQuirre (ranked 114 p4p, 55 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Andermatt
vs
McQuirre

180 cm
32
145
15 - 15 - 1

178 cm
33
160
28 - 12 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry McQuirre!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuirre tries a head kick but it misses.
McQuirre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andermatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Andermatt blocks a head kick by McQuirre.
Andermatt throws a shot to the body.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body.
Andermatt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McQuirre's hands.
A head kick misses from Andermatt.
McQuirre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McQuirre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McQuirre moves out of range of the leg kick from Andermatt.
Andermatt throws a lazy head kick
letting McQuirre counter with a right hand.
Andermatt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McQuirre connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McQuirre tries to bum rush Andermatt with a series of wild strikes but Andermatt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Andermatt misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt throws a jab but it's blocked by McQuirre.
McQuirre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McQuirre avoids the body shot from Andermatt.
Andermatt lands with a cross.
Andermatt throws a big shot that misses.
McQuirre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andermatt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andermatt tries a head kick but it misses.
McQuirre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andermatt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andermatt connects with a jab.
McQuirre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andermatt swings for the body but McQuirre moves out of range.
McQuirre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andermatt throws an overhand right that lands on McQuirre's shoulder, as McQuirre tries to avoid the shot.
Andermatt backing away here, and McQuirre unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andermatt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McQuirre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McQuirre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Andermatt eats them both and turns towards McQuirre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Andermatt is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Andermatt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McQuirre.
Andermatt throws a half hearted mid kick.
McQuirre is looking for the big counter here.
Andermatt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McQuirre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andermatt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McQuirre doesn't seem bothered though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Andermatt.
Andermatt connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from McQuirre.
Roger Andermatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andermatt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McQuirre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McQuirre throws a sloppy head kick and Andermatt moves out of range easily.
Andermatt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andermatt connects with a right hand. McQuirre shakes it off.
McQuirre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McQuirre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McQuirre takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andermatt throws a body kick that misses
and McQuirre counters with an outside leg kick.
Andermatt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McQuirre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McQuirre only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Andermatt blocks a head kick by McQuirre.
Andermatt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses.
Andermatt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McQuirre.
McQuirre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Andermatt swings widly with a right hand
and McQuirre counters with a one-two to the body.
Andermatt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McQuirre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andermatt.
McQuirre shapes to counter with a head kick.
Andermatt looks to throw the jab but McQuirre is out of range.
Andermatt misses the jab.
Andermatt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andermatt stuns McQuirre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Andermatt checks a low kick from McQuirre.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McQuirre moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQuirre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andermatt.
McQuirre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Roger Andermatt has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt lands a nice shot to the body.
Andermatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andermatt throws a low kick but McQuirre avoids it.
McQuirre wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Andermatt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andermatt.
Andermatt swats away the attempt to clinch by McQuirre.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andermatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andermatt scores with a jab to the head.
Andermatt loads up on a big right hand but McQuirre slips the punch.
A low kick lands for McQuirre.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Andermatt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Andermatt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Andermatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Andermatt misses with a hook
and McQuirre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but McQuirre might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Andermatt has got the better of the exchanges.
Andermatt misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andermatt.
Andermatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McQuirre.
Andermatt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McQuirre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Andermatt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andermatt throws a lazy right hand but McQuirre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McQuirre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McQuirre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andermatt misses with a jab to the body
and McQuirre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andermatt misses with a body shot.
As Andermatt backs off McQuirre throws a huge counter combo but Andermatt manages to avoid it all.
McQuirre misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQuirre feints and then cracks Andermatt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andermatt down.
McQuirre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt just misses with a punch to the body.
McQuirre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roger Andermatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Andermatt connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by McQuirre.
McQuirre has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Andermatt takes a swing at McQuirre's ribcage but misses.
Andermatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McQuirre was well out of range. Poor timing from Andermatt.
McQuirre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Andermatt throws a hook but McQuirre blocks it.
Andermatt connects with a body shot.
McQuirre checks a leg kick.
Andermatt scores with a shot to the body.
McQuirre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McQuirre is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
McQuirre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andermatt.
Andermatt misses with a head kick.
McQuirre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andermatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McQuirre lands a leg kick that knocks Andermatt off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuirre lands a nice looking body kick.
Andermatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Andermatt misses.
It seemed like McQuirre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McQuirre connects with the punch.
McQuirre slips under a jab from Andermatt.
As Andermatt backs off McQuirre throws a huge counter combo but Andermatt manages to avoid it all.
Andermatt lands with a cross.
McQuirre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andermatt blocks a head kick by McQuirre.
McQuirre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McQuirre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andermatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andermatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McQuirre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot by McQuirre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McQuirre was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Andermatt scores with a jab to the body.
Andermatt tries to work over McQuirre's front leg with a kick but McQuirre checks it.
A good leg kick by Andermatt.
Andermatt looks to throw the jab but McQuirre is out of range.
McQuirre staying out of range there.
Andermatt tries a head kick but it misses.
McQuirre misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Andermatt.
Andermatt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McQuirre.
Andermatt fires out a quick counter leg kick but McQuirre just manages to avoid it.
Andermatt takes a swing at McQuirre's ribcage but misses.
Andermatt throws out a loose jab but McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid it.
McQuirre is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McQuirre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andermatt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Andermatt.
Andermatt lands a right hook to the body.
McQuirre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andermatt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt cracks McQuirre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andermatt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McQuirre can pounce on him.
A big right from Andermatt misses.
Andermatt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McQuirre misses with a double jab
and Andermatt counters with a nice uppercut.
McQuirre tries a head kick but it misses.
McQuirre misses with a hook. Andermatt ducked under it nicely.
McQuirre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McQuirre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McQuirre ducks under a wild hook from Andermatt.
McQuirre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from McQuirre does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McQuirre misses with an uppercut. Andermatt saw that one coming.
Andermatt blocks a head kick by McQuirre.
An attempted straight right counter from Andermatt misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Andermatt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Andermatt'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!

Andermatt throws a big shot that misses.
McQuirre tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for McQuirre.
Andermatt lands a nice leg kick that just misses McQuirre's sensitive parts.
Andermatt misses with an uppercut. McQuirre saw that one coming.
McQuirre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McQuirre moves away.
Andermatt lands a nice shot to the body.
McQuirre slips under a jab from Andermatt.
Andermatt throws a leg kick but McQuirre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andermatt throws out a loose jab but McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andermatt jabs at McQuirre's body.
A punch lands to the side of McQuirre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McQuirre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andermatt. McQuirre does a little dance to reset his feet.
McQuirre was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McQuirre manages to avoid it.
Andermatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McQuirre can do to turn this around?
Andermatt lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Andermatt misses.
Andermatt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McQuirre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andermatt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andermatt's jab looks to have found its range, popping McQuirre under the eye.
Andermatt misses with a hook
enabling McQuirre to counter with a crisp jab.
Andermatt avoids the head kick by McQuirre.
An inside leg kick lands from Andermatt.
Andermatt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McQuirre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andermatt.
McQuirre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McQuirre moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQuirre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andermatt.
Harry McQuirre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McQuirre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andermatt misses with a hook. McQuirre ducked under it nicely.
Andermatt throws a jab but it's blocked by McQuirre.
Andermatt tries a low kick but McQuirre avoids it.
Andermatt scores with a leg kick.
Andermatt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andermatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McQuirre moves away.
Andermatt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Andermatt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McQuirre can pounce on him.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body.
McQuirre throws a jab when Andermatt was well out of range.
McQuirre tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Andermatt misses its target.
Andermatt lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt with a hook.
McQuirre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McQuirre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andermatt throws a body punch but McQuirre moves out of range.
Andermatt tries to work over McQuirre's front leg with a kick but McQuirre checks it.
McQuirre throws a low kick but Andermatt avoids it.
Andermatt misses the body punch
and Andermatt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andermatt throws a front kick aimed at McQuirre's knee but McQuirre avoids it well.
McQuirre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andermatt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McQuirre takes one on the button.
Andermatt lands a really nice looking cross but McQuirre seems unphased.
Andermatt lands a glancing blow to the side of McQuirre's head.
McQuirre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andermatt.
McQuirre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McQuirre thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from McQuirre misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from McQuirre misses the target.
Andermatt throws a body punch but McQuirre moves out of range.
McQuirre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andermatt is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andermatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andermatt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andermatt throws a head kick that McQuirre semi-blocks.

It looks like Harry McQuirre has been cut.
McQuirre slips a straight right by Andermatt.
McQuirre avoids the body shot from Andermatt.
McQuirre tries to work over Andermatt's front leg with a kick but Andermatt checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by McQuirre. That's going to slow Andermatt down.
Andermatt throws a sloppy head kick and McQuirre moves out of range easily.
Andermatt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andermatt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McQuirre.
McQuirre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Andermatt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McQuirre. That did some damage!
Andermatt throws a leg kick but McQuirre sees it coming and checks it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Andermatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andermatt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Andermatt!
Roger Andermatt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.