PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronadenis Maca Jr (ranked 3946 p4p, 4485 weight class) and Methodios McIntyre (ranked 484 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Maca Jr
vs
McIntyre

188 cm
25
220
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronadenis Maca Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIntyre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maca Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
McIntyre misses with a combination
and Maca Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maca Jr scores with the left hand. McIntyre knows he should have avoided that one.
Maca Jr scores with a jab to the head.
McIntyre throws a hook but Maca Jr avoids it easily.
Maca Jr slips a straight right by McIntyre.
McIntyre misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from McIntyre misses
and Maca Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McIntyre throws a hook to the side of Maca Jr's head but Maca Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maca Jr lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McIntyre takes one on the button.
McIntyre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maca Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McIntyre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from McIntyre. Maca Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Maca Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maca Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McIntyre back to the cage. Maca Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maca Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre throws a leg kick but Maca Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McIntyre motions for Maca Jr to come forward. McIntyre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maca Jr tests McIntyre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from McIntyre.
Maca Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Maca Jr. That snapped McIntyre's head back.
McIntyre takes a swing at Maca Jr's ribcage but misses.
As McIntyre looks to move away, Maca Jr throws a big counter combo but McIntyre just gets out of the way.
McIntyre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maca Jr lands with a hook. McIntyre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McIntyre throws a lazy uppercut
and Maca Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
McIntyre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from McIntyre is predictable there
and Maca Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from McIntyre.
Maca Jr throwing a counter right hand but McIntyre manages to avoid it.
McIntyre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McIntyre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McIntyre thows a leg kick but Maca Jr checks it
and Maca Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maca Jr throws a combination. McIntyre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maca Jr cracks McIntyre with a good jab.
McIntyre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from McIntyre misses
letting Maca Jr counter with a right hand.
McIntyre misses with a hook to the body
and Maca Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Maca Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maca Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McIntyre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maca Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from McIntyre is predictable there
and Maca Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McIntyre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maca Jr.
Maca Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McIntyre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McIntyre delivers a nice body kick.
Maca Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McIntyre eats them both and turns towards Maca Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McIntyre looks to throw the jab but Maca Jr is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Maca Jr.
Maca Jr throws a series of punches but McIntyre avoids them all with ease.
McIntyre throws a leg kick
and Maca Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by McIntyre.
McIntyre swings for the body but Maca Jr moves out of range.
McIntyre misses with a low kick.
McIntyre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maca Jr is out of range.
Maca Jr works over McIntyre's head and body with a nice combination.
Maca Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McIntyre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maca Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McIntyre throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maca Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McIntyre just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from McIntyre misses.
McIntyre scores with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Maca Jr.
McIntyre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from McIntyre misses
and Maca Jr counters with a series of strikes. McIntyre will be more careful next time no doubt.
McIntyre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maca Jr.
McIntyre misses with a low kick as Maca Jr jumps back.
McIntyre throws a sloppy head kick
and Maca Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
McIntyre throws a lazy body kick
enabling Maca Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
McIntyre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McIntyre throws a low kick but Maca Jr avoids it.
Maca Jr slips under a jab.
Maca Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McIntyre throws a lazy right hand but Maca Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maca Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Maca Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Maca Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
McIntyre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maca Jr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Maca Jr stalks McIntyre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McIntyre's face. McIntyre staggers backwards, shaken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ronadenis Maca Jr dominated that round.
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.

Maca Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maca Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
McIntyre misses with a hook.
Maca Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McIntyre can do to turn this around?
McIntyre misses with a body shot
and Maca Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Maca Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by McIntyre.
A nice combination there by Maca Jr.
McIntyre misses with a left hand
and Maca Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
McIntyre looks to land a right hand but Maca Jr moved out of range.
Maca Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
McIntyre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maca Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Ronadenis Maca Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
McIntyre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maca Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Maca Jr connects with a jab.
Maca Jr stalks McIntyre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McIntyre's face. McIntyre staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre throws a right and a left that Maca Jr avoids nicely.
A low kick from McIntyre is predictable there
and Maca Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maca Jr feints a jab promting McIntyre to slip. Maca Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McIntyre slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ronadenis Maca Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Maca Jr lands a left and a right that send McIntyre crashing to the mat, dazed. Maca Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

McIntyre is rocked!
McIntyre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maca Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McIntyre.
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!
McIntyre throws a half hearted mid kick.
As McIntyre looks to move away, Maca Jr throws a big counter combo but McIntyre just gets out of the way.
Maca Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McIntyre has time to react.
McIntyre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McIntyre throws a leg kick but Maca Jr checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Maca Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maca Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McIntyre misses with a leg kick.
McIntyre throws a leg kick
and Maca Jr counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maca Jr scores with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maca Jr checks a leg kick.
McIntyre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maca Jr.
McIntyre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maca Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but McIntyre might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Maca Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Maca Jr throws a right and a left that McIntyre avoids nicely.
McIntyre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maca Jr throws a big counter combination but McIntyre scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab from Maca Jr does it's job there.
Maca Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maca Jr throwing a counter right hand but McIntyre manages to avoid it.
McIntyre misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Maca Jr.
It looked like Maca Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McIntyre looks to land a left hand but Maca Jr moved out of range nicely.
Maca Jr scores with a punch to the head.
McIntyre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maca Jr.
Maca Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maca Jr works over McIntyre's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre misses with a lunging right hand
and Maca Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Maca Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McIntyre throws a right hand that misses
and Maca Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Maca Jr blocks the low kick.
McIntyre swings widly with a right hand
and Maca Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maca Jr lands the left hand.
McIntyre misses with a leg kick
and Maca Jr counters with a straight right hand.
McIntyre throws a jab when Maca Jr was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Maca Jr.
Maca Jr lands the left hand.
Maca Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
McIntyre misses with an uppercut
and Maca Jr counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Maca Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McIntyre momentarily.
McIntyre throws an off balance right hand
and Maca Jr counters with a series of strikes. McIntyre will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maca Jr misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McIntyre needs to keep his hands up - Maca Jr had a free shot at his head there.
McIntyre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McIntyre misses with a body shot.
Maca Jr misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for McIntyre.
Maca Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McIntyre missing with a left hand there. Maca Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by McIntyre.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McIntyre missing with a left hand there. Maca Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maca Jr throwing a counter right hand but McIntyre manages to avoid it.
McIntyre throws a body kick that misses.
Maca Jr lands a jab.
McIntyre throws a leg kick
letting Maca Jr counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ronadenis Maca Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Maca Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McIntyre throws a leg kick
and Maca Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maca Jr!
McIntyre misses with a kick to the body
enabling Maca Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from McIntyre is predictable there
and Maca Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McIntyre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McIntyre is still on wobbly legs! Can Maca Jr finish him?
McIntyre misses with a low kick.
McIntyre seems to have recovered his senses.
McIntyre throws a lazy uppercut
and McIntyre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maca Jr avoids the body shot from McIntyre.
McIntyre walks into a straight right hand from Maca Jr.
Maca Jr avoids the body shot from McIntyre.
Maca Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McIntyre misses with a combination
and Maca Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maca Jr checks a low kick from McIntyre.
Maca Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McIntyre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McIntyre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maca Jr checks the leg kick.
Maca Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Maca Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McIntyre misses with a leg kick.
Maca Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A lazy body kick from McIntyre
and Maca Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McIntyre takes a swing at Maca Jr's ribcage but misses.
Maca Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McIntyre misses with a low kick.
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!
McIntyre is looking to chop away at Maca Jr's legs.
Maca Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McIntyre. Maca Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Methodios McIntyre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre throws a leg kick
and Maca Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maca Jr lands a jab to McIntyre's midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Maca Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maca Jr.
Maca Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McIntyre eats them both and turns towards Maca Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maca Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maca Jr staying out of range there.
Maca Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
A jab lands there for Maca Jr.
Maca Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maca Jr.
Nice defenses there by Maca Jr.
McIntyre throws a sloppy body shot
and Maca Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McIntyre with a nice calf kick.
McIntyre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maca Jr checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Maca Jr as he connects with a hook.
McIntyre motions for Maca Jr to come forward. McIntyre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maca Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McIntyre wants to land a leg kick but Maca Jr is out of range.
It looked like Maca Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McIntyre throws a leg kick that is checked
and McIntyre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McIntyre throws the kick towards the body but Maca Jr avoids it.
Maca Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McIntyre motions for Maca Jr to come forward. McIntyre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McIntyre throws a leg kick
and Maca Jr counters with a three punch combo that has McIntyre backing up. McIntyre nods at Maca Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
McIntyre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McIntyre throws a low kick, looking for Maca Jr's leg but Maca Jr calmly moves out of range.
McIntyre throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maca Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maca Jr checks a low kick from McIntyre.
McIntyre misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maca Jr lands with a nice combination. McIntyre backs away looking to recover.
McIntyre misses with a hook to the body
and Maca Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McIntyre scores with a push kick.
McIntyre walks into a stiff left hand from Maca Jr.
McIntyre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McIntyre misses with a hook to the body
and McIntyre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab by Maca Jr.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maca Jr.
Maca Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from McIntyre.
McIntyre tries to move into range but Maca Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from McIntyre
and Maca Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Maca Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Ronadenis Maca Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maca Jr lands a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronadenis Maca Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maca Jr 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronadenis Maca Jr!