PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Landon McGuire (ranked 349 p4p, 327 weight class) and Nick Barkley (ranked 45 p4p, 43 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - When Legends Rise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGuire
vs
Barkley

186 cm
31
186
19 - 11 - 1

185 cm
30
180
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bondi MMA ðŸï¸
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Bondi MMA ðŸï¸
Conquer

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 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Landon McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barkley's sensitive parts.
McGuire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barkley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barkley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barkley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGuire looks to clinch
and Barkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Landon McGuire has been cut.
McGuire tries a low kick but Barkley avoids it.
Landon McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire lands with a nice body punch.

McGuire moves into range and clinches up with Barkley.
Barkley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Barkley lands a shoulder strike.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Barkley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
Barkley blocks a body shot from McGuire.
I was talking to McGuire's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McGuire is leaning against Barkley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from McGuire on the inside.
McGuire working aggressively here.
Barkley tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Barkley.
A short right from Barkley.
McGuire can't break the clinch.
Barkley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire tries a body shot but Barkley blocks it.
A short left from Barkley.
McGuire stalls.
Barkley misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for McGuire.
McGuire goes for a takedown attempt but Barkley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nick Barkley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a right and a left that Barkley avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
McGuire is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barkley.
McGuire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barkley momentarily.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Barkley moved out of range nicely.
Barkley just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
Barkley with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire with a poor takedown
letting Barkley counter with a right hand.
McGuire lands a nice hook to Barkley's body. Barkley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGuire misses with a leg kick
letting Barkley counter with a right hand.
Barkley missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
McGuire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McGuire with the inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Barkley's front leg but catches the back leg as Barkley tries to avoid it.
Barkley takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire connects with a right hand. Barkley shakes it off.
Barkley thows a body kick. McGuire tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barkley tries to move into range but McGuire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
Barkley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barkley slips under a jab.
Barkley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley throws out a leg kick but McGuire moves out of range and Barkley only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley dodges the punch combination from McGuire.
McGuire throws an off balance right hand
and Barkley counters with a stiff right hand.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley misses with a body kick.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Barkley counters with a body kick.
McGuire lands a jab.
McGuire takes a jab right on the kisser.

McGuire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barkley, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
Barkley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire is leaning against Barkley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barkley struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
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 Landon McGuire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Landon McGuire's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McGuire tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McGuire.

McGuire instigates a clinch.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
Barkley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nick Barkley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
McGuire blocking some punches.
Barkley prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Barkley struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
McGuire stalling in the clinch but Barkley improves position.
Barkley gets through McGuire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barkley blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
Barkley scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Barkley.
Barkley scores with a shot to the side of McGuire's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barkley pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barkley.
Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barkley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barkley walks away with a smile on his face. McGuire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
Nick Barkley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barkley swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Barkley cracks McGuire with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McGuire looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Barkley finish him?

McGuire is rocked!
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh McGuire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barkley drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks McGuire right on the button. McGuire goes down! Barkley follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Barkley gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Barkley!
A relieved looking Nick Barkley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.