PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cian McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jaeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrity comes to the cage accompanied by Irish Fighting Song - We Come in Pieces. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGarrity
vs
Jaeson

174 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
166 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cian McGarrity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Jaeson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarrity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaeson.
Jaeson just misses with a punch to the body.
McGarrity takes a swing at Jaeson's ribcage but misses.
Justin Jaeson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGarrity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaeson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Jaeson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaeson wants a takedown but no success here.
Jaeson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaeson has a couple of punches blocked by McGarrity.
Jaeson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaeson tries a body shot but McGarrity blocks it.
Jaeson tries for a takedown but McGarrity manages to get underhooks.
Jaeson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cian McGarrity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Jaeson.
Stalling in the clinch from Jaeson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from McGarrity.
McGarrity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaeson tries to work over McGarrity's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

McGarrity's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaeson lands an overhand right.
Jaeson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGarrity connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaeson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McGarrity manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Jaeson.
McGarrity bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jaeson's head.
McGarrity thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jaeson on the side of the head.
McGarrity looks to land a left hand but Jaeson moved out of range nicely.
McGarrity jabs at Jaeson's body.
Jaeson misses with an uppercut.
McGarrity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaeson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGarrity misses with a wild body shot.
McGarrity cracks Jaeson with an open hand slap.
McGarrity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaeson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGarrity throws out the jab.
McGarrity ducks right into an uppercut from Jaeson.
McGarrity throws a body punch but Jaeson moves out of range.
Jaeson moves away from the strike by McGarrity.
A cross from McGarrity lands.
Jaeson shoots in looking for a takedown. McGarrity tries to sprawl out of it but Jaeson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGarrity manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McGarrity connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jaeson throws a poor cross that misses
and McGarrity counters with a leg kick.
McGarrity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaeson was well out of range. Poor timing from McGarrity.
Jaeson fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGarrity lands a jab to Jaeson's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaeson lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Jaeson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cian McGarrity dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McGarrity misses with a body shot
and Jaeson counters with a straight right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGarrity!
McGarrity misses with an uppercut.
Jaeson shoots in looking for a takedown. McGarrity tries to sprawl out of it but Jaeson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGarrity manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McGarrity tries to score with a low kick but Jaeson moves his leg out of the way.
Jaeson throws a hook but McGarrity avoids it easily.
McGarrity walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaeson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaeson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jaeson throws the left hand but McGarrity avoids the punch easily.
Jaeson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGarrity throws out the jab.
Jaeson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGarrity as he jumps to the side.
McGarrity connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaeson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cian McGarrity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGarrity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaeson.
Jaeson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cian McGarrity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Jaeson.
Jaeson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGarrity makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jaeson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGarrity on the side of the head.
McGarrity looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGarrity looks to throw the jab but Jaeson is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaeson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGarrity blocks a jab.
McGarrity throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGarrity throws a poor cross that misses

and Jaeson counters by clinching up.
McGarrity tries to throw a body punch but Jaeson avoids it by throwing McGarrity back against the cage.
McGarrity lands with a light punch inside.
Jaeson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGarrity digs a right hand into Jaeson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jaeson's gas tank.
Jaeson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaeson throws a punch but it's blocked by McGarrity.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGarrity creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGarrity prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaeson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaeson working aggressively here.
Jaeson swings wildly with an uppercut but McGarrity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaeson throws a head punch that misses.
Jaeson misses with the head strike.
McGarrity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaeson is pushing McGarrity up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jaeson drops down looking for an ankle pick but McGarrity pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Justin Jaeson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

McGarrity goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big right from Jaeson misses.
McGarrity rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaeson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Jaeson darts in and clinches McGarrity up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaeson.
McGarrity is looking to control Jaeson's arms but Jaeson gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGarrity has his back to the cage.
A short right from McGarrity on the inside.
Jaeson struggles to land a body shot inside as McGarrity controls his hands.
A short right from Jaeson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Jaeson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed McGarrity clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jaeson lands a shot to the head.
McGarrity is taking damage to the body and head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jaeson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGarrity wants to control his opponent's hands but Jaeson gets his hands free.
Jaeson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Jaeson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Jaeson punches the canvas rather than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGarrity covers up after that shot from Jaeson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson missing with strikes from the back.
Jaeson is punishing McGarrity with strikes - can he finish him?!

McGarrity is rocked!
Jaeson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Oh McGarrity is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaeson lands a series of strikes from the back and McGarrity goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Jaeson!