PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cian McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Schwalle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrity kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Irish Fighting Song - We Come in Pieces. Schwalle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Max Payne theme. Oliver Schwalle has the eye of the tiger tonight.

McGarrity
vs
Schwalle

174 cm
31
170 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

188 cm
27
183 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

DJs Locker

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cian McGarrity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Schwalle!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarrity chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schwalle cracks McGarrity with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schwalle lands an overhand right.
Schwalle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGarrity jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oliver Schwalle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGarrity throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schwalle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGarrity counters with a two punch combo.
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!

McGarrity has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGarrity takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGarrity misses with some punches.
McGarrity tries a body shot but Schwalle blocks it.
Schwalle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schwalle swings wildly with an uppercut but McGarrity uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGarrity struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwalle controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwalle tries to throw a body punch but McGarrity avoids it by throwing Schwalle back against the cage.
McGarrity blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Schwalle.
Schwalle misses with a punch to the body.
Schwalle blocks a body shot from McGarrity.
McGarrity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwalle's elbow.
McGarrity has a couple of punches blocked by Schwalle.
Schwalle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Schwalle - that landed with a thud.
Schwalle can't find room to land a body shot as McGarrity controls the action.
Schwalle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schwalle digs a right hand into McGarrity's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGarrity's gas tank.
Schwalle misses with a punch on the inside.
McGarrity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schwalle has a couple of punches blocked by McGarrity.
Schwalle trying to control the position but instead, McGarrity has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schwalle into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwalle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schwalle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGarrity lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schwalle backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGarrity misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGarrity lands with a right to the head.
McGarrity tries to throw a body punch but Schwalle avoids it by throwing McGarrity back against the cage.
Schwalle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schwalle tries to work over McGarrity's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schwalle tries to throw a body punch but McGarrity avoids it by throwing Schwalle back against the cage.
Schwalle misses with the head strike.
McGarrity struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwalle controls his hands.
McGarrity blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGarrity blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schwalle.
McGarrity can't find room to land a body shot as Schwalle controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwalle tries a body shot but McGarrity blocks it.
Schwalle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schwalle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGarrity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schwalle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGarrity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schwalle swings wildly with an uppercut but McGarrity uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from McGarrity.
Schwalle misses with a punch to the body.
Schwalle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGarrity blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, McGarrity scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwalle lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGarrity throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schwalle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwalle misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGarrity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schwalle scores with a shot to the side of McGarrity's head.
Schwalle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGarrity's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schwalle throws a punch but it's blocked by McGarrity.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schwalle.
Schwalle lands a nice uppercut.
Schwalle can't find room to land a body shot as McGarrity controls the action.
Schwalle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwalle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGarrity's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGarrity.
McGarrity throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGarrity stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Schwalle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Schwalle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGarrity.
McGarrity misses the shot to the body.
McGarrity lands a front kick.
McGarrity throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schwalle looks to land a combination but McGarrity avoids it well.
Schwalle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGarrity.
A good leg kick by McGarrity.
Schwalle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schwalle is looking to clinch.
A left lands for McGarrity.

Schwalle is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwalle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGarrity. McGarrity obviously looking to wear him down.
Schwalle is still on wobbly legs! Can McGarrity finish him?
Cian McGarrity is winning the standup battle so far.
McGarrity looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGarrity lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cian McGarrity!
After winning the bout, Cian McGarrity thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.