PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson McGinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conquer This (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGinley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I got this. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McGinley
vs
This

205 cm
30
279 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

192 cm
35
235 lbs
38 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson McGinley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conquer This!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGinley avoids the body shot from This.

This gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This tries to throw a body punch but McGinley avoids it by throwing This back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by This.
This blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGinley digs a right hand underneath This's ribcage. This let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGinley blocking some punches.
This can't find room to land a body shot as McGinley controls the action.
This makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to McGinley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McGinley blocks a body shot from This.
McGinley pushes This back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGinley misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGinley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGinley lands a good knee to the midsection. This won't want to take too many of those.
This looks winded!
McGinley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGinley.
McGinley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGinley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but This has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGinley lands a nice uppercut.
McGinley lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGinley with a knee to the head.

It looks like Conquer This has been cut.
McGinley digs a right hand into This's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on This's gas tank.
McGinley lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGinley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGinley struggles to land a body shot inside as This controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGinley.
McGinley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGinley lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGinley.
This prevents a body shot from McGinley.
McGinley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This has a couple of punches blocked by McGinley.
This has a couple of punches blocked by McGinley.
McGinley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGinley pushes This back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from McGinley.
McGinley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McGinley is working This over against the cage.
McGinley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has This in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGinley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This blocks a body shot from McGinley.
McGinley is trying to stall.
A short right from This.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This tries to work over McGinley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This struggles to land a body shot inside as McGinley controls his hands.
McGinley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This tries to throw a body punch but McGinley avoids it by throwing This back against the cage.
A short left from This.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGinley.
McGinley controlling the action here for a moment.
This digs a right hand into McGinley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGinley's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGinley.
McGinley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but This has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGinley throws a punch but it's blocked by This.
McGinley lands a hook that snaps the head of This backwards.
McGinley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGinley lands a knee to the head.
McGinley stalling in the clinch but This improves position.
This misses with some punches.
This pushes McGinley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McGinley fails to land.
McGinley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGinley's elbow.
McGinley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from McGinley.
This avoiding damage as McGinley throws knees to the body.
McGinley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGinley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This working aggressively here.
McGinley stalling in the clinch but This improves position.
McGinley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGinley lands a body shot.
McGinley lands a shoulder strike.
McGinley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thiss head.
McGinley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGinley lands a nice shot to the body.
McGinley presses This against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGinley scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, McGinley scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by McGinley.

This is rocked!
A right hand to the body from McGinley.
A short right from McGinley on the inside.
This is still on wobbly legs! Can McGinley finish him?
McGinley lands with a left to the head.
McGinley pushes This against the cage. McGinley is working some dirty boxing. McGinley pushes off with a quick right hook! This goes down! This tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! McGinley moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson McGinley!
Anderson McGinley retains his heavyweight title!
Anderson McGinley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.