PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maguire comes to the cage accompanied by THE REAL MUTHAFUCKIN G,ComptonEazy-E feat. B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta's Real M. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maguire
vs
Gillespie

169 cm
38
146 lbs
36 - 11 - 0

157 cm
27
147 lbs
12 - 4 - 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Gillespie!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Maguire catches Gillespie right on the button with a cross.
Maguire throws the left hand but Gillespie avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maguire. Gillespie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maguire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gillespie.
Maguire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gillespie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maguire checks a leg kick.
Gillespie looks for the body kick but Maguire saw that one coming.
Gillespie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maguire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gillespie thumps Maguire with a low kick.
Maguire lands a body shot.
Gillespie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gillespie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maguire.
Maguire moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maguire connects with the punch.
Gillespie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gillespie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gillespie throws a series of punches but Maguire avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gillespie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gillespie checks a leg kick.
Maguire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maguire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gillespie manages to avoid it.
Gillespie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maguire makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gillespie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maguire throws a low kick, looking for Gillespie's leg but Gillespie calmly moves out of range.
Gillespie tries to work over Maguire's front leg with a kick but Maguire checks it.
Gillespie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gillespie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gillespie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good work by Maguire as he checks the leg kick.
Gillespie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maguire. That did some damage!
Gillespie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maguire checks a leg kick.
Maguire misses with a low kick.
Maguire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maguire checks the leg kick.
Gillespie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maguire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andy Gillespie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gillespie throws the left hand but Maguire avoids the punch easily.
Maguire lands a leg kick that knocks Gillespie off balance momentarily.
Maguire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gillespie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maguire is able to avoid easily.
Maguire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maguire wants to slow Gillespie down by chopping away at his legs.
Maguire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maguire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gillespie checks a low kick from Maguire.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie cracks Maguire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gillespie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but Maguire moved away.
Maguire scores with a body shot.
Maguire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gillespie checks it well.
Gillespie is looking to score with low kicks.
Gillespie wants to land a leg kick but Maguire is out of range.
Gillespie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maguire checks it well.
Gillespie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maguire blocks a head kick by Gillespie.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gillespie was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Maguire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maguire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maguire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gillespie slips a jab from Maguire.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie tried to score with a low kick but Maguire checks it.
Gillespie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maguire throws a jab when Gillespie was well out of range.
Maguire checks a leg kick.
Maguire connects with a right hand. Gillespie shakes it off.
Maguire defending well as Gillespie loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maguire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gillespie checks the leg kick.
Maguire throws a hook but Gillespie avoids it easily.
Gillespie misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillespie connects with a looping right hand.
Gillespie tries to score with a low kick but Maguire moves his leg out of the way.
Gillespie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maguire manages to avoid it.
Maguire missing with a left hand there. Gillespie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andy Gillespie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maguire cracks the inside of Gillespie's front leg.
Gillespie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maguire counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gillespie fakes the leg kick and cracks Maguire in the body.
A good leg kick by Maguire.
Maguire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maguire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maguire misses with an uppercut.
Maguire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gillespie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gillespie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maguire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gillespie keeps Maguire at a distance using the push kick.
Gillespie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maguire walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gillespie.
Gillespie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gillespie throws a head kick but Maguire moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maguire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gillespie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie tries to work over Maguire's front leg with a kick but Maguire checks it.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but Maguire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gillespie misses with an uppercut. Maguire saw that one coming.
Cormac Maguire is winning the standup battle so far.
Gillespie motions for Maguire to come forward. Gillespie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maguire. Gillespie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maguire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Maguire. Beautiful body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gillespie.
Maguire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maguire checks the leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gillespie in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maguire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gillespie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maguire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Gillespie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire blocks a head kick by Gillespie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maguire. Gillespie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maguire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gillespies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maguire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gillespie.
A telegraphed right hand from Gillespie misses the target.
Gillespie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maguire's sensitive parts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gillespie!
Gillespie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maguire. That's going to slow Gillespie down.
Gillespie just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Gillespie misses.
Gillespie looks to score with a jab to the body but Maguire is just out of range.
Gillespie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maguire.
Gillespie is looking to land body kicks.
Maguire is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Maguire throws a good cross that connects.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gillespie, right into the meat.
Gillespie throws a low kick, looking for Maguire's leg but Maguire calmly moves out of range.
Gillespie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maguire looks to land a right hand but Gillespie moved out of range.
Gillespie throws a front kick aimed at Maguire's knee but Maguire avoids it well.
Gillespie looks to score with a jab to the body but Maguire is just out of range.
A big left from Maguire misses.
Maguire throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gillespie.
Gillespie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maguire tries a low kick but Gillespie avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Maguire misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire misses with the combination.
Gillespie throws a jab when Maguire was well out of range.
Maguire looks for the body kick but Gillespie saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gillespie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Maguire catches Gillespie right on the button with a cross.
Maguire misses the jab.
Maguire misses the shot to the body.
Gillespie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maguire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gillespie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Maguire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some bone on bone action there as Maguire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maguire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maguire misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cormac Maguire will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gillespie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gillespie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gillespie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maguire.
Gillespie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gillespie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gillespie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maguire moves away.
Gillespie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gillespie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
No joy there for Gillespie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gillespie.
Maguire moves out of range as Gillespie throws a body kick.
Maguire tries a head kick but it misses.
Gillespie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maguire. That did some damage!
Maguire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie takes one on the button.
Maguire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gillespie is able to avoid easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maguire.
Gillespie wants to slow Maguire down by chopping away at his legs.
Gillespie avoids the body shot from Maguire.
Maguire throws a leg kick which misses Gillespie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gillespie tries to avoid it.
Good work by Maguire as he checks the leg kick.
Maguire blocks the body kick.
Maguire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maguire slips under a jab.
Gillespie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gillespie.
Maguire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maguire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gillespie moves away.
Maguire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maguire throws a leg kick but Gillespie sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick by Gillespie misses
and Gillespie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maguire scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gillespie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gillespie misses with a leg kick
and Maguire counters with a stiff right hand.
Maguire is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maguire.
Maguire blocks a leg kick.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but Maguire moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gillespie.
Gillespie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gillespie throws a wild body kick that Maguire sees coming a mile off.
Gillespie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws out a leg kick but Gillespie moves out of range and Maguire only half commits.
Maguire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gillespie.
Gillespie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gillespie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maguire scores with a nice right hand.
Gillespie throws a front kick that sends Maguire stumbling back into the cage.
Maguire checks a leg kick nicely.
Maguire works the jab nicely.
Gillespie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gillespie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gillespie avoids the body shot from Maguire.
Maguire defending well as Gillespie loads up on a big left hand.
Maguire throws a series of punches but Gillespie avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gillespie avoids a kick to the body.
Maguire throws a solid leg kick but Gillespie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maguire.
A clash of legs there as Maguire blocks the low kick.
Gillespie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maguire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maguire misses with a straight left.
Gillespie throws a leg kick that misses.
Gillespie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gillespie scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillespie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gillespie cracks Maguire with a good jab.
A jab from Maguire misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cormac Maguire.
Well Maguire 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Maguire!
A victorious Cormac Maguire thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Andy Gillespie was interviewed post fight and said 'Taxi for Gillespie eh?'.