PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaas Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haas comes to the cage accompanied by Małpa - Sztorm. McGuiness has chosen The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Haas
vs
McGuiness

188 cm
24
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
225 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vaas Haas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuiness.
McGuiness tries to clinch up.
Haas feints and then cracks McGuiness's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuiness down.
McGuiness tries to clinch there but Haas circles away.
Haas throws a poor cross that misses
and Haas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Vaas Haas has been cut.
McGuiness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haas throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuiness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haas tries to counter by clinching up but McGuiness breaks away and moves out of range.
Haas throws an off balance right hand
and McGuiness counters with a nice uppercut.
McGuiness uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haas has time to react.
McGuiness has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Haas misses with a body kick.
Haas thows a leg kick but McGuiness checks it
and McGuiness counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuiness looks to land a left hand but Haas moved out of range nicely.
McGuiness ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGuiness moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Vaas Haas's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Haas. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haas.
McGuiness throws the left hand but Haas avoids the punch easily.
McGuiness misses with a hook.
Haas misses with a wild body shot.
McGuiness is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haas connects with a body shot that sends McGuiness's belly button to the back.
Haas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Haas lands with an overhand left.
Haas lands a nice looking kick to the body. McGuiness takes a step back to recover.
Haas moves away from the strike by McGuiness.
McGuiness scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGuiness loads up on a big right hand but Haas slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGuiness misses the shot to the body.
Haas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGuiness misses with a few strikes there.
Haas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McGuiness walks into a straight right hand from Haas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haas.
McGuiness lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haas at a distance.
McGuiness fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haas moves out of range as McGuiness strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuiness misses the target.
Haas wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McGuiness misses with a hook. Haas ducked under it nicely.
McGuiness takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuiness tries to move into range but Haas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haas wants to clinch.
McGuiness let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGuiness might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McGuiness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haas.
Haas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGuiness has time to react.
McGuiness on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Haas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGuiness if he has to take too many more of those.
Haas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haas is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haas throws a head kick but McGuiness moves out of range.
Haas pushes McGuiness away with a front kick.
Nice body kick from Haas.
Haas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut. Haas saw that one coming.
Haas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuiness.
Haas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haas slips a jab from McGuiness.
Haas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGuiness throws a shot from downtown. Haas moves away and avoids it.
Haas is looking to counter with a body kick.

Haas moves into the clinch successfully.
McGuiness is trying to break the clinch but Haas is controlling him.
Haas prevents a body shot from McGuiness.
Haas swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haas has a couple of punches blocked by McGuiness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Haas.
Haas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haas swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haas.
Haas tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
Haas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haas misses with the head strike.
Haas can't find room to land a body shot as McGuiness controls the action.
Haas slowing the pace effectively.
McGuiness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haas's elbow.
Haas misses with some punches.
Haas lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haas lands with a right to the head.
Haas has a couple of punches blocked by McGuiness.
Haas lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
Haas stalling.
Haas tries to throw a body punch but McGuiness avoids it by throwing Haas back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vaas Haas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vaas Haas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McGuiness throws a shot from downtown. Haas moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haas.
McGuiness avoids the head kick by Haas.
Haas scores with a decent looking hook.
McGuiness tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haas lands with a nice body kick.
Haas throws a body kick that misses.
Jab by McGuiness.
McGuiness blocks a head kick by Haas.
Haas misses with a kick to the body.
Vaas Haas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haas looks for the body kick but McGuiness saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haas lands a nice looking body shot.
Haas looks to throw a body kick
and McGuiness counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Haas slams his shin into McGuiness's torso.
Haas throws a leg kick
and McGuiness counters with a straight right hand.

Vaas Haas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McGuiness fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Haas to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Haas looks to clinch but McGuiness throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Haas taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Liam McGuiness!
Liam McGuiness decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.