PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymundo Mcguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Blachowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janek Blachowicz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Mcguire
vs
Blachowicz

151 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

192 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raymundo Mcguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janek Blachowicz!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mcguire gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blachowicz stalling against the cage.
Mcguire could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Blachowicz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Blachowicz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mcguire looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mcguire sneaks back into half guard.

Mcguire looking for submissions off his back.
Mcguire has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blachowicz is working away from the top position though.
Mcguire is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mcguire actively working from the bottom here.
Blachowicz stalling.

Mcguire actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcguire trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcguire moves into full guard.

Mcguire escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blachowicz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mcguire is trying to keep Blachowicz in close.
Blachowicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcguire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Blachowicz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mcguire looking to control.
Blachowicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcguire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blachowicz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mcguire trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blachowicz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcguire counters with a nice body shot.
Blachowicz throws a leg kick that is checked

and Mcguire counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blachowicz looks winded!

Mcguire decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcguire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blachowicz, pushing him back against the cage.

Blachowicz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blachowicz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blachowicz tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcguire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blachowicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Blachowicz clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blachowicz.
Mcguire missing with knees to the body.

Blachowicz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcguire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blachowicz manages to avoid it.
Blachowicz tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcguire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mcguire closes the distance and pushes Blachowicz back into the cage.
Mcguire tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mcguire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blachowicz walks away with a smile on his face. Mcguire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blachowicz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blachowicz lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blachowicz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mcguire changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blachowicz throws a right and a left that Mcguire avoids nicely.
Blachowicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcguire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blachowicz tries to clinch but Mcguire moves out of range.
Mcguire seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blachowicz misses with the combination.
Mcguire appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janek Blachowicz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blachowicz misses with a head kick.
As Blachowicz tries to get set, Mcguire tries to push him back and clinch up but Blachowicz manages to avoid the attempt.

Mcguire closes the distance and clinches.
Blachowicz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mcguire is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mcguire takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Raymundo Mcguire has been cut.
Mcguire prevents Blachowicz from breaking the clinch.
Mcguire controlling the action here for a moment.
Mcguire slowing the pace effectively.
Mcguire gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blachowicz lands a damaging elbow.

Blachowicz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Blachowicz tries to keep at a distance but Mcguire has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blachowicz as Mcguire tries to tie him up.
Mcguire has Blachowicz pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcguire drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blachowicz.
Blachowicz lands an elbow that stopped Mcguire in his tracks for a moment.

Raymundo Mcguire's cut is getting worse.
Blachowicz lands an elbow that stopped Mcguire in his tracks for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mcguire.
Mcguire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blachowicz walks away with a smile on his face. Mcguire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blachowicz tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Mcguire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blachowicz wants to stand up but Mcguire is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mcguire gets to his feet - Blachowicz follows without any prompting.

Blachowicz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mcguire manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcguire is trying to keep Blachowicz in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcguire keeping moving, preventing Blachowicz from controlling successfully.
Mcguire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blachowicz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Mcguire looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Blachowicz is defending well. Mcguire quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Blachowicz has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mcguire celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raymundo Mcguire!