PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Kwon (ranked 201 p4p, 30 weight class) and Bryer McGuire (ranked 50 p4p, 10 weight class). McGuire has chosen Nothing More - Go To War as his entrance music. Bryer McGuire acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kwon
vs
McGuire

188 cm
23
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

193 cm
26
210 lbs
13 - 1 - 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Kwon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Kwon's belly button to the back.
Kwon avoids a kick to the body.
Kwon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Kwon misses.
McGuire feints a counter leg kick.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kwon.
McGuire does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kwon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kwon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kwon throws a series of punches but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kwon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kwon works McGuire's body with a nice hook.
Kwon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Kwon down.
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!
McGuire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kwon at a distance.
McGuire throws a hook but Kwon blocks it.
Kwon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Kwon blocks the leg kick.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwon. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kwon is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
Kwon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McGuire throws a wild body kick that Kwon sees coming a mile off.
Kwon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuire at a distance.
Kwon clobbers McGuire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kwon looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwon misses with a wild combination.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Kwon.
Nice uppercut there from Kwon.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Kwon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kwon walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGuire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwon misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kwon throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Kwon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kwon.
As McGuire looks to move away, Kwon throws a big counter combo but McGuire just gets out of the way.
Kwon throws an off balance right hand
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Sol Kwon has been cut.
The crowd cheers as McGuire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kwon doesn't seem phased though.

Kwon is rocked!
Kwon misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
Kwon misses with a looping left.
McGuire misses the jab.
Kwon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGuire connects with a body shot.
Kwon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kwon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwon. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire blocks a jab.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kwon scores with the left hand. McGuire knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Kwon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire throws a low kick but Kwon moves out of range easily.

McGuire moves into the clinch.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Kwon's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bryer McGuire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sol Kwon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire throws a push kick but Kwon slaps the foot to one side.
McGuire slips under a jab from Kwon.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kwon cracks McGuire with a right hand to the side of the head.
McGuire lands a really nice looking cross but Kwon seems unphased.
Kwon lands with an overhand left.
Kwon misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kwon misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Kwon blocks the low kick.
Kwon is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire wants to slow Kwon down by chopping away at his legs.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Kwon.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Kwon moves away and avoids it.
Kwon misses with a jab to the body
and McGuire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGuire lands a right hook to the body.
McGuire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGuire connects with a right that clearly hurt Kwon. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as McGuire proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Kwon collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryer McGuire! Bryer McGuire retains his light heavyweight title!
Bryer McGuire made sure to mention his sponsor, Red Light Coffeeshop in his post fight interview.