PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Revenge of the Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maguire
vs
of the Bastard

189 cm
26
240 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
270 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Revenge of the Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire misses with a straight left.
Bastard fails with the takedown
and Maguire counters with a straight right hand.
Maguire throws a series of punches but Bastard moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bastard.
A shot to the liver by Bastard. Beautiful body shot.
Maguire is breathing heavily.
Bastard lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maguire.

It looks like Mickey Maguire has been cut.
Bastard tries for a takedown but Maguire sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mickey Maguire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Revenge of the Bastard.
Bastard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maguire at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Bastard.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bastard is defended easily by Maguire.

Bastard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maguire is working an open guard so Bastard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maguire but Maguire pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Bastard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Bastard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Bastard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bastard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastard works to advance to full mount. Maguire defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bastard working for a guillotine from mount but Maguire is in no mood to give up.
Maguire tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Bastard is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Maguire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bastard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maguire has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bastard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maguires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Bastard shoots in and gets a takedown into Maguire's guard.
Bastard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Maguire's guard.
Bastard passes Maguire's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bastard is trying to control the action in half guard but Maguire is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maguire is looking for a sweep. Bastard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire is trying to control but can't.
Bastard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maguire does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bastard works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bastard prevents Maguire from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bastard looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bastard is landing with some decent strikes but Maguire is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Revenge of the Bastard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Maguire's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
Maguire throws an off balance right hand

and Bastard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bastard trying to pass the guard but Maguire defending well.

Bastard seems to be working for a kimura but Maguire defends the submission attempt.
Maguire is trying to get back to full guard.
Bastard wants to take a breather but Maguire is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard is just content to waste time from the top position. Maguire takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bastard wants to stand but Maguire is controlling his posture from full guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Revenge of the Bastard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Maguire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bastard counters with a stiff right hand.
Bastard throws a shot to the body.

Bastard feints and as Maguire raises his hands in defense, Bastard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard slips nicely into half guard.

Bastard is trying to work for a kimura but Maguire is defending well.

Bastard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Bastard is looking for a kimura but Maguire is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bastard to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard moves nicely into side control.
Bastard gets to mount! Maguire was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Revenge of the Bastard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bastard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maguire hang on?
Maguire is squirming around, avoiding Bastard's attempts to control the action.

Bastard has hold of Maguire's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Maguire manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bastard has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Maguire is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Revenge of the Bastard!