PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

McGuire
vs
Jones

186 cm
20
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones slips under a jab from McGuire.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have McGuire backpedaling.
McGuire thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but McGuire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, jab by McGuire - just one landing.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGuire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGuire misses with a straight left.

McGuire changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
McGuire trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGuire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McGuire creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jones tries to strike but it doesn't land.
McGuire scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Jones is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McGuire trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones bucks up and tries to throw McGuire off but instead McGuire has got his back!
Jones holding both McGuire 's hands and preventing any damage.
McGuire punishes Jones with strikes from the back mount.
McGuire is punishing Jones with strikes - can he finish him?!
Jones staying busy and making it hard for McGuire to control.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards McGuire.
McGuire is hanging on to Jones's back as he tries to escape.
Jones looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
McGuire scores with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Jones tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones looks gassed!
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but McGuire cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the head.
McGuire is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGuire fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McGuire raining down shots from the mount!
McGuire cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McGuire with a couple of short strikes.
McGuire landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
McGuire landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but McGuire has a good base and remains in mount.
McGuire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
McGuire landing strikes from the mount.
McGuire scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones is in a horrible position here. McGuire smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones tries to reverse the position but McGuire maintains control.
McGuire cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones tries to reverse the position but McGuire maintains control.
Jones is in a horrible position here. McGuire smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

McGuire wants to finish this one by submission but Jones is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from McGuire.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGuire lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike McGuire dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
Jones throws a right hand that McGuire ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuire also avoids with ease.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.

McGuire closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones tries to roll over but McGuire keeps him under control.
McGuire has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McGuire in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McGuire looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but McGuire has a good base and remains in mount.
McGuire lands with some strikes.
McGuire scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
McGuire has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
McGuire controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.

McGuire looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mike McGuire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones wants to control but McGuire is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McGuire cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones tries to hold on but McGuire postures up.
McGuire lands with some strikes.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but McGuire has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
McGuire putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
McGuire lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
McGuire punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McGuire cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McGuire lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but McGuire cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McGuire breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! McGuire connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGuire looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but McGuire cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McGuire putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones tries to hold on but McGuire pushes him away.
McGuire lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McGuire lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuire landing shots from mount.
McGuire wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
McGuire pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike McGuire dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jones throws a nice looking combination but McGuire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGuire throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a good, hard body kick but McGuire shrugs it off.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mike McGuire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a combination that misses

and McGuire counters by clinching up.
McGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGuire.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but McGuire won't allow it.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGuire has him pressed against the cage.
McGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGuire keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but McGuire has double underhooks.
McGuire keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by McGuire.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGuire wants a takedown.
McGuire prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
McGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGuire effectively controlling the action here.
McGuire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Nice body punch from McGuire - that landed with a thud.

McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
McGuire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
McGuire throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
McGuire throws out a powerful jab.
McGuire will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones misses with a double jab
and McGuire counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head kick by McGuire misses
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Jones throws a series of punches but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGuire takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
No joy there for McGuire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones cracks McGuire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks into a jab.
Jones lands with a nice combination. McGuire backs away looking to recover.
McGuire misses with the combination.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss

and McGuire counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McGuire.
Jones keeping full guard, as McGuire tries to pass.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McGuire sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Jones pushes McGuire off looking to stand but McGuire dives back in and keeps control.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from McGuire there.
McGuire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McGuire prevents Jones from standing back up.
Mike McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.

McGuire has managed to clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but McGuire keeps him there for the moment.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones wants to break free but McGuire has control.
A right hand to the body from McGuire.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGuire keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGuire keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGuire leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but McGuire won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from McGuire.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McGuire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGuire 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Mike McGuire!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Mike McGuire!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Mike McGuire!

Mike McGuire wins by unanimous decision!