PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Howard Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuinness has chosen Ain't a party without me as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Li
vs
McGuinness

174 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

183 cm
21
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor McGuinness!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oooooh!!! Li has knocked McGuinness down with a huge combo! Li steps away and waves a wobbly McGuinness back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Connor McGuinness has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li thuds a left hand into McGuinness's body.
McGuinness scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGuinness takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Li moves into range and clinches up with McGuinness.
McGuinness wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Li presses McGuinness against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGuinness's coach down at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McGuinness's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Li stalling against the cage.
McGuinness is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Li to keep the fight standing.
McGuinness tries to pull guard but Li holds him up against the cage and eventually McGuinness drops back down to his feet.
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuinness's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Li works on McGuinness's body with a couple of short punches.
McGuinness lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Li or not.
Li lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
McGuinness struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGuinness prevents a body shot from Li.
McGuinness missing with knees to the body.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Li.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGuinness takes a shot to the head.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGuinness backwards.
Li digs a right hand into McGuinness's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGuinness's gas tank.
McGuinness looks winded!
A hook to the body from Li.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Li.
Li lands a shot to the body.
Li avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuinness.
Li lands with a right to the head.
Li lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Li.
Li working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Li is struggling to control the position.
Li gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Howard Li.
Li lands with a good body shot.
Li looks to land a combination. McGuinness sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

McGuinness gets tackled into the cage by Li. Li maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li lands with a right to the head.
Li lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Li scores with a shot to the side of McGuinness's head.
Li manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Li scores with a nice short uppercut.
Li slowing the pace effectively.
McGuinness missing with knees to the body.
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGuinness trying to land knees to the body.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
McGuinness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Li's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Li for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness misses with a punch to the body.
McGuinness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuinness takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

McGuinness manages to pull guard.

Li got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGuinness has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Li has managed to get both his arms back between McGuinness's legs - danger averted.
Li looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Li has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Li stands up and waves to McGuinness to follow him.
Li slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connor McGuinness's cut.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGuinness, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Li.
Howard Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li scores with a shot to the side of McGuinness's head.
McGuinness misses with the head strike.
Li displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGuinness up against the cage.
McGuinness is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
McGuinness tries to pull guard but Li won't allow it.
Li's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right handed body shot lands from McGuinness.
McGuinness tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Li avoiding damage.
McGuinness tries a body shot but Li blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGuinness has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li is stalling here.
Li seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuinness backwards.
McGuinness tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuinness's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGuinness is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
A right hook to the body lands for Li.
McGuinness is breathing heavily.
Li presses McGuinness against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li has McGuinness pressed against the cage.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuinness can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Li.
Li working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGuinness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuinness backwards.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuinness backwards.
Li lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuinness backwards.

McGuinness is rocked!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Li drops McGuinness onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! McGuinness is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
McGuinness is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?

Li drops McGuinness onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! McGuinness is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Li creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks McGuinness out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Howard Li!
In his post fight interview, Howard Li started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.