PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonis Skayias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

McGuire
vs
Skayias

178 cm
33
165 lbs
27 - 10 - 1

182 cm
28
171 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonis Skayias!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skayias lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Skayias tries to land a leg kick but McGuire saw it coming and moves away.
Skayias lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut.
McGuire misses with a leg kick
and Skayias counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skayias scores with a shot to the body.
McGuire misses with a shot to the body
and Skayias makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGuire throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Skayias counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skayias checks it well.
McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Skayias follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as McGuire blocks the low kick.
A lazy body kick from McGuire
and Skayias counters with a nice leg kick.
Skayias has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Skayias checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skayias thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it

and McGuire moves into the clinch.
Skayias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
A short body shot lands from McGuire as the two fighters clinch.
Skayias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skayias lands with a light punch inside.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skayias's elbow.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skayias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skayias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skayias.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Skayias.
Skayias is trying to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling him.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skayias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skayias tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skayias is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGuire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skayias's efforts to push away.
Skayias stalling.
Skayias throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.

McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch but Skayias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skayias throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McGuire.
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!
Skayias throws a lazy body kick
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skayias throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skayias misses with a body shot.

McGuire has closed the distance and engaged Skayias in a clinch.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skayias.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skayias.
Come on Skayias - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Skayias slows down the pace here.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Skayias controls the action.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skayias lands with a left to the head.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skayias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skayias ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skayias thuds a left hand into McGuire's body.
A slow jab from Skayias misses its intended target.
McGuire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skayias checks it well.
Zander McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skayias throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuire counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McGuire!

It looks like Antonis Skayias has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Skayias is rocked!
McGuire lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Skayias falls backwards - clearly groggy! McGuire dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zander McGuire!
Our winner, Zander McGuire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.