PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor Macguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Ank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macguire comes to the cage accompanied by This Fire Burns. Ank has chosen RATM as his entrance music. Kenneth Ank has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Macguire
vs
Ank

180 cm
25
225 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Macguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth Ank!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Macguire lands but Ank takes it in his stride.
Macguire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Macguire wants to clinch.
Macguire throws a head kick but Ank moves out of range.
Macguire could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Macguire throws a one two combo.
Ank keeps the fight on the outside.
Ank unleashes a big counter combination but Macguire bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick by Macguire misses
and Ank counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Macguire wants to clinch up but Ank keeps it at a distance.
Macguire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Macguire throws a sloppy head kick and Ank moves out of range easily.
Macguire throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Ank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macguire connects with a right hand. Ank shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macguire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Macguire is looking to clinch but Ank is avoiding it.
Ank is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ank misses with a body kick.
Ank misses with the combination.
Ank shoots in for a double leg but Macguire sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Macguire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ank or perhaps it was just good defense by Macguire, which made it look bad.
Macguire is looking to counter punch.
Macguire throws a head kick that misses.
Macguire tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ank decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Macguire's guard.
Ank slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ank trying to control the position from guard on top but Macguire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macguire controlling Ank's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ank wants to control from the top but Macguire keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ank tries to free his leg and advance position but Macguire is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Macguire looks to land a combination. Ank sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ank dives in for a single leg takedown but Macguire sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Macguire is looking to counter punch.
Conor Macguire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Ank.
Macguire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ank steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Macguire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Ank's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macguire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ank thinks about the counter body kick.
Ank keeps the fight on the outside.
Macguire misses with a head kick.
Macguire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Macguire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ank drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Macguire defends it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ank fails to pull guard.
Ank tries to pull guard but Macguire won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Macguire dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ank changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Macguire tries to avoid it but Ank manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Macguire to the ground. Macguire escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Macguire with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Macguire.
Ank let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Macguire tries to clinch
and Ank counters with a one-two to the body.
Macguire lands with an overhand left.
Conor Macguire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Macguire.
Macguire defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ank.

Macguire moves into range and clinches up with Ank.

Macguire breaks the clinch.
Ank tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Macguire swivels and escapes.
Conor Macguire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Ank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macguire tries to clinch up but Ank circles away and keeps his distance.
Ank dodges the punch combination from Macguire.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ank shoots in but no luck this time.
Macguire moves in looking to clinch but Ank pushes him off.
Macguire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ank takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Kenneth Ank has been cut.
A head kick misses from Ank.

Macguire tries to keep at a distance but Ank has taken the fight into the clinch.

Macguire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macguire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Macguire rushes Ank and presses him up against the cage.
Ank looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ank tries to pull guard but Macguire holds him up against the cage and eventually Ank drops back down to his feet.
Ank wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ank fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macguire looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Macguire is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Macguire stops a takedown attempt from Ank.
Macguire tries to land a knee to the head but Ank blocks with his arms.
Ank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Macguire breaks the clinch.
Macguire misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Macguire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ank stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ank looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Macguire throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Macguire wants to clinch.
Ank will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Macguire darts in trying to clinch
and Ank counters with a three punch combo that has Macguire backing up. Macguire nods at Ank to acknowledge the strikes.
A lazy left from Macguire finds it's target.

Macguire clinches up with Ank and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Macguire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Ank's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ank takes a kick to the side of the head.
Macguire tries to clinch but Ank moves out of range.
Ank lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A combination from Macguire does no damage.
Macguire throws a head kick that misses

and Ank counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ank wants to stand up but Macguire has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ank trying to advance position but Macguire counters by regaining guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macguire keeping moving, preventing Ank from controlling successfully.
Ank must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ank might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Macguire haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ank tries to free his leg and advance position but Macguire is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ank showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ank goes for a double leg but Macguire avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Macguire continues to drive forward.
Macguire is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Macguire throws a head kick but Ank moves out of range.

Macguire closes the distance and pushes Ank back into the cage.
Ank tries for a takedown but Macguire manages to get underhooks.
Ank fails to pull guard.
Conor Macguire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Ank.

Ank breaks from the clinch.
Macguire tries to close the distance and clinch but Ank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conor Macguire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ank dodges the punch combination from Macguire.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macguire jabs Ank to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Macguire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ank can do to turn this around?

Ank drives through with a takedown into Macguire's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Macguire keeping full guard, as Ank tries to pass.
Macguire keeping moving, preventing Ank from controlling successfully.
Macguire looking for a sweep. Not yet Macguire, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ank looking to pass the guard.
Ank trying to move into half guard but instead Macguire has managed to sweep!

Ank working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Macguire.
Macguire postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Macguire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Macguire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Macguire thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Ank has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Macguire can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kenneth Ank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macguire cracks Ank with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Macguire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Macguire, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Macguire!
Conor Macguire decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.