PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Van Gogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paddy McGuiness has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Van Gogh
vs
McGuiness

195 cm
21
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

194 cm
28
275 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

TKO Clothing

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pierre Van Gogh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paddy McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gogh shoots and misses
letting McGuiness counter with a right hand.
McGuiness works Van Gogh's body with a nice hook.
A big left from McGuiness misses.
Van Gogh misses with a takedown attempt
and McGuiness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Gogh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Gogh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuiness.
Van Gogh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McGuiness defends well and Van Gogh ends up having to push McGuiness into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Van Gogh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Gogh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Gogh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Gogh needs to keep his hands up - McGuiness had a free shot at his head there.
Van Gogh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGuiness digs a good hook to Van Gogh's body.
Van Gogh is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - McGuiness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Gogh misses with a takedown attempt - McGuiness sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Gogh ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
Van Gogh moves out of range as McGuiness strikes.
Van Gogh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuiness connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGuiness sends Van Gogh crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McGuiness is motioning to the referee to let Van Gogh up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Van Gogh is rocked!
McGuiness throws out a loose jab but Van Gogh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Van Gogh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGuiness throws a looping overhand right but Van Gogh ducks down to avoid it.
Van Gogh seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Gogh shoots in and drives through. McGuiness sprawls well.
Paddy McGuiness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Gogh fails with a takedown attempt.

McGuiness cracks Van Gogh with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McGuiness has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Van Gogh to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuiness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuiness plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Van Gogh swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Van Gogh face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paddy McGuiness!
A very excited looking Paddy McGuiness made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.