PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igla Chlen (ranked 1246 p4p, 1455 weight class) and Mike McGuire (ranked 166 p4p, 194 weight class). Chlen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, . The crowd seem to be enjoying McGuire's choice of entrance music: Jekyll And Hyde. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chlen
vs
McGuire

192 cm
36
215
21 - 8 - 0

188 cm
29
206
12 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igla Chlen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chlen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGuires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chlen.
Chlen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chlen misses with an uppercut
and McGuire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chlen thinking.
A swing and a miss from Chlen.
Chlen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chlen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Chlen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chlen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
Chlen swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
Chlen swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chlen.
Chlen slips a straight right by McGuire.
McGuire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
McGuire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chlen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chlen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chlen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
McGuire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chlen.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Chlen's body.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Chlen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a low kick, looking for Chlen's leg but Chlen calmly moves out of range.
Chlen misses with a body shot.
And McGuire responds with a good body kick, but Chlen manages to step out the way in time.
McGuire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chlen checks it well.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Chlen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGuire throws a front kick that sends Chlen stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chlen. That's going to slow McGuire down.
McGuire throws a body punch but Chlen moves out of range.
Chlen circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGuire checks a leg kick nicely.

Chlen tries to keep at a distance but McGuire has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGuire lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chlen's elbow.
Chlen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.

McGuire breaks the clinch.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chlen avoids the body shot from McGuire.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a body punch
and Chlen counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chlen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chlen throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big right from McGuire misses.
A cross from Chlen lands.
McGuire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chlen throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire counters with a nice uppercut.
Chlen throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGuire.
McGuire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chlen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
McGuire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As McGuire backs away, Chlen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McGuire cracks Chlen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chlen.
McGuire takes one to the chin there.
Chlen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

McGuire has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire stalling.
Chlen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chlen blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire blocking some punches.
McGuire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chlen tries to break free but McGuire pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Chlen.
Chlen has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chlen misses with some punches.

Chlen breaks the clinch.
McGuire throws a body punch but Chlen moves out of range.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chlen.
Good shot there by McGuire.
Chlen swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chlen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chlen lands a nice hook to McGuire's body. McGuire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire checks the leg kick nicely there.
McGuire misses with the body kick
and Chlen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chlen. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chlen with a body shot.
Chlen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
Chlen throws a body shot but no joy.
Chlen motions for McGuire to come forward. Chlen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire lands with a good body shot.
Chlen throws a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
Chlen throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
Chlen tests McGuire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chlen misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
McGuire tries a quick counter leg kick but Chlen is wise to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire misses with a low kick as Chlen jumps back.
A low kick from Chlen is predictable there
and McGuire makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McGuire dips to his left and cracks Chlen with an uppercut!
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire swings for the body but Chlen moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Igla Chlen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McGuire misses with an uppercut. Chlen saw that one coming.
Chlen is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks.
Chlen misses with a body shot.
A big right from McGuire misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Chlen as he connects with a hook.
Chlen tries to work over McGuire's front leg with a kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Chlen.
Chlen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Igla Chlen is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Chlen.
McGuire throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGuire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chlen looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chlen scores with a nice head shot.
McGuire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chlen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chlen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chlen checks a leg kick.
Chlen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chlen. That's going to slow McGuire down.
McGuire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chlen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
Chlen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGuire thows a leg kick but Chlen checks it
and Chlen counters with a straight right hand.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuire walks into a left hand.
Chlen throws a front kick aimed at McGuire's knee but McGuire avoids it well.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chlen.
Chlen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chlen.
Chlen misses with a looping left.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
Chlen with a nice calf kick.
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!
Chlen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chlen moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlen misses with a body shot.
McGuire lands a nice looking body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McGuire in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chlen. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chlen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGuire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chlen blocks a head kick by McGuire.
Chlen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chlen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGuire.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chlen moves away.
Chlen throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it.
Chlen loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chlen throws a body shot but no joy.
Chlen throws a leg kick
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chlen takes one to the chin there.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chlen looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
Chlen scores with a punch to the head.
Chlen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
and Chlen counters with a straight right hand.
McGuire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chlen blocks the body kick.
McGuire throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chlen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chlen throws a predictable looking body shot
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGuire takes a swing at Chlen's ribcage but misses.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chlen throws out a leg kick but McGuire moves out of range and Chlen only half commits.
Chlen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chlen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
Chlen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chlen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chlen checks a low kick from McGuire.
Chlen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chlen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chlen scrambles back to his feet.
McGuire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGuire tries to clinch but Chlen is having none of it.
Chlen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chlen circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGuire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chlen throws out a powerful jab.
McGuire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chlen.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chlen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chlen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGuire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chlen throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chlen misses with a leg kick.
McGuire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chlen throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chlen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chlen. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire takes one to the chin there.
Chlen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Igla Chlen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.

Chlen misses the shot to the body.
McGuire unleashes a big counter combination but Chlen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chlen looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chlen moves away.
Chlen moves into range and connects with a jab.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chlen punishes McGuire's body with a nice straight punch.
McGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire punishes Chlen's body with a nice straight punch.

McGuire drives through and clinches with Chlen against the cage.
Chlen misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chlen.
Chlen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chlen pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chlen.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chlen's elbow.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chlen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Chlen controls the action.
McGuire tries a body shot but Chlen blocks it.
Chlen blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Chlen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Igla Chlen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chlen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire misses with a body punch.

Chlen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chlen throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Chlen throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Chlen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chlen cracks McGuire with a good jab.
McGuire misses with a series of wild punches.
McGuire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire works the jab nicely.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chlen misses with a shot to the body
and McGuire counters with a good low kick that Chlen was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chlen counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but Chlen is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Chlen misses its target.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chlen.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Chlen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chlen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Chlen.
McGuire throws a chopping leg kick but Chlen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chlen tries to work over McGuire's front leg with a kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGuire jabs Chlen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGuire moves out of range of the leg kick from Chlen.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire misses with a leg kick.
McGuire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mike McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire swings for the body but Chlen moves out of range.
Chlen slips a straight right by McGuire.
McGuire throws a lazy right hand but Chlen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chlen throws out the jab.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire scores with a punch to the head.
Igla Chlen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chlen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chlen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGuire is able to avoid easily.
A nice side step and McGuire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chlen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire is looking to chop away at Chlen's legs.
McGuire slips a straight right by Chlen.
Chlen checks a leg kick.
McGuire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chlen misses with a body shot.
McGuire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as McGuire blocks the low kick.
McGuire swings for the body but Chlen moves out of range.
McGuire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chlen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chlen blocks the body kick.
Chlen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
Chlen scores with a decent looking hook.
Chlen throws a leg kick but McGuire moved away.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Chlen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McGuire.
McGuire punishes Chlen's body with a nice straight punch.
McGuire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGuire throws a body punch but Chlen moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chlen.
Chlen throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
Chlen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chlen dodges the punch combination from McGuire.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igla Chlen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chlen 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igla Chlen!
Igla Chlen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.