PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barbados Slim (ranked 2170 p4p, 1120 weight class) and Sean MacGuire (ranked 270 p4p, 143 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Slim
vs
MacGuire

188 cm
19
192
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
195
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbados Slim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean MacGuire!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Slim slams his shin into MacGuire's torso.

Slim gets a clinch.
MacGuire presses Slim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
MacGuire blocks a body shot from Slim.
Slim looking to throw knees to the head but MacGuire is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slim.
MacGuire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
MacGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MacGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Barbados Slim has been cut.
MacGuire blocks an uppercut.
MacGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MacGuire.
MacGuire's coach down at Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on MacGuire's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Slim trying to land knees to the body.
MacGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Slim's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacGuire.
MacGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from MacGuire.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slim.
MacGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacGuire scores with a shot to the side of Slim's head.
Good body shot from MacGuire.
Slim landing knees to the head.
MacGuire is working Slim over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from MacGuire.
A knee to the head by Slim.
MacGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Slim.
Slim blocking some punches.
MacGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacGuire misses with a body punch.
Slim trying to land knees to the body.
Slim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacGuire works on Slim's body with a couple of short punches.
Slim is breathing heavily.
MacGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Slim.
MacGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slim throws a knee to the head but misses.
MacGuire lands an uppercut.
MacGuire lands a body punch.
A short left from MacGuire.
A short body shot lands from MacGuire as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, MacGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by MacGuire.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from MacGuire - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacGuire.
MacGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
MacGuire cracks Slim with a nice body shot.
MacGuire pushes Slim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacGuire.
Nice body punch from MacGuire - that landed with a thud.
MacGuire lands a shoulder strike.
MacGuire lands a hook that snaps the head of Slim backwards.
MacGuire lands a body shot.
MacGuire is leaning against Slim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
MacGuire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from MacGuire.
MacGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slims head.
MacGuire pushes Slim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
MacGuire pushes Slim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from MacGuire on the inside.
MacGuire lands a right hand.
MacGuire lands a hook that snaps the head of Slim backwards.
A shot in the inside from MacGuire.
MacGuire scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacGuire lands a body punch.
MacGuire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacGuire pushes Slim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from MacGuire.
A short right from MacGuire.
MacGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slims head.
MacGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacGuire.
MacGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacGuire scores with a shot to the side of Slim's head.

Slim is rocked!
MacGuire creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Slim with a big uppercut! Slim tries to clinch up but MacGuire pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Slim to the mat! Slim covers up and MacGuire unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean MacGuire!
Our winner, Sean MacGuire, 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.