PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cian McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrity comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Irish Fighting Song - We Come in Pieces kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Fisher
vs
McGarrity

180 cm
31
177 lbs
16 - 18 - 1

174 cm
27
170 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q
Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Fisher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cian McGarrity!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fisher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGarrity avoids it really well and circles away.
Fisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fisher blocks a head kick by McGarrity.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McGarrity sprawls well. McGarrity wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fisher gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fisher misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGarrity swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGarrity lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fisher misses with a takedown attempt - McGarrity sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fisher tries to clinch up but McGarrity circles away and keeps his distance.
McGarrity moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McGarrity fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fisher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGarrity connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGarrity changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGarrity avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGarrity scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity digs a good hook to Fisher's body.
Fisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fisher closes the distance and clinches up with McGarrity, looking for a takedown. Fisher pushes McGarrity against the cage but McGarrity circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McGarrity cracks the inside of Fisher's front leg.
McGarrity lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for McGarrity.
Fisher walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGarrity.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
McGarrity wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGarrity scores with a nice body 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!
McGarrity looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGarrity buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGarrity fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGarrity.
Nice jab there from McGarrity.

It looks like John Fisher has been cut.

McGarrity forces Fisher back against the cage and clinches.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fisher. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

McGarrity pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fisher wants to clinch up but McGarrity keeps it at a distance.
McGarrity explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McGarrity scores with a sloppy right hand. Fisher should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity digs a good body shot into Fisher's ribs.
McGarrity lands a jab.
Fisher tries to clinch up.
Fisher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McGarrity moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McGarrity scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

McGarrity forces Fisher back against the cage and clinches.
McGarrity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fisher is working for takedown but McGarrity is calmly controlling the position for now.

McGarrity breaks the clinch.
McGarrity throws a leg kick which misses Fisher's front leg but catches the back leg as Fisher tries to avoid it.

McGarrity rushes Fisher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

McGarrity breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fisher takes one to the side of the head.
McGarrity avoids the head kick by Fisher.
McGarrity connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGarrity lands a head kick. Fisher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McGarrity takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Fisher is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by McGarrity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

McGarrity fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fisher, pushing him back against the cage.
Fisher lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from McGarrity.
Fisher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGarrity blocks an elbow strike.
McGarrity stops a takedown attempt from Fisher.
Fisher goes for a takedown attempt but McGarrity pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but McGarrity swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGarrity fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McGarrity looks to throw a body kick

and Fisher counters by clinching up.
Fisher is working for takedown but McGarrity is calmly controlling the position for now.
McGarrity dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fisher goes for a takedown in the clinch but McGarrity prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGarrity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A short left from McGarrity.
McGarrity lands a body shot.
McGarrity lands a nice uppercut.

McGarrity breaks from the clinch.
Fisher shoots for a double leg takedown but McGarrity sprawls well. He's pushed Fisher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

McGarrity clinches up against the cage.
McGarrity stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGarrity is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McGarrity lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGarrity lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from McGarrity on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from McGarrity.
McGarrity working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

McGarrity breaks from the clinch.
McGarrity connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGarrity throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGarrity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cian McGarrity dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Fisher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fisher blocks a head kick by McGarrity.
McGarrity takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oh Fisher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fisher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McGarrity manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by McGarrity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Fisher.
Fisher seems to have got his legs back now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fisher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fisher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fisher tries to clinch but McGarrity moves away
and McGarrity counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fisher thinking.
Fisher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fisher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fisher takes one on the chin but seems OK.

McGarrity sends Fisher crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McGarrity is motioning to the referee to let Fisher up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGarrity drops Fisher with a naaaaasty hook - Fisher is in real trouble here! McGarrity dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cian McGarrity!
Cian McGarrity is the new welterweight champion!
Cian McGarrity bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.