PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Haiyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todd Haiyes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McGuire
vs
Haiyes

170 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Haiyes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haiyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Haiyes moves into the clinch successfully.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGuire.

Haiyes is fighting off a takedown attempt but McGuire is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Haiyes to the mat. Haiyes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Haiyes wants to get back to his feet but McGuire is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Haiyes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGuire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Haiyes pushes McGuire off and scrambles back to his feet.
Haiyes wants to clinch
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
Haiyes slips under a jab.
Haiyes slips a straight right by McGuire.
Haiyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haiyes tries to score a power double leg takedown but McGuire sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haiyes somewhat.
Haiyes looks winded!
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haiyes.
Haiyes is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGuire sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Haiyes is just out of range.
Haiyes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from McGuire. Those never looked like landing.
McGuire with a nice cross.
McGuire stuffs the takedown attempt from Haiyes. Haiyes gets slowly back to his feet.
Patrick McGuire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Haiyes.
Haiyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haiyes looks for a takedown but McGuire sprawls well.
Haiyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Haiyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGuire has Haiyes up against the cage in a clinch.
McGuire lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from McGuire.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body.
McGuire tries a body shot but Haiyes blocks it.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Haiyes tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuire avoids the damage to the body.
McGuire tries to break the clinch but Haiyes is controlling the position.
Haiyes tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuire avoids the damage to the body.
Haiyes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Haiyes avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from McGuire.
McGuire is trying to push Haiyes away but Haiyes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haiyes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes wants to break free but McGuire has control.
Haiyes taking a breather.
McGuire lands a shot to the body.
McGuire is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGuire working hard to break the clinch.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haiyes working aggressively here.
Haiyes prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Haiyes lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Haiyes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick McGuire dominated that round.
That's time! McGuire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Haiyes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haiyes throws a leg kick but McGuire moved away.

Haiyes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Haiyes avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
Haiyes tries for a takedown but McGuire manages to get underhooks.
McGuire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGuire tries to work over Haiyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire digs a right hand underneath Haiyes's ribcage. Haiyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from McGuire.
Haiyes is trying to pull guard but McGuire has him pressed against the cage.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
Haiyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haiyes is breathing heavily.
McGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
Haiyes missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haiyes blocking some punches.
Haiyes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haiyes blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haiyes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haiyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Haiyes controls his hands.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haiyes's elbow.

McGuire pulls guard.
McGuire seems keen to control Haiyes's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGuire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGuire controlling Haiyes's posture.

We're going to have a standup here because Patrick McGuire wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Haiyes wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Haiyes's head but Haiyes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Haiyes with that takedown attempt.
Patrick McGuire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Haiyes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire connects with a nice looking jab.
Todd Haiyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haiyes closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGuire counters with a nice body shot.
McGuire misses with a hook.
McGuire works Haiyes's body with a nice hook.
Haiyes staying out of range there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

McGuire tightens his grip and picks Haiyes up, before dumping him to the ground. Haiyes manages to land in guard.
McGuire forces his way into half guard.
McGuire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Haiyes wants to get back to his feet.
McGuire working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire is pressing down on Haiyes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haiyes is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGuire is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick McGuire dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

McGuire missing with a left hand there. Haiyes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haiyes tries to clinch but McGuire moves out of range.
Haiyes tries for a takedown but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Todd Haiyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haiyes's head backwards.
Haiyes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McGuire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire circles away from the clinch attempt
and McGuire counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.

McGuire looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Haiyes!
McGuire scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Haiyes?
Haiyes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Haiyes's face.
McGuire throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McGuire is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Haiyes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McGuire controlling the pace for now.
Haiyes is in a horrible position here. McGuire smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McGuire raining down shots from the mount!
McGuire looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by McGuire.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire raining down shots from the mount!
McGuire controlling from mount.
McGuire lands a big elbow.
McGuire takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Haiyes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McGuire lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes trying desperately to get to his feet.
McGuire lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McGuire putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Haiyes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McGuire tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McGuire connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McGuire lands with some strikes.
McGuire controlling the pace for now.
McGuire lands with some strikes.
Patrick McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire content just to control the position here.
McGuire has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Haiyes wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire cracks Haiyes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGuire raining down hammerfists from mount.
McGuire scoring with strikes but Haiyes is staying in there.
Todd Haiyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire landing strikes, looking to finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick McGuire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGuire 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick McGuire!