PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Mcguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Enriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Enriquez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alfred Mcguire's chin.

Mcguire
vs
Enriquez

159 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

185 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alfred Mcguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Enriquez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enriquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcguire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Enriquez.
Enriquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcguire is just out of range.

Enriquez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mcguire napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Enriquez laying and praying for a moment but Mcguire takes advantage and regains half guard.
Enriquez is pressing down on Mcguire's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mcguire is holding on for now.

Enriquez is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enriquez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mcguire is looking to improve his position.
Enriquez is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jorge Enriquez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Mcguire gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Enriquez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Enriquez's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcguire keeping full guard, as Enriquez tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcguire has a closed guard, preventing Enriquez from standing up.
Mcguire might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Enriquez sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jorge Enriquez.

Enriquez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mcguire on his heels. He'll look to pass Mcguire's guard now, I'm sure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enriquez forces his way into half guard.
Enriquez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Enriquez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mcguire defends it well.
Enriquez blocks the strikes from Mcguire.
Enriquez trying to control from half guard but Mcguire is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Enriquez dominated that round.
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.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Enriquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcguire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Enriquez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mcguire napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Enriquez controlling the position.
Mcguire could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mcguire manages to work his way to half guard, despite Enriquez's best efforts.
Enriquez trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jorge Enriquez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Enriquez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mcguire's guard.
Enriquez wanted to stand there but Mcguire had control of the position.
Enriquez throwing strikes but missing.
Enriquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcguire swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enriquez trying to control but Mcguire is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jorge Enriquez.

Enriquez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mcguire is staying active underneath Enriquez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jorge Enriquez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Enriquez wants to stand but Mcguire has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Enriquez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Enriquez is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcguire controlling the position well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alfred Mcguire.
Mcguire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Enriquez works over Mcguire's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Enriquez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Enriquez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Enriquez wants to stand but Mcguire has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mcguire working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jorge Enriquez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Enriquez blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Enriquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Enriquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Enriquez looking to score a takedown here. Mcguire is defending well but Enriquez drives through and ends up in Mcguire's guard.
Enriquez content to stall in guard here.
Enriquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mcguire trying to keep a closed guard but Enriquez is proving a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Enriquez tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Enriquez shoots in and bounces Mcguire off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Enriquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Enriquez is looking to pass into half guard but Mcguire pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mcguire is in guard.
Enriquez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Enriquez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mcguire can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enriquez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Enriquez wants to control the pace but Mcguire is squirming around nicely.
Enriquez landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enriquez throws some wild stikes that Mcguire manages to avoid easily.
Mcguire is bucking up trying to escape but Enriquez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Enriquez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enriquez content just to control the position here.
Enriquez wants to stand but Mcguire is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Enriquez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mcguire tries to hold on but Enriquez postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enriquez controlling from the full mount.

Jorge Enriquez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Enriquez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mcguire was covering up waiting for the punch and Enriquez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcguire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Enriquez is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Enriquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Enriquez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Enriquez!