PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearn (ranked 827 p4p, 1287 weight class) and Bo Garrett (ranked 123 p4p, 182 weight class). Hearn comes to the cage accompanied by Professor X - Dave. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hearn
vs
Garrett

185 cm
30
180
17 - 12 - 0

175 cm
29
185
14 - 7 - 2

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

IC&E Nutrition
PWNAGE™

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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Hearn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrett misses the target.
Hearn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garrett moves out of range as Hearn strikes.
Hearn walks into a straight right hand from Garrett.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Hearn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garrett misses with a body shot
and Hearn counters with a right hand to the body.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Garrett doesn't manage to clinch there - Hearn circles away.
Hearn is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn slips a jab from Garrett.
As Garrett backs away, Hearn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Garrett misses.
Hearn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hearn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Hearn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett dives in and grabs Hearn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hearn pushes down on Garrett's head and hops out.
Garrett is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Hearn moved out of range nicely.
Hearn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garrett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hearn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hearn throws a big shot that misses.
Garrett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrett tests Hearn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garrett wants to clinch.
Garrett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hearn counters with a good low kick that Garrett was not able to check.
Hearn misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett misses with an uppercut
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hearn ducks right into an uppercut from Garrett.
Hearn looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Hearn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garrett.
Hearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garrett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hearn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Hearn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett swings for the body but Hearn moves out of range.
Hearn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab from Hearn misses.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Hearn throws a wild body kick that Garrett sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett throws an off balance right hand
and Hearn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Hearn is looking to land body kicks.
And Garrett tries to counter it with a takedown but Hearn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Garrett misses with a shot to the body
and Hearn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hearn throws a leg kick
and Garrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hearn jabs at Garrett's body.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett throws a hook but Hearn avoids it easily.
Garrett fails to land with a series of punches.
Hearn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hearn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hearn keeps the fight on the outside.
Garrett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hearn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hearn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Garrett misses.
Hearn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hearn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hearn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett shoots in but no luck this time.
We've been informed that Garrett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hearn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Garrett misses.
Hearn misses with a hook. Garrett ducked under it nicely.
Garrett misses with a takedown attempt
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas Hearn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Garrett.
Garrett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hearn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Garrett looks to land a right hand but Hearn moved 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 Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hearn staying out of range there.
Hearn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hearn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick from Hearn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett throws a sloppy body shot
and Hearn counters with an outside leg kick.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Hearn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrett misses with an uppercut
and Hearn counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn moves away from the strike by Garrett.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Garrett throws a right hand that misses
and Hearn counters with a nice uppercut.
Hearn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn digs a good hook to Garrett's body.
Hearn drops his hands momentarily and Garrett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garrett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Hearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Garrett misses with a body shot
and Hearn counters with a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Garrett might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hearn has got the better of the exchanges.
Garrett throws a hook but Hearn blocks it.
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Hearn counters with a straight right hand.

Hearn tries to keep at a distance but Garrett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hearn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hearn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrett's elbow.
Hearn scores with a shot to the side of Garrett's head.
Garrett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Hearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Hearn controls the action.

Hearn breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett jabs Hearn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garrett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Hearn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garrett thinking.
Garrett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hearn. Hearn obviously looking to wear him down.
Garrett connects with a jab.
Hearn misses with a looping right.
Hearn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearn throws out a loose jab but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearn is looking to land body kicks.
Garrett misses with a lunging right hand
and Hearn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hearn moves out of range of the strikes.
Hearn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Hearn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hearn throws a looping overhand right but Garrett ducks down to avoid it.
Hearn tried to score with a low kick but Garrett checks it.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
Hearn misses with the body kick

and Garrett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hearn won't be happy with that.
Hearn is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn taking a bit of punishment here - Garrett scoring with strikes.
Hearn dodges the ground and pound from Garrett.
Garrett connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hearn some visible discomfort.
Hearn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearn pushes Garrett away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Garrett gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Garrett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Garrett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hearn is pushing Garrett's head away, looking to escape. Garrett manages to hold on to the position though.
Garrett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hearn is avoiding damage well.
Garrett is working Hearn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hearn is pushing Garrett's head away, looking to escape. Garrett manages to hold on to the position though.
Garrett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hearn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Garrett in side control, throwing shots but Hearn defends.
Hearn is trying to get back to his feet.
Garrett throwing strikes but Hearn manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Hearn dominated that second round.
That's time! Hearn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hearn scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab from Hearn.
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Garrett misses.
Hearn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Garrett just manages to avoid it.
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Hearn lands a jab to the head.
Hearn with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Garrett or perhaps it was just good defense by Hearn, which made it look bad.
Hearn swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hearn throws a hook to the side of Garrett's head but Garrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garrett tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Hearn throws a leg kick

and Garrett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hearn lands a left hand.
Hearn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hearn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearn lands a shoulder strike.

Hearn manages to break the clinch.

Garrett shoots in and gets a takedown into Hearn's guard.
Garrett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garrett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Hearn has his feet on Garrett's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearn thows a body kick. Garrett tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett tries to clinch but Hearn is having none of it.
Hearn thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hearn ducks right into an uppercut from Garrett.
Thomas Hearn is winning the standup battle so far.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrett misses with a hook to the body
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Hearn tenderised Garrett's leg. Garrett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hearn throws a lazy right hand but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hearn connects with a body shot that sends Garrett's belly button to the back.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hearn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garrett.
Hearn is looking for a counter combo.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.
Hearn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hearn counters with a left and a right that stings Garrett.
Garrett tries to move into range but Hearn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garrett misses the jab.
Garrett has his takedown stuffed
and Hearn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas Hearn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas Hearn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Garrett.
Garrett throws a shot to the body.
Hearn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garrett with a poor takedown
and Hearn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hearn slips under a jab.
Hearn tests Garrett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garrett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hearn's waist but Hearn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garrett off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn fakes the leg kick and cracks Garrett in the body.
Thomas Hearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Garrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hearn stuffs the takedown.
Hearn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garrett tries to clinch up
and Hearn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown but Hearn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Garrett 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.

Hearn has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Garrett is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Garrett tries to work over Hearn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bo Garrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrett can do to turn this around?
Garrett misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hearn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hearn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hearn!
Thomas Hearn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.