PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Raty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Garvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppo Raty looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Raty
vs
Garvin

190 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Transformer Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seppo Raty!
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, Paul Garvin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raty shoots in but Garvin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raty tries for a takedown but Garvin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Raty shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Raty is breathing heavily.
Garvin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garvin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Garvin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garvin.
Raty won't allow Garvin to sweep him here.

Garvin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Raty is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Garvin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Raty's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Raty fending off the submission attempt from Garvin.
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!

Garvin is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Raty is defending well though. Garvin let's go of the attempt for now.
Garvin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Garvin tightening his grip on Raty, looking for the choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raty trying to control the action but Garvin just sinks the hooks in.
Raty manages to reverse the position and now he's in Garvin's guard. Nice work there by Raty.

Garvin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raty wants to control from the top but Garvin keeps moving.

Garvin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raty can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Garvin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garvin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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.
A nice elbow there by Garvin.
Raty is in a horrible position here. Garvin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garvin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Raty looks a forlorn figure.

Raty is rocked!

It looks like Seppo Raty has been cut.
Garvin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Raty is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garvin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garvin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Raty because Garvin loaded up on that one.
Raty is squirming around, avoiding Garvin's attempts to control the action.
Garvin tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Raty is squirming around, avoiding Garvin's attempts to control the action.
Raty seems to have got his legs back now.
Raty is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Garvin has taken his back.

Garvin looking for the choke but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raty is covering up but some of the strikes from Garvin are getting through and doing damage.
Raty looking very determined here, making life difficult for Garvin.
Garvin softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Raty is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Raty is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Garvin has the hooks in. Raty is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Raty breaks Garvin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Garvin is looking for a triangle but Raty pushes his legs off easily.

Garvin is working an open guard so Raty takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Raty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Raty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raty tries for a takedown but Garvin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garvin is fending him off so far but Raty persists. Nope, Garvin circles away and we're back to standing.

Garvin scores with a takedown into Raty's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Garvin stands and throws Raty's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Garvin advances nicely into full mount.
Raty tries to reverse the position but Garvin maintains control.
Garvin with good strikes from the mount here!
Garvin working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Seppo Raty's cut is getting worse.

Garvin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Raty can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Garvin controlling his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garvin working the ground and pound effectively.
Garvin tries to control but Raty wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Garvin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Raty's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Raty scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Raty wants to pass to mount but Garvin is defending the position.
Garvin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garvin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garvin trying to keep a closed guard but Raty is proving a slippery customer.
Raty looking to sit in guard and control but Garvin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Garvin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Garvin gets a clinch.

Garvin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Raty regains guard immediately.
Garvin wants to pass the guard but Raty is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raty wants to sweep here but Garvin controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raty has his foot on Garvin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garvin works his way back into a safe position though.

Raty keeping busy on the bottom but Garvin has passed one foot through into half guard.

Garvin gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Garvin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raty is fending him off so far but Garvin persists. Nope, Raty circles away and we're back to standing.
Garvin fails with the takedown

and Raty counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raty trying to mount his opponent but Garvin defends it.

Garvin looking for submissions off his back.
Raty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garvin keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garvin is defending against the submission attempts here by Raty.
Garvin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garvin keeping moving, preventing Raty from controlling successfully.
Raty has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Raty wants to pass the guard but Garvin is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garvin is on top in guard.
Garvin trying to control but Raty is working from the bottom.
Garvin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raty tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Raty has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garvin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raty working a defensive guard here.
Garvin forces his way into half guard.
Garvin controlling the action here.

Garvin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Raty wants to get back to full guard.
Garvin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Raty!
Garvin controlling from the full mount.

Garvin stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raty swats away the attempt to clinch by Garvin.

Garvin clinches with his opponent.
Raty prevents Garvin from breaking the clinch.
Raty fails to pull guard.
Raty tries to pull guard but Garvin holds him up against the cage and eventually Raty drops back down to his feet.
Raty tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Raty. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Garvin pulls guard effortlessly.
Raty stopping the sweep attempt from Garvin.

Garvin working for a triangle but Raty defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Garvin is looking for a triangle but Raty pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Raty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Garvin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Garvin is looking for a kimura here.
Garvin passes to side control.

Garvin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Raty to his feet.
Garvin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raty shoots and misses

and Garvin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raty wants to improve his position but Garvin is controlling well.

Garvin stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Raty to get to his feet.

Garvin moves into range and clinches up with Raty.

Garvin breaks the clinch.
Raty shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Garvin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Raty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raty is trying to keep Garvin in close.
Garvin trying to control but Raty is working from the bottom.

Garvin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Raty looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Raty looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Raty!
Garvin prevents Raty from improving position.
Garvin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Raty is not content to let Garvin control the position.
Paul Garvin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garvin is pressing down on Raty's thigh, looking to free his foot. Raty is holding on for now.
Raty makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Raty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Raty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Garvin stands and steps away. Raty gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Garvin clinches with his opponent.

Garvin decides to pull guard.
Raty preventing the sweep.
Raty wants to control from the top but Garvin keeps moving.

Garvin has his feet on Raty's thighs here. He's pushed Raty off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Raty screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Garvin!