PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asim Ferhatovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Garrido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asim Ferhatovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Javier Garrido's chin.

Ferhatovic
vs
Garrido

195 cm
22
270 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

195 cm
22
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asim Ferhatovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Garrido!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferhatovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferhatovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferhatovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garrido doesn't seem bothered though.
Garrido chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferhatovic can pounce on him.
Garrido looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferhatovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garrido showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferhatovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garrido takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Javier Garrido has been cut.
Ferhatovic ducks under a wild hook from Garrido.
Ferhatovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garrido checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic tries to land a front kick but Garrido steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garrido misses with a low kick.
Ferhatovic misses with a head kick.
Garrido displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferhatovic throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferhatovic scores with a leg kick.
Ferhatovic throws a nice looking combination but Garrido bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Garrido fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ferhatovic sprawls well initially but Garrido persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ferhatovic is refusing to be controlled, as Garrido sits in half guard.
Ferhatovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garrido.
Garrido is just content to waste time from the top position. Ferhatovic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Garrido with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrido's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferhatovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ferhatovic keeping full guard, as Garrido tries to pass.
Garrido trying to move into half guard but instead Ferhatovic has managed to sweep!
Ferhatovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Garrido is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ferhatovic defends well.
Ferhatovic wanted to stand there but Garrido had control of the position.
Garrido wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrido manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ferhatovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Garrido throws a big right hand that misses.
Garrido wants to control from the top but Ferhatovic keeps moving.
Garrido's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Ferhatovic kicks Garrido off and gets to his feet.
Ferhatovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garrido.
Ferhatovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Garrido misses the shot to the body.
Asim Ferhatovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrido blocks a head kick by Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic misses with a looping left.
Garrido digs a good body shot into Ferhatovic's ribs.
Ferhatovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrido throws a low kick, looking for Ferhatovic's leg but Ferhatovic calmly moves out of range.
Ferhatovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garrido checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ferhatovic throws a right and a left that Garrido avoids nicely.
Ferhatovic motions for Garrido to come forward. Ferhatovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garrido throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asim Ferhatovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferhatovic throws a nice looking combination but Garrido bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferhatovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrido was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferhatovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrido fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferhatovic manages to avoid it.
Garrido checks a leg kick.
Garrido scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asim Ferhatovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Garrido's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ferhatovic throws a front kick that sends Garrido stumbling back into the ropes.
Some wild striking there from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garrido.
Ferhatovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garrido moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferhatovic jabs at Garrido's body.
Ferhatovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferhatovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrido circles away quickly and effectively.

Garrido gets a takedown into half guard.
Garrido throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ferhatovic is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrido wants to pass to mount but Ferhatovic is defending the position.
Garrido thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ferhatovic to regain full guard.
Garrido pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferhatovic is keeping the position for now.
Garrido stops Ferhatovic from standing up.
Garrido working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
An inside leg kick from Garrido misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garrido lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ferhatovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ferhatovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ferhatovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferhatovic misses with the combination.
Garrido tries to work over Ferhatovic's front leg with a kick but Ferhatovic checks it.
Garrido throws a big shot that misses.
Ferhatovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ferhatovic throws a nice looking combination but Garrido bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferhatovic throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Garrido blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Garrido misses
and Ferhatovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferhatovic.
Garrido misses with a leg kick.
Garrido swings for the body but Ferhatovic moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferhatovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asim Ferhatovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferhatovic ducks under a wild hook from Garrido.
Garrido avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ferhatovic throws a leg kick but Garrido sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ferhatovic throws a front kick aimed at Garrido's knee but Garrido avoids it well.
Ferhatovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferhatovic throws a head kick that misses.
Garrido misses with a body shot
and Ferhatovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Garrido shrugs it off.
Ferhatovic misses with a body kick.
Ferhatovic avoids the body shot from Garrido.
Ferhatovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferhatovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garrido. Garrido circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garrido slips a straight right by Ferhatovic.
Some wild striking there from Ferhatovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferhatovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garrido.
Ferhatovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrido moves away.
Ferhatovic defending well as Garrido loads up on a big left hand.

Garrido is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ferhatovic's half guard.
Garrido is taking a breather. Ferhatovic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Garrido is looking to advance position but Ferhatovic won't allow it.

Ferhatovic is defending against the submission attempts here by Garrido.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asim Ferhatovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Javier Garrido's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Ferhatovic scores with a kick to the body.

Garrido closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ferhatovic did well to prevent Garrido getting side control.

Garrido is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ferhatovic pushes Garrido off looking to stand but Garrido dives back in and keeps control.
Garrido is keen to just control but Ferhatovic is a slippery customer.
Ferhatovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garrido.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrido trying to mount his opponent but Ferhatovic defends it.
Garrido takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garrido throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garrido tries to pass to full mount but Ferhatovic defends it.
Garrido stops Ferhatovic from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferhatovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garrido takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferhatovic swinging wildly here.
Ferhatovic throws out a leg kick but Garrido moves out of range and Ferhatovic only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Ferhatovic lands but Garrido takes it in his stride.
Garrido lands a jab to Ferhatovic's midsection.
Garrido avoids the head kick by Ferhatovic.
Garrido moves out of range of the body kick from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic is looking to score with low kicks.
Ferhatovic ducks under a wild hook from Garrido.
Ferhatovic throws a series of punches but Garrido avoids them all with ease.
Ferhatovic throws a right hand that Garrido ducks under and follows up with a left that Garrido also avoids with ease.

Garrido shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Garrido lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Garrido is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ferhatovic to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ferhatovic shrugs it off.
Javier Garrido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Ferhatovic really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ferhatovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garrido on the ground.
Ferhatovic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Garrido.
Garrido punching from mount but Ferhatovic doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Garrido has control of Ferhatovic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ferhatovic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ferhatovic avoids a series of strikes thrown by Garrido.

That's four 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.
Ferhatovic is bucking up trying to escape but Garrido cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ferhatovic's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Garrido looking for a guillotine from mount but Ferhatovic is having none of it.
Garrido throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ferhatovic because Garrido loaded up on that one.
Asim Ferhatovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garrido connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Javier Garrido.
I think Ferhatovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asim Ferhatovic!