PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gardens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxing JiuJitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardens comes to the cage accompanied by Not Tonight - Slaughterhouse. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gardens
vs
JiuJitsu

176 cm
23
192 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Gardens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boxing JiuJitsu!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JiuJitsu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gardens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but JiuJitsu swivels and escapes.
Gardens scores with a body shot.
JiuJitsu swats away the attempt to clinch by Gardens.
No luck for Gardens with that takedown attempt.
JiuJitsu circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from JiuJitsu misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardens shoots in looking for a takedown. JiuJitsu tries to sprawl out of it but Gardens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. JiuJitsu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Gardens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gardens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gardens misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Gardens misses.
JiuJitsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gardens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gardens throws and low kick but JiuJitsu moves out of range easily.
JiuJitsu throws an overhand right that lands on Gardens's shoulder, as Gardens tries to avoid the shot.
Gardens misses the shot to the body.
Gardens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gardens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gardens is looking to land body kicks.
Gardens fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from JiuJitsu.
Gardens scores with a hook to the body. JiuJitsu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gardens misses with a low kick.
Gardens tries to clinch up.
Gardens swings for the body but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
Gardens misses with a double jab.
Gardens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from JiuJitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gardens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gardens tries to clinch but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
Marcus Gardens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardens is looking to score with low kicks.
Gardens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
JiuJitsu looks to land a right hand but Gardens moved out of range.
Gardens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as JiuJitsu throws out the jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gardens moves away from the strike by JiuJitsu.
Gardens tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Gardens dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gardens misses with a looping right.
Gardens throws a looping overhand right but JiuJitsu ducks down to avoid it.
Gardens misses with a low kick.
Gardens throws a body punch but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
Gardens swings for the body but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
Gardens fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardens ducks under a wild hook from JiuJitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
JiuJitsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gardens looks to land a left hand but JiuJitsu moved out of range nicely.
JiuJitsu misses with a straight right.
Gardens throws a head kick but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
Gardens shoots for a double leg takedown but JiuJitsu sprawls well. He's pushed Gardens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gardens closes this distance looking for a takedown but JiuJitsu circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Gardens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
JiuJitsu stuffs the takedown attempt from Gardens. Gardens gets slowly back to his feet.

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.
Gardens shoots in and drives through. JiuJitsu sprawls well.
Gardens has a takedown stuffed.
Gardens loads up on a big right hand but JiuJitsu slips the punch.
JiuJitsu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gardens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gardens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but JiuJitsu moves away.
Gardens ducks under a wild hook from JiuJitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardens throws a body punch but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
Boxing JiuJitsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
JiuJitsu throws a big shot that misses.
JiuJitsu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gardens looks for the body kick but JiuJitsu saw that one coming.
Gardens wants to clinch up but JiuJitsu keeps it at a distance.
Gardens misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gardens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gardens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
JiuJitsu avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gardens shoots in looking for a takedown. JiuJitsu tries to sprawl out of it but Gardens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. JiuJitsu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Gardens.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from JiuJitsu as Gardens shoots in.
Gardens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boxing JiuJitsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gardens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
JiuJitsu misses with a looping left.
Gardens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
JiuJitsu throws a jab when Gardens was well out of range.
Gardens misses with a looping right.
Gardens throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gardens blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from JiuJitsu misses.
Gardens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but JiuJitsu manages to avoid it.

JiuJitsu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gardens to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gardens prevents JiuJitsu from getting back to his feet.
JiuJitsu is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gardens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gardens throwing strikes from guard but JiuJitsu blocks nicely.
Gardens is in close to JiuJitsu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gardens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. JiuJitsu is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gardens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gardens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as JiuJitsu throws out the jab.
Gardens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
JiuJitsu throws a shot from downtown. Gardens moves away and avoids it.
Gardens throws a right hand that JiuJitsu ducks under and follows up with a left that JiuJitsu also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardens throws out a loose jab but JiuJitsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardens is looking to wear down JiuJitsu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gardens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gardens stuns JiuJitsu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gardens throws a hook but JiuJitsu blocks it.
Gardens misses the shot to the body.
JiuJitsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gardens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gardens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gardens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from JiuJitsu.
Gardens tries to clinch there but JiuJitsu circles away.
A jab from Gardens misses.
A slow jab from JiuJitsu misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Gardens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by JiuJitsu.
Gardens lands with a hook. JiuJitsu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Gardens showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gardens 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Gardens!