PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Garvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce comes into the arena with Red Right Hand blaring out of the sound system. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Kyle Pierce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pierce
vs
Garvin

192 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
206 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Koffin Inc.
Amber Swan CBK

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Pierce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Garvin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce avoids the body shot from Garvin.
Pierce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pierce works Garvin's body with a nice hook.
Garvin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierce misses with a double jab.
Garvin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garvin. That's going to slow Pierce down.
Garvin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Pierce misses
and Garvin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pierce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierce lands a nice looking body shot.
Garvin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Decent striking displayed by Pierce there.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Pierce 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pierce moves out of range as Garvin strikes.
Jab, jab by Garvin - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce misses the body punch
and Garvin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pierce's knee momentarily.
A combination from Pierce does no damage.
Garvin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garvin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pierce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garvin jabs at Pierce's body.
Pierce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garvin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garvin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pierce lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pierce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garvin counters with a head kick. That will keep Pierce thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garvin.
Pierce is looking to wear down Garvin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garvin lands with a kick to the temple. Pierce shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garvin throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Kyle Pierce has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierce looks to throw a body kick

and Garvin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pierce managing to block the knees to the body from Garvin.
Pierce misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pierce - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pierce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pierce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garvin lands a nice uppercut.
Garvin pushes off an throws an elbow but Pierce leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pierce.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garvin lands a left hand.
Garvin stalling the fight.
Pierce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Garvin.

Garvin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce avoids the head kick by Garvin.
Pierce lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garvin misses with a straight right.
Pierce misses with a double jab.
Pierce swats away the attempt to clinch by Garvin.
Garvin scores with a hook to the body. Pierce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garvin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierce cracks Garvin with a good jab.
Pierce just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierce getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Garvin rushes Pierce and presses him up against the cage.
Garvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pierce avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvin lands a nice knee to the body.
Garvin takes a shot to the head.
Come on Garvin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Garvin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garvin tries to throw a body punch but Pierce avoids it by throwing Garvin back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garvin misses with some punches.
Pierce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garvin misses with a punch on the inside.
Garvin looking to throw knees to the head but Pierce is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Pierce scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garvin throws an elbow that misses.
Garvin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garvin leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Willie Garvin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyle Pierce's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pierce throws a jab but it's blocked by Garvin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garvin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierce takes a swing at Garvin's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garvin's waist but Garvin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pierce off to one side.
Garvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pierce.
Garvin tries to clinch up but Pierce circles away and keeps his distance.
Garvin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce misses the body punch
and Garvin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garvin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Garvin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garvin swings for the body but Pierce moves out of range.
Garvin moves away from the strike by Pierce.
Garvin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierce connects with the punch.
Pierce misses with a shot to the body
and Garvin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garvin is looking to chop away at Pierce's legs.
Pierce scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garvin in his tracks.
Kyle Pierce is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierce misses with a wild combination.
Pierce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garvin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce swinging wildly here.
Pierce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garvin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garvin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garvin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pierce paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pierce throws an overhand right that lands on Garvin's shoulder, as Garvin tries to avoid the shot.
Pierce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garvin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Garvin.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvin with a hook.
Garvin throws a sloppy head kick and Pierce moves out of range easily.
Pierce lands a slapping body shot.
Pierce misses with a wild body shot.
Pierce misses with the combination.
Garvin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierce. That did some damage!
Pierce looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garvin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pierce.
Pierce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierce misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvin tries to clinch but Pierce is having none of it.
Pierce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Garvin.
Kyle Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garvin takes a swing at Pierce's ribcage but misses.
Pierce misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Garvin misses.
Garvin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierce.
A jab from Pierce misses.
Garvin misses with a wild body shot.
Pierce connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garvin. Garvin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierce looks to score with a jab to the body but Garvin is just out of range.
Pierce walks into a left hand.
Pierce punishes Garvin's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Pierce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Pierce's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Garvin throws a body punch but Pierce moves out of range.
Jab from Pierce.
Pierce swats away the attempt to clinch by Garvin.
Pierce staying out of range there.
Pierce misses with a hook. Garvin ducked under it nicely.
Pierce misses with a wild body shot.
Pierce misses with a hook.
Pierce swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garvin counters with a series of strikes. Pierce will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garvin connects with a looping right hand.
Garvin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Pierce does no damage.
Garvin missing with a left hand there. Pierce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierce.
Garvin wants to clinch up but Pierce keeps it at a distance.
Pierce just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierce lands a head shot.
Pierce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garvin was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierce.
A head kick misses from Garvin.
Pierce swings for the body but Garvin moves out of range.
Garvin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pierce misses with a body punch
and Garvin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garvin moves out of range as Pierce strikes.
Pierce misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garvin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierce misses with an uppercut. Garvin saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garvin jabs at Pierce's body.
Garvin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pierce if he has to take too many more of those.
Garvin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Garvin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierce tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pierce takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Garvin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pierce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garvin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garvin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pierce on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pierce takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvin just misses with a punch to the body.
Garvin scores with a nice right hand.
Garvin lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Garvin.
Garvin lands with a good body shot.

Garvin forces Pierce back against the cage and clinches.
Garvin scores with a shoulder strike.
Garvin stalling in the clinch.
Garvin lands a shot to the body.
Garvin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pierce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garvin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garvin trying to land knees to the body.
Garvin wants to stall.
Pierce misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garvin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garvin tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garvin. Pierce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierce throws a jab but it's blocked by Garvin.
Garvin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crunch! Garvin slams his shin into Pierce's torso.
Garvin throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Garvin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Pierce's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garvin - that will leave a mark!
Pierce misses with a takedown
and Garvin counters with an inside leg kick.
Garvin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierce takes a swing at Garvin's ribcage but misses.
Garvin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garvin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garvin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pierce takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garvin scores with a nice body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garvin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pierce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvin blocks a body shot from Pierce.
Garvin prevents Pierce from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garvin.
Garvin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Garvin.
Pierce is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garvin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Garvin.
Garvin lands a nice knee to the body.
Pierce tries to throw a body punch but Garvin avoids it by throwing Pierce back against the cage.
Garvin lands an elbow that stopped Pierce in his tracks for a moment.
Garvin lands a left hand.
Garvin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pierce's defenses.
Garvin lands a nice elbow.
Pierce avoiding damage as Garvin throws knees to the body.

Garvin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pierce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garvin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce keeps the fight on the outside.
Pierce takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garvin scores with a hook to the body. Pierce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Garvin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garvin.
Garvin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garvin dodges the punch combination from Pierce.
Garvin punishes Pierce's body with a nice straight punch.
Garvin lands a slapping body shot.
Garvin cracks Pierce with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garvin takes the fight into the clinch.

Garvin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pierce scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garvin in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from Garvin.
Garvin lands with a cross.
Pierce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garvin scores with a sloppy right hand. Pierce should have avoided that one.
Garvin blocks a jab.
Willie Garvin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierce dodges the punch combination from Garvin.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garvin sprawls well. Garvin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvin jabs Pierce right on the nose. Pierce blinks but takes it well.
Garvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierce misses with a body shot
and Garvin counters with a body kick.
Garvin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Garvin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garvin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Garvin duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierce circles away from the clinch attempt.

Garvin closes the distance and clinches.

Garvin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Garvin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Pierce's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Garvin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pierce's hands.
Pierce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierce slips under a jab from Garvin.
Pierce looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pierce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garvin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pierce takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garvin digs a good body shot into Pierce's ribs.
Garvin tries to clinch up but Pierce circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierce will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Garvin jabs at Pierce's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garvin, right into the meat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Garvin connects with a high kick.
Garvin tries to clinch there but Pierce circles away.
Garvin lands a nice hook to Pierce's body. Pierce takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Garvin.
Garvin scores with a nice strike.
Garvin scores with a jab to the body.
Garvin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierce's calf.
A head kick misses from Garvin.
Garvin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pierce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garvin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Garvin tries to clinch but Pierce moves out of range.
Pierce misses with a body punch
and Garvin counters with a nice uppercut.
Garvin slips a straight right by Pierce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garvin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pierce will feel that in the morning.
Garvin connects with a solid leg kick.
Garvin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garvin is looking to clinch but Pierce is avoiding it.

Garvin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garvin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garvin scores with a shot to the side of Pierce's head.
Garvin lands a damaging elbow.

Garvin breaks from the clinch.

Garvin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pierce.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garvin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pierce blocks it with crossed arms.
Garvin can't find room to land a body shot as Pierce controls the action.
Garvin misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garvin throws an elbow but misses.
Garvin missing with knees to the body.
Garvin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pierce.
Kyle Pierce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garvin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Pierce.
Garvin trying to control the position but instead, Pierce has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garvin into the cage.
Garvin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.
Willie Garvin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garvin is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Pierce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garvin blocks an uppercut.
Garvin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pierce pushes Garvin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvin misses with a punch to the body.
Pierce is trying to force a seperation but Garvin has the dominant position.
Pierce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pierce is looking to control Garvin's arms but Garvin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pierce has his back to the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garvin obliges.
Garvin swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierce uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Pierce.
A body shot lands from Pierce.
Pierce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garvin backwards.

Pierce manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Pierce.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierce checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garvin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garvin avoids the body shot from Pierce.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Garvin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garvin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 44:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 44:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Garvin!
Willie Garvin is the new light heavyweight champion!