PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Staley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Staley comes into the arena with Man in the Box blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Garnett's choice of entrance music: Till I Collapse. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Staley
vs
Garnett

185 cm
23
171 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Staley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garnett swivels and escapes.

Garnett gets a takedown into half guard.
Staley is trying to stand up here but Garnett is controlling him well.
Garnett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Staley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Garnett drops an elbow to the side of Staley's head.
Garnett not doing much here.
Garnett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garnett is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Garnett prevents Staley from standing back up.
Garnett wants to free his trapped foot but Staley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Staley looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garnett content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Staley pushes Garnett off looking to stand but Garnett dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garnett takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Staley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Garnett to counter with a crisp jab.
Staley is breathing heavily.
Garnett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Staley fails with the takedown

and Garnett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Staley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garnett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Garnett in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Garnett scores with punches from side control.
Garnett lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Garnett lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staley is trying to escape the position but Garnett is controlling the position.
Garnett scoring with punches and elbows.
Garnett grinds an elbow into Staley's temple.
Staley trying to remain calm as Garnett controls from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett working the ground and pound.
Garnett working the head with strikes.
Garnett lands a nice forearm strike.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Garnett scores with punches from side control.
Garnett cracks Staley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Garnett cracks Staley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Staley's face as Garnett controls the position.
Garnett working the ground and pound.
Garnett is staying tight to Staley's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Garnett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Garnett is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Garnett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Staley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Staley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garnett counters with a right hand to the body.
Staley walks into a jab.

Garnett darts in and clinches Staley up against the cage.
Staley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staley working hard to break the clinch.
Staley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garnett has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Staley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garnett has him pressed against the cage.
Garnett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Staley tries a body shot but Garnett blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staley wants to get back to striking at distance but Garnett won't allow it.
Garnett wants a takedown.
Staley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garnett is keeping busy.
Garnett wants a takedown.
John Staley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Garnett.
Garnett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Garnett can't get the takedown.
Staley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garnett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
John Staley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garnett lands a nice shot to the body.

Staley gets caught flat footed, as Garnett shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Garnett cracks Staley with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garnett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Let's hope that Garnett has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Garnett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garnett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Garnett's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aaron Garnett was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Garnett drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garnett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Garnett pushing down on Staley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garnett frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garnett putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Garnett scoring with strikes but Staley is staying in there.
Garnett controlling the pace for now.
Garnett lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Garnett is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett working the ground and pound effectively.
Staley working to try and regain half guard.
Garnett controlling the pace for now.
Garnett with a couple of short strikes.
Garnett landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Garnett.
Garnett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Garnett landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garnett controlling the position easily from mount.
Garnett breaks from Staley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Garnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Staley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Garnett shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Garnett controlling the pace.
Garnett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Staley trying to hold on to Garnett's head to control him but Garnett postures up.
Garnett is nestled in close to Staley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garnett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garnett lands with a punch from half guard.
Staley is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garnett content to control rather than advance.
Garnett passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett working the ground and pound effectively.
Garnett looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Garnett controlling from the full mount.
Garnett landing strikes from the mount.
Garnett scoring with strikes but Staley is staying in there.
Garnett with good strikes from the mount here!
Garnett breaks from Staley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Staley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Staley is rocked!
Garnett tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Garnett has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Staley's face.
Oh Staley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett controlling the pace for now.
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!
Garnett postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Staley bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Garnett and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Garnett!