PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Bolitho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Garibaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garibaldi has chosen War as his entrance music. Michael Garibaldi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bolitho
vs
Garibaldi

178 cm
21
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
183 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaime Bolitho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garibaldi slips under a jab.
Garibaldi cracks Bolitho with an open hand slap.
Bolitho throws a right hand that misses
and Garibaldi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bolitho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolitho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garibaldi counters with a right hand to the body.
Jaime Bolitho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garibaldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Bolitho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bolitho lands with a shot to the body.
Bolitho misses the body punch
and Garibaldi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolitho misses with a body punch
and Garibaldi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bolitho throws a right hand that misses

and Garibaldi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bolitho throws a punch but it's blocked by Garibaldi.
Bolitho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bolitho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Bolitho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garibaldi tries for a takedown but Bolitho manages to get underhooks.
Bolitho misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Bolitho on the inside.
Garibaldi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolitho lands a nice uppercut.
Bolitho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bolitho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garibaldi blocks a body shot from Bolitho.
Bolitho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garibaldi blocking some punches.
Bolitho has a couple of punches blocked by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bolitho is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bolitho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garibaldi.
Good body shot from Bolitho.
Garibaldi looks gassed!
A short right from Garibaldi on the inside.
Bolitho swings wildly with an uppercut but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolitho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garibaldi lands a right hand.
Bolitho digs a right hand underneath Garibaldi's ribcage. Garibaldi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bolitho lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolitho misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garibaldi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Bolitho.
Bolitho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bolitho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bolitho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Bolitho.
Bolitho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bolitho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garibaldi or not.
Bolitho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolitho scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Bolitho.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Bolitho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Bolitho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bolitho blocks an uppercut.
Bolitho swings wildly with an uppercut but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Bolitho.
Bolitho misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolitho misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolitho.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Garibaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolitho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garibaldi or not.
Bolitho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bolitho gets through Garibaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Bolitho.
Bolitho digs a right hand into Garibaldi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garibaldi's gas tank.
Bolitho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolitho.
Bolitho lands a body punch.
Bolitho has a couple of punches blocked by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Bolitho.
Bolitho lands a nice uppercut.
Garibaldi tries to score a body lock takedown but Bolitho shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jaime Bolitho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Garibaldi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bolitho scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Bolitho on the inside.
Bolitho misses with a punch on the inside.
Garibaldi takes a shot to the head.
Bolitho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolitho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garibaldi blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Bolitho.
Bolitho works on Garibaldi's body with a couple of short punches.
Bolitho is working Garibaldi over against the cage.
Bolitho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bolitho fails to land.
Bolitho working aggressively here.
Garibaldi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bolitho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garibaldi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bolitho.
Bolitho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garibaldis head.
Bolitho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garibaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolitho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Garibaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolitho lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bolitho as the two fighters clinch.
Bolitho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garibaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Bolitho.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolitho.
Bolitho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bolitho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garibaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Bolitho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Bolitho fails to land.
Nice body punch from Bolitho.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garibaldi keeps control of Bolitho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bolitho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bolitho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
Bolitho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bolitho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bolitho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolitho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garibaldis head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garibaldi.
A right hand to the body from Bolitho.
A body shot lands from Bolitho.
Bolitho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Bolitho on the inside.
Garibaldi tries a body shot but Bolitho blocks it.
Bolitho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garibaldi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bolitho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolitho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaime Bolitho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bolitho throws a right hand that Garibaldi ducks under and follows up with a left that Garibaldi also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by Bolitho.
Bolitho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garibaldi misses with a takedown attempt - Bolitho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice body punch from Bolitho.
Garibaldi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garibaldi moves out of range as Bolitho strikes.
Garibaldi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garibaldi is breathing heavily.
Bolitho thuds his right hand into Garibaldi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab, jab by Bolitho - just one landing.
Bolitho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bolitho misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Bolitho finds it's target.
Bolitho tries to close the distance and clinch but Garibaldi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bolitho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bolitho throws a hook but Garibaldi avoids it easily.
Bolitho misses with a lunging right hand
and Garibaldi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolitho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garibaldi counters with a nice body shot.
Garibaldi looks for a takedown but Bolitho sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Bolitho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bolitho thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Bolitho misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Bolitho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolitho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garibaldi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bolitho to score with a decent uppercut.
Bolitho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bolitho throws a shot from downtown. Garibaldi moves away and avoids it.
Bolitho misses with a looping left.

Bolitho moves into the clinch.
Garibaldi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Garibaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garibaldi tries to throw a body punch but Bolitho avoids it by throwing Garibaldi back against the cage.
Jaime Bolitho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bolitho misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bolitho on the inside.
Bolitho prevents a body shot from Garibaldi.
A short uppercut from Bolitho.
Bolitho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolitho controls his hands.
Garibaldi misses with the head strike.
Bolitho scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Bolitho fails to land.
Garibaldi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bolitho backwards.
Bolitho lands with a light punch inside.
Garibaldi misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Bolitho.
Bolitho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolitho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garibaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolitho lands a body shot.
Bolitho is working Garibaldi over against the cage.

Bolitho breaks the clinch.

Bolitho clinches up against the cage.
Bolitho has a couple of punches blocked by Garibaldi.
Bolitho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolitho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bolitho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolitho lands with a left to the head.
Bolitho scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolitho cracks Garibaldi with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Bolitho.
Bolitho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garibaldi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jaime Bolitho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Garibaldi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolitho misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bolitho fails to land.
Nice body punch from Bolitho.
Bolitho digs a right hand underneath Garibaldi's ribcage. Garibaldi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bolitho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bolitho.
Bolitho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bolitho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
Garibaldi blocking some punches.
Bolitho misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolitho works on Garibaldi's body with a couple of short punches.
Bolitho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolitho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Bolitho.
Bolitho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolitho digs a right hand into Garibaldi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garibaldi's gas tank.
Bolitho is working Garibaldi over against the cage.
Bolitho pushes Garibaldi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolitho scores 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.
Bolitho presses Garibaldi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bolitho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolitho scores with a shot to the side of Garibaldi's head.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolitho lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Bolitho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaime Bolitho dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolitho.
Bolitho cracks a nice hook into Garibaldi's ribs.
Garibaldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolitho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garibaldi dives in and grabs Bolitho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bolitho pushes down on Garibaldi's head and hops out.
Nice defenses there by Garibaldi.
Bolitho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolitho.
Bolitho thows a body shot but no joy.
Garibaldi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bolitho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bolitho misses the shot to the body.
Garibaldi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bolitho looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Bolitho throws a lazy uppercut

and Garibaldi counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolitho has a couple of punches blocked by Garibaldi.
Bolitho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolitho.
Bolitho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
Garibaldi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bolitho lands an uppercut.
Bolitho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bolitho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garibaldi can do to turn this around?
Bolitho working aggressively here.
Bolitho works on Garibaldi's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Bolitho.
Bolitho misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolitho lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bolitho fails to land.
Bolitho lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolitho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garibaldi or not.
Garibaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bolitho fails to land.
A short right from Bolitho on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolitho.
Bolitho slows down the pace here.
Garibaldi tries to work over Bolitho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolitho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bolitho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolitho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolitho.
Bolitho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolitho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
Bolitho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bolitho misses with the head strike.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Bolitho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolitho working aggressively here.
Bolitho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garibaldi or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolitho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Bolitho misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garibaldi.
Nice body punch from Bolitho.
Bolitho digs a right hand into Garibaldi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garibaldi's gas tank.
Garibaldi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolitho has a couple of punches blocked by Garibaldi.
Bolitho cracks Garibaldi with a nice body shot.
Bolitho misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolitho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bolitho working aggressively here.
Bolitho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho working aggressively here.
Bolitho slowing the pace effectively.
Garibaldi presses Bolitho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Bolitho is fighting off a takedown attempt but Garibaldi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bolitho to the mat. Bolitho regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bolitho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garibaldi wants to control from the top but Bolitho keeps moving.
Bolitho seems keen to control Garibaldi's posture.
Michael Garibaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garibaldi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garibaldi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bolitho on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bolitho tries to get out of the position.
Garibaldi looking to pass the guard.
Garibaldi postures up in Bolitho's guard and throws a big left but Bolitho blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho wants to sweep but no luck.
Garibaldi slips nicely into half guard.
Bolitho controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bolitho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garibaldi is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garibaldi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bolitho defending well though.
Garibaldi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bolitho tries to get to full guard but Garibaldi has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaime Bolitho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bolitho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaime Bolitho!