PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Kos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garnett has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Aaron Garnett told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Kos
vs
Garnett

178 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Kos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kos shoots and misses
and Garnett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Garnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Garnett slowing the pace effectively.
Kos tries to pull guard but Garnett won't allow it.
Kos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Garnett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Kos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Garnett.
Garnett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kos gets underhooks to prevent Garnett's takedown attempt.

Garnett has hold of one of Kos's legs. Kos is fighting the takedown attempt but Garnett gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Garnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garnett.
Kos working a defensive guard here.
Garnett with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett stays in close to Kos's body and controls the position.
Garnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garnett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kos tries to get out of the position.
Garnett wants to control from the top but Kos keeps moving.
Garnett throwing strikes but missing.
Garnett forces his way into half guard.
Garnett wants to pass to mount but Kos is defending the position.

That's two 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.
Garnett controlling the action here.
Garnett misses with a head shot. Kos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garnett landing with the ground and pound.
Garnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Kos has wrist control.
Garnett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garnett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett looking to pass the guard.
Garnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kos wants to stand but Garnett is controlling the position.
Kos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garnett on the ground.
Kos keeping moving, preventing Garnett from controlling successfully.
Garnett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garnett content to stall in guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aaron Garnett.
Kos misses with a double jab
and Garnett counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four 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.
Kos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Garnett counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kos!
Garnett scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Garnett putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Garnett raining down hammerfists from mount.
Garnett lands a heavy elbow.
Garnett putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Garnett lands with some strikes.
Garnett is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garnett pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Garnett raining down shots from the mount!
Kos is bucking up trying to escape but Garnett cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Garnett dominated that round.
That's time! Kos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kos has closed the distance and engaged Garnett in a clinch.
Kos wants to get back to striking at distance but Garnett won't allow it.
Garnett stops a takedown attempt from Kos.
Kos stops a takedown attempt from Garnett.
Kos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garnett smiles and moves away.
Kos misses with an uppercut

and Garnett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kos's guard.
Garnett stands up over Kos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garnett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Garnett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garnett wants to control from the top but Kos keeps moving.
Kos wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Garnett manages to pass to side control.
Garnett scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garnett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garnett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aaron Garnett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garnett is working away from the top position though.
Garnett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garnett stops Kos from getting back to his feet.
Garnett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garnett trying to control from Kos's half guard. Kos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett works over Kos with some ground and pound from guard.
Garnett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garnett sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kos's guard.
Garnett passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kos!
Garnett with shots to the head and body - Kos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Garnett postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kos looks a forlorn figure.
Kos is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kos?
Garnett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kos is looking to get to half guard.
Garnett controlling from mount.
Garnett scoring with strikes but Kos is staying in there.
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 Kos's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett working Kos over with strikes here.
Garnett with a couple of short strikes.
Garnett with the ground and pound from mount.
Garnett punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garnett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett with a couple of short strikes.
Kos is looking to get to half guard.
Garnett lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garnett cracks Kos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garnett scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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! Kos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kos moves into the clinch successfully.

Garnett gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kos regains guard.

Garnett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garnett has managed to get both his arms back between Kos's legs - danger averted.
Kos working a defensive guard here.
Garnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Kos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garnett is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kos is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Garnett wants to control from the top but Kos keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Aaron Garnett hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Garnett feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garnett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garnett wants to control from the top but Kos keeps moving.
Garnett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Garnett is trying to control. Kos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garnett uses his free foot to push down on Kos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kos.
Garnett scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Garnett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Garnett is landing with some decent strikes but Kos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Garnett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garnett raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Garnett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Kos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garnett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Garnett fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett tries to control but Kos wriggling away.
Garnett landing strikes from the mount.
Garnett with shots to the head and body - Kos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Garnett is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garnett with a couple of short strikes.
Kos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Garnett landing strikes from the mount and Kos is in trouble!
Kos trying desperately to get to his feet.
The referee warns Kos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Kos is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Garnett wriggles free and stands up.
Aaron Garnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kos fails with the takedown
and Garnett counters with a straight right hand.
Kos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garnett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kos throws a right hand that misses

and Garnett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kos's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garnett is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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 fight!
Aaron Garnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garnett 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 25:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Garnett!