PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Garvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Ligachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Ligachev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Garvin
vs
Ligachev

186 cm
23
206 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

172 cm
24
151 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Willie Garvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikhail Ligachev!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garvin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ligachev counters with a leg kick.
Garvin thumps Ligachev with a low kick.
Garvin throws a leg kick
and Ligachev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garvin misses with a leg kick
and Ligachev counters with a good low kick that Garvin was not able to check.
Garvin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garvin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ligachev's head.

It looks like Mikhail Ligachev has been cut.
Garvin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ligachev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ligachev scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ligachev misses with a looping right.
Ligachev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ligachev.
Danga de danga de dang - Ligachev scores with a four punch combination!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ligachev.
Garvin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ligachev throws a head kick that Garvin semi-blocks.
A head kick by Garvin misses
and Ligachev counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Garvin is predictable there
and Ligachev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvin throws a leg kick
and Ligachev counters with a good, hard body kick but Garvin shrugs it off.
Garvin is breathing heavily.
Ligachev connects with a right hand. Garvin shakes it off.
Garvin throws a low kick but Ligachev moves out of range easily.
Garvin thows a leg kick but Ligachev checks it
and Ligachev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ligachev. That's going to slow Garvin down.
Ligachev lands a nice shot to the body.
Ligachev just misses with a punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Garvin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ligachev - the referee stops the clock and Garvin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ligachev. Garvin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ligachev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garvin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garvin blocks a head kick by Ligachev.
Ligachev scores with a leg kick.
Ligachev misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Ligachev.
Willie Garvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garvin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ligachev taking a breather.
Ligachev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garvins head.
Ligachev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for Ligachev.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ligachev.
Garvin crunches a lovely knee into Ligachev's ribcage.
Ligachev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ligachev lands an uppercut.
Garvin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garvin missing with knees to the body.
Garvin has a couple of punches blocked by Ligachev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garvin.
Garvin misses with a knee to the head.
Ligachev is trying to maintain a safe position but Garvin gets an underhook and turns Ligachev into the cage.
Ligachev avoiding damage as Garvin throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ligachev.
Ligachev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ligachev avoiding damage.
Ligachev avoids a wild elbow strike from Garvin.
Garvin is pushing Ligachev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mikhail Ligachev.
Garvin throws a leg kick
and Garvin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ligachev throws a body punch but Garvin moves out of range.
Ligachev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ligachev throws a right hand that Garvin ducks under and follows up with a left that Garvin also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ligachev throws a looping overhand right but Garvin ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Ligachev misses
and Garvin counters with a good, hard body kick but Ligachev shrugs it off.
Garvin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Garvin misses.
Ligachev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garvin doesn't seem bothered though.
Ligachev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ligachev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garvin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ligachev scrambles back to his feet.
Garvin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ligachev.
Garvin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garvin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Garvin tries to keep at a distance but Ligachev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ligachev stalling in the clinch but Garvin improves position.

Ligachev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garvin tries to land a leg kick but Ligachev saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Ligachev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Ligachev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ligachev throws a sloppy body shot
and Garvin counters with a low kick, right behind Ligachev 's knee.
Garvin thows a leg kick but Ligachev checks it
and Ligachev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ligachev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garvin counters with a straight right hand.
Garvin misses with a kick to the body
and Ligachev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garvin misses with a hook
and Ligachev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garvin tries to score with a low kick but Ligachev moves his leg out of the way.

Ligachev moves into the clinch.
Garvin blocking some punches.
A short left from Ligachev.
Garvin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garvin stalls.
Garvin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ligachev is keeping busy.
Garvin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ligachev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garvin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ligachev's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garvin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ligachev's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garvin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ligachev's brow.
Still in the clinch, Garvin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ligachev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ligachev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ligachev working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ligachev is defending well for now.
Garvin lands a nice knee to the body.
Garvin tries a knee to the head but Ligachev blocks it.
The referee calls for Ligachev to work.
Garvin lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ligachev lands an uppercut.
Garvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ligachev is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ligachev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garvin stalls.
Ligachev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garvin wants to stall.
Garvin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ligachev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garvin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ligachev avoiding damage.
Ligachev stalling in the clinch but Garvin improves position.
Ligachev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garvin digs a right hand underneath Ligachev's ribcage. Ligachev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garvin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garvin lands a hook that snaps the head of Ligachev backwards.
Ligachev trying to control the position but instead, Garvin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ligachev into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ligachev is looking to control Garvin's arms but Garvin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ligachev has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Garvin.
Garvin working Ligachev over with knees to the body.
Ligachev is breathing heavily.
Garvin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Garvin digs a right hand underneath Ligachev's ribcage. Ligachev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garvin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ligachev.
Garvin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Garvin looking to throw knees to the head but Ligachev is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Willie Garvin.
Garvin throws a head kick that misses.
Ligachev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garvin. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Garvin misses
and Ligachev counters with a thumping low kick.
Ligachev misses with a wild body shot.
Ligachev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ligachev scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Garvin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Ligachev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Garvin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ligachev counters with a nice body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ligachev.
Garvin throws a leg kick
and Ligachev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Garvin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ligachev looks to land a combination but Garvin avoids it well.
Garvin throws a leg kick
and Ligachev counters with a left to the body.
Ligachev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garvin manages to avoid it.
Ligachev checks a low kick from Garvin.
Ligachev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garvin is out of range.
Garvin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from Ligachev misses
and Garvin counters with a body kick that stops Ligachev in his tracks momentarily.
Ligachev checks a leg kick.
Ligachev misses with a body punch
and Garvin counters with an outside leg kick.
Ligachev cracks the inside of Garvin's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ligachev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Garvin is predictable there
and Ligachev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvin thows a leg kick but Ligachev checks it
and Ligachev counters with a straight right hand.
Ligachev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ligachev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ligachev. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ligachev misses with a body kick.
Garvin staying out of range there.
Garvin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Garvin misses with a left hand
letting Ligachev counter with a right hand.
Ligachev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garvin's head.
Ligachev misses with a double jab.
Garvin misses with a leg kick
and Ligachev counters with a thumping low kick.
Garvin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ligachev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ligachev tries a head kick but it misses.
Ligachev throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ligachev avoids a kick to the body.

Ligachev takes the fight into the clinch.
Ligachev blocks an elbow strike from Garvin.
Ligachev cracks Garvin with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Ligachev.
Garvin blocking some punches.
Garvin is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garvin takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short body shot lands from Ligachev as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garvin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ligachev avoiding damage as Garvin throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ligachev.
Willie Garvin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garvin being controlled against the cage.
Garvin throws an elbow but it misses.
Garvin effectively controlling the action here.
Ligachev lands with a left to the head.
Ligachev tries to work over Garvin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garvin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ligachev blocks an elbow strike from Garvin.
Garvin misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garvin.
A shot in the inside from Ligachev.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ligachev throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ligachev is leaning against Garvin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ligachev lands with a left to the head.
Ligachev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garvin is keeping busy.
Garvin stalling in the clinch but Ligachev improves position.
Ligachev controlling the action here for a moment.
Ligachev blocks an elbow strike from Garvin.
Ligachev stalling in the clinch but Garvin improves position.
Garvin lands a nice elbow.
Garvin is trying to maintain a safe position but Ligachev gets an underhook and turns Garvin into the cage.
Garvin misses with a punch on the inside.
Garvin looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ligachev taking a breather.
Garvin misses with a punch to the body.
Ligachev misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Ligachev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ligachev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Ligachev!