PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Hammarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Garner
vs
Hammarsson

179 cm
20
213 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

199 cm
27
202 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kjell Hammarsson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner tries to clinch up but Hammarsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammarsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garner moves in looking to clinch but Hammarsson pushes him off.
Hammarsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Garner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garner tries to clinch up.

Garner moves into range and clinches up with Hammarsson.
Knees to the body from Hammarsson.
Garner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hammarsson.
Garner slows down the pace here.
Hammarsson prevents Garner from breaking the clinch.
Hammarsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Garner avoids the damage to the body.
Hammarsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammarsson goes for a takedown attempt but Garner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rodney Garner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kjell Hammarsson.

Garner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garner.
Hammarsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garner tries to break the clinch but Hammarsson is controlling the position.
Garner tries to break the clinch but Hammarsson is controlling the position.
Hammarsson fails to pull guard.
Garner wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammarsson won't allow it.
Garner lands a nice uppercut.
Hammarsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garner smiles and moves away.
Hammarsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Garner counters with a one-two to the body.
Garner tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garner feints a jab promting Hammarsson to slip. Garner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hammarsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Kjell Hammarsson has been cut.
Hammarsson looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Garner has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner lands an uppercut.
Hammarsson tries to pull guard but Garner won't allow it.
Garner is trying to break the clinch but Hammarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Hammarsson goes for a takedown attempt but Garner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hammarsson is defended easily by Garner.
Garner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Hammarsson with that takedown attempt.
Hammarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Garner.

Garner moves into the clinch successfully.
Garner avoiding damage as Hammarsson throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammarsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hammarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garner's face.
A frustrated look appears on Garner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garner prevents the takedown attempt.
Garner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garner is looking to break free of the clinch but Hammarsson has double underhooks.
Garner lands with a right to the head.
Hammarsson tries to pull guard but Garner won't allow it.
Garner tries to circle away but Hammarsson has him pinned against the cage.

Garner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammarsson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Garner is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hammarsson.
Garner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hammarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hammarsson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Garner clinches.
Garner working hard to break the clinch.
Garner lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Garner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Garner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Garner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garner tries to clinch but Hammarsson moves out of range.
Garner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hammarsson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Garner counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Garner.
Garner tries to circle away but Hammarsson has him pinned against the cage.
Garner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Garner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammarsson scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garner.
Garner wants to break free but Hammarsson has control.
Garner prevents Hammarsson from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Garner dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hammarsson tries for a takedown but Garner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garner wants to clinch up but Hammarsson keeps it at a distance.
Garner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garner throws out a loose jab but Hammarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammarsson lands a head kick. Garner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Garner fails with an attempt to clinch.

Garner gets a clinch.
Hammarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hammarsson tries to pull guard but Garner won't allow it.
Garner is looking to break free of the clinch but Hammarsson has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Garner.
Hammarsson tries to pull guard but Garner holds him up against the cage and eventually Hammarsson drops back down to his feet.
Rodney Garner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kjell Hammarsson.
Hammarsson is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Garner - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammarsson won't allow it.
Garner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Garner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garner has had enough of the clinch but Hammarsson keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Garner.
Garner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

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

Garner has closed the distance and engaged Hammarsson in a clinch.
Garner lands with a left to the head.
Garner lands with a left to the head.
Hammarsson keeps control of Garner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hammarsson jumps guard but Garner stands there with Hammarsson around his waist. Hammarsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garner can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Garner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garner tries to clinch there but Hammarsson circles away.

Garner rushes Hammarsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garner has had enough of the clinch but Hammarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Garner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammarsson can do to turn this around?
Garner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garner lands a hook that snaps the head of Hammarsson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garner.
Garner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hammarsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garner smiles and moves away.
Hammarsson misses with a takedown
and Garner counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner wants to clinch.

Garner instigates a clinch.
A short right from Garner.
Hammarsson is trying to stall.
Garner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garner gets through Hammarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hammarsson lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Garner.
Hammarsson tries to pull guard but Garner won't allow it.
Hammarsson lands an elbow inside.
Garner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garner tries to circle away but Hammarsson has him pinned against the cage.
Hammarsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garner walks away with a smile on his face. Hammarsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammarsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garner batters Hammarsson with a massive right followed by a huge left! Hammarsson is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Garner lands a final crushing right hand to drop Hammarsson to the mat with a gruesome thud! Garner is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rodney Garner!