PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the cage accompanied by These Worries. Garnett has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Harrison
vs
Garnett

178 cm
23
184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
183 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harrison throws a poor cross that misses

so Garnett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garnett seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Garnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garnett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garnett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garnett chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison has Garnett pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garnett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garnett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harrison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garnett advances position into side control!
Garnett is staying tight to Harrison's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Garnett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garnett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garnett scores with a couple of short elbows.
Harrison avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Garnett.
Garnett cracks Harrison with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Harrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garnett on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett wants to control but Harrison is keeping him busy.
Garnett controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garnett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Harrison avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Garnett.
Garnett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Harrison struggling a bit here.
Garnett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrison keeps working.
Harrison is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett taking a breather here.
Harrison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harrison tries to get out of the position.
Garnett's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Harrison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harrison on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Garnett lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garnett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Garnett lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Garnett in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison taking punishment in the form of punches.
Harrison is working to avoid the ground and pound but Garnett connects with a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Garnett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Garnett is looking to take a break and control but Harrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrison is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett in side control, throwing shots but Harrison defends.
Check out the look on Garnett's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Garnett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Garnett moves out of range.
Harrison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garnett momentarily.
Garnett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garnett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garnett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Garnett saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Harrison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garnett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harrison moves forwards but Garnett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch combination from Garnett misses.
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garnett misses with a wild body shot.
Garnett needs to keep his hands up - Harrison had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garnett shoots in for a takedown but Harrison shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett swinging wildly here.
Harrison throws a jab when Garnett was well out of range.
Harrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garnett.
Harrison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garnett.
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrison throws a low kick but Garnett moves out of range easily.
Garnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Garnett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garnett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garnett. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrison.
Harrison misses with a two punch combination.
Garnett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garnett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garnett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Harrison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Garnett's shoulder, as Garnett tries to avoid the shot.
A right-left combo lands from Garnett.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Harrison walks into a straight right hand from Garnett.
Harrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Garnett closes the distance and clinches.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garnett misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Harrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harrison loads up on a big right hand but Garnett slips the punch.
Harrison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garnett. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garnett. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garnett misses with a combination
and Harrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harrison sizes up Garnett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harrison misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Garnett.
Garnett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrison has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett throws a big shot that misses.
Garnett darts in trying to clinch
and Garnett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garnett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrison.
Garnett scores with a jab. Harrison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harrison connects with a jab.
Garnett staying out of range there.
Aaron Garnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harrison scores with a jab to the body.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aaron Garnett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Garnett.
Harrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garnett throws a shot to the body.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Garnett saw that one coming.
Harrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garnett moves away from the strike by Harrison.
Harrison loads up on a big right hand but Garnett slips the punch.
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Garnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrison.
Harrison misses with a body shot.
Garnett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Garnett closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harrison's guard.
Garnett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Aaron Garnett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garnett.
Garnett lands a couple of elbows.
Harrison looking to control but Garnett passes into half guard.
Garnett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garnett is trying to control the action in half guard but Harrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garnett slows the pace down in half guard.
Matthew Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garnett.
Harrison missing with punches from the bottom.
Garnett thows a huge punch but Harrison dodges it nicely.
Garnett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harrison gets back to full guard.
Garnett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garnett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garnett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Harrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garnett wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Garnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard.
Garnett wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Garnett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Garnett passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Garnett.
The strikes coming from Garnett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harrison is trying to control Garnett's posture but Garnett avoids it.
Harrison is looking to reverse the position.
Aaron Garnett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garnett takes a little break here. Harrison wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garnett wants to control but Harrison is keeping him busy.

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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

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