PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mlotkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Garreth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mlotkowski
vs
Garreth

180 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

179 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Mlotkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Garreth!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garreth moves into the clinch successfully.

Garreth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garreth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mlotkowski.
Mlotkowski throws a head kick that misses.
Garreth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mlotkowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Garreth clinches up with Mlotkowski and pushes him back against the cage.

Garreth wants the takedown. Mlotkowski is fighting it off but Garreth persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mlotkowski's guard against the cage.
Garreth pushes down on Mlotkowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Mlotkowski actively working from the bottom here.
Garreth wants to get back to his feet.

Mlotkowski looking for submissions off his back.

Mlotkowski actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garreth lands strikes from half guard.
Mlotkowski manages to get to full guard.
Garreth trying to control but Mlotkowski is working from the bottom.
Garreth engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Garreth passes Mlotkowski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mlotkowski is trying to stand back up but Garreth is controlling him

Mlotkowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garreth sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Mlotkowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mlotkowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garreth is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mlotkowski is trying to stand back up but Garreth is controlling him
Garreth perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mlotkowski tries to kick Garreth off in order to stand up. Garreth Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mlotkowski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Garreth has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mlotkowski is breathing heavily.

Mlotkowski bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Garreth is looking to clinch but Mlotkowski is avoiding it.
Mlotkowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garreth defends it nicely.
Garreth lands a nice looking body shot.
Mlotkowski keeps the fight on the outside.

Garreth drives through and clinches with Mlotkowski against the cage.

Garreth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mlotkowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Garreth circles away.
Matt Mlotkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mlotkowski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Mlotkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garreth scores with the left hand. Mlotkowski knows he should have avoided that one.

Garreth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garreth passes the guard and advances to mount!
Garreth punching from mount but Mlotkowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Garreth throwing strikes here but Mlotkowski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mlotkowski wants to get back to his feet.
Garreth controlling his opponent.
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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Garreth dominated that round.
That's time! Mlotkowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mlotkowski tries to sprawl but Garreth drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Garreth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mlotkowski's head.

Mlotkowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Mlotkowski kicks Garreth off and gets back to his feet.
A combination from Garreth does no damage.
Garreth tries to clinch but Mlotkowski moves out of range.

Garreth looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mlotkowski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mlotkowski.
Garreth passes Mlotkowski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garreth stops Mlotkowski from getting back to his feet.
Garreth uses his free foot to push down on Mlotkowski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mlotkowski.
Mlotkowski is squirming around, avoiding Garreth's attempts to control the action.
Mlotkowski can't escape the position.
Garreth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mlotkowski because Garreth loaded up on that one.
Garreth trying to control but Mlotkowski is having none of it.
Garreth misses with a head shot.
Mlotkowski is squirming around, avoiding Garreth's attempts to control the action.
Mlotkowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garreth is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mlotkowski has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mlotkowski!

Garreth pushes Mlotkowski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Garreth changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mlotkowski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garreth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mlotkowski keeps working.

Garreth stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garreth avoids the head kick by Mlotkowski.
Mlotkowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mlotkowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garreth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garreth misses with a head kick.
Garreth looks to throw the jab but Mlotkowski is out of range.
Garreth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mlotkowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Garreth.
Garreth throws a series of punches but Mlotkowski avoids them all with ease.
Mlotkowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mlotkowski counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garreth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garreth misses with a hook. Mlotkowski ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mlotkowski is defended easily by Garreth.
Garreth tries to clinch but Mlotkowski is having none of it.
Garreth blocks a head kick by Mlotkowski.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mlotkowski is defended easily by Garreth.

Garreth gets a double leg takedown into Mlotkowski's guard.
Garreth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garreth slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Mlotkowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Garreth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Garreth moves into the clinch successfully.

Garreth jumps guard and drags Mlotkowski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Garreth scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Garreth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Garreth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Garreth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mlotkowski is looking to escape.
Mlotkowski can't escape the position.
Garreth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mlotkowski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Garreth.
Mlotkowski is looking to improve his position but Garreth isn't that keen on the idea.
Mlotkowski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Garreth looking to finish with strikes here!
Mlotkowski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Garreth throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Garreth thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Garreth there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mlotkowski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mlotkowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Garreth jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mlotkowski manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Mlotkowski sneaks out the side door and pushes Garreth away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Mlotkowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garreth is fending him off so far but Mlotkowski persists. Nope, Garreth circles away and we're back to standing.

Garreth throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mlotkowski was covering up waiting for the punch and Garreth finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mlotkowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garreth tries to free his leg and advance position but Mlotkowski is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garreth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Garreth wants to control from the top but Mlotkowski keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kevin Garreth.
Garreth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Mlotkowski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Mlotkowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garreth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Garreth is looking to regain half guard here but Mlotkowski keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mlotkowski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mlotkowski stands up and beckons Garreth to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Garreth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garreth 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Garreth!