PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhu Fangyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garnett comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls. Fangyu has chosen Demigod-Mindmasher as his entrance music. Zhu Fangyu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garnett
vs
Fangyu

199 cm
36
224 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

193 cm
28
185 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

KAISER

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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhu Fangyu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett throws the left hand but Fangyu avoids the punch easily.
Garnett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garnett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Fangyu there.

It looks like Kelvin Garnett has been cut.
Garnett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fangyu counters with a big head kick but Garnett shrugs it off.
Fangyu tries to clinch up but Garnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Fangyu misses with a leg kick.
Fangyu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Fangyu.
Fangyu throws a leg kick
and Garnett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fangyu's knee momentarily.
Garnett blocks a low kick nicely.

Fangyu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Garnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fangyu throws out a loose jab but Garnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garnett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fangyu throws a head kick that misses.

Fangyu clinches up with Garnett and pushes him back against the cage.
Fangyu keeps control of Garnett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garnett blocking some punches.
Fangyu prevents a body shot from Garnett.
Garnett is trying to push Fangyu away but Fangyu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fangyu has Garnett pressed against the cage, preventing Garnett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fangyu lands an uppercut.
Garnett is trying to break the clinch but Fangyu is controlling him.
Fangyu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Garnett breaks from the clinch.
Garnett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fangyu wants to slow Garnett down by chopping away at his legs.
Garnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Fangyu is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fangyu closes the distance and pushes Garnett back into the cage.

Garnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garnett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fangyu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garnett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garnett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fangyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fangyu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Garnett throws a front kick aimed at Fangyu's knee but Fangyu avoids it well.
Fangyu misses with a body kick.
Garnett checks a leg kick.
Garnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Garnett moves out of range as Fangyu throws a body kick.
Garnett throws the kick towards the body but Fangyu avoids it.
Garnett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garnett's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Garnett misses the target.
Garnett scores with a shot to the body.
Fangyu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Fangyu.
Garnett misses with an uppercut

and Fangyu counters by clinching up.

Garnett breaks from the clinch.
Fangyu misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fangyu. That's going to slow Garnett down.
Fangyu throws a right hand that Garnett ducks under and follows up with a left that Garnett also avoids with ease.
Fangyu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garnett throws a leg kick but Fangyu checks it.
Kelvin Garnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That kick from Garnett tenderised Fangyu's leg. Fangyu is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garnett misses with a hook.
Fangyu tries a head kick but it misses.
Fangyu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garnett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garnett throws a wild body kick that Fangyu sees coming a mile off.
Fangyu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Fangyu as he checks the leg kick.
Garnett throws a series of punches but Fangyu avoids them all with ease.
Fangyu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhu Fangyu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Garnett'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.

Garnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fangyu throws an overhand right that lands on Garnett's shoulder, as Garnett tries to avoid the shot.
Garnett misses with a head kick.
Fangyu scores with a kick to the body.
Garnett misses with a body kick.
Fangyu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fangyu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fangyu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fangyu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garnett misses with a body kick.
Fangyu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garnett swings for the body but Fangyu moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu scores with the left hand. Garnett knows he should have avoided that one.
Fangyu tries to clinch but Garnett is having none of it.
Fangyu thuds his shin into the meat of Garnett's side.
Good work by Fangyu as he checks the leg kick.
Garnett slips a jab from Fangyu.
Fangyu throws a push kick but Garnett slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Garnett.
Garnett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fangyu misses with a body kick.
Garnett misses with a looping left.
Garnett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fangyu.
Garnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fangyu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fangyu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fangyu closes the distance and clinches.
Garnett blocks an uppercut.
Fangyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garnett working hard to break the clinch.

Garnett breaks the clinch.
Garnett throws a push kick but Fangyu slaps the foot to one side.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fangyu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fangyu misses with an uppercut.
Garnett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fangyu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garnett scrambles back to his feet.
Fangyu misses with a wild body shot.
Fangyu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fangyu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Garnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fangyu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fangyu throws a nice looking combination but Garnett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fangyu cracks the inside of Garnett's front leg.
Fangyu throws a head kick that misses.
Zhu Fangyu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fangyu needs to keep his hands up - Garnett had a free shot at his head there.
Garnett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fangyu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garnett throws a head kick that Fangyu semi-blocks.
Fangyu throws a sloppy head kick and Garnett moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garnett.
Garnett keeps Fangyu at a distance using the push kick.
Garnett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fangyu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fangyu lands a leg kick that knocks Garnett off balance momentarily.
Fangyu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garnett finds it's way round the side to connect with Fangyu's head.
Garnett throws a body kick that misses.
Fangyu misses the jab.
Garnett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fangyu cracks Garnett with a right hand to the side of the head.

Kelvin Garnett's cut is getting worse.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fangyu. Garnett shrugs it off though.
Garnett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fangyu lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fangyu.
Donk. Garnett catches Fangyu right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhu Fangyu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Garnett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fangyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fangyu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fangyu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fangyu connects with a jab.
Garnett loads up on a big right hand but Fangyu slips the punch.
Garnett digs a good body shot into Fangyu's ribs.
Garnett moves away from the strike by Fangyu.
Fangyu tries to clinch but Garnett is having none of it.
Fangyu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garnett's head.
Fangyu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A combination from Garnett does no damage.
Fangyu staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu throws a sloppy head kick
and Garnett counters with a stiff right hand.
Garnett looks to land a right hand but Fangyu moved out of range.
Garnett lands with a nice body kick.
Garnett throws a leg kick but Fangyu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garnett looks to land a body kick but Fangyu moved away.
Fangyu looks for the body kick but Garnett saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Garnett blocks the low kick.
Garnett throws an overhand right that lands on Fangyu's shoulder, as Fangyu tries to avoid the shot.
Garnett throws a head kick but Fangyu moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fangyu - that will leave a mark!
The fighters circling - Garnett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zhu Fangyu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a leg kick
and Fangyu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fangyu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garnett's head.
Garnett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garnett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Garnett throws a wild body kick that Fangyu sees coming a mile off.
Fangyu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garnett.
Garnett throws a head kick that misses.

Fangyu takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garnett is trying to break the clinch but Fangyu has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Garnett fails to land.
Garnett is trying to break the clinch but Fangyu is controlling him.
Garnett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fangyu throws a head kick but Garnett moves out of range.
Garnett throws an off balance right hand
and Garnett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Garnett as he checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Fangyu blocks the leg kick.
Garnett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Fangyu clinches with his opponent.
Garnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garnett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fangyu has him pressed against the cage.
Garnett is looking to break free of the clinch but Fangyu has double underhooks.
Garnett is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu scores with a shot to the side of Garnett's head.
Fangyu prevents Garnett from breaking the clinch.
Garnett lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Garnett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garnett tries to break free but Fangyu pushes him back against the cage.
Garnett tries to circle away but Fangyu has him pinned against the cage.
Garnett is trying to break free.
Garnett working hard to break the clinch.
Garnett can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garnett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garnett has had enough of the clinch but Fangyu keeps him there for the moment.
Kelvin Garnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garnett is trying to break the clinch but Fangyu is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Garnett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fangyu 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhu Fangyu!