PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toki Wartooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garavito kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Make Them Suffer. Wartooth has chosen Dethklok- Awaken as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Garavito
vs
Wartooth

188 cm
21
212 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
30
224 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Garavito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toki Wartooth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wartooth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garavito pinned against the cage. Garavito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garavito is looking to score with low kicks.
Wartooth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garavito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garavito on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garavito is looking to clinch but Wartooth is avoiding it.

Wartooth tries to keep at a distance but Garavito has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Wartooth.
Garavito looking to stall.
Wartooth lands a hook that snaps the head of Garavito backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wartooth.
Garavito stalling the fight.
Garavito blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Garavito.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Garavito for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wartooth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garavito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wartooth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wartooth checks a low kick from Garavito.
Wartooth wants to clinch
and Garavito counters with a nice body kick.
Wartooth checks a leg kick nicely.

Wartooth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wartooth throws a head punch that misses.

Wartooth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garavito tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Garavito.
Wartooth wants to clinch up but Garavito keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wartooth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wartooth doesn't manage to clinch there - Garavito circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth is looking to clinch but Garavito is avoiding it.
Wartooth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garavito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Wartooth closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garavito has Wartooth pressed against the cage, preventing Wartooth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garavito is leaning against Wartooth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wartooth blocking some punches.
Wartooth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garavito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garavito is looking to control Wartooth's arms but Wartooth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garavito has his back to the cage.
Garavito tries a body shot but Wartooth blocks it.
Wartooth misses with the head strike.
Garavito lands a nice uppercut.
Garavito tries to stall but Wartooth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito works on Wartooth's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Garavito fails to land.
Garavito presses Wartooth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Wartooth manages to break the clinch.

Wartooth clinches up against the cage.
Wartooth misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Garavito to work.
Garavito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wartooth backwards.
Wartooth lands an uppercut.
Wartooth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Wartooth.
Garavito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garavito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wartooth tries to circle away but Garavito has him pinned against the cage.
Garavito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garavito scores with a shot to the side of Wartooth's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito stalling in the clinch but Wartooth improves position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Garavito - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wartooth is struggling to control the position.
Garavito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garavito stalling against the cage.
Garavito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garavito will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wartooth up against the cage.
Garavito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wartooth being controlled against the cage.
Wartooth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Garavito dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A jab lands there for Garavito.
Garavito tries a head kick but it misses.
Wartooth misses with a kick to the body.
Garavito scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garavito lands a nice looking body kick.
Garavito connects with a leg kick. Wartooth looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garavito throws a push kick but Wartooth slaps the foot to one side.
Wartooth slips under a jab.
Garavito swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garavito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wartooth avoids a kick to the body.
Garavito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wartooth.
Garavito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wartooth takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wartooth closes the distance but Garavito moves to the side
and Garavito counters with a thumping low kick.
Garavito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luis Garavito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garavito fails to land with a series of punches.
Wartooth blocks a leg kick.
Wartooth wants to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wartooth.
Wartooth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wartooth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garavito swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Wartooth gets a clinch.
Garavito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garavito.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garavito tries a body shot but Wartooth blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garavito.
Come on Wartooth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Garavito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Garavito.
Wartooth has a couple of punches blocked by Garavito.
Garavito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garavito wants to stall.
Wartooth misses with a punch on the inside.
Garavito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wartooth's elbow.
Wartooth pushes Garavito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luis Garavito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garavito throws a punch but it's blocked by Wartooth.
Wartooth prevents a body shot from Garavito.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Garavito keeps control of Wartooth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wartooth is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Garavito.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wartooth as Garavito tries to tie him up.
Maybe Garavito would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Garavito content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Luis Garavito.
A big left from Garavito misses.
Wartooth tries to clinch there but Garavito circles away.
Wartooth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garavito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wartooth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wartooth throws a shot to the body.
Garavito stuns Wartooth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garavito walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wartooth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garavito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toki Wartooth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wartooth doesn't manage to clinch there - Garavito circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garavito.

Garavito gets tackled into the cage by Wartooth. Wartooth maintains the clinch.
Wartooth slows down the pace here.
Garavito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wartooth's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garavito looking to slow down the pace here.

Wartooth manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Garavito dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Garavito lands the left hand.
Garavito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wartooth tries to clinch up but Garavito circles away and keeps his distance.
Garavito misses with a low kick.
Garavito scores with a punch to the head.
Wartooth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garavito swivels and escapes.
Wartooth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garavito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garavito cracks Wartooth with a good jab.
Garavito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wartooth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wartooth is looking to clinch but Garavito is avoiding it.
Luis Garavito is winning the standup battle so far.
Garavito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wartooth thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Garavito tenderised Wartooth's leg. Wartooth is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito throws a big shot that misses.
Garavito lands with a kick to the temple. Wartooth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Wartooth is rocked!
Garavito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wartooth is still on wobbly legs! Can Garavito finish him?
Wartooth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Garavito has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garavito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wartooth backwards.
A body shot lands from Garavito.
Garavito lands a big right hand that drops Wartooth! The killer instinct kicks in and Garavito finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Garavito!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Garavito!
Luis Garavito decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.