PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Garvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garvey comes to the cage accompanied by One Loaf of Bread -- Damian Marley. The crowd seem to be enjoying Guida's choice of entrance music: Stupid Kid - Alkaline Trio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garvey
vs
Guida

170 cm
28
152 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

180 cm
35
140 lbs
10 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Garvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Guida!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida thumps Garvey with a low kick.
Guida throws a hook but Garvey avoids it easily.

Garvey rushes Guida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garvey misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Garvey.
A hook to the body from Garvey.
Guida has a couple of punches blocked by Garvey.
Guida lands an elbow inside that Garvey shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Garvey.
A head punch on the inside from Garvey fails to land.
Garvey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garvey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guida just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garvey tries to throw a body punch but Guida avoids it by throwing Garvey back against the cage.
Guida is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garvey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Garvey.
Guida stalling in the clinch but Garvey improves position.
Garvey misses with a punch on the inside.
Garvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guida with a knee to the head.
Garvey tries to throw a body punch but Guida avoids it by throwing Garvey back against the cage.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey lands with a short shot to the head.
Guida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garvey's defenses.
Garvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Guida controls his hands.
A short left from Guida.
Garvey fails to pull guard.
Garvey lands with a left to the head.
Garvey can't find room to land a body shot as Guida controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garvey's brow.
Garvey presses Guida against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garvey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guida misses with an elbow over the top.
Garvey lands with a short shot to the head.
Garvey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Garvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guida blocks a body shot from Garvey.
Garvey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Garvey as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Guida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garvey as Guida tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey dodges an elbow strike from Guida.
Guida scores with a shoulder strike.
Garvey working aggressively here.
Guida blocks a body shot from Garvey.
Garvey blocks the elbow strike.
Guida tries to stall but Garvey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garvey tries to throw a body punch but Guida avoids it by throwing Garvey back against the cage.
Garvey tries a body shot but Guida blocks it.
A short left from Garvey.
Guida's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Garvey manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Guida wants to control from the top but Garvey keeps moving.
Garvey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garvey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvey keeping moving, preventing Guida from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ray Guida.
Guida slips under a jab from Garvey.
Garvey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guida checks a leg kick.
Guida thows a leg kick but Garvey checks it
and Garvey counters with a nice body shot.
Garvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Garvey tries to keep at a distance but Guida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garvey scores with a shoulder strike.
Garvey misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey works on Guida's body with a couple of short punches.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but Garvey blocks with his arms.
Garvey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Garvey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good work by Garvey as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guida.
Guida walks into a straight right hand from Garvey.
Guida moves out of range as Garvey strikes.
Guida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ray Guida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guida misses with a low kick.
Good work by Garvey as he checks the leg kick.

Garvey has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guida lands an elbow inside that Garvey shrugs off.
Garvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Guida controls his hands.
Garvey blocks an elbow strike from Guida.
Garvey takes a shot to the head.
Guida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garvey's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Garvey 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.

Garvey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guida misses with a leg kick
and Garvey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guida thinking.
Garvey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garvey takes a swing at Guida's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guida.
Garvey thuds a left hand into Guida's body.
Guida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garvey's hands.
Guida scores with a nice body kick.
Garvey throws a leg kick but Guida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garvey keeps the fight on the outside.
Good work by Guida as he checks the leg kick.
Garvey loads up on a big right hand but Guida slips the punch.
Garvey throws a leg kick which misses Guida's front leg but catches the back leg as Guida tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guida.
Guida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida closes the distance but Garvey moves to the side
and Garvey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guida thinking.
Garvey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garvey wants it to stay on the feet.
Guida steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Garvey. That one must have hurt.
Guida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garvey is out of range.
Garvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcus Garvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garvey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garvey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guida on the side of the head.
Guida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garvey momentarily.
Guida tries to clinch up.
Garvey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good work by Garvey as he checks the leg kick.
Guida swings for the body but Garvey moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Garvey.
A head kick by Garvey misses
and Guida counters with a low kick, right behind Garvey 's knee.
Guida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garvey's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guida on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garvey throws a body punch but Guida moves out of range.
Guida darts in trying to clinch
and Garvey counters with a nice leg kick.
Guida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Garvey drives through and clinches with Guida against the cage.

Garvey pulls guard.
Garvey trying to control the position.
Guida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida is stalling in the full guard.
Garvey keeping moving, preventing Guida from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garvey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guida throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Garvey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Guida checks a low kick from Garvey.
Guida misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida throws the left hand but Garvey avoids the punch easily.
Guida tries to work over Garvey's front leg with a kick but Garvey checks it.
Garvey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Garvey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Guida looking to slow down the pace here.
Garvey tries to work over Guida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garvey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Guida to keep the fight standing.
Guida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garvey misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garvey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guida trying to land knees to the body.
Garvey blocks an elbow strike from Guida.
Garvey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garvey tries to work over Guida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garvey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Garvey will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Guida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garvey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garvey tries to land a leg kick but Guida saw it coming and moves away.
Garvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Guida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Garvey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garvey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garvey looking to stall.
A short right from Garvey on the inside.
Guida lands an elbow that stopped Garvey in his tracks for a moment.
Garvey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guida prevents a body shot from Garvey.
Garvey throws a punch but it's blocked by Guida.
Guida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guida trying to stall but Garvey improves his position.
Guida blocks an uppercut.
Garvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garvey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey scores with a shot to the side of Guida's head.
Garvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garvey misses with a punch to the body.

Garvey jumps guard and drags Guida to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Garvey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Guida trying to control the position from guard on top but Garvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garvey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guida manages to get himself to full guard.
Guida trying to keep a closed guard but Garvey is proving a slippery customer.
Garvey wants to stand but Guida is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ray Guida hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Garvey clinches up with Guida and pushes him back against the cage.
Guida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garvey throws a punch but it's blocked by Guida.
Nice elbow from Guida.
Garvey blocks an elbow strike from Guida.
A shot in the inside from Garvey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Guida controls his hands.
Garvey misses with a body punch.
Guida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garvey avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garvey.
Garvey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garvey's face.
Garvey lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Garvey.
Guida lands a nice elbow.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garvey gets through Guida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garvey.

Garvey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Guida uses from the top position.
Guida trying to control the position from guard on top but Garvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guida would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Guida trying to control the position from guard on top but Garvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ray Guida has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Guida avoids the head kick by Garvey.
Guida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garvey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marcus Garvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Guida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garvey pinned against the cage. Garvey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guida tries to close the distance and clinch but Garvey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guida was well out of range. Poor timing from Garvey.
Garvey misses with a leg kick
and Guida counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garvey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garvey is looking to wear down Guida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some bone on bone action there as Garvey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garvey loads up on a big right hand but Guida slips the punch.
Ray Guida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garvey checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Garvey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garvey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Garvey!
After winning the bout, Marcus Garvey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.