PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Garman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hollywood Babble-On. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Garman
vs
Rosholt

188 cm
21
200 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

185 cm
32
194 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ralph Garman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Rosholt!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Garman. That snapped Rosholt's head back.
Rosholt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rosholt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garman moves away.
Garman lands a nice shot that snaps Rosholt's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garman, as that shot connected.
Rosholt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garman was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosholt.
Garman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rosholt at a distance.
Rosholt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garman counters with a right hand to the body.
Rosholt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rosholt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garman at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garman. That's going to slow Rosholt down.
A combination from Rosholt does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Garman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garman cracks a nice hook into Rosholt's ribs.
Rosholt blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Garman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rosholt doesn't seem phased though.
Rosholt misses with a left hand
and Garman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garman cracks the inside of Rosholt's front leg.
Rosholt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rosholt scrambles back to his feet.
Garman swings away with a body shot that misses

and Rosholt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Garman wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garman has Rosholt pulled in close to control his posture.
Rosholt stopping the sweep attempt from Garman.
Garman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rosholt throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt is stalling in the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosholt.
Rosholt throws a poor cross that misses
and Garman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Garman throws out a powerful jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rosholt. That's going to slow Garman down.
Garman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rosholt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt fails to land with a series of punches.
Rosholt needs to keep his hands up - Garman had a free shot at his head there.
Garman swinging wildly here.
Rosholt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garman.
Garman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Garman misses its intended target.
Garman scores with a shot to the body.
Rosholt throws out a loose jab but Garman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rosholt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rosholt's head.
Rosholt throws a hook but Garman avoids it easily.
Rosholt misses with a kick to the body
and Garman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosholt misses the jab.
Rosholt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garman doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Garman.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garman, right into the meat.
Rosholt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rosholt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rosholt feints a jab promting Garman to slip. Rosholt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Garman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rosholt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosholt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rosholt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rosholt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rosholt's hands.
Garman throws a lazy right hand but Rosholt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rosholt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rosholt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garman can pounce on him.
Nice jab there from Garman.
Rosholt throws out a powerful jab.
Garman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garman swings for the body but Rosholt moves out of range.
Jab by Rosholt.
Garman is looking to clinch.
Garman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garman blocks the body kick.
Rosholt throws a leg kick but Garman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garman connects with a high kick.
Rosholt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rosholt at a distance.
Nice cross by Rosholt.
Garman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosholt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rosholt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garman circles away quickly and effectively.
Rosholt thows a body shot but no joy.
Garman connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garman misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt misses with a two punch combination.
Rosholt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rosholt scrambles back to his feet.
Garman thumps Rosholt with a low kick.
Garman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rosholt.
Nice body punch from Garman.
Garman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosholt.
Rosholt drops his hands momentarily and Garman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ralph Garman is winning the standup battle so far.
Rosholt thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Garman.
Rosholt takes a swing at Garman's ribcage but misses.
Garman 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.
Rosholt throws a leg kick which misses Garman's front leg but catches the back leg as Garman tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rosholt tries to land a front kick but Garman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jake Rosholt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garman lands with a right hand.
Rosholt throws a head kick but Garman moves out of range.
Garman lands with a nice body kick.
Rosholt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garman.
Rosholt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garman.
Rosholt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rosholt throws a leg kick that misses.
Garman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garman wants to clinch up but Rosholt keeps it at a distance.
Rosholt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garman.
Rosholt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garman cracks Rosholt with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rosholt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garman moves out of range of the body kick.
Garman scores with the left hand. Rosholt knows he should have avoided that one.
Garman avoids the body shot from Rosholt.
Rosholt thows a body shot but no joy.
Garman 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Garman.
Garman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rosholt takes one on the button.
Garman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garman cracks Rosholt with a good jab.

Rosholt is rocked!
Rosholt jabs at Garman's body.
Rosholt is still on wobbly legs! Can Garman finish him?
Rosholt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Garman dominated that second round.
That's time! Garman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Garman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garman throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosholt.
Rosholt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rosholt seems to have recovered his senses.
Garman throws an off balance right hand
and Rosholt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rosholt missing with a left hand there. Garman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garman tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Rosholt misses.
Garman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rosholt.
Garman lands with an overhand left.
Rosholt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Garman blocks a head kick by Rosholt.
Garman scores with a body shot.
Garman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rosholt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garman scores with the left hand. Rosholt knows he should have avoided that one.
Garman misses with a body kick.
Rosholt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rosholt loads up on a big right hand but Garman slips the punch.
Rosholt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Garman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garman delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Rosholt.
Rosholt ducks under a wild hook from Garman.
Rosholt tries to land a front kick but Garman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rosholt on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garman throws a wild body kick that Rosholt sees coming a mile off.
Rosholt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garman checks a leg kick.
Garman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rosholt.
Rosholt throws a hook but Garman avoids it easily.
Garman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rosholt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garman connects with a right hand. Rosholt shakes it off.
Garman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garman moves out of range of the body kick.
Garman blocks a low kick nicely.
Rosholt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Garman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rosholt.
A low kick from Rosholt is predictable there

and Garman moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Garman to work.
Rosholt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rosholt blocks the elbow strike.
Rosholt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rosholt looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Garman lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosholt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jake Rosholt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosholt misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Garman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Garman!
An out of breath Ralph Garman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.