PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garnett
vs
Geoly

186 cm
30
182 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

189 cm
28
183 lbs
21 - 7 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett looks to land a right hand but Geoly moved out of range.
Garnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geoly.
Garnett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garnett walks into a jab.
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Geoly blocks a jab.
Garnett throws a looping overhand right but Geoly ducks down to avoid it.
Geoly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garnett tests Geoly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garnett lands with a slapping head kick.
Geoly cracks Garnett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Geoly throws a low kick but Garnett avoids it.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Geoly to work.
Garnett has Geoly pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Geoly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Garnett gets a clinch.
Geoly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Geoly trying to control the position but instead, Garnett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Geoly into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garnett.
Garnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garnett leaning his opponent against the cage.
Geoly stalls.
Garnett lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Geoly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kevin Garnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garnett misses with a low kick.

Geoly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garnett manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Geoly throwing strikes from guard but Garnett blocks nicely.
Geoly won't allow Garnett to sweep him here.
Geoly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garnett wants to stand up but Geoly is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geoly postures up in Garnett's guard and throws a big left but Garnett blocks it.
Geoly trying to control the position from guard on top but Garnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly won't allow Garnett to get back to his feet.
Garnett keeping moving, preventing Geoly from controlling successfully.
Garnett wants to get back to his feet but Geoly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Geoly postures up in Garnett's guard and throws a big left but Garnett blocks it.
Garnett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garnett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Geoly won't allow Garnett to get back to his feet.
Garnett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Garnett controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geoly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Geoly bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Geoly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Geoly trying to control the position from guard on top but Garnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Geoly stops Garnett from standing up.
Garnett keeping moving, preventing Geoly from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexander Geoly will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Garnett misses with a body kick.
Garnett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Geoly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garnett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Geoly's head.
Geoly connects with a body shot.
Garnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Geoly blocks a head kick by Garnett.
Garnett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garnett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garnett moves out of range as Geoly throws a body kick.
Geoly staying out of range there.
Garnett throws a looping overhand right but Geoly ducks down to avoid it.
Garnett throws a body punch but Geoly moves out of range.
Garnett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Geoly does no damage.
Geoly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garnett throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Garnett as he checks the leg kick.
Geoly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garnett connects with a leg kick. Geoly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garnett throws a hook to the side of Geoly's head but Geoly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garnett thows a body shot but no joy.
Geoly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garnett. That did some damage!
Geoly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Geoly misses with a body kick.
A big right from Garnett misses.
Geoly moves out of range as Garnett strikes.
Geoly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Geoly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garnett on the side of the head.
Geoly throws a head kick that misses
and Garnett counters with a head kick. That will keep Geoly thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Garnett throws the kick towards the body but Geoly avoids it.
Garnett throws a hook to the side of Geoly's head but Geoly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Geoly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alexander Geoly 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Geoly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garnett to the mat! Garnett manages to get full guard.

Garnett manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kevin Garnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Garnett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geoly was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Geoly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garnett.
Geoly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Geoly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Geoly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garnett misses with a hook. Geoly ducked under it nicely.
Geoly lands with an uppercut that bounces Garnett off the cage and back into range.
Geoly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garnett tries to bum rush Geoly with a series of wild strikes but Geoly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Geoly tests Garnett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Garnett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Geoly looks to land a left hand but Garnett moved out of range nicely.
Garnett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Geoly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garnett's sensitive parts.
A shot to the body from Garnett misses
and Geoly counters with an inside leg kick.
Kevin Garnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garnett misses with a leg kick
and Geoly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kevin Garnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geoly connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Geoly.
Geoly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garnett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garnett wants it to stay on the feet.
Garnett throws a solid leg kick but Geoly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garnett.
Garnett throws the kick towards the body but Geoly avoids it.
Horrible takedown by Geoly or perhaps it was just good defense by Garnett which made him look bad.
Garnett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a low kick but Geoly avoids it.
Garnett lands a right hook to the body.
Garnett misses with an attempted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Garnett blocks the low kick.
Garnett misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Geoly circles away.
Garnett missing with a left hand there. Geoly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garnett throws a series of punches but Geoly avoids them all with ease.
Garnett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Geoly can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Garnett misses its intended target.
Geoly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garnett circles away.
Kevin Garnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Geoly.

Geoly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Geoly showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett pushes Geoly off looking to stand but Geoly dives back in and keeps control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Garnett showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 19:19
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 19:19

The fight is ruled a draw!