PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvel Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Hielscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Garnett
vs
Hielscher

189 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

181 cm
23
198 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arvel Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konrad Hielscher!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garnett loads up on a big right hand but Hielscher slips the punch.
Garnett lands a slapping body shot.
Hielscher moves out of range as Garnett throws a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Garnett. Those never looked like landing.
Garnett swings widly with a right hand
and Hielscher counters with a series of strikes. Garnett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hielscher staying out of range there.
Hielscher moves out of range as Garnett strikes.
Garnett tries to land a front kick but Hielscher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hielscher misses with a few strikes there.
Hielscher tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Garnett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garnett. Hielscher does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hielscher ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Hielscher throws an overhand right that lands on Garnett's shoulder, as Garnett tries to avoid the shot.
Garnett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hielscher.
Hielscher misses with a few strikes there.
Garnett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hielscher.
Hielscher doesn't manage to clinch there - Garnett circles away.
Garnett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hielscher's head.
Garnett scores with a hook.

It looks like Konrad Hielscher has been cut.
Garnett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hielscher.
A big right from Garnett misses.
Garnett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hielscher was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Garnett throws out a loose jab but Hielscher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garnett misses with a wild combination.
Hielscher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garnett.
Hielscher slips under a jab.
Hielscher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garnett at a distance.
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hielscher takes one on the button.
Garnett throws an overhand right that lands on Hielscher's shoulder, as Hielscher tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher checks a low kick from Garnett.
Garnett throws the left hand but Hielscher avoids the punch easily.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hielscher was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Garnett misses with a looping right.
Hielscher slips a straight right by Garnett.
Garnett throws a jab when Hielscher was well out of range.
Garnett loads up on a big right hand but Hielscher slips the punch.
Garnett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garnett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hielscher was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Garnett looks to land a right hand but Hielscher moved out of range.
Garnett throws a right hand that misses
and Hielscher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett misses with a hook.
Garnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garnett misses with a two punch combination.
Hielscher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garnett.
Garnett misses the body punch
and Hielscher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garnett throws a right and a left that Hielscher avoids nicely.
Garnett misses with an uppercut
and Hielscher counters with a left and a right that stings Garnett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garnett throws a series of punches but Hielscher avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garnett throws the left hand but Hielscher avoids the punch easily.

Hielscher gets a clinch.
Garnett is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvel Garnett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konrad Hielscher's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Garnett takes a swing at Hielscher's ribcage but misses.
Garnett looks to land a right hand but Hielscher moved out of range.
Konrad Hielscher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garnett swings for the body but Hielscher moves out of range.
Hielscher misses with a wild combination.
Garnett throws a big shot that misses.
Arvel Garnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Garnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hielscher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hielscher manages to avoid it.
Garnett misses with a straight right.
Hielscher lands with a right hand.
Garnett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hielscher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hielscher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hielscher.
Hielscher misses with a double jab.
Garnett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hielscher.
Garnett throws a body kick that misses
and Hielscher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hielscher.
Hielscher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garnett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garnett misses with the combination.
Hielscher wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garnett.
Hielscher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garnett throws a push kick but Hielscher slaps the foot to one side.
Garnett throws the kick towards the body but Hielscher avoids it.
Hielscher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garnett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hielscher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garnett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Garnett misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hielscher doesn't manage to clinch there - Garnett circles away.
Garnett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hielscher under the eye.
Hielscher swinging wildly here.
Hielscher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garnett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hielscher at a distance.
Garnett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Hielscher throws a right hand that Garnett ducks under and follows up with a left that Garnett also avoids with ease.
Garnett scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett misses with a body shot
and Hielscher counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Garnett misses the target.
Garnett throws a lazy body kick
and Hielscher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garnett throws a low kick, looking for Hielscher's leg but Hielscher calmly moves out of range.
Hielscher defending well as Garnett loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Garnett. Those never looked like landing.
Hielscher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Hielscher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Hielscher throws a shot from downtown. Garnett moves away and avoids it.
Hielscher moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvel Garnett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konrad Hielscher's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hielscher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Hielscher is just out of range.
Garnett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garnett misses with a body shot
and Hielscher counters with a nice uppercut.
Garnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hielscher.
Garnett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hielscher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garnett.
Garnett lands with a straight right. Hielscher didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Garnett.
Garnett throws out a loose jab but Hielscher uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hielscher at a distance.
Garnett throws a jab but it's blocked by Hielscher.
Hielscher throws a series of strikes that have Garnett backpedaling.
Garnett misses the shot to the body.
Garnett throws a hook but Hielscher avoids it easily.
Garnett throws a jab when Hielscher was well out of range.
Hielscher slips under a jab from Garnett.
Garnett lands with a shot to the body.
Garnett swings widly with a right hand
and Hielscher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garnett misses with a straight right.
Garnett throws a body punch but Hielscher moves out of range.
Arvel Garnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher wants to clinch up but Garnett keeps it at a distance.
Hielscher defending well as Garnett loads up on a big left hand.
Garnett throws a hook to the side of Hielscher's head but Hielscher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hielscher manages to avoid it.
Garnett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hielscher moves out of range as Garnett strikes.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hielscher was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Hielscher misses with a wild combination.
Garnett misses with a straight left.
Konrad Hielscher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hielscher throws a hook but Garnett avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Garnett misses the target.
Garnett wants to land a leg kick but Hielscher is out of range.
Garnett throws the left hand but Hielscher avoids the punch easily.
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garnett throws a poor cross that misses
and Hielscher counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Hielscher misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Garnett scores with a four punch combination!
Arvel Garnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garnett misses with a straight right.
Garnett looks for the body kick but Hielscher saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hielscher's hands.
Hielscher misses the jab.
Garnett misses with a kick to the body.
Hielscher misses with a double jab.
Hielscher tries to clinch up
and Garnett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hielscher tries to close the distance and clinch but Garnett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hielscher.
Hielscher avoids the body shot from Garnett.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arvel Garnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garnett, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvel Garnett!
Arvel Garnett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.