PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ante Gardasevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mewes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gardasevic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPUSG9feE6k. Jason Mewes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gardasevic
vs
Mewes

170 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Hellbent
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ante Gardasevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Mewes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardasevic looks to land a combination but Mewes avoids it well.
Gardasevic walks into a stiff left hand from Mewes.
Gardasevic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good leg kick by Mewes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mewes misses with a looping left.
Mewes scores with a hook.
Mewes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gardasevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gardasevic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gardasevic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Gardasevic misses its intended target.
Mewes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gardasevic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mewes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardasevic tries to move into range but Mewes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mewes scores with a kick to the body.
Mewes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gardasevic moves forwards but Mewes connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mewes misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Mewes does no damage.
Gardasevic moves away from the strike by Mewes.
Mewes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mewes duly obliges.
Gardasevic swings for the body but Mewes moves out of range.
Gardasevic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gardasevic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mewes.
Gardasevic slips under a jab.
Gardasevic misses with a double jab.
Mewes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gardasevic on the side of the head.
Mewes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gardasevic has time to react.
Gardasevic throws a sloppy head kick and Mewes moves out of range easily.
Mewes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gardasevic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gardasevic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mewes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jason Mewes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mewes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardasevic shoots in for a double leg but Mewes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gardasevic throws the left hand but Mewes avoids the punch easily.
Gardasevic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mewes sprawls well. Mewes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gardasevic gets slowly back to his feet.
Gardasevic misses with a straight right.
Gardasevic misses the shot to the body.
Gardasevic wants to clinch but Mewes slips to the side
letting Mewes counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mewes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mewes wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Gardasevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mewes ducks right into an uppercut from Gardasevic.
Gardasevic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mewes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gardasevic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardasevic throws a nice looking combination but Mewes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gardasevic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mewes throws a series of strikes that have Gardasevic backpedaling.
Gardasevic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mewes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mewes wants to break free but Gardasevic has control.
Mewes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mewes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gardasevic has him pressed against the cage.
Gardasevic tries to land knees in the clinch but Mewes avoids the damage to the body.
Mewes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gardasevic's efforts to push away.
Mewes is trying to break the clinch but Gardasevic has him pressed against the cage.
Gardasevic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mewes is trying to break free.
Mewes avoiding damage as Gardasevic throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mewes manages to break the clinch.
Mewes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gardasevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mewes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gardasevic.
Gardasevic tries to move into range but Mewes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gardasevic. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mewes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gardasevic doesn't manage to clinch there - Mewes circles away.
Gardasevic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jason Mewes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mewes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gardasevic's head.
Mewes's corner calls for a 1-2. Mewes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mewes thumps Gardasevic with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardasevic throws a nice looking combination but Mewes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mewes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gardasevic misses the target.
Mewes circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Mewes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gardasevic throws out a leg kick but Mewes moves out of range and Gardasevic only half commits.
Gardasevic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mewes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gardasevic shoots for a double leg takedown but Mewes sprawls well. He's pushed Gardasevic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gardasevic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mewes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A left and a right from Mewes both land. Nice combination.
Mewes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gardasevic's sensitive parts.
A right-left combo lands from Mewes.
Mewes with a jab.
Gardasevic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gardasevic with a jab.
Mewes misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardasevic. Mewes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ante Gardasevic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardasevic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mewes pinned against the cage. Mewes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mewes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gardasevic's head.
Mewes looks to land a combination. Gardasevic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mewes connects with a crisp jab.

Gardasevic is rocked!
Mewes misses with an uppercut.
Gardasevic lands with an uppercut that bounces Mewes off the cage and back into range.
Mewes misses with a few strikes there.
Mewes swats away the attempt to clinch by Gardasevic.
Gardasevic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mewes counters with a series of strikes. Gardasevic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oh Gardasevic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick from Gardasevic misses.
Gardasevic seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mewes throws a nice looking combination but Gardasevic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gardasevic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Gardasevic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mewes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mewes scoring well with a low kick there.
Gardasevic throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Mewes counter with a right hand.
Mewes scores with a nice right hand.
Mewes cracks Gardasevic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mewes lands an overhand right.
Gardasevic misses with a looping right.
Gardasevic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mewes scores with a jab. Gardasevic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mewes throws a head kick but Gardasevic moves out of range.
Mewes throws a hook to the side of Gardasevic's head but Gardasevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardasevic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mewes throws out the jab.
Gardasevic misses with a wild combination.
Mewes feints and then cracks Gardasevic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gardasevic down.
Gardasevic 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.
Gardasevic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mewes swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Gardasevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mewes lands with a nice body punch.
Mewes throws a head kick that half lands.
Mewes feints a jab promting Gardasevic to slip. Mewes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gardasevic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mewes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gardasevic.
A big left from Mewes misses.
Gardasevic on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardasevic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mewes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gardasevic is out of range and Mewes settles back down.
A nice combination there by Mewes.
Gardasevic is looking to clinch but Mewes is avoiding it.
Mewes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gardasevic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardasevic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mewes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mewes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gardasevic dodges the punch combination from Mewes.
Gardasevic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gardasevic wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mewes throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Mewes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A solid leg kick lands there for Mewes.
Gardasevic throws the left hand but Mewes avoids the punch easily.

Mewes tries to keep at a distance but Gardasevic has taken the fight into the clinch.

Mewes manages to break the clinch.
Jason Mewes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mewes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gardasevic eats them both and turns towards Mewes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab from Gardasevic.
Gardasevic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gardasevic wants to clinch up but Mewes keeps it at a distance.
Gardasevic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gardasevic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mewes.
Gardasevic throws a shot from downtown. Mewes moves away and avoids it.
Mewes scores with a jab. Gardasevic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mewes throws a leg kick which misses Gardasevic's front leg but catches the back leg as Gardasevic tries to avoid it.
Gardasevic moves in looking to clinch but Mewes pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardasevic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mewes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mewes. That's going to slow Gardasevic down.
Gardasevic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gardasevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mewes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mewes.
Gardasevic throws a lazy right hand but Mewes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mewes lands with a straight right. Gardasevic didn't see that one coming.
Gardasevic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gardasevic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mewes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mewes scores with a jab. Gardasevic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mewes scores with a jab. Gardasevic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gardasevic thows a body shot but no joy.
Mewes moves out of range of the body kick.
Gardasevic throws a hook to the side of Mewes's head but Mewes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mewes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardasevic misses with the combination.
Mewes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gardasevic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mewes eats them both and turns towards Gardasevic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gardasevic throws a combination that misses
and Mewes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gardasevic misses with a hook. Mewes ducked under it nicely.
Mewes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mewes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gardasevic momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mewes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gardasevic in his tracks.
Mewes stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Gardasevic misses.
Mewes lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mewes cracks a nice hook into Gardasevic's ribs.
Mewes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mewes.
Gardasevic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mewes.
Mewes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gardasevic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mewes catches Gardasevic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gardasevic throws a series of punches but Mewes avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardasevic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mewes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ante Gardasevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gardasevic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Gardasevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mewes lands with a straight right. Gardasevic didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Gardasevic does no damage.
Mewes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardasevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Mewes feints and then cracks Gardasevic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gardasevic down.
Mewes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gardasevic swings for the body but Mewes moves out of range.
Mewes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mewes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mewes cracks Gardasevic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Mewes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mewes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Mewes!
After the fight, Jason Mewes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.