PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Kilkenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilkenny comes to the cage accompanied by Murder was the case. Garavito has chosen Make Them Suffer as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kilkenny
vs
Garavito

194 cm
23
266 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
212 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Kilkenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Garavito!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilkenny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Luis Garavito has been cut.
Kilkenny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garavito.
Garavito takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilkenny.
Garavito scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Kilkenny finds it's way through Garavito's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garavito tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kilkenny sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garavito somewhat.
A telegraphed right hand from Kilkenny misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kilkenny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Garavito.
Garavito throws a leg kick but Kilkenny moved away.
Garavito cracks Kilkenny with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kilkenny checks a leg kick.
A big left from Garavito misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito dives in and grabs Kilkenny's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kilkenny pushes down on Garavito's head and hops out.
Garavito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garavito throws a looping overhand right but Kilkenny ducks down to avoid it.
Garavito throws a leg kick which misses Kilkenny's front leg but catches the back leg as Kilkenny tries to avoid it.
Garavito checks a low kick from Kilkenny.
A big left from Garavito misses.
Luis Garavito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kilkenny moves into the clinch.
Garavito fails to pull guard.
Lance Kilkenny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Garavito.
Garavito is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kilkenny is defending well.
Kilkenny can't find room to land a body shot as Garavito controls the action.
Garavito wants a takedown.
Kilkenny gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garavito.
Kilkenny gets underhooks to prevent Garavito's takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kilkenny tries to work over Garavito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Kilkenny as the two fighters clinch.
Kilkenny digs a right hand into Garavito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garavito's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilkenny lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garavito backwards.

Garavito successfully pulls guard.
Kilkenny trying to control the position from guard on top but Garavito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garavito keeping full guard, as Kilkenny tries to pass.
Garavito is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kilkenny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kilkenny trying to control but Garavito is working from the bottom.
Kilkenny throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilkenny wants to get up but he can't break Garavito's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kilkenny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kilkenny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kilkenny wants to stand but Garavito is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kilkenny won't allow Garavito to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Garavito misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kilkenny doesn't seem bothered though.
Kilkenny missing with a left hand there. Garavito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilkenny throws a leg kick but Garavito moved away.
Kilkenny looks to land a left hand but Garavito moved out of range nicely.
Kilkenny takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Garavito misses its intended target.
Kilkenny lands a head shot.
Kilkenny scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Garavito. That snapped Kilkenny's head back.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garavito.
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!
Garavito defending well as Kilkenny loads up on a big left hand.
Lance Kilkenny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilkenny misses with a straight left.
Garavito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Kilkenny.
Garavito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kilkenny.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garavito is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kilkenny looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilkenny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garavito.
Kilkenny misses with a body kick.
Kilkenny uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garavito has time to react.
Kilkenny loads up on a big right hand but Garavito slips the punch.
Garavito lands an overhand right.
Garavito misses with a low kick.
Kilkenny misses with a low kick.
Kilkenny is looking to chop away at Garavito's legs.
Some wild striking there from Kilkenny.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garavito wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garavito scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Kilkenny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis Garavito's cut.
That's time! Kilkenny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Garavito throws a hook but Kilkenny avoids it easily.
Kilkenny thows a leg kick but Garavito checks it
and Garavito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kilkenny misses the target.
Kilkenny motions for Garavito to come forward. Kilkenny throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lance Kilkenny is winning the standup battle so far.
Kilkenny misses with the combination.
Garavito lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garavito checks a leg kick.
Kilkenny moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garavito fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kilkenny checks it well.
Kilkenny on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kilkenny misses with a body punch

and Garavito decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kilkenny's guard.
Kilkenny is trying to keep Garavito in close.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garavito looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilkenny keeping moving, preventing Garavito from controlling successfully.
Garavito must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luis Garavito was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kilkenny lands a head kick. Garavito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Garavito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garavito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garavito checks a leg kick nicely.
Kilkenny on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garavito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garavito tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kilkenny looks to land a left hand but Garavito moved out of range nicely.
Garavito tries to score with a low kick but Kilkenny moves his leg out of the way.
Garavito swings for the body but Kilkenny moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Garavito.
Kilkenny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garavito.
Kilkenny misses with an uppercut.
Garavito 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilkenny misses with a looping left.
Kilkenny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garavito manages to avoid it.
Garavito throws a head kick that misses
and Kilkenny counters with an inside leg kick.
Garavito tries to land a front kick but Kilkenny steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garavito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garavito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garavito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Garavito drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garavito showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garavito trying to control but Kilkenny is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny wants to sweep but no luck.
Garavito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kilkenny keeping moving, preventing Garavito from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luis Garavito was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Garavito connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Garavito.
Kilkenny blocks a head kick by Garavito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Garavito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luis Garavito's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kilkenny throws a jab when Garavito was well out of range.
Garavito 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.
Garavito tries to land a front kick but Kilkenny steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kilkenny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny misses with a leg kick
and Garavito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garavito's corner calls for a 1-2. Garavito obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garavito fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Kilkenny.
Garavito looks to land a body kick but Kilkenny moved away.
Garavito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kilkenny as he jumps to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kilkenny.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garavito does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
No joy there for Garavito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garavito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garavito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kilkenny in his tracks.
Garavito checks the leg kick.
Kilkenny lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garavito takes a step back to recover.
Garavito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kilkenny feints and then cracks Garavito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garavito down.
Kilkenny connects with a solid leg kick.
Garavito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garavito takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Garavito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garavito misses with a leg kick
and Kilkenny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kilkenny swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kilkenny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Kilkenny closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garavito.
Kilkenny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilkenny throws a head punch that misses.
Garavito drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lance Kilkenny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Garavito.
Kilkenny lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garavito backwards.
Kilkenny is pressed up against the cage. Garavito has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kilkenny down to the mat. Kilkenny avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kilkenny thumps Garavito with a low kick.
Kilkenny throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kilkenny ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garavito on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garavito checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kilkenny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilkenny misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny thows a body kick. Garavito tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good leg kick by Kilkenny there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kilkenny throws a jab when Garavito was well out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kilkenny!
A big left from Kilkenny misses.
Kilkenny works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilkenny misses with a head kick.
Garavito scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garavito lands a head shot.
Garavito needs to keep his hands up - Kilkenny had a free shot at his head there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kilkenny. Garavito shrugs it off though.
Garavito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilkenny's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garavito under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito checks a leg kick nicely.
Garavito fails with a takedown attempt.
Kilkenny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garavito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kilkenny throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Garavito misses the target.

Garavito throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kilkenny was covering up waiting for the punch and Garavito finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garavito throwing strikes from guard but Kilkenny blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garavito throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Kilkenny showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kilkenny has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Kilkenny!