PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Laak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laak comes to the cage accompanied by Pain - Shut your mouth. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Laak
vs
Garnett

180 cm
33
193 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

186 cm
33
182 lbs
27 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Laak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garnett throws a shot from downtown. Laak moves away and avoids it.
Laak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garnett under the eye.
Laak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garnett throws a head kick that misses.
Garnett blocks a head kick by Laak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Laak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laak throws a leg kick which misses Garnett's front leg but catches the back leg as Garnett tries to avoid it.
Garnett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laak doesn't seem bothered though.
Laak misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laak. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Garnett misses the target.
Laak connects with a high kick.
Garnett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garnett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garnett throws a body kick that misses.
Garnett throws an off balance right hand
and Laak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garnett moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Eric Laak has been cut.
Laak staying out of range there.
Laak avoids the body shot from Garnett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garnett thows a leg kick but Laak checks it
and Laak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garnett works the jab nicely.
Garnett throws a solid leg kick but Laak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garnett.
Garnett tries a head kick but it misses.
Laak misses with a kick to the body.
Laak jabs Garnett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garnett misses with a low kick as Laak jumps back.
Garnett misses with a low kick.
Garnett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laak. Garnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garnett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garnett misses with a straight right.
Garnett misses the shot to the body.
Laak slips a jab from Garnett.
Garnett thumps Laak with a low kick.
Garnett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laak throws a sloppy head kick
and Garnett counters with a leg kick.
Laak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garnett scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Laak misses.
Garnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garnett connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garnett dips to his left and cracks Laak with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Laak.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett takes one to the chin there.
Laak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laak slips under a jab from Garnett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Laak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Laak's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Laak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laak is looking to chop away at Garnett's legs.
Laak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garnett throws a leg kick but Laak moved away.
Garnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laak looks to land a left hand but Garnett moved out of range nicely.
Garnett lands a right hook to the body.
Garnett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laak moves away.
Laak looks to land a right hand but Garnett moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garnett checks a leg kick.
Kevin Garnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laak blocks a jab.
Garnett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garnett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garnett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garnett.
Laak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garnett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garnett throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garnett. That did some damage!
Laak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garnett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garnett. Garnett obviously looking to wear him down.
Laak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garnett jabs at Laak's body.
Garnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Laak is just out of range.
Garnett thuds a left hand into Laak's body.
Garnett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laak throws a leg kick which misses Garnett's front leg but catches the back leg as Garnett tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett lands with a kick to the temple. Laak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garnett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garnett lands with a kick to the temple. Laak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Laak is rocked!
Laak 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.
The fighters circling - Garnett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Garnett.
Crunch! Laak slams his shin into Garnett's torso.
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!
Garnett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laak. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laak cracks Garnett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garnett misses with a low kick.
Kevin Garnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garnett throws a low kick but Laak moves out of range easily.
Laak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A combination from Laak does no damage.
Laak loads up on a big right hand but Garnett slips the punch.
Laak scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Garnett misses its intended target.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laak was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Garnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Laak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

Laak moves away from the strike by Garnett.
Garnett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garnett slips a straight right by Laak.
Laak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garnett throws a leg kick
and Laak counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Garnett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garnett lands a nice hook to Laak's body. Laak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garnett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Garnett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garnett.
Laak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garnett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett tries a low kick but Laak avoids it.
Garnett looks for the body kick but Laak saw that one coming.
Laak misses with a head kick.
Laak catches Garnett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab lands there for Garnett.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garnett.
Laak ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Garnett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garnett with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garnett lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Laak pushes Garnett away with a front kick.
Garnett scores with a jab.
Laak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Garnett bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Laak! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Laak is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Garnett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garnett's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Garnett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laak wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett forces his way into half guard.
Garnett controlling the action here.
Laak seems to have got his legs back now.
Garnett tries to pass to full mount but Laak defends it.
Garnett is trying to control the action in half guard but Laak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garnett wants to advance to full mount but Laak doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Laak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garnett is one step ahead there.
Garnett trying to control but Laak is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laak wants to stand and escape but Garnett is having none of it.
Garnett wants to pass the guard but Laak is keeping the position.
Garnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Laak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kevin Garnett.
Garnett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett throws a big shot that misses.
Garnett throws a half hearted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Garnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garnett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Garnett!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Garnett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.