PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Garver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Happy Gilmore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gilmore
vs
Garver

178 cm
40
181 lbs
26 - 21 - 1

180 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Garver!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gilmore checks a leg kick.
We've been told by Gilmore's head coaches at Rift Fighting Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gilmore crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garver - the referee stops the clock and Gilmore gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garver. Gilmore manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Garver misses with a double jab.
Garver wants to clinch up but Gilmore keeps it at a distance.
Daniel Garver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut. Garver saw that one coming.
Gilmore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Garver tenderised Gilmore's leg. Gilmore is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gilmore.
Garver's coach down at Finch Farm was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Garver's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gilmore lands with a hook. Garver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick from Gilmore lands but Garver takes it in his stride.
Garver lands a body shot.
Garver tries a head kick but it misses.
Garver tries to clinch but Gilmore moves out of range.
Garver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gilmore.
Garver misses with a low kick.
Garver misses with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilmore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gilmore pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garver is out of range and Gilmore settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore connects with a jab.
Garver throws a head kick that Gilmore semi-blocks.
Gilmore 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.
Garver attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garver takes a swing at Gilmore's ribcage but misses.
Gilmore swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Garver counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garver.
Garver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gilmore backwards.
Garver works on Gilmore's body with a couple of short punches.
Gilmore working aggressively here.
Gilmore tries to stall but Garver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gilmore misses with a punch on the inside.
Gilmore throws a head punch that misses.
Garver working Gilmore over with knees 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!
Garver tries to work over Gilmore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore wants to break free but Garver has control.
Garver blocking some punches.
Garver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gilmore has a couple of punches blocked by Garver.
Gilmore misses with the head strike.
Garver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garver.
A short uppercut from Garver.
Nice body punch from Garver.
Garver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gilmore blocks it with crossed arms.
Garver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gilmore backwards.
Gilmore digs a right hand underneath Garver's ribcage. Garver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garver digs a right hand underneath Gilmore's ribcage. Gilmore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gilmore's defenses.
Gilmore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garver working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Gilmore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gilmore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver scores with a hook to the body.
Garver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garver looking to throw knees to the head but Gilmore is blocking nicely.
Garver blocks a body shot from Gilmore.
Gilmore looking to stall.
Gilmore lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gilmore fails to land.

Gilmore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gilmore blocks a head kick by Garver.
Garver tries to clinch but Gilmore is having none of it.

Garver darts in and clinches Gilmore up against the cage.
Garver missing with knees to the body.
Garver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gilmore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gilmore.
Garver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garver blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore tries to break free but Garver pushes him back against the cage.
Garver tries to land knees in the clinch but Gilmore avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garver has a couple of punches blocked by Gilmore.
Garver lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Garver.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gilmores head.
Garver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gilmore or not.
Garver lands with a right to the head.
Gilmore misses with a punch on the inside.
Garver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gilmore is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Garver.
Garver trying to land knees to the body.
Garver digs a right hand into Gilmore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gilmore's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Garver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Garver dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Garver connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garver lands a jab to Gilmore's midsection.
Garver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniel Garver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gilmore's calf.
Gilmore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garver fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gilmore checks it well.
Garver throws a leg kick but Gilmore checks it.
Garver misses with a combination
and Garver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Happy Gilmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garver.
Gilmore avoids the head kick by Garver.

Garver closes the distance and pushes Gilmore back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garver.
Garver tries to throw a body punch but Gilmore avoids it by throwing Garver back against the cage.
Gilmore takes a shot to the head.
Garver swings wildly with an uppercut but Gilmore uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore throws a head punch that misses.
Gilmore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garver is keeping busy.
Garver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gilmore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Garver.
Garver lands a right hand.
Gilmore working aggressively here.
Garver blocks an uppercut.
Garver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garver misses with a punch on the inside.
Gilmore blocking some punches.
Garver tries a knee to the head but Gilmore blocks it.
Gilmore leaning against his opponent.
Gilmore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garver has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore throws a head punch that misses.
Garver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gilmore blocks it with crossed arms.
Gilmore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Garver scores with a hook 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!
Gilmore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gilmore blocks the elbow strike.
Gilmore prevents a body shot from Garver.
A short right from Garver on the inside.
Garver missing with knees to the body.
Gilmore working aggressively here.
A short right from Gilmore on the inside.
Garver blocks an uppercut.
Garver scores with a shoulder strike.
Garver landing knees to the head.
Garver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garver digs a right hand underneath Gilmore's ribcage. Gilmore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garver pushes Gilmore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniel Garver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gilmore.

Gilmore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gilmore tries to score with a low kick but Garver moves his leg out of the way.
Gilmore misses with a double jab.
Garver connects with a nice looking jab.
Garver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Garver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garver.
Garver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garver bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garver attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gilmore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gilmore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garver blocks a head kick by Gilmore.
Gilmore avoids the head kick by Garver.
Garver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gilmore.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garver, right into the meat.
Gilmore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gilmore checks a leg kick.
Garver scores with a sloppy right hand. Gilmore should have avoided that one.
Garver throws a lazy right hand but Gilmore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garver scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gilmore looks to land a body kick but Garver moved away.
Garver throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gilmore throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Garver misses the target.
Gilmore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilmore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garver goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gilmore takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Garver there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Garver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Garver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Gilmore misses its intended target.
Garver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gilmore. That did some damage!
Gilmore throws a shot to the body.
Garver scoring well with a low kick there.
Gilmore throws out a loose jab but Garver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garver ducks under a wild hook from Gilmore.
Gilmore blocks a jab.
A low kick from Garver is predictable there
and Gilmore counters with a two punch combo.
A lazy left from Garver finds it's target.
Garver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Gilmore misses
and Garver counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Garver clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garver misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garver misses with the head strike.
Garver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gilmore blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Garver.
Garver cracks Gilmore with a nice body shot.
Garver lands a body punch.
Garver misses with the head strike.
Garver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gilmore trying to control the position but instead, Garver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gilmore into the cage.
Garver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garver gets through Gilmore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garver blocks an uppercut.
Garver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Happy Gilmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garver lands a nice shot to the body.
Garver tries to land a knee to the head but Gilmore blocks with his arms.
Garver looking to throw knees to the head but Gilmore is blocking nicely.
A short right from Garver on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gilmore fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilmore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garver tries to throw a body punch but Gilmore avoids it by throwing Garver back against the cage.
Gilmore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gilmore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garver scores with a shoulder strike.
Garver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garver pushes off an throws an elbow but Gilmore leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Garver.
Garver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garver lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gilmore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garver.
Gilmore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garver is keeping busy.
Garver lands with a left to the head.
Garver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gilmore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garver is keeping busy.
Garver is working Gilmore over against the cage.
Gilmore is trying to maintain a safe position but Garver gets an underhook and turns Gilmore into the cage.
Garver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gilmore throws a head punch that misses.
Garver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Garver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garver throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garver with a knee to the head.
Garver is leaning against Gilmore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Garver.
Garver lands an elbow inside that Gilmore shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Garver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garver looking to throw knees to the head but Gilmore is blocking nicely.
Daniel Garver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garver tries to throw a body punch but Gilmore avoids it by throwing Garver back against the cage.
Gilmore takes a shot to the head.
Garver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gilmore backwards.
Garver blocking some punches.
Garver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilmore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gilmore is trying to break the clinch but Garver has him pressed against the cage.
Gilmore looking to throw knees to the head but Garver is blocking nicely.
Garver lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Garver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garver 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Garver!
A relieved looking Daniel Garver thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.