PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garnett comes to the cage accompanied by 2PAC - Hell Raiser. Hickock has chosen Why can't we be friends as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garnett
vs
Hickock

186 cm
34
182 lbs
32 - 16 - 2

182 cm
31
193 lbs
25 - 15 - 2

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World class boxer
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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 32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Richard Hickock!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garnett's head.
Hickock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hickock avoids a kick to the body.
Garnett circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Hickock is predictable there
and Garnett counters with an inside leg kick.
Hickock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garnett throws a hook but Hickock blocks it.
Garnett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hickock slips under a jab from Garnett.
Hickock defending well as Garnett loads up on a big left hand.
Hickock misses with a head kick.
Garnett misses with a low kick as Hickock jumps back.
Nice defenses there by Hickock.
That kick from Garnett tenderised Hickock's leg. Hickock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hickock dodges the punch combination from Garnett.
Hickock lands with a shot to the body.
Garnett throws a leg kick
and Hickock counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock connects with a crisp jab.
Hickock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garnett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hickock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garnett swings for the body but Hickock moves out of range.
Hickock tries to clinch there but Garnett circles away.
Hickock throws a looping overhand right but Garnett ducks down to avoid it.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hickock throws a low kick but Garnett moves out of range easily.
Garnett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hickock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garnett scores with a nice right hand.
Hickock tries to clinch there but Garnett circles away.
Garnett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garnett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hickock lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garnett throws a shot from downtown. Hickock moves away and avoids it.
Garnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hickock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garnett.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hickock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hickock tries to clinch up but Garnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Hickock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Garnett. That one must have hurt.
Hickock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garnett keeps the fight on the outside.
Garnett connects with a leg kick. Hickock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garnett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hickock cracks the inside of Garnett's front leg.
Garnett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hickock throws a sloppy head kick
and Garnett counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Hickock.
Hickock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garnett takes a swing at Hickock's ribcage but misses.
Garnett throws a hook to the side of Hickock's head but Hickock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garnett swats away the attempt to clinch by Hickock.
Garnett misses with a body kick.
Garnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hickock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garnett throws a shot from downtown. Hickock moves away and avoids it.
Hickock moves out of range as Garnett strikes.
Hickock throws an off balance right hand
and Garnett counters with a nice body kick.
Garnett throws a jab when Hickock was well out of range.
Hickock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garnetts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hickock tries to close the distance and clinch but Garnett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garnett feints and then cracks Hickock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hickock down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hickock throws a head kick but Garnett moves out of range.
Garnett lands with a cross.
Hickock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hickock was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Hickock scores with a jab to the head.
Hickock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hickock has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Garnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hickock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hickock moves out of range of the leg kick from Garnett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hickock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hickock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there 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 Kevin Garnett will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hickock tries to clinch but Garnett moves out of range.
Garnett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garnett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hickock misses with a looping left.
Hickock moves out of range of the body kick.
Garnett checks a leg kick.
Hickock is looking to chop away at Garnett's legs.
Garnett connects with a crisp jab.
Hickock throws a wild body kick that Garnett sees coming a mile off.
Garnett thows a body shot but no joy.
Hickock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garnett can pounce on him.
Garnett lands a jab-cross combination.
Hickock tries to close the distance and clinch but Garnett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hickock has Garnett up against the cage in a clinch.
Garnett wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett blocks a body shot from Hickock.
Garnett tries to throw a body punch but Hickock avoids it by throwing Garnett back against the cage.
Hickock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hickock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garnett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hickock.
Garnett wants to get back to striking at distance but Hickock won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Garnett as the two fighters clinch.
Garnett swings wildly with an uppercut but Hickock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garnett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garnett misses with a punch on the inside.

Garnett breaks from the clinch.
Garnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hickock clinches up with Garnett and pushes him back against the cage.
Garnett lands a right hand.
Garnett blocks an elbow strike from Hickock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett lands a shoulder strike.
Hickock misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garnett can't find room to land a body shot as Hickock controls the action.
Hickock tries a body shot but Garnett blocks it.
Garnett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garnett misses with a body punch.

Garnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hickock was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Hickock tries to close the distance and clinch but Garnett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garnett throws a leg kick but Hickock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garnett misses with a body shot
and Hickock counters with a nice leg kick.
Garnett tests Hickock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garnett misses the shot to the body.
Kevin Garnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Hickock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hickock tries to bum rush Garnett with a series of wild strikes but Garnett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garnett connects with a leg kick. Hickock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Hickock rushes Garnett and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hickock - that landed with a thud.
Garnett lands a left hand.
Hickock scores with a hook to the body.
Garnett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hickock lands a nice elbow.
Hickock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garnett misses with a punch on the inside.
Garnett takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garnett.
Garnett blocks an elbow strike from Hickock.
Garnett working hard to break the clinch.
Hickock lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garnett tries a body shot but Hickock blocks it.
Garnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hickock is looking to control Garnett's arms but Garnett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hickock has his back to the cage.
Hickock cracks Garnett with a nice body shot.
Hickock misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Garnett - that landed with a thud.
Garnett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garnett swings wildly with an uppercut but Hickock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garnett misses with a punch to the body.
Hickock blocks an uppercut.
Garnett tries to work over Hickock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hickocks head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garnett.
Garnett tries to throw a body punch but Hickock avoids it by throwing Garnett back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hickock.
Garnett scores with a shot to the side of Hickock's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Garnett dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hickock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hickock.
Garnett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hickock's calf.
Hickock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garnett can pounce on him.
A punch lands to the side of Hickock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garnett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hickock counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garnett scores with a one two! Hickock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Richard Hickock has been cut.
Hickock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garnett misses with a leg kick
and Hickock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garnett works the jab nicely.
Hickock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hickock.
Garnett's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Hickock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garnett lands with a shot to the body.
Hickock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garnett.
Garnett slips a straight right by Hickock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Garnett blocks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garnett.
Hickock connects with a looping right hand.
Hickock cracks Garnett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garnett throws a right and a left that Hickock avoids nicely.
Hickock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Hickock closes the distance and pushes Garnett back into the cage.
Hickock wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hickock.

Garnett breaks the clinch.
Hickock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garnett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hickock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Garnett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garnett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock 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.
Garnett slips under a jab from Hickock.
Hickock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hickock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garnett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hickock scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garnett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Hickock misses.
Hickock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Hickock misses.
Garnett tries to score with a low kick but Hickock moves his leg out of the way.
Hickock tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Garnett.
Garnett misses the jab.
Garnett scores with a nice right hand.
Hickock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garnett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hickock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hickock dodges the punch combination from Garnett.
Hickock misses the jab.
Hickock tries to clinch there but Garnett circles away.
Hickock avoids the body shot from Garnett.
Hickock connects with a right hand. Garnett shakes it off.
Garnett slips under a jab from Hickock.
Garnett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hickock on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Garnett misses.
Hickock throws a shot from downtown. Garnett moves away and avoids it.
Hickock tries to clinch there but Garnett circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hickock is out of range and Garnett settles back down.
Hickock tries to work over Garnett's front leg with a kick but Garnett checks it.
Garnett tests Hickock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hickock doesn't manage to clinch there - Garnett circles away.
Good work by Garnett as he checks the leg kick.
Hickock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garnett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Hickock does no damage.
Hickock throws an overhand right that lands on Garnett's shoulder, as Garnett tries to avoid the shot.
Garnett throws a series of punches but Hickock moves out of range.
Hickock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garnett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Richard Hickock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Garnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garnett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Garnett!
After the big win, Kevin Garnett made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kemists ↑ 5x160Q and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.