PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Boswell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schwarzeneg
vs
Boswell

187 cm
39
210 lbs
19 - 55 - 1

179 cm
26
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 55 - 1, fighting out of New York, Goran Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Boswell!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg looks to throw the jab but Boswell is out of range.
Schwarzeneg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Boswell rushes Schwarzeneg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schwarzeneg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schwarzeneg tries to circle away but Boswell has him pinned against the cage.
Schwarzeneg tries to throw a body punch but Boswell avoids it by throwing Schwarzeneg back against the cage.
Schwarzeneg blocking some punches.
Boswell misses with some punches.

Schwarzeneg ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Schwarzeneg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Schwarzeneg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boswell throws a big elbow that misses.
Boswell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boswell looking to sit in guard and control but Schwarzeneg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schwarzeneg slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boswell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schwarzeneg stays in close to Boswell's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Boswell.
Boswell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg stops Boswell from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boswell punching from the bottom.
Boswell flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Goran Schwarzeneg wasn't doing enough on the ground.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boswell pushes Schwarzeneg up against the cage in a clinch.
Boswell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boswell has a couple of punches blocked by Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg wants a takedown.
Schwarzeneg wants a takedown but no success here.
Schwarzeneg blocks an uppercut.
Boswell misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is trying to break the clinch but Boswell has him pressed against the cage.
Schwarzeneg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boswell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goran Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boswell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schwarzeneg jumps guard but Boswell stands there with Schwarzeneg around his waist. Schwarzeneg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boswell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schwarzeneg.

Schwarzeneg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schwarzeneg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boswell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boswell misses with a hook. Schwarzeneg ducked under it nicely.
Schwarzeneg staying out of range there.
Boswell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boswell throws the left hand but Schwarzeneg avoids the punch easily.
Boswell tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Schwarzeneg pushes Boswell up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boswell throws a head punch that misses.
Schwarzeneg is trying to push Boswell away but Boswell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Boswell fails to land.
Boswell throws a punch but it's blocked by Schwarzeneg.

Boswell has clasped his hands together around Schwarzeneg's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrett Boswell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Boswell has taken the fight to the clinch.

Boswell lands a takedown into guard.
Boswell stopping the sweep attempt from Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boswell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boswell throws a big elbow that misses.
Boswell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boswell trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzeneg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garrett Boswell has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boswell connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boswell throws a strike but Schwarzeneg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boswell striking off his back but it's not causing Schwarzeneg any problems.

Garrett Boswell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Schwarzeneg gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Boswell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schwarzeneg keeping moving, preventing Boswell from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boswell throws an elbow that misses. Schwarzeneg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boswell's guard. Nice move by Schwarzeneg!
Schwarzeneg is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boswell thows a body shot but no joy.
Schwarzeneg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boswell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schwarzeneg manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Schwarzeneg's head coaches at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Schwarzeneg lands an overhand right.
Schwarzeneg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Boswell has taken the fight to the clinch.

Boswell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Schwarzeneg regains guard immediately.
Boswell lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Boswell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boswell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boswell throwing strikes from guard but Schwarzeneg blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boswell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schwarzeneg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boswell is one step ahead there.
Boswell scoring with some ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg pulls Boswell in close to prevent any damage.
Boswell trying to control but Schwarzeneg is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Schwarzeneg controlling the position.
Boswell scoring with some ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg pulls Boswell in close to prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Goran Schwarzeneg just wasn't active enough.

Boswell closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwarzeneg prevents a body shot from Boswell.
Boswell has a couple of punches blocked by Schwarzeneg.
Boswell throws a punch but it's blocked by Schwarzeneg.
Boswell misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrett Boswell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Boswell is looking to clinch but Schwarzeneg is avoiding it.
Boswell is looking to clinch.

Boswell has managed to clinch.
Boswell misses with some punches.
Boswell swings wildly with an uppercut but Schwarzeneg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schwarzeneg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Schwarzeneg gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Schwarzeneg is looking for a kimura but Boswell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schwarzeneg to get the leverage.
Boswell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schwarzeneg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boswell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boswell flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boswell tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Boswell wants to get back to his feet.
Boswell punching from the bottom.
Boswell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Garrett Boswell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goran Schwarzeneg has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Boswell takes a swing at Schwarzeneg's ribcage but misses.
Schwarzeneg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schwarzeneg keeps the fight on the outside.

Schwarzeneg clinches up with Boswell and pushes him back against the cage.

Boswell gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Schwarzeneg regains guard.
Boswell trying to control but Schwarzeneg is working from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg trying to strike off his back.
Schwarzeneg trying to keep a closed guard but Boswell is proving a slippery customer.
Boswell trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzeneg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Garrett Boswell.
A swing and a miss from Boswell.
Schwarzeneg swats away the attempt to clinch by Boswell.
Schwarzeneg throws a jab but it's blocked by Boswell.
Goran Schwarzeneg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Schwarzeneg gets tackled into the cage by Boswell. Boswell maintains the clinch.
Schwarzeneg has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boswell after a bit of a struggle.
Schwarzeneg looking for a takedown.
Boswell prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goran Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzeneg is trying to push Boswell away but Boswell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boswell stops a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.
Boswell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Boswell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Schwarzeneg regains guard immediately.
Boswell trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzeneg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Boswell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boswell 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Boswell!