PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Gushiken and Kevin Garnett. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gushiken
vs
Garnett

170 cm
34
135 lbs
30 - 15 - 1

186 cm
36
137 lbs
36 - 18 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 3, fighting out of London, Kevin Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gushiken throws a body shot but no joy.
Gushiken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garnett.
Garnett looks to land a right hand but Gushiken moved out of range.
Garnett throws a shot from downtown. Gushiken moves away and avoids it.
Gushiken has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gushiken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gushiken throws a looping overhand right but Garnett ducks down to avoid it.
Garnett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garnett throws a lazy right hand but Gushiken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garnett misses with an uppercut.

Gushiken gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gushiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gushiken tries a body shot but Garnett blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garnett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garnett.
Gushiken lands a body punch.
Garnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gushiken tries to work over Garnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gushiken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gushiken misses with some punches.
Gushiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Garnett.
Gushiken scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garnett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garnett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short body shot lands from Gushiken as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Garnett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gushiken throws a head punch that misses.
Gushiken taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garnett.
Gushiken tries to work over Garnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gushiken.
Garnett tries to work over Gushiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gushiken.
Gushiken lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gushiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Garnett controls his hands.
Gushiken throws a head punch that misses.
Gushiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garnett blocking some punches.
Garnett working aggressively here.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garnett swings wildly with an uppercut but Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garnett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken blocking some punches.
Garnett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gushiken stalling the fight.
Gushiken tries to work over Garnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gushiken prevents a body shot from Garnett.
Garnett prevents a body shot from Gushiken.
Gushiken is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garnett is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Garnett - that landed with a thud.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gushiken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gushiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Garnett.
A short left from Gushiken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoko Gushiken dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gushiken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garnett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gushiken scrambles back to his feet.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gushiken takes a swing at Garnett's ribcage but misses.
Garnett misses with a looping left.
Garnett looks to land a left hand but Gushiken moved out of range nicely.
Gushiken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garnett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garnett swinging wildly here.
Gushiken throws the left hand but Garnett avoids the punch easily.
Gushiken misses with a looping left.
Gushiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gushiken missing with a left hand there. Garnett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gushiken throws an off balance right hand
and Garnett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Gushiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garnett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gushiken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gushiken.
Gushiken misses the jab.
Garnett throws a sloppy head kick and Gushiken moves out of range easily.
Gushiken misses with a hook.
Gushiken slips under a jab.
Kevin Garnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gushiken ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Gushiken is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Garnett's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Garnett lands a jab to Gushiken's midsection.
Gushiken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gushiken lands a jab.
Gushiken misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut lands for Gushiken. That snapped Garnett's head back.
Gushiken lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken slips under a jab from Garnett.
Garnett lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gushiken lands with an uppercut that bounces Garnett off the cage and back into range.
Gushiken throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garnett tries to move into range but Gushiken moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gushiken jabs Garnett right on the nose. Garnett blinks but takes it well.
A punch combination from Gushiken misses.
Garnett connects with a looping right hand.
Gushiken misses with an uppercut.
Garnett scores with the left hand. Gushiken knows he should have avoided that one.
Gushiken fails to land with a series of punches.
Gushiken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garnett.
Garnett slips under a jab.
Gushiken is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gushiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a hook but Gushiken avoids it easily.
Gushiken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gushiken.
Garnett avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Garnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garnett lands with an uppercut that bounces Gushiken off the cage and back into range.
Garnett is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Garnett lands a glancing blow to the side of Gushiken's head.
Garnett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garnett moves away from the strike by Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a looping left.
Gushiken misses with a looping left.
Garnett with a hook.
Garnett ducks under a wild hook from Gushiken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken doesn't manage to clinch there - Garnett circles away.
Good shot there by Gushiken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Garnett.
A big left from Garnett misses.
Garnett looks to throw the jab but Gushiken is out of range.
Garnett avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
Gushiken digs a good hook to Garnett's body.
Gushiken lands a nice shot that snaps Garnett's head back.
Jab from Gushiken.
Garnett scores with a nice head shot.
Gushiken defending well as Garnett loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Gushiken misses.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yoko Gushiken will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Gushiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garnett slips a straight right by Gushiken.
Garnett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garnett throws the left hand but Gushiken avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Gushiken.
Gushiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garnett manages to avoid it.
Garnett misses with an uppercut. Gushiken saw that one coming.
Garnett scores with a hook.
Garnett misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Gushiken does it's job there.
Garnett throws the left hand but Gushiken avoids the punch easily.
Gushiken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gushiken takes a swing at Garnett's ribcage but misses.
Garnett blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a body shot but no joy.
Gushiken lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gushiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garnett slips under a jab.
Gushiken misses with a wild body shot.
Gushiken throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garnett.
Garnett defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Garnett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gushiken's hands.
Gushiken misses with a straight left.
Garnett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garnett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garnett swats away the attempt to clinch by Gushiken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gushiken finds it's way through Garnett's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garnett.
Garnett connects with a body shot.
Gushiken ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Gushiken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garnett.
Gushiken throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Gushiken misses the target.
Gushiken lunges at Garnett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garnett's hand.
Garnett misses with a hook.
Gushiken walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gushiken.
Gushiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett looks to land a combination but Gushiken avoids it well.
Garnett tries to bum rush Gushiken with a series of wild strikes but Gushiken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gushiken throws an off balance right hand
and Garnett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garnett feints a jab promting Gushiken to slip. Garnett then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gushiken slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Garnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gushiken.
Garnett thuds his shin into the meat of Gushiken's side.
Gushiken lands a jab to Garnett's midsection.
Yoko Gushiken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gushiken misses with a looping left.
Gushiken misses the shot to the body.
Gushiken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garnett doesn't seem bothered though.
Gushiken connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gushiken takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Gushiken misses.
Garnett looks to throw the jab but Gushiken is out of range.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Gushiken swings for the body but Garnett moves out of range.
Gushiken slips a straight right by Garnett.
Gushiken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garnett at a distance.
Gushiken misses with a hook to the body
and Garnett counters with a left to the body.
Gushiken misses the shot to the body.
Garnett misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Gushiken. Those never looked like landing.
Kevin Garnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gushiken scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yoko Gushiken.
Well Gushiken 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoko Gushiken!
Yoko Gushiken was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.