PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Garver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garver's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Carver. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Garver
vs
Kendall

180 cm
26
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

176 cm
34
173 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Darkness

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Garver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kendall!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garver lands with a hook. Kendall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kendall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Garver misses.
Garver walks into a stiff left hand from Kendall.
Garver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kendall has time to react.
Garver lands a nice hook to Kendall's body. Kendall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kendall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel Garver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kendall lands a slapping body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Garver as he connects with a hook.
Garver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kendall throws a body kick that misses.
Kendall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kendall has time to react.
Garver connects with a solid leg kick.
Garver staying out of range there.
Kendall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garver slips a jab from Kendall.
Kendall thuds a left hand into Garver's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garver moves away.
Garver is looking to counter punch.
Kendall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garver misses with a straight right.
Garver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garver connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Garver misses.
Kendall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garver.
Garver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kendall.
Garver throws a body shot but no joy.
Garver lands with a right hand.
Garver moves out of range as Kendall strikes.
Garver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kendall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A lazy left from Garver finds it's target.
Kendall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garver was well out of range. Poor timing from Kendall.
Kendall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kendall.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garver.
Garver misses the shot to the body.
Kendall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garver defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garver misses the shot to the body.
Garver takes a swing at Kendall's ribcage but misses.
Kendall throws a body kick that misses
and Garver counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kendall's knee momentarily.
Garver blocks a head kick by Kendall.
A little feinted left hand from Garver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garver moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kendall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Garver.
Garver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kendall fails with the takedown.
It appears Garver was looking to counter with a kick there.
Garver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garver blocks a low kick nicely.
Kendall throws a chopping leg kick but Garver manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kendall counters with a nice uppercut.
Garver throws a poor cross that misses
and Kendall counters with a nice leg kick.
Garver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garver sizes up Kendall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kendall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garver.
Kendall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Garver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kendall.
Kendall throws a hook but Garver blocks it.
Garver moves out of range of the body kick.
Garver throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garver blocks a low kick nicely.
Kendall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garver is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Kendall pushes Garver up against the cage in a clinch.

Garver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Garver misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kendall scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver blocks a head kick by Kendall.
Garver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kendall.
Kendall throws a body kick that misses.
Kendall scoring well with a low kick there.
Kendall blocks a head kick by Garver.
Kendall connects with a crisp jab.
Garver throws a sloppy head kick and Kendall moves out of range easily.
Garver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garver explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick from Garver lands but Kendall takes it in his stride.
Kendall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kendall misses with a low kick.
Kendall dives in for a single leg takedown but Garver sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Garver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kendall has time to react.
Kendall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Garver dominated that round.
That's time! Garver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Garver throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kendall thuds his right hand into Garver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kendall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garver's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kendall under the eye.
Kendall throws a shot from downtown. Garver moves away and avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Garver scores with a four punch combination!
Garver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garver throws a hook to the side of Kendall's head but Kendall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kendall scores with a shot to the body.
Kendall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kendall is looking to land body kicks.
Garver lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Garver.
Kendall throws a poor cross that misses
and Garver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Garver misses.
A head kick by Kendall misses
and Garver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garver looks for the body kick but Kendall saw that one coming.
Kendall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kendall's sensitive parts.
Kendall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kendall misses with a wild body shot.
Garver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kendall misses with a kick to the body.
Garver tries to bum rush Kendall with a series of wild strikes but Kendall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kendall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garver.
Kendall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garver. That did some damage!
Daniel Garver is winning the standup battle so far.
Garver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kendall.
Kendall is looking to land body kicks.
Garver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kendall throws a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Garver scores with a four punch combination!
Kendall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garver checks it well.
Kendall lands a nice looking body shot.
Garver scores with a jab. Kendall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kendall scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kendall moves out of range as Garver strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Garver misses the target.
Garver cracks Kendall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garver lands a leg kick that knocks Kendall off balance momentarily.
Garver avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kendall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garver.
Kendall tries to counter with a clinch but Garver shakes him off and moves away.
Kendall scores with a shot to the body.
Garver throws a jab when Kendall was well out of range.
Garver misses with a hook. Kendall ducked under it nicely.
Kendall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garver defends it well.
Kendall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garver misses with a wild body shot.
Kendall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Garver takes a swing at Kendall's ribcage but misses.
Garver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kendall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kendall swings widly with a right hand
and Garver counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Garver misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kendall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garver checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kendall misses with the combination.
It looked like Garver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garver swings for the body but Kendall moves out of range.
Garver lands with a cross.
Kendall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garver.
Kendall steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Garver.
Garver scores with a body shot.
Garver lands with a hook. Kendall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garver looks to land a left hand but Kendall moved out of range nicely.
Kendall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garver in his tracks.
Garver moves out of range of the body kick from Kendall.
Garver throws a hook but Kendall blocks it.
Kendall wants to slow Garver down by chopping away at his legs.
Garver blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Kendall misses
and Garver counters with a straight right hand.
Garver scoring well with a low kick there.
Kendall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garver misses with a hook. Kendall ducked under it nicely.
Garver throws a nice looking combination but Kendall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kendall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Kendall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garver, pushing him back against the cage.
Garver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kendall's elbow.
Kendall digs a right hand underneath Garver's ribcage. Garver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Garver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garver is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Garver dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kendall throws a body shot but no joy.
Kendall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garver is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kendall takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Kendall drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kendall chips away with some ground and pound.
Garver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kendall trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Garver manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Garver is looking to stand up but Kendall won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garver stays in close to Kendall's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garver trying to control but Kendall is working from the bottom.
Garver wants to stand but Kendall is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kendall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garver is one step ahead there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chris Kendall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kendall working a defensive guard here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garver moves out of range of the body kick from Kendall.
Garver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kendall throws a body punch but Garver moves out of range.
Garver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kendall moves out of range as Garver throws a body kick.
Kendall ducks under a wild hook from Garver.
Garver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kendall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Garver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kendall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kendall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kendall throws a front kick aimed at Garver's knee but Garver avoids it well.
Garver lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Daniel Garver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall throws a series of punches but Garver moves out of range.
Kendall lands with a kick to the temple. Garver shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garver lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick from Kendall is predictable there
and Garver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garver lands with a slapping head kick.
Kendall misses with a low kick.
Garver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daniel Garver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kendall connects with a leg kick. Garver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kendall throws a leg kick but Garver moved away.
Kendall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Garver.
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!
Garver misses with a looping left.
Kendall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kendall moves forwards but Garver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kendall throws a big shot that misses.
Kendall pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver connects with an inside leg kick.
Garver checks the leg kick.
Garver throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kendall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garver but Garver pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garver cracks Kendall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garver's corner calls for a 1-2. Garver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kendall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garver.
Kendall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garver.
Kendall misses the body punch
and Garver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kendall misses the jab.
Kendall throws the kick towards the body but Garver avoids it.
Kendall throws a right hand that Garver ducks under and follows up with a left that Garver also avoids with ease.
Kendall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garver throws a leg kick which misses Kendall's front leg but catches the back leg as Kendall tries to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Garver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Garver!
After the big win, Daniel Garver made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Darkness and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.