PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Garver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garver comes to the cage accompanied by Carver. Macale has chosen Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life as his entrance music. Tiao Macale acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Garver
vs
Macale

180 cm
27
180 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

173 cm
44
177 lbs
59 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Garver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 59 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tiao Macale!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garver throws a shot to the body.
Garver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Macale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daniel Garver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Macale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garver.
Nice straight punches there by Garver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garver.
Garver cracks the inside of Macale's front leg.
Garver throws a hook but Macale avoids it easily.
Macale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Macale scrambles back to his feet.
Macale punishes Garver's body with a nice straight punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garver.
Garver seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Macale misses with a jab to the body
and Garver counters with a thumping low kick.
Macale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Macale looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garver throws a solid leg kick but Macale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garver.
Macale throws a hook but Garver blocks it.
Jab, jab by Garver - just one landing.
Garver lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale misses the shot to the body.
Garver's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Garver duly obliges.
Garver misses with an uppercut. Macale saw that one coming.
Macale looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garver throws a hook to the side of Macale's head but Macale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garver lands a jab.
Garver thows a body kick. Macale tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Garver misses the shot to the body.
Macale raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Garver scores with a one two! Macale had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garver misses with a wild body shot.
Garver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macale.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Macale.
Macale misses with a hook to the body
and Garver counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garver misses the shot to the body.
Garver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Macale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macale lands a nice hook to Garver's body. Garver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Macale throws a jab when Garver was well out of range.
It looked like Garver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Macale looks to land a left hand but Garver moved out of range nicely.
Garver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garver lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Macale lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Macale looks to land a left hand but Garver moved out of range nicely.
Garver fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Macale on the side of the head.
Garver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garver avoids the body shot from Macale.
Garver shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Macale eats them both and turns towards Garver to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Garver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garver. That's going to slow Macale down.
Macale misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garver. That's going to slow Macale down.
Garver takes a swing at Macale's ribcage but misses.
Garver lands a lovely overhand right.
Garver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garver misses the shot to the body.
Macale walks into a straight right hand from Garver.
Garver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Macale lands a jab to the nose.
Macale shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Macale.
A good leg kick by Garver.
Macale throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Macale.
Macale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garver swings widly with a right hand
and Macale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Macale throws a hook to the side of Garver's head but Garver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Macale lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garver has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garver and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Macale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Macale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garver.
Garver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Macale's sensitive parts.
Garver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garver misses with a hook. Macale ducked under it nicely.
Macale connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from Garver
and Macale counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab by Macale.
Garver lands with a straight right. Macale didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Macale misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Garver 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.

Garver ducks under a wild hook from Macale.
Macale throws a sloppy head kick and Garver moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Garver.
Garver lands a nice looking body kick.
Garver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macale can do to turn this around?
Garver looks to score with a jab to the body but Macale is just out of range.
Garver avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick lands from Garver.
Garver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Macale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garver.
Garver is looking to slow Macale down with leg kicks.
Garver is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A punch lands to the side of Macale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macale throws a hook but Garver avoids it easily.
Macale loads up on a big right hand but Garver slips the punch.
Garver misses with a hook to the body
and Macale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garver throws a good cross that connects.
Macale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macale looks to land a left hand but Garver moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garver misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Macale counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Macale misses with a looping right.
Garver jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Macale slips a straight right by Garver.
Garver lands a nice shot to the body.
Macale misses with a body shot.
Garver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left and a right from Garver both land. Nice combination.
Garver throws a right hand that misses
enabling Macale to counter with a crisp jab.
Macale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garver can pounce on him.
Daniel Garver is winning the standup battle so far.
Garver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macale.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Macale! But no joy.
Garver blocks a head kick by Macale.
Garver swings for the body but Macale moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garver misses with a low kick.
Garver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Macale's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macale with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Macale might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Garver has got the better of the exchanges.
Decent striking displayed by Macale there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macale. Garver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garver with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Macale.
Macale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Garver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Macale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Garver is rocked!
Macale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garver thuds his right hand into Macale's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Garver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Macale.
Nice jab there from Garver.
Macale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garver seems to have got his legs back now.
Garver tests Macale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Macale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Macale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Macale throws a leg kick but Garver moved away.
Macale throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver lands a nice hook to Macale's body. Macale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Macale's calf.
Macale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Macale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garver misses with an uppercut.
Garver thuds his shin into the meat of Macale's side.
Garver lands a nice shot that snaps Macale's head back.
That kick from Garver tenderised Macale's leg. Macale is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garver scores with a shot to the body.
Macale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garver.
Garver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garver slips a straight right by Macale.
Garver has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Garver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garver throws a low kick but Macale avoids it.
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 two punch combination.
Garver lands with a good body shot.
Garver throws a shot from downtown. Macale moves away and avoids it.
Garver misses with an uppercut. Macale saw that one coming.
Macale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Macale throws a jab but it's blocked by Garver.
Garver scores with a jab. Macale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macale manages to avoid it.
Garver connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garver throws a lazy uppercut
and Macale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garver scores with a head kick. Macale tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Garver misses with an uppercut. Macale saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Garver dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Garver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macale misses with an uppercut
and Garver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macale scores with a jab to the head.
Garver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macale manages to avoid it.
Macale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garver lands a nice shot to the body.
Garver looks to land a right hand but Macale moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Garver.
Garver connects with a right hand. Macale shakes it off.
Garver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Macale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garver connects with a body shot.
Macale looks to land a left hand but Garver moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garver misses with an uppercut. Macale saw that one coming.
Macale looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Garver thuds a left hand into Macale's body.
The fighters circling - Macale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garver is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garver throws a good cross that connects.
Garver misses with a wild body shot.
Macale lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garver loads up on a big right hand but Macale slips the punch.
Garver misses with a head kick.
Macale looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macale throws out the jab.
Garver is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Macale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Garver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Garver coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Garver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macale looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garver throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garver lands a jab to the nose.
Garver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Macale's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macale.
Garver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macale.
A jab lands there for Macale.
Garver scores with a shot to the body.
Garver throws a poor cross that misses
and Macale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheers as Macale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garver doesn't seem phased though.
Garver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Macale.
Macale throws a head kick that misses
and Garver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Garver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Garver misses.
Garver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Macale's head backwards.
Garver lands with a right hand.
Macale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daniel Garver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale throws a lazy uppercut
and Macale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garver swings for the body but Macale moves out of range.
Macale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Macale slips a jab and a cross from Garver.
Garver slips under a jab.
Garver swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garver misses with a hook
and Macale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macale swings for the body but Garver moves out of range.
Garver on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Macale.
Garver scores with a sloppy right hand. Macale should have avoided that one.
A head kick from Garver lands but Macale takes it in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garver checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macale misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garver misses the shot to the body.
Macale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Macale scrambles back to his feet.
Garver throws a leg kick which misses Macale's front leg but catches the back leg as Macale tries to avoid it.
Garver throws a jab but it's blocked by Macale.
Garver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garver cracks Macale with an open hand slap.
Garver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Macale needs to keep his hands up - Garver had a free shot at his head there.
Garver looks to score with a jab to the body but Macale is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Macale throws a lazy right hand but Garver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiao Macale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macale misses with a kick to the body
and Garver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Garver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garver 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Garver!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Garver thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.