PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zack Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Finn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zack Garner's chin.

Garner
vs
Finn

156 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zack Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Finn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Finn uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Finn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Finn scores with a takedown into Garner's guard.
Garner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finn taking some punishment here, with Garner in his half guard.
Garner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Garner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Finn's head.

Garner seems to be looking for submissions.
Garner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Finn is trying to stand up here but Garner is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garner in particular looking to stall.
Finn wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Finn manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Garner keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Finn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garner.

Garner pulls Finn into guard.
Garner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Finn manages to get himself to full guard.

Finn wants to get back to his feet but Garner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Finn is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Garner gets to his feet - Finn follows without any prompting.
Garner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garner really is a fat lump.
Garner misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Finn looks winded!
Garner misses with a strike from the bottom.
Garner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Garner is holding on to half guard well.
Garner is trying to stand up here but Finn is controlling him well.
Garner is pressing down on Finn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garner is trying to keep Finn in close.
Garner tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Finn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Finn throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Finn blocks the leg kick.

Finn gets the takedown into side control.
Garner gets back to half guard.
Garner trying to control from the bottom.
Finn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Finn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Finn's back!
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 Zack Garner will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Garner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finn.

Finn gets a takedown into half guard.
Garner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Finn trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Garner manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn is looking to stand up but Garner isn't so interested in that idea.
Finn is breathing heavily.

Garner is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Finn is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Finn has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Finn wants to control from the top but Garner keeps moving.
Garner is trying to keep Finn in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garner looking for a sweep. Not yet Garner, not yet.
Garner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Finn wants to control from the top but Garner keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garner trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garner holds on and takes a little breather.
Finn preventing the sweep.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Garner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Finn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Finn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Garner is staying active underneath Finn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Richard Finn has got the better of the ground game so far.

Garner manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Finn keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Garner breaks the clinch.
Zack Garner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Garner misses.

Finn dives in and scores a takedown into Garner's guard.
Finn stops Garner from standing up.
Garner controls Finn momentarily but Finn frees himself.
Finn won't allow Garner to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner trying to control the position.
Garner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Finn's guard.

Garner controlling from the top position.

Finn is working an open guard so Garner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Finn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garner sprawls well initially but Finn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Garner has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Finn is on him like a limpet, forcing Garner back against the cage.
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 Zack Garner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Finn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Finn drives through with a takedown into Garner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Garner controls Finn momentarily but Finn frees himself.
Garner looking for a sweep. Not yet Garner, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garner is on top in guard.

Garner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Garner is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Finn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn is wriggling around but Garner manages to pass to half guard.
Finn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Garner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Garner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garner slows the pace down in half guard.

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

Garner wants to work for an arm triangle but Finn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Finn tries to kick Garner off but Garner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Garner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Garner is looking for a kimura here.
Finn scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Garner manages to mount him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner controlling the position easily from mount.

Garner has hold of Finn's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Finn manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Finn tries to buck Garner off but Garner takes his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Garner is working for a rear naked choke. Finn is not defending it well and Garner has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Finn refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Finn's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zack Garner!