PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wally Pinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Garbrandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garbrandt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Volbeat - A Warrior's Call. Wally Pinn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Pinn
vs
Garbrandt

169 cm
26
150 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

179 cm
27
150 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wally Pinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Garbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinn misses with an uppercut. Garbrandt saw that one coming.
Garbrandt tries to clinch but Pinn moves away
and Pinn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pinn throws a hook but Garbrandt blocks it.
Pinn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinn throws out a loose jab but Garbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.

Garbrandt shoots in and gets a takedown into Pinn's guard.

Pinn is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pinn connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinn tries to land a knee to the head but Garbrandt blocks with his arms.

Garbrandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garbrandt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Garbrandt closes the distance but Pinn moves to the side
and Pinn counters with a straight right hand.
Pinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Pinn misses.
Garbrandt thuds a left hand into Pinn's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinn throws a looping overhand right but Garbrandt ducks down to avoid it.
Pinn throws a hook to the side of Garbrandt's head but Garbrandt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pinn.
Pinn needs to keep his hands up - Garbrandt had a free shot at his head there.
Wally Pinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Pinn blocks the leg kick.
Pinn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garbrandt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garbrandt misses with a body shot.
Jab by Pinn.
Garbrandt misses with a two punch combination.
Pinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garbrandt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garbrandt cracks Pinn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garbrandt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinn misses with a straight right.
Garbrandt throws a head kick but Pinn moves out of range.
Garbrandt fails with the takedown

and Pinn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garbrandt tries to clinch but Pinn moves out of range.
Pinn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pinn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garbrandt's hands.
Garbrandt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pinn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garbrandt somewhat.
Pinn scores with a nice right hand.
No luck for Garbrandt with that takedown attempt.
Wally Pinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Garbrandt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garbrandt.
Pinn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wally Pinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbrandt blocks a jab.
Garbrandt walks into a jab.
Pinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pinn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Garbrandt.
Pinn connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Garbrandt misses.
Pinn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinn looks to land a left hand but Garbrandt moved out of range nicely.
Pinn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garbrandt.
Garbrandt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pinn as he avoids it easily.
Pinn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garbrandt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Garbrandt rushes Pinn and presses him up against the cage.
Pinn is stalling here.
Pinn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garbrandt manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garbrandt throws a series of punches but Pinn moves out of range.
Pinn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garbrandt defending well as Pinn loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Garbrandt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pinn throws a looping overhand right but Garbrandt ducks down to avoid it.
Pinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garbrandt.
Garbrandt walks into a stiff left hand from Pinn.
Pinn throws a jab when Garbrandt was well out of range.
Pinn misses with a left hand
and Garbrandt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pinn duly obliges.
Pinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garbrandt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinn missing with a left hand there. Garbrandt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garbrandt misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wally Pinn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Garbrandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pinn throws a jab but it's blocked by Garbrandt.

Garbrandt forces Pinn back against the cage and clinches.

Pinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garbrandt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garbrandt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pinn throws a jab but it's blocked by Garbrandt.
A big left from Pinn misses.
Wally Pinn is winning the standup battle so far.

Garbrandt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pinn, pushing him back against the cage.
Garbrandt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garbrandt being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Garbrandt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbrandt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pinn circles away quickly and effectively.
Pinn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garbrandt can do to turn this around?

Garbrandt drives through with a takedown into Pinn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Garbrandt stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Garbrandt dives in for a single leg takedown but Pinn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Garbrandt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pinn is looking to escape.
Garbrandt slows the pace down in half guard.
Garbrandt trying to control the action but Pinn is working from the bottom.
Garbrandt slows the pace down in half guard.
Pinn wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinn trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Garbrandt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pinn wants to get back to his feet.
Garbrandt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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!
Garbrandt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pinn wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Garbrandt.
Pinn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garbrandt on the ground.
Pinn is looking to escape.

Garbrandt escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinn blocks the body kick.
Garbrandt doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinn circles away.
It looked like Pinn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garbrandt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garbrandt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Garbrandt clinches up with Pinn and pushes him back against the cage.

Garbrandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinn throws a big shot that misses.
Pinn avoids the head kick by Garbrandt.
Pinn throws a combination that misses
and Garbrandt counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Pinn.
Pinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pinn.
Garbrandt tries a head kick but it misses.
Garbrandt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pinn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garbrandt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garbrandt throws a push kick but Pinn slaps the foot to one side.

Garbrandt takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Pinn manages to break the clinch.
Pinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garbrandt sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Garbrandt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pinn sprawls well initially but Garbrandt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pinn scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Garbrandt manages to mount him!
Garbrandt controlling from mount.
Garbrandt won't let Pinn get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pinn taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Garbrandt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Garbrandt moves into the clinch successfully.

Garbrandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garbrandt shoots in but no luck this time.
Pinn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garbrandt counters with a two punch combo.

Garbrandt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pinn's guard.
Garbrandt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garbrandt wants to pass the guard but Pinn is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbrandt won't allow Pinn to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garbrandt wants to control from the top but Pinn keeps moving.
Pinn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garbrandt is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbrandt wants to pass the guard but Pinn is keeping the position.
Pinn keeping moving, preventing Garbrandt from controlling successfully.
Pinn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garbrandt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice takedown defense from Pinn. No joy for Garbrandt on that attempt.
Pinn misses the jab.
Pinn throws a series of punches but Garbrandt avoids them all with ease.
Garbrandt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garbrandt.
Garbrandt slips a jab and a cross from Pinn.
Pinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinn misses the target.
Pinn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garbrandt needs to keep his hands up - Pinn had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbrandt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pinn throws a hook but Garbrandt blocks it.
Garbrandt throws out a counter right but Pinn avoids it with no problem.
Pinn misses with a double jab.
Garbrandt tries to clinch but Pinn is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garbrandt is defended easily by Pinn.
Wally Pinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Garbrandt.
Garbrandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garbrandt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinn throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garbrandt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pinn looks to throw the jab but Garbrandt is out of range.
Garbrandt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pinn.
Garbrandt shoots in looking for a takedown but Pinn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garbrandt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pinn misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbrandt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pinn throws a lazy right hand but Garbrandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Pinn misses.
Pinn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Pinn is rocked!
Pinn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Garbrandt knocks Pinn out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cody Garbrandt!
In his post fight interview, Cody Garbrandt started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.