PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Kaye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roran Garrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kaye
vs
Garrow

192 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Kaye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roran Garrow!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrow stalks Kaye and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kaye's face. Kaye staggers backwards, shaken.
Kaye tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garrow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kaye somewhat.
Kaye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Kaye gets caught flat footed, as Garrow shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Kaye uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Kaye has managed to clinch.
Kaye is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garrow is defending well for now.
Garrow is trying to drag Kaye to the mat but Kaye just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Garrow has clasped his hands together around Kaye's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Garrow scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaye is pushing Garrow's head away, looking to escape. Garrow manages to hold on to the position though.
Garrow fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Garrow is trying to get an arm triangle but Kaye is defending well.

Kaye explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Kaye clinches with his opponent.
Kaye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaye working hard to break the clinch.

Kaye ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kaye no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kaye kicks Garrow off and gets to his feet.
Garrow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garrow misses with a takedown
and Kaye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Garrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kaye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaye moves in looking to clinch but Garrow pushes him off.
Garrow tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaye.
Garrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaye.
Kaye swinging wildly here.
Kaye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaye is looking to clinch but Garrow is avoiding it.
Kaye tries to clinch up but Garrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaye sets himself, and Garrow steps forward looking for the clinch! Kaye avoids it this time.
Kaye misses with a few strikes there.
Kaye misses the shot to the body.
Garrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garrow scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaye should have avoided that one.
Kaye fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Kaye clinches with his opponent.
Garrow has Kaye pressed against the cage, preventing Kaye from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Garrow.
Kaye jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garrow walks away with a smile on his face. Kaye gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Kaye. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaye stuffs the takedown attempt from Garrow. Garrow gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaye throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garrow.

Garrow shoots in and gets a takedown into Kaye's guard.

Kaye manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaye has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Garrow after a bit of a struggle.
Kaye is breathing heavily.
Kaye wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaye is stalling here.

Kaye jumps guard and drags Garrow to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kaye can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garrow controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Kaye dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kaye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garrow.
As Garrow looks to move away, Kaye throws a big counter combo but Garrow just gets out of the way.
Kaye takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Kaye was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kaye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrow can do to turn this around?

Garrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kaye is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garrow is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaye is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Garrow drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kaye dives on top into guard.

Kaye trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaye pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garrow is keeping the position for now.

Kaye stands and steps away. Garrow gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Garrow darts in and clinches Kaye up against the cage.

Kaye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garrow.
Kaye is looking to clinch but Garrow is avoiding it.
Kaye moves in looking to clinch but Garrow pushes him off.
Kaye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garrow fails with a takedown attempt.
Lucas Kaye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roran Garrow.
Garrow is breathing heavily.
Kaye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaye tries to clinch up but Garrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garrow flicks out a counter leg kick but Kaye steps away.

Garrow gets a double leg takedown into Kaye's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrow wants to stand and escape but instead Kaye has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaye wants to control from the top but Garrow keeps moving.
Kaye passes into half guard.

Kaye decides to stand and escape the position.
Garrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaye looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kaye throws a right hand that Garrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Garrow also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaye tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garrow counters with a one-two to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kaye or perhaps it was just good defense by Garrow, which made it look bad.

Garrow drives through and clinches with Kaye against the cage.
Kaye throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Garrow wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaye tries to pull guard but Garrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kaye is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garrow to keep the fight standing.

Garrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roran Garrow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kaye is looking to land body kicks.
Garrow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garrow misses with a takedown attempt
and Kaye counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Kaye. Those never looked like landing.
Garrow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garrow dodges the punch combination from Kaye.
Lucas Kaye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garrow closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Garrow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garrow wants it to stay on the feet.
Garrow shoots in for a takedown but Kaye shows good takedown defense.
Kaye swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lucas Kaye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roran Garrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaye.
Garrow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaye moves away.
Kaye seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Garrow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kaye defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaye drops down looking for a counter takedown but Garrow sprawls and moves away.
Kaye feints a jab promting Garrow to slip. Kaye then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Garrow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kaye looks for a takedown but Garrow sprawls well.

Garrow throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kaye was covering up waiting for the punch and Garrow finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kaye is looking to stand up but Garrow isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrow sitting in guard here, content to control.

Kaye has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Garrow is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kaye walks away with a smile on his face. Garrow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garrow is defended easily by Kaye.
Kaye fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Kaye backs off Garrow throws a huge counter combo but Kaye manages to avoid it all.
Kaye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garrow now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Garrow misses with a wild combination.
Lucas Kaye is winning the standup battle so far.

Kaye moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrow is looking for a takedown.
Kaye connects with a knee to the head.
Kaye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaye is trying to break free.

Kaye breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garrow.
Kaye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garrow throws a right hand that Kaye ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaye also avoids with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaye moves in looking to clinch but Garrow pushes him off.
Kaye wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Kaye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaye 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Kaye!
A less than humble Lucas Kaye misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.