PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garavito comes to the cage accompanied by Thieves - Ministry. Archer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Centuries. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garavito
vs
Archer

188 cm
35
219 lbs
27 - 20 - 0

188 cm
36
210 lbs
26 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KnockOut
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Garavito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Archer!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garavito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Archer has time to react.
Garavito takes a swing at Archer's ribcage but misses.
Archer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luis Garavito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A clash of legs there as Archer blocks the low kick.

Garavito drops Archer with a beautiful combination! Archer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Garavito is looking for the KO!

Archer is rocked!
Garavito has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Abraham in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Garavito misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Archer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Archer is still on wobbly legs! Can Garavito finish him?
Garavito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Garavito cracks Archer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Garavito has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Archer to stand back up!
Garavito drops his hands momentarily and Archer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garavito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from Garavito.
Garavito throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Archer seems to have recovered his senses.
Garavito moves away from the strike by Archer.
Garavito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Archer.
Archer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Archer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garavito. Garavito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from Garavito.
Garavito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Garavito misses.
Garavito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Archer counters with a leg kick.

Oooooh!!! Garavito has knocked Archer down with a huge combo! Garavito steps away and waves a wobbly Archer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Garavito moves out of range of the body kick from Archer.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Archer misses the target.
Garavito tried to counter with a leg kick but Archer avoided it.
Nice shot by Garavito.
Archer is looking to chop away at Garavito's legs.
Garavito lands with a shot to the body.
Archer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garavito swings for the body but Archer moves out of range.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garavito.
Garavito takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garavito misses with a left hand
and Archer counters with a nice uppercut.
Garavito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Archer.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer throws a leg kick that misses.
Archer slips under a jab.
Garavito throws a leg kick
and Archer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Archer throws a jab but it's blocked by Garavito.
Garavito is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garavito moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Garavito.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garavito.
Garavito lands a head shot.
A combination from Garavito does no damage.
Archer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Garavito was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Archer.
Garavito throws the left hand but Archer avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Garavito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garavito throws a poor cross that misses
and Archer counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito misses with a looping right.
Archer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garavito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garavito misses with a hook.
Archer misses with a straight right.
Garavito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Archer. Archer obviously looking to wear him down.
A cross from Garavito lands.
Luis Garavito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garavito manages to avoid it.
Archer throws a body kick that misses.

Garavito lands a big head kick that sends Archer tumbling to the mat! Garavito takes a step backwards and waves Archer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garavito.
Garavito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Archer tries to counter it with a takedown but Garavito pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Garavito lands a big right hand that sends Archer crashing to the mat! Garavito stays standing though and waves Archer back to his feet!
Garavito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garavito is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Archer.
Garavito leaves Archer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a lunging right hand
and Garavito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Archer lands a nice looking body shot.
Garavito has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Archer.
Archer slips a jab from Garavito.
Archer walks into a jab.
Archer slips a straight right by Garavito.

Archer moves into range and clinches up with Garavito.
Archer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Archer manages to break the clinch.
Garavito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Archer checks the leg kick nicely there.

Garavito drops Archer with a beautiful combination! Archer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Garavito is looking for the KO!
Archer shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Garavito looks to land a right hand but Archer moved out of range.
Luis Garavito is winning the standup battle so far.
Garavito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Archer looks to land a left hand but Garavito moved out of range nicely.
Garavito throws a hook but Archer blocks it.
Garavito lands a glancing blow to the side of Archer's head.
Garavito throws a series of punches but Archer avoids them all with ease.
Garavito misses with a series of wild punches.
Garavito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Archer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garavito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garavito tests Archer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Archer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Archer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer is fighting to break Garavito's control of his arms but Garavito is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Garavito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garavito has his hands on Archer's head, controlling the position.
Archer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Garavito pulls Archer in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Archer wants to control from the top but Garavito keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Archer's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Archer walks into a stiff left hand from Garavito.
Archer defending well as Garavito loads up on a big left hand.
Garavito misses with a straight left.
Garavito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Garavito misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Archer there.
A jab from Garavito misses.
Garavito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Archer can do to turn this around?
A good leg kick by Archer.
Garavito misses with a hook
and Archer counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garavito.
Garavito throws a looping overhand right but Archer ducks down to avoid it.
As Garavito backs off Archer throws a huge counter combo but Garavito manages to avoid it all.
Garavito looks to land a combination but Archer avoids it well.
Garavito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Archer.
Archer misses with a low kick.
Garavito throws a front kick aimed at Archer's knee but Archer avoids it well.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garavito moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Garavito misses the target.
The fighters circling - Garavito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garavito throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Archer! But no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Archer, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Garavito.
Archer missing with a left hand there. Garavito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garavito throwing a counter right hand but Archer manages to avoid it.
Archer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Archer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garavito to the mat! Garavito manages to get full guard.
Garavito can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Archer controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito controlling Archer's posture.
Archer wants to control from the top but Garavito keeps moving.
Garavito trying to control the position here.
Garavito continues to stall.
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 Luis Garavito 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Archer.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garavito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garavito is looking to counter punch.
Garavito connects with a jab.
Garavito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Archer ducks right into an uppercut from Garavito.
Garavito scores with a punch to the head.
Garavito throws an overhand right that drops Archer like a sack of potatoes! Garavito dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Garavito!
Luis Garavito decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.