PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Garver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka comes into the arena with Superfly by Curtis Mayfield blaring out of the sound system. Garver has chosen Carver as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Daniel Garver was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Snuka
vs
Garver

178 cm
38
169 lbs
35 - 25 - 0

180 cm
33
180 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 35 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Garver!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garver throws a series of punches but Snuka avoids them all with ease.
Garver lunges at Snuka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Snuka's hand.
Garver defending well as Snuka loads up on a big left hand.
Snuka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snuka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Garver.

Snuka shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Snuka perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Snuka thows a huge punch but Garver dodges it nicely.
Garver wants to improve his position but Snuka is controlling well.
Garver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Snuka.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snuka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garver sees it coming and defends easily.
Garver trying to control here.
Snuka is nestled in close to Garver, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garver is looking to control Snuka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garver avoid being mounted?
Snuka is looking to take a break and control but Garver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snuka trying to control from Garver's half guard. Garver has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Snuka landing some decent shots from guard.
Snuka trying to control but Garver is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka being controlled here momentarily.
Snuka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snuka 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.
Garver pulls Snuka in close to his closed guard and prevents Snuka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Snuka trying to control but Garver is working from the bottom.
Snuka stays in close to Garver's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver trying to keep a closed guard but Snuka is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Snuka closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Garver's guard.
Snuka passes Garver's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Snuka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garver defending well though.
Snuka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Snuka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Snuka prevents Garver from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka is pressing down on Garver's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garver is holding on for now.
Snuka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garver's head.
Snuka winds up and cracks Garver with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Snuka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garver has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garver is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Garver tries a head kick but it misses.
Snuka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Snuka walks into a stiff left hand from Garver.
Snuka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garver swings for the body but Snuka moves out of range.
Garver throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snuka.
Garver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snuka momentarily.
Garver throws the left hand but Snuka avoids the punch easily.
Garver lands with an uppercut that bounces Snuka off the cage and back into range.
Snuka slips a jab from Garver.

Snuka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snuka is looking to stall here but Garver recovers full guard.
Garver trying to keep a closed guard but Snuka is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snuka is working hard here to advance position.

Garver is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garver wants to hit a switch here but Snuka passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Garver there!
Snuka tries to control but Garver wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snuka avoids the attempt from Garver to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garver is bucking up trying to escape but Snuka cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Snuka tries to control but Garver wriggling away.
Snuka fails to move to back control.
Snuka controlling from mount.
Garver wants to hold on but Snuka pushes him away.
Snuka with good strikes from the mount here!
Garver is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Garver that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Snuka lands a heavy elbow.
Snuka landing strikes from the mount and Garver is in trouble!
Garver wants to control but Snuka is having none of it.
Snuka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Snuka connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Garver is trying desperately to improve position.
Snuka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Garver taking shots to the head.
Jimmy Snuka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garver tries to hold on but Snuka pushes him away.
Garver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Garver is squirming around, avoiding Snuka's attempts to control the action.
Snuka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garver can do to turn this around?
Garver is in a horrible position here. Snuka smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Snuka unloading with bombs!

Garver is rocked!
Snuka tries to control but Garver wriggling away.
Snuka dominating with strikes here.
Garver is still in real trouble! Can Snuka finish him?
Snuka drops a big elbow. That's hurt Garver! More shots from Snuka and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Snuka!
After the big win, Jimmy Snuka made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Notorious Clothing Co. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.