PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Galen Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Garver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Red - Alredy Over. Garver comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Carver kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Galen Dall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dall
vs
Garver

180 cm
24
184 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

180 cm
34
180 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent 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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Garver!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dall. Dall obviously looking to wear him down.
Garver throws the kick towards the body but Dall avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Dall blocks the leg kick.
Garver lands a slapping body shot.
Garver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garver lands a right hook to the body.
Garver throws a series of punches but Dall moves out of range.
Dall defending well as Garver loads up on a big left hand.
Garver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dall.
Dall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall slips a jab and a cross from Garver.
Garver misses with a left hand
and Dall counters with a straight right hand.
Garver jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Dall feints and as Garver raises his hands in defense, Dall changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garver told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dall trying to control but Garver is working from the bottom.
Dall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Garver is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Dall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garver has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dall has managed to get both his arms back between Garver's legs - danger averted.
Garver lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Dall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dall wants to free his trapped foot but Garver is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garver has managed to free his arm - good work.
Garver is looking to improve his position.
Dall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garver trying to control here.

Garver is defending against the submission attempts here by Dall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dall is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garver looks like he's trying to stand up.
Garver is trying to control but can't.

Dall looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Garver tries to get to full guard but Dall has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dall is thwarting Garver's attempts to control the position.
Garver is looking to improve his position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garver does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Garver dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dall throws out a loose jab but Garver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garver cracks Dall with an open hand slap.
Garver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garver throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Garver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Garver.
Dall throws a leg kick but Garver moved away.
Dall throws a body punch but Garver moves out of range.
Dall is looking to land body kicks.
Dall works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garver misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Dall misses its target.
Dall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garver dips to his left and cracks Dall with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Garver.
Garver misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garver looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
Dall misses with a lunging right hand
and Garver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garver throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
Garver takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
Garver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garver swings widly with a right hand
and Dall counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dall.
Dall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garver has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garver and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garver! But no joy.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garver.
Dall looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dall is able to avoid easily.
Dall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garver checks a leg kick.
Garver misses with a hook
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garver throws a leg kick that is checked

and Dall counters with a single leg into guard. Garver didn't expect that.

Garver pushes Dall off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Dall coming out on top.
A big right from Dall misses.
Garver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garver scrambles back to his feet.
Daniel Garver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dall loads up on a big right hand but Garver slips the punch.
Garver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garver moves out of range of the body kick.
Dall misses with a low kick.
Garver stuns Dall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dall misses with a combination
and Garver counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall avoids the body shot from Garver.
Daniel Garver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garver throws a leg kick which misses Dall's front leg but catches the back leg as Dall tries to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Garver blocks the leg kick.
Garver lands a nice shot to the body.
Garver walks into a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Garver there.
Dall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dall slips under a jab.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Garver. Beautiful body shot.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garver.
Dall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garver misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver digs a good body shot into Dall's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dall slips a jab from Garver.
Dall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Daniel Garver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dall's sensitive parts.
Dall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garver.
Garver misses with a head kick.
Dall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garver's calf.
A head kick misses from Garver.
Dall is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dall moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garver checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Garver misses.
Garver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Dall misses the target.
Dall moves out of range as Garver strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Garver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Garver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Garver.
Dall sizes up Garver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garver throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Garver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garver misses with the body kick
and Dall counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garver looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garver.
A shot to the liver by Garver. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall misses with a low kick.
Dall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dall scrambles back to his feet.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garver lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall misses with an uppercut
and Garver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garver takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dall scores with a jab to the head.
Dall connects with the punch.
Dall swings for the body but Garver moves out of range.
Garver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dall on the side of the head.
Garver scores with a punch to the head.
Dall is looking to slow Garver down with leg kicks.
Dall moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Dall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garver pushes Dall away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall throws a lazy right hand but Garver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garver throws a combination that misses
and Dall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dall blocks a jab.
Galen Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garver scores with a three punch combo!
Garver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Dall misses.
Garver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garver needs to keep his hands up - Dall had a free shot at his head there.
Garver on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Garver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garver is able to avoid easily.
Garver was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice defenses there by Garver.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dall.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dall. That's going to slow Garver down.
Dall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garver throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garver misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by Garver.
Daniel Garver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garver misses with a body shot.
Dall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dall fails with a takedown attempt.
Dall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garver is out of range and Dall settles back down.
Dall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dall misses with a head kick.
Dall misses with a hook. Garver ducked under it nicely.
Garver throws out a counter right but Dall avoids it with no problem.
Garver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garver avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Garver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dall doesn't seem phased though.
Dall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall avoids the head kick by Garver.
Garver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garver explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dall drops Garver with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Garver looks back up at him and smiles so Dall waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Garver is rocked!

It looks like Daniel Garver has been cut.
Dall takes a swing at Garver's ribcage but misses.
Garver is still on wobbly legs! Can Dall finish him?
Dall throws a hook but Garver avoids it easily.

Dall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Garver kicks off Dall and gets to his feet.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Garver is looking to close the distance but Dall sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Garver crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Garver is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Galen Dall!
An out of breath Galen Dall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.