PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Garret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asztalos has chosen Dethroned Emperor by Celtic Frost as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garret
vs
Asztalos

184 cm
31
192 lbs
29 - 7 - 0

188 cm
31
199 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Garret!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Asztalos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asztalos scores with a body shot.
Garret looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asztalos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garret counters with an inside leg kick.
Garret scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Garret throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asztalos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've been informed that Asztalos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Asztalos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Asztalos throws a big shot that misses.
Garret throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asztalos on the side of the head.
Asztalos throws a body punch but Garret moves out of range.
Alex Asztalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asztalos connects with a solid leg kick.
Asztalos wants to clinch up but Garret keeps it at a distance.
Garret missing with a left hand there. Asztalos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garret lands a head shot.
Asztalos takes a swing at Garret's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garret drops his hands momentarily and Asztalos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garret looks for the body kick but Asztalos saw that one coming.
Asztalos staying out of range there.
Garret ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garret scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Asztalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garret.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret misses with a body kick.
Asztalos throws a low kick but Garret avoids it.
Asztalos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Asztalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garret checks a low kick from Asztalos.
Garret seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Garret on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Asztalos dips to his left and cracks Garret with an uppercut!
Asztalos throws a leg kick which misses Garret's front leg but catches the back leg as Garret tries to avoid it.
Garret pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garret is looking to land body kicks.
Asztalos cracks the inside of Garret's front leg.
Asztalos throws a jab when Garret was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Garret misses the target.
Asztalos tries to clinch up but Garret circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Asztalos.
Garret throws a leg kick
and Asztalos counters with a good low kick that Garret was not able to check.
Garret ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asztalos moves away.
Asztalos throws out a loose jab but Garret uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garret fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Asztalos lands a high kick!
Garret misses with an attempted mid kick.
Asztalos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garret half committed to a counter leg kick.
Asztalos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garret throws out the jab.
Asztalos misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Asztalos misses
letting Garret counter with a right hand.

Garret has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asztalos.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garret.
Garret throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asztaloss head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garret.
Asztalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Garret fails to land.
Garret working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Garret.
Asztalos misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret is working Asztalos over against the cage.
Garret stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garret pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Garret prevents a body shot from Asztalos.
Garret lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Garret.
A head punch on the inside from Asztalos fails to land.
Garret avoiding damage.
Asztalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garret blocks a body shot from Asztalos.
Garret lands a left hand.
Asztalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garret lands a nice shot to the body.
Garret is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Asztalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garret comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret misses with a punch on the inside.
Asztalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garret's elbow.
Asztalos can't find room to land a body shot as Garret controls the action.
Garret blocks a body shot from Asztalos.
Asztalos has a couple of punches blocked by Garret.
Garret lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asztalos backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asztalos lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Garret.
Garret is pushing Asztalos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Asztalos lands a nice uppercut.
Asztalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Garret.
Asztalos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asztalos misses with some punches.
Garret swings wildly with an uppercut but Asztalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asztalos misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pat Garret will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Garret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asztalos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garret looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Asztalos misses the shot to the body.
Asztalos throws an overhand right that lands on Garret's shoulder, as Garret tries to avoid the shot.
Asztalos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garret throws an off balance right hand
and Asztalos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garret stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garret feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Asztalos's calf.
Asztalos swings for the body but Garret moves out of range.
Asztalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garret manages to avoid it.
Asztalos throws a head kick but Garret moves out of range.
Asztalos thows a body kick. Garret tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Garret sizes up Asztalos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Asztalos misses its intended target.
Garret misses with a low kick.
Garret throws a body punch but Asztalos moves out of range.
Garret throws a poor cross that misses
and Asztalos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garret moves out of range as Asztalos strikes.
Garret throws a predictable looking body shot
and Asztalos counters with a low kick, right behind Garret 's knee.
Asztalos misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Garret there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Asztalos, right into the meat.
Asztalos walks into a stiff left hand from Garret.

Asztalos is rocked!
Asztalos glances at the clock... BAM! Garret nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Asztalos crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Asztalos is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pat Garret!
Pat Garret retains his middleweight title!
Pat Garret thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Alex Asztalos stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back.'.