PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayder Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garner has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be a great matchup!

Garner
vs
Davis

176 cm
31
215 lbs
12 - 1 - 1

187 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rayder Garner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Davis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Davis enables Garner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Davis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Garner wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Garner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garner throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Garner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davis controls Garner momentarily but Garner frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garner stops Davis from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garner with a nice head shot there.
Garner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garner.
Garner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Garner dives in and scores a takedown into Davis's guard.
Garner lands a couple of elbows.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner passes into half guard.
Davis trying to hold on to Garner's head to control him but Garner postures up.
Davis looks winded!
Garner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garner controlling the action here.
Garner is nestled in close to Davis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.

Garner seems to be working for a kimura but Davis defends the submission attempt.
Garner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner trying to control the pace.
Garner winds up and cracks Davis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Davis is looking to get back to is feet but Garner passes into side control.
Garner is putting a hurting on Davis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Garner lands an elbow.

Garner tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Garner lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garner lands a decent elbow from side control.
The referee asks Garner politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Garner prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Davis!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rayder Garner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Garner throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Garner misses the shot to the body.

Garner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garner showed some decent athleticism there.
Davis pushes Garner off but Garner dives into side control.
Garner cracks Davis with a big right hand but Davis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Garner 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.
Garner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Davis!
Davis is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garner looking to finish Davis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Davis!
Garner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Garner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Garner controlling the position easily from mount.
Davis can't escape the position.
Garner controlling from mount.
Davis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Tim Davis has been cut.
Garner with the ground and pound from mount.
Garner controlling his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Garner here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Garner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Garner unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garner lands a heavy elbow.

That has opened up Tim Davis's cut even more.
Garner punishing his opponent with strikes.

The cut above Tim Davis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tim Davis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rayder Garner!
Rayder Garner retains his heavyweight title!
Rayder Garner decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.