PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Garringer (ranked 5164 p4p, 592 weight class) and Izuagbe Ugoh (ranked 3316 p4p, 436 weight class). Ugoh has chosen Inner Circle - Bad Boys as his entrance music. Izuagbe Ugoh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garringer
vs
Ugoh

180 cm
30
212 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

191 cm
23
207 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Nuggetori's Nutritionals

Velocity Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Garringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izuagbe Ugoh!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ugoh looks for the body kick but Garringer saw that one coming.
Garringer ducks right into an uppercut from Ugoh.
Ugoh jabs Garringer right on the nose. Garringer blinks but takes it well.
Garringer throws a shot from downtown. Ugoh moves away and avoids it.
Garringer closes the distance but Ugoh moves to the side
and Ugoh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ugoh thuds a left hand into Garringer's body.

Garringer moves into the clinch.
Garringer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ugoh's efforts to push away.
Ugoh throws a punch but it's blocked by Garringer.
Garringer trying to control the position but instead, Ugoh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garringer into the cage.
Ugoh can't find room to land a body shot as Garringer controls the action.
Garringer slowing the pace effectively.
Garringer can't find room to land a body shot as Ugoh controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ugoh misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ugoh.
Ugoh blocks an uppercut.
Ugoh misses with a hook to the ribs.

Ugoh breaks the clinch.

Garringer has Ugoh up against the cage in a clinch.
Ugoh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ugoh lands a hook that snaps the head of Garringer backwards.
Nice body punch from Ugoh - that landed with a thud.

Ugoh breaks the clinch.
Ugoh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ugoh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ugoh swats away the attempt to clinch by Garringer.
A good leg kick by Ugoh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garringer. That did some damage!
Ugoh thumps Garringer with a low kick.
Garringer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ugohs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Ugoh lands.

Garringer drives through and clinches with Ugoh against the cage.
Garringer lands a nice elbow.
Garringer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Ugoh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ugoh scores with a jab to the head.
Ugoh scores with a jab.
Garringer misses the jab.

Garringer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garringer blocking some punches.
Ugoh lands a hook that snaps the head of Garringer backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garringer misses with a knee strike.
Garringer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ugoh misses with a punch on the inside.
Garringer tries to work over Ugoh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ugoh as Garringer tries to tie him up.
Garringer misses with some punches.
Ugoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Garringer controls his hands.
Garringer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ugoh.
A short uppercut from Garringer.
Ugoh lands an uppercut.
Garringer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ugoh controls his hands.
Ugoh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ugoh lands with a short shot to the head.
Garringer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ugoh's face.

It looks like Izuagbe Ugoh has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garringer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ugoh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Ugoh fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garringer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Garringer fails to land.
Ugoh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garringer backwards.

Ugoh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Ugoh is predictable there
and Garringer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garringer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ugoh finds it's way round the side to connect with Garringer's head.
Ugoh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ugoh connects with a looping right hand.
Garringer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Izuagbe Ugoh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garringer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ugoh to score with a decent uppercut.
Garringer wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izuagbe Ugoh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Izuagbe Ugoh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ugoh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garringer lands a jab-cross combination.

Garringer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gunnar Garringer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garringer misses with the head strike.
Garringer lands a damaging elbow.
Ugoh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ugoh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hand to the body from Ugoh.
Ugoh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garringer backwards.
Garringer blocks an uppercut.
Ugoh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garringer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ugoh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ugoh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garringer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A lazy left from Ugoh finds it's target.
Ugoh thuds a left hand into Garringer's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ugoh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garringer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ugoh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ugoh feints and then cracks Garringer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garringer down.
Garringer tries to close the distance and clinch but Ugoh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ugoh throws a good cross that connects.
Ugoh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ugoh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garringer's hands.
Ugoh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garringer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ugoh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ugoh is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ugoh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garringer's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ugoh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ugoh moves out of range as Garringer strikes.
Garringer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ugoh. Ugoh obviously looking to wear him down.
Ugoh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ugoh misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Garringer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ugoh connects with a solid leg kick.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garringer gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Garringer breaks the clinch.
Ugoh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garringer.
Garringer tries to close the distance and clinch but Ugoh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Izuagbe Ugoh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garringer is looking to clinch but Ugoh is avoiding it.
Garringer swings for the body but Ugoh moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ugoh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ugoh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garringer.
Ugoh shapes to counter with a head kick.

Garringer drives through and clinches with Ugoh against the cage.
Ugoh misses with a hook to the ribs.

Ugoh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garringer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ugoh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ugoh misses with a leg kick
and Garringer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ugoh lands a leg kick that knocks Garringer off balance momentarily.
Ugoh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garringer on the side of the head.
Ugoh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ugoh scores with a nice right hand.
Garringer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Garringer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garringer is looking to clinch.
Ugoh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Garringer is rocked!
Ugoh with a jab.
Oh Garringer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ugoh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garringer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ugoh throws out a counter right but Garringer avoids it with no problem.
Garringer seems to have got his legs back now.
Ugoh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garringer. Garringer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ugoh closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Garringer! Ugoh dives in looking to finish! Garringer is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Izuagbe Ugoh!
Izuagbe Ugoh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Gunnar Garringer was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll get it next time. '.