PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Head (ranked 240 p4p, 26 weight class) and Marc Spector (ranked 431 p4p, 50 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Head
vs
Spector

157 cm
34
154 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

166 cm
40
143 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
KOMBAT KLOTHING

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garrick Head!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Spector!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spector.
Head gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spector lands with an uppercut that bounces Head off the cage and back into range.
Head looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spector avoids the body shot from Head.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Spector.
Spector drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spector gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spector bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spector turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Spector does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spector appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spector moves away from the strike by Head.
Nice jab there from Spector.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Spector does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spector connects with an inside leg kick.
Spector slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Head.
Head fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spector manages to avoid it.
Spector misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Head misses the target.
Spector shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garrick Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Head throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Head throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Head misses.
Spector slips a straight right by Head.
Spector avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spector on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Head misses the body punch
and Spector counters with a nice uppercut.
Spector takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spector takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Head there.
Spector jabs Head to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Head throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spector finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Spector moves out of range of the strikes.
Head looks to score with a jab to the body but Spector is just out of range.
And Spector responds with a good body kick, but Head manages to step out the way in time.
Head takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Head lands a jab to the head.
Head slips under a jab.
Head looks to throw a body kick
and Spector counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Head as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Head with a jab.
Spector lands with a nice body punch.
Head throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Head connects with a body shot.
Head avoids the body shot from Spector.
Spector slips a straight right by Head.
Spector displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Head throws out the jab.
Head ducks under a wild hook from Spector.
Spector looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Head dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Head connects with the punch.
Head throws the left hand but Spector avoids the punch easily.
Head misses with a leg kick.
Head walks into a left hand.
Head swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spector throws a hook but Head blocks it.
Head is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head misses with a low kick.
Head takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Head needs to keep his hands up - Spector had a free shot at his head there.
Head misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Head tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spector was well out of range. Poor timing from Head.
Spector looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Head stalks Spector and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spector's face. Spector staggers backwards, shaken.
Spector has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Spector throws a front kick aimed at Head's knee but Head avoids it well.
A jab from Head misses.
A lazy body kick from Spector
and Head counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spector thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spector slips a straight right by Head.
Spector moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Head counters with a straight right hand.
Spector throws a front kick that sends Head stumbling back into the cage.
Head moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Head throws out a loose jab but Spector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Head lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Head throws a big shot that misses.
Spector tries a low kick but Head avoids it.
Spector ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Head fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Head sizes up Spector with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head misses with a hook
and Spector counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spector walks into a jab.
Head looks to land a right hand but Spector moved out of range.
Spector swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Spector might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Head has got the better of the exchanges.
Head misses with a hook. Spector ducked under it nicely.
Spector throws out a powerful jab.
Head lands a jab to the head.
Head throws a body shot but no joy.
Spector uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spector.
Head looks to land a left hand but Spector moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head throws a lazy uppercut
and Spector counters with a thumping low kick.
Spector misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Spector. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spector.
Spector moves away from the strike by Head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spector throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spector has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spector attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spector tries to work over Head's front leg with a kick but Head checks it.
Head with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Head slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Head misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Head dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Spector keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
Spector doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Head takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spector tries to land a front kick but Head steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left lands for Head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Head.
A left and a right from Head both land. Nice combination.
Spector attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Head swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Head is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spector can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Head. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Head.
Head scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Head misses with an uppercut. Spector saw that one coming.
Head throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Head is looking to land body kicks.
Head works Spector's body with a nice hook.
Spector connects with a right hand. Head shakes it off.
Spector takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spector steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Head.
Spector connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spector ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Garrick Head is winning the standup battle so far.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Spector.
It seemed like Spector was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector throws a front kick that sends Head stumbling back into the cage.
Spector lands a nice leg kick that just misses Head's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spector checks a leg kick.
Head is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Head keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spector throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head misses with a straight right.
Spector keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Head takes a swing at Spector's ribcage but misses.
Spector stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Head checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spector uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head throws a right hand that misses
and Spector counters with a nice uppercut.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spector moves away.
Spector takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Head is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spector.
Spector comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spector has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Head.
Head misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Spector misses.
Head fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spector manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spector!
Spector 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Head lands an overhand right.
Spector throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Head finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Spector checks the leg kick nicely there.
Head throws a jab when Spector was well out of range.
Spector misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Head clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Head moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Head swings widly with a right hand
and Spector counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Head misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Head misses with an uppercut.
Head takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Head swings for the body but Spector moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Spector. That snapped Head's head back.
Head lands a jab to the head.
Head stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Head misses with a looping left.
Spector shapes to counter with a head kick.
Spector moves out of range of the body kick.
Spector is trying to counter with his kicks.
A slow jab from Head misses its intended target.
Spector walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spector motions for Head to come forward. Spector throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Head tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spector was well out of range. Poor timing from Head.
Spector doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Head is looking to score with low kicks.
Spector only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big left from Head misses.
Head throws a looping overhand right but Spector ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head misses with a body punch
and Spector counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spector scores with a kick to the body.
Spector feints and then cracks Head's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Head down.
Spector throws a wild body kick that Head sees coming a mile off.
Head throws a leg kick
and Head takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Head.
Head misses with a body shot
and Spector counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spector takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Head throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spector counters with a nice uppercut.
Head throws a jab when Spector was well out of range.
Spector looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector lands a nice leg kick that just misses Head's sensitive parts.
Head throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spector jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Head misses with a straight left.
Spector is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Head with a body shot.
Head throws a lazy uppercut
and Spector counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spector throws a hook but Head blocks it.
Head throws a looping overhand right but Spector ducks down to avoid it.
Head changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Head fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spector throws a hook but Head blocks it.
Spector on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Head throws an off balance right hand
and Spector counters with a nice body shot.
Spector takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spector lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Head scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spector doesn't seem bothered though.
Head stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spector.
Spector misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Garrick Head will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Head tries to bum rush Spector with a series of wild strikes but Spector uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spector is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Head with a body shot.
Spector gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spector lands a nice looking body shot.
Spector throws a leg kick
and Head counters with a nice uppercut.
Spector moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Head moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head swings for the body but Spector moves out of range.
Spector is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Head with a body shot.
Head misses with a double jab.
Spector slips under a jab from Head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Head misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spector.
Head throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Head with a nice cross.
Good exchange - Head coming out on top.
Head lands a nice looking body shot.
Head misses with a looping right.
Spector throws a head kick that Head semi-blocks.
Head throws a hook but Spector blocks it.
Marc Spector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Head throws a lazy uppercut
letting Spector counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Head swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spector counters with a low kick, right behind Head 's knee.
Spector shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Head with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Head connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Head takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Spector does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spector throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector throws a low kick, looking for Head's leg but Head calmly moves out of range.
Spector finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spector slips a straight right by Head.
Spector is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Head throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spector throws a low kick but Head avoids it.
Head throwing a counter right hand but Spector manages to avoid it.
Spector throws a leg kick
and Head counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spector has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Head.
Spector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spector walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Head misses with a straight right.
Spector looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Head rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spector counters with an inside leg kick.
Head misses the shot to the body.
Head tried to score with a low kick but Spector checks it.
Head throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garrick Head is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spector ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Spector ducks under a wild hook from Head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrick Head showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Head has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrick Head!
Garrick Head retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Garrick Head thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Marc Spector stepped up to the mic, saying 'Singh is a beast. I am a huge fan'.