PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garbutt (ranked 269 p4p, 43 weight class) and Stan Judea (ranked 679 p4p, 111 weight class). Garbutt comes into the arena with Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law blaring out of the sound system. Judea is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I want to be a woman - Monty Python. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garbutt
vs
Judea

193 cm
34
215 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

189 cm
38
213 lbs
31 - 16 - 2

Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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FORCEE

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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Garbutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Judea!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judea defending well as Garbutt loads up on a big left hand.
Garbutt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Judea throws a low kick but Garbutt moves out of range easily.
Garbutt misses with a wild body shot.
Judea swings for the body but Garbutt moves out of range.
Garbutt tries to land a leg kick but Judea saw it coming and moves away.
Kevin Garbutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garbutt misses with a left hand
and Judea counters with a right hand to the body.
Garbutt looks to score with a jab to the body but Judea is just out of range.
Judea tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judea throws an overhand right that lands on Garbutt's shoulder, as Garbutt tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Garbutt. Those never looked like landing.
We've been hearing reports that Garbutt has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Garbutt throws a hook but Judea blocks it.
Judea is looking to chop away at Garbutt's legs.
Garbutt attempts a counter takedown but Judea avoids it well and moves away.
Judea throws a front kick aimed at Garbutt's knee but Garbutt avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judea dips to his left and cracks Garbutt with an uppercut!

Garbutt moves into the clinch successfully.
Judea blocks the elbow strike.
Judea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garbutt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garbutt misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea throws a head punch that misses.
Garbutt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garbutt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Judea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Garbutt misses.
Garbutt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Judea walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Judea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garbutt misses with a straight right.
Judea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garbutt was well out of range. Poor timing from Judea.
Garbutt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judea was well out of range. Poor timing from Garbutt.
Garbutt avoids the body shot from Judea.
Garbutt attempts a counter takedown but Judea avoids it well and moves away.
Judea ducks under a wild hook from Garbutt.
Garbutt moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJudea.
Judea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garbutt shoots in and drives through. Judea sprawls well.
Garbutt cracks Judea with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judea avoids the body shot from Garbutt.
Garbutt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Judea.
Garbutt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judea throws a wild body kick that Garbutt sees coming a mile off.
Garbutt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judea flicks out a counter leg kick but Garbutt steps away.
Garbutt with a jab.
Judea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Judea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judea fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garbutt on the side of the head.
Judea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judea scoring well with a low kick there.
Judea moves out of range of the strikes.
Garbutt moves forwards but Judea connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garbutt throws a shot from downtown. Judea moves away and avoids it.
Garbutt misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Judea to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garbutt 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 Judea has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Judea and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Judea blocks a head kick by Garbutt.
Judea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garbutt was well out of range. Poor timing from Judea.
Judea looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Judea throws a hook but Garbutt blocks it.
Garbutt throws a counter high kick but Judea was just alert enough to avoid it.
A jab from Garbutt misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garbutt moves out of range of the strikes.
Judea fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garbutt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garbutt throws a low kick but Judea moves out of range easily.
Garbutt misses the shot to the body.
Judea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garbutt to score with a decent uppercut.
Judea looks to throw the jab but Garbutt is out of range.
Garbutt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Judea just manages to avoid it.
Judea misses the shot to the body.
Garbutt connects with an inside leg kick.
Garbutt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garbutt misses the jab.
Judea connects with a leg kick. Garbutt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Judea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garbutt throws a shot from downtown. Judea moves away and avoids it.
Judea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garbutt moves away.
Garbutt throws a solid leg kick but Judea takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garbutt.
Judea slips under a jab.
Judea keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Judea is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garbutt with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judea throws a looping overhand right but Garbutt ducks down to avoid it.
Judea sizes up Garbutt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garbutt misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Garbutt.
Garbutt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judea misses with a kick to the body

and Garbutt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Judea is trying to maintain the position but Garbutt is very close to passing his half guard.
Judea is refusing to be controlled, as Garbutt sits in half guard.
Judea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garbutt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garbutt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garbutt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garbutt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Judea's head.
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 Kevin Garbutt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Garbutt. Judea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judea dodges the punch combination from Garbutt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judea, right into the meat.
Garbutt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Judea doesn't seem bothered though.
Judea misses with a wild body shot.
Garbutt misses with a looping right.
Garbutt tests Judea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Judea. That's going to slow Garbutt down.
Nice defenses there by Garbutt.
Garbutt throwing a counter right hand but Judea manages to avoid it.

Judea tries to keep at a distance but Garbutt has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbutt lands an uppercut.
Judea stops a takedown attempt from Garbutt.
Garbutt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judea's elbow.
Judea misses with a body punch.
Garbutt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garbutt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garbutt blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garbutt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garbutt.
Garbutt tries to work over Judea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judea has a couple of punches blocked by Garbutt.
Garbutt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judea.
Judea cracks Garbutt with a nice body shot.
Judea blocks a body shot from Garbutt.
Judea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garbutt or not.
Judea lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Judea tries to work over Garbutt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garbutt blocks a body shot from Judea.
Judea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garbutt backwards.
Nice body punch from Judea.
Judea struggles to land a body shot inside as Garbutt controls his hands.
Garbutt is looking for a takedown.
Judea throws a head punch that misses.
Kevin Garbutt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Judea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garbutt is looking to control Judea's arms but Judea gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garbutt has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Garbutt fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garbutt.
A short right from Judea on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Judea.
Garbutt digs a right hand underneath Judea's ribcage. Judea let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Judea lands a shoulder strike.
Garbutt taking a breather.
Garbutt tries to work over Judea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judea misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garbutt's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garbutt trying to stall but Judea improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Garbutt.
Garbutt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garbutt or not.
Judea misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Judea.
Judea struggles to land a body shot inside as Garbutt controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Garbutt.

Garbutt manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judea throws a push kick but Garbutt slaps the foot to one side.
Garbutt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Judea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Judea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Garbutt misses the target.
Judea lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garbutt looks to land a left hand but Judea moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Judea.
Judea scores with a body shot.
Garbutt moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Garbutt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garbutt misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Judea! But no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Judea.
Garbutt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judea takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt tries to bum rush Judea with a series of wild strikes but Judea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garbutt walks into a stiff left hand from Judea.
Judea walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garbutt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garbutt throws out a loose jab but Judea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garbutt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Garbutt gets a double leg takedown into Judea's guard.
Garbutt wants to control from the top but Judea keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garbutt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garbutt postures up in Judea's guard and throws a big left but Judea blocks it.
Garbutt throwing strikes but missing.
Garbutt throws an elbow that misses. Judea uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garbutt's guard. Nice move by Judea!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Judea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Garbutt connects with a leg kick. Judea looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garbutt lands a jab to the nose.
Garbutt swings widly with a right hand
and Judea counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Judea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garbutt.
Judea moves out of range as Garbutt strikes.
A nice side step and Judea releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Judea scores with a body shot.
Garbutt slips a jab from Judea.
Garbutt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garbutt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Judea. Judea obviously looking to wear him down.
Garbutt tries to close the distance and clinch but Judea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judea takes one to the chin there.
Garbutt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judea moves away.
Garbutt misses with a straight left.
Judea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Judea darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judea connects with a body shot that sends Garbutt's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea tries to score with a low kick but Garbutt moves his leg out of the way.
Judea fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garbutt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garbutt misses with a hook.
A low kick from Judea is predictable there
and Garbutt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garbutt lands with a hook. Judea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Garbutt.
Stan Judea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judea just misses with a punch to the body.
Garbutt is looking to counter punch.
Judea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Judea misses with a body shot.
Garbutt misses with a straight right.
Garbutt misses with a hook
and Judea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judea scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garbutt doesn't seem bothered though.
Stan Judea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garbutt walks into a jab.
Garbutt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garbutt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judea gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Garbutt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt lands strikes from half guard.
Garbutt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Judea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garbutt.
Garbutt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garbutt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garbutt is keen to just control but Judea is a slippery customer.
Garbutt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garbutt working Judea over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt throws a strike but Judea avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Garbutt trying to control the position from guard on top but Judea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garbutt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garbutt stopping the sweep attempt from Judea.
Garbutt throwing strikes but missing.
Garbutt trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Judea manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Garbutt wants to sweep but no luck.
Judea must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Judea's guard.

Judea controlling the position.
Garbutt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garbutt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garbutt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Garbutt landing some decent shots from guard.
Judea seems keen to control Garbutt's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kevin Garbutt.
I think Garbutt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kevin Garbutt!
Kevin Garbutt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.