PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Garth (ranked 3756 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Nash (ranked 6854 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. The key to victory for Jimmy Garth has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Garth
vs
Nash

199 cm
24
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

206 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Garth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Nash!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garth dives in and scores a takedown into Nash's guard.

Nash has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Garth is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Nash looks winded!
Garth stalls.

Garth wants the takedown. Nash is fighting it off but Garth persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nash's guard against the cage.
Garth trying to control the position from guard on top but Nash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Garth works over Nash with some ground and pound from guard.
Nash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Garth from controlling successfully.
Garth throwing strikes from guard but Nash blocks nicely.
Garth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nash wants to counter with a clinch but Garth pushes him away.

Garth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Garth is keen to just control but Nash is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garth slips a nice elbow through Nash's hands, connecting with Nash's forehead.
Garth slips a nice elbow through Nash's hands, connecting with Nash's forehead.
Garth is trying to control the action in half guard but Nash is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garth is really struggling to control Nash but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Garth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nash with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nash taking some punishment here, with Garth in his half guard.
Nash on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Garth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nash does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nash is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Garth there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garth working over Nash with some ground and pound. Nash looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nash keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Garth gets a takedown into half guard.
Garth could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Garth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nash's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nash taking some punishment here, with Garth in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Garth dominated that round.
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.

Garth closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nash did well to prevent Garth getting side control.
Garth is looking to take a break and control but Nash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Garth rushes Nash and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Garth wants the takedown. Nash is fighting it off but Garth persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nash's guard against the cage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nash can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garth works over Nash with some ground and pound from guard.
Garth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Garth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garth landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garth trying to control but Nash is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garth chips away with some ground and pound.
Garth wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
Garth stands and throws Nash's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nash avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Garth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garth fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Garth working the body and head with strikes.
Garth lands a nice forearm strike.
Garth is putting a hurting on Nash here, landing some big shots from side control.
Garth taking a break here but Nash is having none of it and regains half guard.
Nash is trying is best to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garth drops an elbow to the side of Nash's head.
Garth lands strikes from half guard.
Garth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garth is trying to control. Nash wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Garth 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.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Nash gets caught napping as Garth dives in and scores a takedown. Nash manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Garth dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Garth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Garth is looking to take a break and control but Nash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garth trying to mount his opponent but Nash defends it.
Nash is refusing to be controlled, as Garth sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garth working Nash over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jimmy Garth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nash with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nash is staying active underneath Garth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nash can do to turn this around?
Garth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nash knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nice strikes from Garth there.
Garth is looking to take a break and control but Nash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Garth closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nash did well to prevent Garth getting side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Garth is trying to control the action in half guard but Nash is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nash's head.
Garth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Garth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash is staying active underneath Garth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garth connects with a nice short shot to Nash's temple.
Nash has hold of Garth's hands but Garth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garth is stalling here. Nash is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Garth seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nash has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nash wants to stand but Garth is controlling his arm.
Garth is trying to get back to half guard.
Garth is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garth trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Garth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Garth!