PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Quincy (ranked 2492 p4p, 308 weight class) and Elim Garak (ranked 2365 p4p, 291 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Quincy
vs
Garak

178 cm
25
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elim Garak!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Quincy moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Garak.
Quincy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Garak fails to land.
Quincy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quincy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garak is defending well for now.
Quincy misses with an elbow over the top.
Quincy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Quincy breaks from the clinch.
Garak lands with an uppercut that bounces Quincy off the cage and back into range.

Garak gets tackled into the cage by Quincy. Quincy maintains the clinch.
Garak misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Garak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quincy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garak lands with a light punch inside.
Quincy has had enough of the clinch but Garak keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Garak on the inside.
Quincy tries to break the clinch but Garak is controlling the position.
Quincy blocking some punches.
Garak pushes Quincy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Garak.
Garak pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garak receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Garak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quincy's elbow.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Garak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quincy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Quincy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garak has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garak tries to stall but Quincy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Quincy blocking some punches.
Garak misses with some punches.
Quincy looking to throw knees to the head but Garak is blocking nicely.
Quincy misses with the head strike.
Garak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Garak.
Garak misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy is trying to stall.
Garak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quincy is trying to push Garak away but Garak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quincy's elbow.
Garak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Quincy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garak lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quincy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garak managing to block the knees to the body from Quincy.
Garak is trying to drag Quincy to the mat but Quincy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Garak gets through Quincy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quincy misses with the head strike.
A short right from Garak.
Garak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garak presses Quincy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quincy is breathing heavily.
Garak has Quincy pressed against the cage, preventing Quincy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quincy working hard to break the clinch.
Garak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Quincy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garak cracks Quincy with a nice body shot.
Quincy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garak is defending well for now.
Garak lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Garak.
Quincy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garak has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Quincy tries to break free but Garak pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Garak.
Garak gets through Quincy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garak misses with the head strike.
Garak tries a body shot but Quincy blocks it.
Garak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garak misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Garak.
Quincy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quincy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garak working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quincy prevents a body shot from Garak.
Garak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Garak.
Garak works on Quincy's body with a couple of short punches.
Quincy leaning against his opponent.
Garak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garak lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quincy throws an elbow but misses.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Garak uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Garak - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Garak on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Garak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Garak rushes Quincy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quincy misses with some punches.
Quincy is trying to break free.
Garak lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garak misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garak.
Quincy misses with a punch to the body.
Garak lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garak.
Garak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garak swings wildly with an uppercut but Quincy uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garak swings wildly with an uppercut but Quincy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garak tries a body shot but Quincy blocks it.
Quincy blocking some punches.
Quincy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Garak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quincy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garak digs a right hand underneath Quincy's ribcage. Quincy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Garak.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quincys head.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
Garak scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garak working aggressively here.
Garak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garak can't get the takedown.
Garak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garak.
Quincy wants to stall.
Garak is working Quincy over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Garak.
Quincy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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!
Garak has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Quincy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Garak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quincy tries to circle away but Garak has him pinned against the cage.
Garak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garak misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Garak as the two fighters clinch.
Garak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Garak.
Garak pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quincys head.
Garak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Garak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garak scores with a shoulder strike.
Garak working aggressively here.
Quincy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garak as Quincy tries to tie him up.
Garak lands an uppercut.
Garak scores with a shot to the side of Quincy's head.
Garak lands a shot to the body.
Garak scores with a shoulder strike.
Garak scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Garak.
Garak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quincy takes a shot to the head.
Quincy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garak gets through Quincy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Garak.

Quincy is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Garak.
Oh Quincy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garak presses Quincy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garak lands a left hand.

Garak drops Quincy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Quincy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Garak digs a right hand underneath Quincy's ribcage. Quincy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Elim Garak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garak digs a right hand into Quincy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quincy's gas tank.
Garak can't find room to land a body shot as Quincy controls the action.
Quincy is pressed up against the cage. Garak has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Quincy down to the mat. Quincy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Luke Quincy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elim Garak.

Garak clinches with his opponent.
Garak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garak lands a hook that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
A short left from Garak.
Quincy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Quincy misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elim Garak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Garak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quincy seems to have got his legs back now.

Garak darts in and clinches Quincy up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Quincy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quincy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garak pushes Quincy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
Come on Garak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Garak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Garak fails to land.
Garak throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Quincy takes a shot to the head.
Garak lands a left hand.
Quincy tries to land a knee to the head but Garak blocks with his arms.
Garak managing to block the knees to the body from Quincy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garak pushes Quincy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quincy is trying to stall.
Garak lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quincy throws an elbow that misses.
Garak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garak.
Garak misses with the head strike.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
Garak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quincy has had enough of the clinch but Garak keeps him there for the moment.
Quincy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garak blocks it with crossed arms.
Garak throws a head punch that misses.
Garak avoids the elbow strike from Quincy, against the cage.
Quincy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garak lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garak wants a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garak misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Garak fails to land.
Quincy blocking some punches.
Quincy takes a shot to the head.
Garak scores with a shoulder strike.
Garak misses with some punches.
Garak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quincy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Luke Quincy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elim Garak.
Garak digs a right hand underneath Quincy's ribcage. Quincy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garak tries a body shot but Quincy blocks it.
Garak throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garak working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Garak fails to land.
Quincy can't find room to land a body shot as Garak controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Garak stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quincy.
A head punch on the inside from Garak fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Garak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Elim Garak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quincy struggles to land a body shot inside as Garak controls his hands.
Garak blocks the elbow strike.
Quincy is trying to break the clinch but Garak is controlling him.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Garak.
Quincy is leaning against Garak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quincy pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garak misses with a punch on the inside.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Garak.
Quincy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy throws a head punch that misses.
Quincy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garak scores with a shot to the side of Quincy's head.
Quincy is trying to break the clinch but Garak has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garak.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elim Garak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elim Garak!
An out of breath Elim Garak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.