PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maggot Soup (ranked 686 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sacha Gardet (ranked 2122 p4p, 0 weight class). Maggot Soup has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Soup
vs
Gardet

165 cm
27
137 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

163 cm
20
143 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maggot Soup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sacha Gardet!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardet missing with a left hand there. Soup was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soup shoots in but no luck this time.
Soup has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Gardet.

Gardet scores with a takedown into Soup's guard.
Gardet looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gardet being controlled here momentarily.
Soup trying to keep a closed guard but Gardet is proving a slippery customer.
Soup is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Soup looking for a guillotine here but Gardet defends easily.
Soup keeping moving, preventing Gardet from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardet looking to pass the guard.
Soup tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gardet tries to free his leg and advance position but Soup is retaining full guard.
Gardet sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Soup's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gardet controlling the action here.

Gardet looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gardet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gardet wants to pass the guard but Soup is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soup is staying active underneath Gardet, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Soup gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Soup keeping moving, preventing Gardet from controlling successfully.
Gardet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Soup is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Soup escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gardet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gardet passes into half guard.
Gardet is looking to pass Soup's guard but actually Soup recovers to full guard.
Soup looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soup is pulling down on Gardet's head to control his posture.
Gardet wants to control from the top but Soup keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sacha Gardet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gardet drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soup keeping full guard, as Gardet tries to pass.

Soup had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gardet defends it easily.
Gardet wants to pass the guard but Soup is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardet advances position into side control!
Gardet laying and praying for a moment but Soup takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardet tries to pass to full mount but Soup defends it.
Gardet is keen to just control but Soup is a slippery customer.

Soup is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gardet pulls his head out easily.
Soup wants to control but Gardet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soup is doing well to control the position and prevent Gardet from advancing to side control.

Gardet is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gardet passes to full mount!
Soup stops Gardet from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Soup keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gardet is trying to take his opponent's back.
Gardet controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardet prevents Soup from getting the reversal.

Gardet swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Soup is now in Gardet's guard. A big mistake from Gardet there, giving up the dominant position!
Gardet tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Soup drops back looking for a leg! Gardet is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gardet manages to kick Soup off! Soup jumps back into Gardet's guard.
Gardet is controlling Soup's posture.
Gardet can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soup controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardet looking for a sweep. Not yet Gardet, not yet.
Gardet keeps trying to improve his position.
Soup trying to control but Gardet is working from the bottom.

Gardet working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Soup has passed into half guard!
Gardet wants to improve his position but Soup is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Soup is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Soup frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sacha Gardet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gardet looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Soup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gardet is one step ahead there.
Gardet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Soup looking to control but Gardet passes into half guard.
Gardet is looking to stall here but Soup recovers full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardet wants to pass the guard but Soup is keeping the position.
Sacha Gardet has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardet postures up.
Soup keeping full guard, as Gardet tries to pass.
Gardet preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soup is on top in guard.

Soup trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Soup drops back looking for a leg! Gardet is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gardet manages to kick Soup off! Soup jumps back into Gardet's guard.
Gardet looking for a sweep. Not yet Gardet, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardet is trying to control the position but Soup postures up.
Soup wants to control from the top but Gardet keeps moving.

Gardet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soup doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soup manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Gardet looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Soup passes into side control.

Soup swings around for an armbar but Gardet sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Soup's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soup looking for subs off his back but Gardet has passed one foot through into half guard.
Soup is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gardet's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gardet's back!
Soup keeps control of the position as Gardet tries to break free.

Soup is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gardet is defending well though. Soup let's go of the attempt for now.
Soup really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gardet.
Gardet wants to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Soup is looking for the choke from the back position but Gardet is controlling his hands well.
Gardet wants to escape the position.
Gardet tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gardet wants to control but Soup is having none of it.
Gardet sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gardet gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gardet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gardet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Soup is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maggot Soup has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sacha Gardet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gardet tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sacha Gardet.
Well Gardet 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Sacha Gardet!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Sacha Gardet!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Sacha Gardet!

Sacha Gardet wins by unanimous decision!