PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McDade (ranked 1591 p4p, 1284 weight class) and George Garrison (ranked 216 p4p, 175 weight class). Kevin McDade could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Garrison's chin.

McDade
vs
Garrison

177 cm
25
164
10 - 7 - 0

178 cm
23
178
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Carnage

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin McDade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrison connects with the punch.
Garrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDade misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McDade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrison.
McDade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrison manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from McDade.
McDade looks to land a right hand but Garrison moved out of range.
Garrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McDade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrison.
McDade goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McDade throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Garrison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrison has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by McDade.
Garrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garrison slips under a jab from McDade.
It seemed like Garrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDade misses with a right hand
and Garrison counters with a nice body shot.
McDade tries to land a front kick but Garrison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garrison throws a shot from downtown. McDade moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from McDade finds it's way through Garrison's defenses.
McDade throws a looping overhand right but Garrison ducks down to avoid it.
McDade misses with an uppercut
and Garrison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Garrison misses its intended target.
McDade throwing a counter right hand but Garrison manages to avoid it.
Garrison avoids the head kick by McDade.
A jab from Garrison finds it's way through McDade's defenses.
Garrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrison misses the shot to the body.
McDade swings widly with a right hand
and Garrison counters with a left to the body.
McDade misses with a two punch combination.
Garrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from McDade misses the target.
Garrison lands a slapping body shot.
Garrison clobbers McDade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDade misses with a looping left.
Garrison throws a body shot but no joy.
McDade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrison lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDade manages to avoid it.
We've been told by McDade's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McDade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrison misses the target.
McDade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garrison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDade moves away.
Garrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McDade throws the left hand but Garrison avoids the punch easily.
McDade misses with an uppercut.
McDade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDade throws out the jab.
Garrison throws out a counter right but McDade avoids it with no problem.
McDade tries to bum rush Garrison with a series of wild strikes but Garrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Garrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garrison connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDade. McDade circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDade manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garrison counters with a straight right hand.
McDade ducks under a wild hook from Garrison.
A swing and a miss from Garrison.
McDade smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McDade throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDade misses the shot to the body.
Garrison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for McDade.
Garrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDade lands a slapping body shot.
Garrison jabs McDade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDade misses with a left hand
and Garrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McDade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrison circles away quickly and effectively.
McDade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDade lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDade slips a straight right by Garrison.
Garrison lands an overhand right.
Garrison takes one on the button.
McDade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McDade throws a right hand that misses
and Garrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garrison scores with a nice right hand.
Garrison connects with a body shot.
McDade punishes Garrison's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Garrison.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDade avoids the body shot from Garrison.
Garrison blocks a head kick by McDade.
McDade throws an off balance right hand
and Garrison counters with a left to the body.
McDade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Garrison counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Garrison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Garrison slips under a jab from McDade.
McDade lands a nice shot to the body.
McDade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrison manages to avoid it.
McDade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDade avoids the body shot from Garrison.
McDade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
George Garrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDade loads up on a big right hand but Garrison slips the punch.
A punch combination from McDade misses.
A little jabbing left from Garrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDade was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrison.
McDade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDade misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McDade thinking.
McDade throws a body punch but Garrison moves out of range.
McDade missing with a left hand there. Garrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDade misses with a wild body shot.
McDade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrison.
Garrison misses with an uppercut. McDade saw that one coming.
McDade lands the left hand.
McDade misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Garrison.
McDade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garrison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McDade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDade ducks under a wild hook from Garrison.
McDade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrison was well out of range. Poor timing from McDade.
McDade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garrison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McDade throws out a loose jab but Garrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDade closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garrison counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDade throws a lazy uppercut
and Garrison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrison. McDade does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDade is looking to counter with a body kick.
Garrison lands a right hook to the body.
Garrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDade.
Garrison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDade's hands.
McDade looks to land a body kick but Garrison moved away.
Garrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDade fails to land with a series of punches.
Garrison scores with a shot to the body.
McDade misses with a right hand
and Garrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDade throws a body kick that misses
enabling Garrison to counter with a crisp jab.
McDade throws a right hand that misses
and Garrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDade throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garrison counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from McDade misses.
McDade has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Garrison lands with an overhand left.
Garrison connects with a body shot.
Kevin McDade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDade just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDade misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McDade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garrison finds it's way round the side to connect with McDade's head.
Garrison misses with a straight right.
McDade throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Garrison to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrison. McDade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrison. McDade does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDade ducks under a wild hook from Garrison.
McDade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDade closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McDade takes a swing at Garrison's ribcage but misses.
McDade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garrison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDade motions for Garrison to come forward. McDade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDade throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDade throws a hook to the side of Garrison's head but Garrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garrison slips a straight right by McDade.
Garrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDade.
Garrison throws a looping overhand right but McDade ducks down to avoid it.
McDade quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McDade avoids the body shot from Garrison.
A jab from McDade misses.
McDade tries to move into range but Garrison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrison slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Garrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Garrison stalks McDade and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McDade's face. McDade staggers backwards, shaken.
Garrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDade misses with a body shot.
Garrison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McDade misses with an uppercut.
Garrison lands a jab to the nose.
McDade misses with a left hand
and Garrison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McDade misses with a shot to the body
and Garrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McDade scrambles back to his feet.
Garrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDade manages to avoid it.
Garrison misses with a wild body shot.
Garrison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDade throws a shot from downtown. Garrison moves away and avoids it.
Garrison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McDade with a body shot.
Garrison lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Garrison.
McDade throws a hook to the side of Garrison's head but Garrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDade misses with a hook
and Garrison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McDade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garrison missing with a left hand there. McDade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDade misses with a left hand
letting Garrison counter with a right hand.
Garrison cracks a nice hook into McDade's ribs.
Garrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garrison digs a good hook to McDade's body.
Garrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garrison counters with a straight right hand.
McDade misses the shot to the body.
McDade misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McDade throws a shot from downtown. Garrison moves away and avoids it.
Garrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garrison doesn't seem bothered though.
McDade lands a right hook to the body.
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!
McDade digs a good hook to Garrison's body.
McDade throws a lazy uppercut
and Garrison counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDade lands a nice hook to Garrison's body. Garrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDade looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McDade throws a hook but Garrison avoids it easily.
McDade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrison was well out of range. Poor timing from McDade.
Garrison ducks under a wild hook from McDade.
McDade throws a head kick but Garrison moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDade misses with a hook
and McDade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garrison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McDade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garrison throws out a loose jab but McDade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McDade throws an overhand right that lands on Garrison's shoulder, as Garrison tries to avoid the shot.
Garrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kevin McDade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDade throws a sloppy body shot
and Garrison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McDade might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McDade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrison.
McDade misses the shot to the body.
McDade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McDade throws out a loose jab but Garrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McDade doesn't seem bothered though.
Garrison lands a body shot.
George Garrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A swing and a miss from McDade.
Garrison throws a big shot that misses.
McDade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Garrison.
Garrison swings for the body but McDade moves out of range.
Garrison stalks McDade and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McDade's face. McDade staggers backwards, shaken.
Garrison digs a good body shot into McDade's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrison defending well as McDade loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Garrison as he connects with a hook.
Garrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDade throws out the jab.
McDade misses with a leg kick.
Garrison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Garrison misses its intended target.
McDade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garrison finds it's way round the side to connect with McDade's head.
Garrison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDade misses with an uppercut. Garrison saw that one coming.
Garrison scores with a sloppy right hand. McDade should have avoided that one.
McDade misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McDade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garrison.
Garrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garrison checks a low kick from McDade.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Garrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garrison 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Garrison!