PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 1383 p4p, 1530 weight class) and Bo Garrett (ranked 206 p4p, 231 weight class). Leonard Nimoy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nimoy
vs
Garrett

185 cm
31
185
19 - 15 - 0

175 cm
30
185
15 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

IC&E Nutrition (& 10% Laundry)
PWNAGE™

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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nimoy.
Nimoy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nimoy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garrett checks a low kick from Nimoy.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Nimoy slips a straight right by Garrett.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Nimoy slips the punch.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nimoy scores with a punch to the head.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nimoy.
Nimoy throws a big counter combination but Garrett scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nimoy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nimoy jabs at Garrett's body.
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Garrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nimoy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Garrett looks to throw the jab but Nimoy is out of range.
It looked like Nimoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nimoy throwing a counter right hand but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Nimoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garrett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nimoy's head backwards.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimoy.
A big left from Garrett misses.
Garrett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Garrett misses.
Nimoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimoy manages to avoid it.
Nimoy lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Garrett misses
and Nimoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrett connects with a nice looking jab.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Nimoy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nimoy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garrett backs up against the cage.
Nimoy lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Garrett. Beautiful body shot.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nimoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
Garrett misses with a body punch
and Nimoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garrett slips under a jab from Nimoy.
Garrett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Garrett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nimoy sprawls well initially but Garrett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nimoy is looking for a sweep. Garrett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garrett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nimoy defending well though.
Garrett with the ground and pound but Nimoy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Garrett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nimoy trying to control the position.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nimoy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Nimoy has wrist control.
Nimoy has momentary wrist control but Garrett slips an elbow through the middle.
Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Nimoy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Nimoy!

Nimoy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nimoy trying to control but Garrett is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett is pulling down on Nimoy's head to control his posture.
Nimoy tries to stand but Garrett is controlling from the bottom.
Nimoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garrett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Garrett doesn't manage to clinch there - Nimoy circles away.
Nimoy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garrett counters with a stiff right hand.
Nimoy tries a head kick but it misses.
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Nimoy saw that one coming.
Nimoy throws a series of punches but Garrett avoids them all with ease.
Garrett shoots in but no luck this time.
Nimoy throws a hook but Garrett blocks it.
Nimoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nimoy.
Nimoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Nimoy staying out of range there.
A big right from Nimoy misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy throws a hook but Garrett avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Garrett.
Nimoy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nimoy thuds a left hand into Garrett's body.
Nimoy defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Garrett checks a low kick from Nimoy.
Garrett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garrett scores with the left hand. Nimoy knows he should have avoided that one.
Nimoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garrett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nimoy.
Nimoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy misses with a body shot
and Garrett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett misses with a shot to the body
and Nimoy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garrett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nimoy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garrett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garrett misses with a hook
enabling Nimoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Nimoy.
Leonard Nimoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Nimoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nimoy misses the shot to the body.
Nimoy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nimoy ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Nimoy throws a sloppy body shot
and Garrett counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Nimoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett throws a shot from downtown. Nimoy moves away and avoids it.
Garrett moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrett throws a jab when Nimoy was well out of range.
Nimoy throws a poor cross that misses
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nimoy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nimoy ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Nimoy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garrett defending well as Nimoy loads up on a big left hand.
Garrett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrett blocks a jab.
Garrett wants to counter with a clinch but Nimoy pushes him away.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Nimoy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.
Garrett throws a hook but Nimoy blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett stuns Nimoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrett misses the target.
Garrett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nimoy misses with an uppercut. Garrett saw that one coming.
Garrett shoots and misses
and Nimoy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Garrett. Beautiful body shot.
Garrett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nimoy counters with a left to the body.
Garrett lands a head shot.
Garrett slips under a jab from Nimoy.
A punch lands to the side of Garrett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nimoy slips under a jab from Garrett.
Nimoy blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Nimoy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bo Garrett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrett misses with a hook.
Nimoy punishes Garrett's body with a nice straight punch.
Nimoy scores with a hook to the body. Garrett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nimoy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garrett misses with a hook. Nimoy ducked under it nicely.
Nimoy throwing a counter right hand but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Nimoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nimoy misses with a body shot.

Garrett has Nimoy up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy pushes Garrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nimoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
Nimoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett tries a body shot but Nimoy blocks it.
Nimoy misses with some punches.
Nimoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrett controls his hands.
Nimoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Nimoy misses with a body punch.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Nimoy controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Nimoy fails to land.
Nimoy prevents the takedown attempt.

Nimoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nimoy scores with a nice right hand.
Nimoy moves out of range as Garrett strikes.
Nimoy scores with a jab to the body.
Nimoy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garrett doesn't seem bothered though.
Bo Garrett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garrett misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Nimoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leonard Nimoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett throws a right hand that misses
and Nimoy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garrett really felt that one!
Garrett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nimoy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garrett.
Nimoy ducks right into an uppercut from Garrett.
Nimoy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garrett dodges the punch combination from Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a low kick as Garrett jumps back.
Nimoy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nimoy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nimoy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Nimoy slips the punch.
Nimoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garrett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bo Garrett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garrett walks into a straight right hand from Nimoy.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Nimoy is just out of range.
Nimoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garrett slips under a jab from Nimoy.
A big right from Garrett misses.
Garrett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nimoy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nimoy.
Nice defenses there by Nimoy.
Garrett takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Nimoy misses the target.
Garrett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nimoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrett.
Garrett looks to throw the jab but Nimoy is out of range.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Nimoy slips the punch.
Nimoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nimoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nimoy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimoy.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Nimoy counters with a body kick that stops Garrett in his tracks momentarily.
Nimoy throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Nimoy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garrett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
Our winner, Bo Garrett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.