PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Garrett (ranked 910 p4p, 771 weight class) and Bruce Vanorden (ranked 145 p4p, 120 weight class). Vanorden comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Unstoppable kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garrett
vs
Vanorden

175 cm
31
185
19 - 12 - 2

190 cm
35
214
23 - 13 - 0

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Great elbows
Insanely flexible

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Excellent MT
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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 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Vanorden!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garrett connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Vanorden misses.
Garrett is looking to counter punch.
Garrett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vanorden throws an overhand right that lands on Garrett's shoulder, as Garrett tries to avoid the shot.
Vanorden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garrett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garrett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vanorden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Garrett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vanorden misses the jab.
Vanorden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanorden throws a body shot but no joy.
Vanorden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Vanorden jabs Garrett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett looks to throw the jab but Vanorden is out of range.
Garrett throws a body punch but Vanorden moves out of range.
Vanorden takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses.
Garrett moves away from the strike by Vanorden.
Vanorden takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Vanorden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrett shoots in but Vanorden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bruce Vanorden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Vanorden.
Vanorden throws a hook but Garrett avoids it easily.
Garrett is looking to counter punch.
Garrett checks the leg kick.
Garrett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vanorden moves away from the strike by Garrett.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Vanorden.
A lazy left from Garrett finds it's target.
Garrett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vanorden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vanorden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Garrett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garrett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garrett slips under a jab.
Jab by Garrett.
Bruce Vanorden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanorden throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett misses with a looping left.
Garrett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vanorden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanorden avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Vanorden follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Vanorden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Vanorden misses with a low kick.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Vanorden.
Garrett seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vanorden lands with a nice body kick.
Garrett tests Vanorden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Vanorden slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Garrett.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Garrett.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Vanorden throws a big shot that misses.
Vanorden slips under a jab from Garrett.
Garrett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanorden.
Garrett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garrett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garrett defending well as Vanorden loads up on a big left hand.
Vanorden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vanorden.
Vanorden swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vanorden.
Garrett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrett is looking to counter punch.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanorden manages to avoid it.
Garrett throws a looping overhand right but Vanorden ducks down to avoid it.
Garrett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vanorden scores with a nice strike.
Garrett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garrett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vanorden with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Vanorden misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vanordens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garrett swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanorden.
Vanorden slips under a jab.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett moves away from the strike by Vanorden.
A swing and a miss from Vanorden.
Good leg kick by Vanorden.
Vanorden jabs at Garrett's body.
Garrett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vanorden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Garrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vanorden moves into the clinch successfully.
Garrett misses with some punches.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Vanorden lands a hook that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Vanorden stalling.
Vanorden can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Vanorden 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.

Vanorden scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett swings for the body but Vanorden moves out of range.
Vanorden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vanorden throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
Vanorden misses the shot to the body.
Vanorden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Garrett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vanorden misses with an uppercut. Garrett saw that one coming.
A jab from Vanorden misses.
It looked like Garrett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vanorden.

Vanorden clinches up with Garrett and pushes him back against the cage.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanorden's elbow.
Vanorden blocks a body shot from Garrett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
A bit of stalling here from Garrett.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Vanorden tries to throw a body punch but Garrett avoids it by throwing Vanorden back against the cage.
Vanorden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanorden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanorden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanorden lands a shoulder strike.
Vanorden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanorden tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Vanorden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Vanorden on the inside.
Vanorden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanorden.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garrett tries a body shot but Vanorden blocks it.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanorden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garrett is keeping busy.
Garrett tries a body shot but Vanorden blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanorden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Vanorden tries to throw a body punch but Garrett avoids it by throwing Vanorden back against the cage.
Vanorden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanorden is looking to control Garrett's arms but Garrett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vanorden has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vanorden.
Vanorden blocks an uppercut.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanorden's elbow.
Vanorden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Vanorden avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Vanorden.
Vanorden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett blocks a body shot from Vanorden.
Vanorden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanorden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garrett presses Vanorden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanorden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Garrett.
Vanorden is breathing heavily.
Vanorden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garretts head.
Bruce Vanorden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Garrett - that landed with a thud.
Garrett taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garrett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vanorden tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vanorden.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garrett.
Garrett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garrett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garrett scores with a shot to the side of Vanorden's head.
Vanorden has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garrett seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vanorden can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Garrett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vanorden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Garrett prevents a body shot from Vanorden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garrett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanorden.
Garrett working aggressively here.
Vanorden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanorden misses with a body punch.
Vanorden blocking some punches.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanorden.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Vanorden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett prevents a body shot from Vanorden.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
Garrett lands a nice uppercut.
Garrett lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bo Garrett will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Vanorden stuffs the takedown.
Good leg kick by Vanorden.
Vanorden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanorden.
Vanorden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Vanorden's shoulder, as Vanorden tries to avoid the shot.
Bruce Vanorden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrett misses with a hook. Vanorden ducked under it nicely.
Vanorden swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Garrett has closed the distance and engaged Vanorden in a clinch.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanorden throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett tries to work over Vanorden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Vanorden.
Garrett working aggressively here.
Vanorden lands with a light punch inside.
Garrett tries a body shot but Vanorden blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett is working Vanorden over against the cage.
Vanorden holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett tries to work over Vanorden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vanorden is leaning against Garrett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
A short right from Vanorden on the inside.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanorden's elbow.
Vanorden avoiding damage.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanorden struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrett controls his hands.
Garrett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vanorden can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Garrett prevents a body shot from Vanorden.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Vanorden controls the action.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Vanorden controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett tries to work over Vanorden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vanorden can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Vanorden slows down the pace here.
Garrett takes a shot to the head.
Vanorden blocks an uppercut.
Vanorden tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett lands a body shot.
Vanorden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrett wants a takedown.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Vanorden.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garrett.
Vanorden misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
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!
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Vanorden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Vanorden.
Garrett misses with some punches.
Garrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vanorden lands a shoulder strike.
Vanorden blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Vanorden misses with a body punch.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrett blocks a body shot from Vanorden.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanorden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett is looking to control Vanorden's arms but Vanorden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garrett has his back to the cage.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanorden has Garrett pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garrett or not.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Vanorden avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Garrett on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Vanorden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanorden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanorden lands a shot to the body.
Vanorden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garrett.
Garrett blocks a body shot from Vanorden.
Vanorden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garrett.
A short left from Vanorden.
Vanorden misses with a body punch.
Garrett tries a body shot but Vanorden blocks it.
Vanorden tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanorden controls his hands.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanorden.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Vanorden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vanorden 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Vanorden!
Bruce Vanorden seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.