PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Byrum (ranked 4457 p4p, 5827 weight class) and Jones Garrick (ranked 380 p4p, 430 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Byrum
vs
Garrick

170 cm
16
161
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
159
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Byrum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jones Garrick!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrick tries to clinch but Byrum moves out of range.

Garrick looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Byrum!
Garrick lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrum tries to improve position but can't.
Garrick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Byrum is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Byrum tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garrick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrick just content to control the position.
Byrum gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrum wants to improve his position but Garrick is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrum is in trouble now - Garrick has advanced to mount!
Garrick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Garrick lands a heavy elbow.
Garrick controlling from mount.
Byrum is squirming around, avoiding Garrick's attempts to control the action.
Byrum is desperately trying to improve his position but Garrick has a good base and remains in mount.
Byrum is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrick trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Garrick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garrick with a couple of short strikes.
Garrick fails to take his opponent's back.
Byrum is looking to get to half guard.
Garrick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrum is working to get back to half guard.
Garrick controlling the position easily from mount.
Garrick working the ground and pound effectively.
Byrum wants to control but Garrick is having none of it.
Byrum is squirming around, avoiding Garrick's attempts to control the action.
Garrick raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrick wants to control the pace but Byrum is squirming around nicely.
Garrick can't control as he wanted to and Byrum manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Garrick prevents Byrum from improving his position.
Garrick is trying to control the action in half guard but Byrum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrick content to control rather than advance.
Garrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byrum keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Garrick dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Byrum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garrick should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Byrum instigates a clinch.
Byrum is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Garrick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Garrick ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Garrick no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jones Garrick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Byrum wants to pass the guard but Garrick is keeping the position.
Byrum trying to move into half guard but instead Garrick has managed to sweep!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrick is looking to advance position but Byrum has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Byrum controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrick is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garrick keeps trying to improve his position.
Byrum tries to control but Garrick wriggling away.
Garrick throwing hammer fists to the chest of Byrum. What's that going to do exactly?
Garrick tries to hold on but Byrum pushes him away.
Garrick takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrick tries to lock up and control but Byrum gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Byrum breaks from Garrick's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Byrum connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Byrum controlling from the full mount.
Garrick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Byrum is landing with some decent strikes but Garrick is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Byrum lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Byrum content just to control the position here.
Garrick wants to control but Byrum is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrum postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Garrick looks a forlorn figure.
Garrick wants to hold on but Byrum pushes him away.
Byrum controlling from the full mount.
Garrick is working to get back to half guard.
Garrick is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Garrick wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Garrick tries to hold on but Byrum postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Byrum controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Byrum dominated that second round.
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!

Byrum lands a nice looking body shot.
Byrum lands a nice hook to Garrick's body. Garrick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garrick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Byrum looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Garrick!
Garrick manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Garrick keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrum working Garrick over with strikes.
Byrum prevents Garrick from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrick is trying to maintain the position but Byrum is very close to passing his half guard.
Byrum moves into full mount! Garrick won't be happy about that!
Garrick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Byrum lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garrick tries to hold on but Byrum pushes him away.
Byrum lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Garrick that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Byrum tries to control but Garrick wriggling away.
Byrum looking to control and managing it successfully.
Garrick tries to hold on but Byrum postures up.
Byrum controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrick really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Byrum avoids the attempt from Garrick to control.
Garrick slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Byrum wants to pass to mount but Garrick is defending the position.
Byrum stops Garrick from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Byrum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garrick keeps working.

Garrick looking for subs from the bottom but Byrum mounts him!
Garrick taking shots to the head.
Garrick sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Byrum lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrick trying to hold on to Byrum's head to control him but Byrum postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Byrum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Byrum has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Byrum!