PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titus Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lamb chops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garner comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg Ft. Soulja Boy Tell Em - Pronto. lamb chops has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Titus Garner's chin.

Garner
vs
chops

160 cm
22
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Fight Club Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Titus Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, lamb chops!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner just misses with a punch to the body.
Garner misses with an uppercut. chops saw that one coming.
chops is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garner misses with the combination.
Garner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but chops circles away quickly and effectively.
Garner throws a series of punches but chops moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Garner.
chops keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garner.
Garner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garner throws a jab but it's blocked by chops.
chops keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
chops looks for a takedown but Garner sprawls well.
chops avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Garner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garner tries to bum rush chops with a series of wild strikes but chops uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
chops showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garner.
Garner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by chops.
chops tries to clinch but Garner moves out of range.
Garner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Garner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garner is breathing heavily.
Garner throws a right and a left that both miss.
chops fails to land the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Garner.
chops misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Titus Garner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of lamb chops.
Garner misses with a wild body shot.

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.
A jab from Garner misses.
chops shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garner pinned against the cage. Garner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
chops avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garner is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Garner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
chops has a takedown stuffed.
Garner looks to land a combination but chops avoids it well.
chops shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garner pinned against the cage. Garner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garner looks to land a left hand but chops moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
chops fails with the takedown.
Garner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Garner. No joy for chops on that attempt.
Garner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by chops.

chops 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as chops accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Garner manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Garner lands a lovely overhand right.
chops shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garner but Garner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
chops avoids the body shot from Garner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Titus Garner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
chops looks for a takedown but Garner sprawls well.
Garner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but chops was well out of range. Poor timing from Garner.
Garner tries to bum rush chops with a series of wild strikes but chops uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garner throws a looping overhand right but chops ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Garner misses.

chops scores a takedown into full mount!

chops is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Garner is surviving well by controlling chops's body position as best he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

chops is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Garner has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lamb chops dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Garner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garner tries to bum rush chops with a series of wild strikes but chops uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
chops looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
chops uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garner.
Garner stuffs the takedown.
chops dodges the punch combination from Garner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Garner.
chops avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
chops changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garner tries to avoid it but chops manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garner to the ground. Garner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
chops staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Garner.
Garner throws a hook to the side of chops's head but chops sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Titus Garner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garner fails to land with a series of punches.
chops shoots in for a takedown but Garner shows good takedown defense.
Titus Garner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of lamb chops.
chops closes the distance and clinches up with Garner, looking for a takedown. chops pushes Garner against the cage but Garner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Garner misses.

Garner gets caught flat footed, as chops shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Garner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garner trying to keep a closed guard but chops is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

chops thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Garner wants to stand but chops is controlling the position.
Garner wants to sweep here but chops controlling him for the moment.
Garner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
chops is looking to advance position but Garner has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
chops keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garner controlling from the full mount.
chops is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner avoids the attempt from chops to control.
chops is desperately trying to improve his position but Garner has a good base and remains in mount.
Garner controlling the position easily from mount.
chops is working to get back to half guard.
Garner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
chops is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garner controlling his opponent.
chops is working to get back to half guard.
chops wants to hold on but Garner pushes him away.
Garner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Garner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for chops on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
chops regains half guard.
Garner is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Titus Garner will probably get the nod.
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!

chops fails with a takedown attempt.
chops dodges the punch combination from Garner.
Garner throws out a loose jab but chops uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garner misses the jab.
Garner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner lands with a right hand.
Garner just misses with a punch to the body.
Garner misses with a two punch combination.
Garner just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
chops changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garner tries to avoid it but chops manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garner to the ground. Garner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
chops looks for a takedown but Garner sprawls well.
Titus Garner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of lamb chops.
Garner throws a series of punches but chops avoids them all with ease.
Garner missing with a left hand there. chops was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
chops shoots for a double leg takedown but Garner sprawls well. He's pushed chops's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garner misses with a double jab.
chops shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garner as he avoids it easily.
chops slips a jab and a cross from Garner.
Garner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
chops changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garner tries to avoid it but chops manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garner to the ground. Garner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garner misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Garner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. chops sees it coming and avoids it easily.
chops shoots in for a double leg but Garner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garner lands the left hand.
Garner misses with a two punch combination.
chops fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garner throws a series of punches but chops moves out of range.
Garner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from chops.
Nice takedown defense from Garner. No joy for chops on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Titus Garner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
chops closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garner circles away.
chops slips a jab from Garner.
chops ducks under a wild hook from Garner.
chops shoots in and drives through. Garner sprawls well.
Garner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

chops shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

chops seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner wants to get back to his feet.
Garner wants to control but chops is keeping busy and won't allow it.

chops is trying for a kimura here. Garner looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! chops wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). lamb chops!