PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Garwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Garwin
vs
Bourne

200 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Garwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Bourne!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bourne.

Bourne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Garwin pushes Bourne off looking to stand but Bourne dives back in and keeps control.
Garwin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bourne on the ground.

Bourne stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A combination from Garwin does no damage.
Garwin looks to land a combination but Bourne avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garwin stalks Bourne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bourne's face. Bourne staggers backwards, shaken.
Bourne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bourne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourne wants to clinch up but Garwin keeps it at a distance.
Garwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shane Garwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garwin stuffs the takedown.
Bourne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garwin.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garwin sprawls well. Garwin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bourne gets slowly back to his feet.
Shane Garwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bourne.
Bourne looks gassed!
Garwin misses with a wild combination.
Garwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two 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.
Garwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourne wants to clinch up but Garwin keeps it at a distance.
Bourne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garwin.
Bourne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garwin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bourne somewhat.
Bourne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garwin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garwin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garwin throws a sloppy head kick and Bourne moves out of range easily.
Bourne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garwin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Garwin scores with a three punch combo!
Bourne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bourne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bourne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Garwin does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garwin tries to bum rush Bourne with a series of wild strikes but Bourne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bourne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garwin tries to bum rush Bourne with a series of wild strikes but Bourne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown but Garwin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bourne circles away quickly and effectively.
Garwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bourne.
Garwin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garwin tries to land a front kick but Bourne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bourne looks to throw the jab but Garwin is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Garwin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Garwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bourne on the side of the head.
Bourne moves in looking to clinch but Garwin pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bourne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bourne fails with the takedown.
Bourne tries to clinch there but Garwin circles away.
Garwin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Bourne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bourne stops Garwin from getting back to his feet.
Garwin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garwin tries to get out of the position.
Bourne is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garwin kicks off Bourne and gets to his feet.
Garwin throws a right hand that Bourne ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourne also avoids with ease.
James Bourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourne shoots in looking for a takedown. Garwin tries to sprawl out of it but Bourne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garwin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garwin misses with a double jab.
Garwin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garwin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garwin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bourne.
Shane Garwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bourne.
Bourne closes the distance and clinches up with Garwin, looking for a takedown. Bourne pushes Garwin against the cage but Garwin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garwin throws a right hand that Bourne ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourne also avoids with ease.
Bourne is looking to land body kicks.
Garwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bourne slips a jab and a cross from Garwin.
Garwin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garwin misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garwin as he jumps to the side.
Garwin slaps away a takedown attempt from Bourne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Garwin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bourne shoots in but no luck this time.
Garwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Garwin does no damage.
Garwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Bourne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A combination from Garwin does no damage.
Bourne tries to clinch up.
Bourne avoids the head kick by Garwin.
Garwin swinging wildly here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garwin misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Garwin dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bourne avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bourne feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bourne prevents Garwin from getting back to his feet.
Bourne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garwin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bourne trying to control the position from guard on top but Garwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garwin checks a low kick from Bourne.
A cross from Garwin lands.
Garwin throws a series of punches but Bourne avoids them all with ease.

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.
Garwin throws a series of punches but Bourne avoids them all with ease.
Bourne throws a solid leg kick but Garwin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bourne.
Garwin throws a right and a left that Bourne avoids nicely.
Bourne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bourne wants to clinch up but Garwin keeps it at a distance.
Bourne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bourne misses with a combination
and Garwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garwin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garwin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garwin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garwin throws a series of punches but Bourne avoids them all with ease.
Garwin looks for the body kick but Bourne saw that one coming.
Garwin misses with a few strikes there.
Garwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bourne misses with a takedown
and Garwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bourne misses the shot to the body.
Garwin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bourne wants to clinch but Garwin slips to the side
and Garwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Garwin scores with a four punch combination!
Garwin throws a right hand that Bourne ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourne also avoids with ease.
Garwin throws a right and a left that Bourne avoids nicely.
Bourne misses with a double jab
and Garwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourne has his takedown stuffed
and Garwin counters with a two punch combo.
Shane Garwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bourne.
Garwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garwin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Garwin fails to land with a series of punches.
James Bourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shane Garwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Garwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garwin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Garwin!