PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Stan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Stan
vs
Garner

210 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

195 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Stan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Garner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stan.
Stan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garner misses with a few strikes there.
Garner moves away from the strike by Stan.
Garner ducks under a wild hook from Stan.
Stan wants to slow Garner down by chopping away at his legs.

Garner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stan is looking for a sweep.
Stan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stan tries to get to full guard but Garner has control of the leg.
Garner wants to free his trapped foot but Stan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Garner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garner is pressing down on Stan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stan is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner controlling the action here.
Stan is trying is best to control the position here.
Garner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garner trying to control from half guard but Stan is working away.
Stan wants to get back to full guard.
Stan is trying to stand up here but Garner is controlling him well.
Stan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner wants to pass the guard but Stan is keeping the position.
Garner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stan striking off his back but it's not causing Garner any problems.
Garner wants to get up but he can't break Stan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Garner looking to sit in guard and control but Stan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stan thows a big elbow that misses.
Stan is breathing heavily.
Stan wants to control from the top but Garner keeps moving.
Stan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stan tries for a takedown but Garner circles away easily

and Garner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stan's guard now.
Stan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stan trying to strike off his back.
Stan can't keep his opponent in guard - Garner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Garner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner is thwarting Stan's attempts to control the position.
Garner wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Garner seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stan is staying active underneath Garner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garner is stalling here. Stan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Garner seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Garner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stan.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garner on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Garner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Garner moves in looking to clinch but Stan pushes him off.
Garner misses with a takedown

and Stan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Garner!
Stan content just to control the position here.
Garner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Garner looks a forlorn figure.
Garner tries to hold on but Stan postures up.
Garner taking shots to the head.
Garner is squirming around, avoiding Stan's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan with shots to the head and body - Garner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Garner is desperately trying to improve his position but Stan has a good base and remains in mount.
Garner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garner is squirming around, avoiding Stan's attempts to control the action.
Stan is landing with some decent strikes but Garner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Stan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Stan looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two 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 wants to hold on but Stan pushes him away.
Stan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stan landing shots from mount.
Garner tries to hold on but Stan postures up.
Stan tries to control but Garner wriggling away.
Stan with shots to the head and body - Garner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stan cracks Garner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Stan throwing strikes here but Garner is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan lands a heavy elbow.
Garner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stan.
Garner tries to hold on but Stan pushes him away.
Stan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Garner wants to hold on but Stan pushes him away.
Stan thowing shots but they're missing.
Garner is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Garner tries to hold on but Stan postures up.
Stan looking to control but Garner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stan controlling from mount.
Garner is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Garner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Stan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Garner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stan struggling a bit here.
Stan tries to bench press Garner off him but Garner keeps the position.
Stan is working hard here to advance position.
Garner tries to stand but Stan is controlling his head.
Stan tries to bench press Garner off him but Garner keeps the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Garner is controlling him well.
Garner tries to stand but Stan is controlling his head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Garner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stan to the mat! Stan manages to get full guard.
Stan keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.
Garner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garner wants to pass the guard but Stan is keeping the position.

Stan has his feet on Garner's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Garner closes the distance but Stan moves to the side

and Stan counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner tries to buck Stan off but Stan is having none of it.
Stan advances to full mount.
Stan lands a heavy elbow.
Garner is in a horrible position here. Stan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Garner is trying desperately to improve position.
Garner is squirming around, avoiding Stan's attempts to control the action.
Stan looking to ground and pound but Garner is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan landing punches.
Stan scoring with strikes but Garner is staying in there.
Stan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stan lands a big shot there that rocks Garner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stan trying to control but Garner is having none of it.
Garner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stan.
Garner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garner can't escape the position.
Stan scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stan misses with a head shot.
Garner throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Stan controlling the pace for now.
Stan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garner?
Stan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stan throws some wild stikes that Garner manages to avoid easily.
Stan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stan misses with a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Stan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Stan!