PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titus Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaobon Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garner comes to the cage accompanied by All I Do Is Win. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Garner
vs
Killer

160 cm
24
143 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
140 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Titus Garner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaobon Killer!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Garner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Killer fails to land with a series of punches.
Killer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Garner counters with a shoot takedown. Killer fights it but they end up in guard.
Garner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Killer wants to stand and escape but Garner is having none of it.
Garner throws and elbow that misses. Killer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garner's guard. Nice move by Killer!
Garner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garner tries to get out of the position.
Garner controlling Killer's posture.
Killer lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer is fighting to break Garner's control of his arms but Garner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Killer trying to control the position from guard on top but Garner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Killer stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Killer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Killer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garner slips under a jab.
Killer throws a jab when Garner was well out of range.
Killer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Garner moves into the clinch.
Garner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Killer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Killer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garner.
The referee is keeping an eye on Garner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from Garner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner scores with a hook to the body.
Garner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Killer tries to break free but Garner pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garner.
Killer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garner presses Killer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Killer or not.
Garner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Killer looks gassed!
Garner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Killer or not.
Garner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garner lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Garner.
Garner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garner scores with a hook to the body.
Garner leaning his opponent against the cage.

Garner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garner clinches up with Killer and pushes him back against the cage.

Garner turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garner sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Killer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Garner throws an elbow but Killer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Garner working the ground and pound.
Garner misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Garner in side control, throwing shots but Killer defends.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garner is putting a hurting on Killer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Killer is trying to buck Garner off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titus Garner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Garner just misses with a punch to the body.
Killer lands with a nice body punch.
Garner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Garner ducks under a wild hook from Killer.
Killer slips a jab from Garner.
Killer thuds his right hand into Garner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garner lands with a nice body punch.
Killer misses with a body shot.
Garner looks to land a left hand but Killer moved out of range nicely.
Garner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garner connects with a nice looking jab.
Garner avoids the head kick by Killer.
Killer slips a straight right by Garner.
Killer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garner.
Garner throws out a loose jab but Killer uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer misses with a straight right.
Killer works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Garner.
Killer misses with a jab to the body
and Garner counters with a stiff right hand.
Garner misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Garner.
Killer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Killer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garner counters with a right hand to the body.
Killer misses with a double jab

and Garner counters with a shoot takedown. Killer fights it but they end up in guard.
Killer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Killer wants to stand but Garner is controlling the position.
Killer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garner manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Garner landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner tries to control but Killer wriggling away.
Garner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Garner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Garner with good strikes from the mount here!
Killer regains half guard.
Killer gets back to full guard.
Garner trying to control but Killer is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garner throwing strikes from guard but Killer blocks nicely.
Garner cracks Killer with a solid left hand.
Killer keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.

Killer wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titus Garner 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.

Killer sizes up Garner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Killer misses with a looping right.
Garner misses with a hook to the body
and Killer counters with a left to the body.
Garner looks to land a left hand but Killer moved out of range nicely.
Killer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Killer moves away.
Garner misses with a body shot
and Killer counters with a two punch combo.
Killer 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.
Killer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garner in his tracks.
A jab from Killer does it's job there.
Kaobon Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Killer.

Garner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Killer sprawls well initially but Garner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Garner there.
Garner prevents Killer from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Killer defending well though.

Killer has one foot on Garner's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Killer misses with a hook to the body

and Garner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Garner throws and elbow that misses. Killer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garner's guard. Nice move by Killer!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Killer looking to sit in guard and control but Garner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner is working Killer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garner postures up and lands a big shot to Killer's brow.
Garner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garner throws a strike but Killer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Killer lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner is adopting a defensive guard.

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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Kaobon Killer just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Killer misses with a double jab

and Garner counters with a shoot takedown. Killer fights it but they end up in guard.
Garner prevents Killer from getting back to his feet.
Killer trying to keep a closed guard but Garner is proving a slippery customer.
Killer wants to sweep here but Garner controlling him for the moment.
Killer keeping full guard, as Garner tries to pass.
Garner wants to control from the top but Killer keeps moving.
Killer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Killer keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Garner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Killer loads up on a big right hand but Garner slips the punch.
Killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killer misses with a double jab.
Garner throws the left hand but Killer avoids the punch easily.
Killer swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Garner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Killer!
Garner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Garner content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Garner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Killer's face.
Garner tries to control but Killer wriggling away.
Killer is bucking up trying to escape but Garner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Garner cracks Killer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garner is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Garner 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.
Garner punching from mount but Killer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Garner wants to control the pace but Killer is squirming around nicely.
Garner lands a big elbow.
Killer is trying desperately to improve position.
Killer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Killer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Killer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Garner misses with a head shot.
Garner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garner tries to control but Killer wriggling away.
Garner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Garner unloads with some shots from mount but Killer bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titus Garner had his way with Kaobon Killer in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Killer connects with a crisp jab.
Killer looks to throw the jab but Garner is out of range.
Garner misses the body punch
and Killer counters with a two punch combo.
Killer connects with a looping right hand.
Killer misses with a looping left.
Killer throws an overhand right that lands on Garner's shoulder, as Garner tries to avoid the shot.
Garner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Garner.
Garner blocks a jab.
Garner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Killer.
Killer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Killer looks to throw the jab but Garner is out of range.
Garner throws a nice looking combination but Killer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Killer misses with a double jab
and Garner counters with a right hand to the body.
Killer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Killer moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer throws an overhand right that lands on Garner's shoulder, as Garner tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Killer misses.
Killer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Garner misses with an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Garner.
Killer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Killer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garner slips a jab from Killer.
Garner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garner thows a body shot but no joy.
Killer staying out of range there.
Killer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garner moves away.
Kaobon Killer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Killer was well out of range. Poor timing from Garner.
Kaobon Killer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Garner clinches up with Killer and pushes him back against the cage.
Garner presses Killer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Garner lands a takedown into guard.
Kaobon Killer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner postures up in Killer's guard and throws a big left but Killer blocks it.
Killer is looking to stand up but Garner isn't so interested in that idea.
Garner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Killer's head.
Garner throwing strikes but missing.
Garner throws a big right hand that misses.
Garner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Killer wants to sweep here but Garner controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner throwing strikes from guard but Killer blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Garner moves into range and clinches up with Killer.
Garner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Killer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garner lands a shot to the body.

Garner gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Garner stops Killer from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Garner seems content to control.
Killer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garner.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner working Killer over with strikes.
Garner is just content to waste time from the top position. Killer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Garner thows a big elbow that misses.
Garner is looking to work some ground and pound but Killer has wrist control.
Killer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garner trying to control but Killer is working from the bottom.
Garner looking to sit in guard and control but Killer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Garner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:45
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titus Garner!
Titus Garner is the new bantamweight champion!