PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gardner
vs
Doe

188 cm
20
230 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
225 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Gardner misses.
Gardner throws a big shot that misses.
Gardner throws a front kick that sends Doe stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gardner.
Gardner throws a hook but Doe blocks it.
Doe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gardner throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Gardner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Josh Gardner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gardner keeps the fight on the outside.
Gardner looks to throw a body kick
and Doe counters with a nice body shot.
Gardner lands a nice shot that snaps Doe's head back.
Doe looks to land a combination. Gardner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gardner tries to land a front kick but Doe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot lands for Doe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe throws a poor cross that misses
and Gardner counters with a nice body kick.
Gardner scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gardner just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardner moves away from the strike by Doe.
Doe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doe lands a nice shot to the body.
Gardner throws out a loose jab but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardner connects with an inside leg kick.
Gardner scores with a sloppy right hand. Doe should have avoided that one.
Doe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gardner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doe's sensitive parts.
Gardner tries to clinch up but Doe circles away and keeps his distance.
Doe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Doe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gardner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner misses with a body kick.
Doe misses with a wild body shot.
Doe walks into a stiff left hand from Gardner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gardner. Doe shrugs it off though.
Gardner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gardner.
Doe throws a hook to the side of Gardner's head but Gardner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gardner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gardner feints and then cracks Doe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doe down.
Gardner scores with a punch to the head.
Doe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doe misses with a straight right.
Doe throws a low kick but Gardner moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner throws a leg kick which misses Doe's front leg but catches the back leg as Doe tries to avoid it.
Doe tries to clinch but Gardner moves out of range.
Gardner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doe misses with a straight right.
Doe moves out of range of the body kick from Gardner.
Gardner pushes Doe away with a front kick.
Gardner slips under a jab.
Gardner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gardner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gardner misses with a body shot.
Gardner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gardner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gardner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Doe misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner slips a straight right by Doe.
Doe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gardner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gardner staying out of range there.
Gardner throws a body punch but Doe moves out of range.
Gardner throws a jab but it's blocked by Doe.
Gardner digs a good body shot into Doe's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gardner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Doe.
Gardner throws the kick towards the body but Doe avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doe walks into a stiff left hand from Gardner.
Gardner misses with a body kick.
Gardner connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gardner throws a wild body kick that Doe sees coming a mile off.
Gardner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doe has time to react.
Gardner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gardner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gardner throws a hook but Doe blocks it.
Gardner pushes Doe away with a front kick.
Gardner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Doe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gardner.
Gardner swings widly with a right hand
and Doe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gardner connects with a looping right hand.
Gardner throws an overhand right that lands on Doe's shoulder, as Doe tries to avoid the shot.
Gardner lands a nice shot that snaps Doe's head back.
Gardner misses with a straight right.
Gardner throws a left and a right that both miss

and Doe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Doe throws an elbow but misses.
Gardner tries to throw a body punch but Doe avoids it by throwing Gardner back against the cage.
Gardner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doe or not.
Gardner dodges an elbow strike from Doe.
Gardner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Doe misses with an elbow strike.
Doe looking to stall.
Doe takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like John Doe has been cut.
A body shot lands from Gardner.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Doe takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doe stalling in the clinch but Gardner improves position.
Gardner is leaning against Doe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gardner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gardner scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Gardner.
Gardner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gardner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gardner.
Gardner landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Gardner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gardner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gardner scores with a body shot.
Gardner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doe eats them both and turns towards Gardner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Doe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Josh Gardner is winning the standup battle so far.
Gardner scores with a jab to the head.
Gardner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gardner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gardner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner misses with a body shot.
Doe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gardner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gardner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gardner lands a jab to the head.
Doe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gardner throws an overhand right that lands on Doe's shoulder, as Doe tries to avoid the shot.
Gardner lunges at Doe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doe's hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gardner.

Doe tries to keep at a distance but Gardner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gardner lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gardner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gardner tries to land knees in the clinch but Doe avoids the damage to the body.
Gardner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Gardner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe is looking to control Gardner's arms but Gardner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Doe has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gardner.

Gardner breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Gardner misses the target.
Gardner loads up on a big right hand but Doe slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Gardner.
Gardner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gardner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doe has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardner connects with a looping right hand.
Doe is looking to clinch but Gardner is avoiding it.
Gardner scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Gardner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
That's time! Gardner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Doe lands a slapping body shot.
Doe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gardner throws a good cross that connects.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gardner.
Gardner cracks a nice hook into Doe's ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Gardner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Doe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gardner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Doe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A right-left combo lands from Gardner.
Gardner catches Doe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardner cracks Doe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gardner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardner.
Gardner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doe at a distance.
Gardner thuds his right hand into Doe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gardner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doe on the side of the head.
Gardner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doe.
Gardner throws a looping overhand right but Doe ducks down to avoid it.
Gardner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doe.
Doe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doe throws a hook to the side of Gardner's head but Gardner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gardner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doe can do to turn this around?
Gardner swats away the attempt to clinch by Doe.
Gardner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gardner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner misses with a wild body shot.
Doe blocks a jab.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gardner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doe looks to land a right hand but Gardner moved out of range.
Doe avoids the body shot from Gardner.
A swing and a miss from Gardner.
Doe walks into a stiff left hand from Gardner.
Gardner throws a lazy uppercut
and Doe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doe throws a one two combo.
Doe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gardner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doe is looking to clinch but Gardner is avoiding it.
Gardner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe moves out of range of the body kick.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Gardner.
Doe wants to clinch up but Gardner keeps it at a distance.
Gardner wants to clinch.
Gardner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Gardner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doe.

Gardner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doe misses with an elbow strike.
Gardner lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Gardner.
Doe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Doe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gardner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardner lands a good knee to the midsection. Doe won't want to take too many of those.
Doe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Gardner.
Gardner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doe backwards.

Gardner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Gardner.

Gardner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doe, pushing him back against the cage.
Gardner lands a nice elbow.
Gardner lands a shoulder strike.
Doe misses with some punches.
Doe is looking to control Gardner's arms but Gardner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Doe has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gardner blocks an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Gardner.
Gardner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Josh Gardner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gardner scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Gardner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gardner 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Gardner!