PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Inge Koll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Garvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Koll might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Burn in hell. Garvey has chosen One Loaf of Bread -- Damian Marley as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Marcus Garvey enters the cage!

Koll
vs
Garvey

172 cm
27
147 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

170 cm
23
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Inge Koll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Garvey!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koll fails with the takedown
and Garvey counters with a nice uppercut.
Koll blocks a head kick by Garvey.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Garvey. Koll shrugs it off though.
Marcus Garvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garvey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Koll shoots and misses
and Garvey counters with a left to the body.
Garvey is looking to slow Koll down with leg kicks.
Koll avoids the head kick by Garvey.

Koll gets a takedown into half guard.
Garvey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koll 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Koll prevents Garvey from improving his position.
Garvey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koll.
Garvey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koll is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koll lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koll landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koll missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koll thows a huge punch but Garvey dodges it nicely.
Koll with the ground and pound but Garvey uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Koll is looking to work some ground and pound but Garvey has wrist control.
Koll wants to control from the top but Garvey keeps moving.
Garvey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koll.
Koll throwing strikes from guard but Garvey blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koll working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koll trying to control but Garvey is working from the bottom.
Garvey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koll working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garvey pulls Koll in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koll fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Inge Koll. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koll fails with the takedown.
Garvey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koll keeps the fight on the outside.
Koll jabs Garvey right on the nose. Garvey blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garvey can pounce on him.
Marcus Garvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garvey connects with the punch.
Koll sizes up Garvey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Inge Koll will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Garvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koll manages to avoid it.

Koll gets a double leg takedown into Garvey's guard.
Koll trying to control the position from guard on top but Garvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koll stops Garvey from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Garvey scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Good work by Koll as he checks the leg kick.
Koll shoots and misses
and Garvey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garvey misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koll has his takedown stuffed
and Garvey counters with an inside leg kick.
Garvey swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Koll counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garvey won't be happy with that.
Garvey defending against the ground and pound.
Koll wants to control but Garvey is keeping him busy.
Koll postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Koll tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Koll scoring with punches from side control.
Koll is trying to ground and pound but Garvey uses the momentary lack of control by Koll to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koll thows a huge punch but Garvey dodges it nicely.
Koll is pressing down on Garvey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garvey is holding on for now.
Koll lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Garvey pushes Koll off and gets back to his feet.
Koll shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Inge Koll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garvey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Koll takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garvey darts in and clinches Koll up against the cage.
A short right from Garvey on the inside.
Koll drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garvey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Garvey scores with a hook to the body. Koll takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koll throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garvey's waist but Garvey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koll off to one side.
Koll bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koll is out of range.
Koll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garvey.
Garvey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koll rather than just go for the knockout.
Koll takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garvey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Koll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koll tries for a takedown but Garvey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Garvey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koll's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Koll controls his hands.
Garvey is working Koll over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcus Garvey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Garvey is looking to chop away at Koll's legs.
Garvey tries a low kick but Koll avoids it.
Garvey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koll's calf.
Garvey scores with a body shot.

Garvey rushes Koll and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garvey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koll backwards.
Garvey tries to work over Koll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koll can't get the takedown.
Koll is working for takedown but Garvey is calmly controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Garvey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garvey throws a body punch but Koll moves out of range.
Garvey dips to his left and cracks Koll with an uppercut!
Koll on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garvey. Garvey obviously looking to wear him down.
Garvey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koll's sensitive parts.
Koll fails with the takedown
and Garvey counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Inge Koll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garvey leaves Koll with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Koll misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Koll blocks the low kick.
Garvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koll is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garvey scores with a nice right hand.
Garvey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horrible takedown by Koll or perhaps it was just good defense by Garvey which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garvey.
Garvey lands a leg kick that knocks Koll off balance momentarily.
Garvey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garvey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kolls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garvey is looking to land body kicks.
Koll takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koll takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Koll is just out of range.
Garvey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koll swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Koll scores with a takedown into Garvey's guard.
Koll is looking to work some ground and pound but Garvey has wrist control.
Koll trying to control but Garvey is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garvey is looking to stand up but Koll isn't so interested in that idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Garvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garvey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Garvey!
A relieved looking Marcus Garvey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.