PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Olson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Olson
vs
Garnett

190 cm
20
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

199 cm
22
233 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelvin Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olson shoots in but Garnett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donk. Garnett catches Olson right on the button with a cross.
Garnett's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Garnett duly obliges.
Olson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Garnett has Olson up against the cage in a clinch.
Garnett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garnett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olson.
Garnett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olsons head.
Garnett has a couple of punches blocked by Olson.
Garnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Olson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Garnett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Garnett closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Garnett.
Olson tries to break the clinch but Garnett is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olson.

Olson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olson throws out a loose jab but Garnett uses good head movement to avoid it.

Garnett pushes Olson up against the cage in a clinch.
Garnett misses with the head strike.
Olson blocking some punches.

Olson manages to break the clinch.
Garnett slips under a jab from Olson.
Garnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olson is breathing heavily.
Garnett looks to land a combination. Olson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Olson in his tracks.

Garnett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garnett lands with a right to the head.
Garnett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garnett blocks an uppercut.
Garnett lands with a light punch inside.
Garnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garnett lands with a light punch inside.
Garnett scores with a shoulder strike.
Garnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olson throws a head punch that misses.
Garnett lands a nice uppercut.
Garnett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olsons head.
Olson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garnett keeps control of Olson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Olson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garnett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garnett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garnett scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garnett.
Garnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garnett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olsons head.
Olson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garnett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garnett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Olson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Olson breaks from the clinch.
Olson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Garnett rushes Olson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garnett.
Garnett gets through Olson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Olson throws a punch but it's blocked by Garnett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garnett.
Olson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Olson wants to break free but Garnett has control.
Olson has had enough of the clinch but Garnett keeps him there for the moment.
Garnett throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olson.
Garnett throws a head punch that misses.
Garnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olson can't break the clinch.
Olson is trying to break the clinch but Garnett has him pressed against the cage.
Olson can't break the clinch.
Garnett keeps control of Olson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Olson is trying to break the clinch but Garnett has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garnett.
Olson blocking some punches.
Olson tries to break the clinch but Garnett is controlling the position.
Olson lands a hook that snaps the head of Garnett backwards.
A short right from Garnett on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garnett.

Olson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Garnett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garnett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olson backwards.
Garnett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garnett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garnett working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garnett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Garnett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garnett lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garnett defending well as Olson loads up on a big left hand.
Garnett staying out of range there.

Garnett drives through and clinches with Olson against the cage.
Garnett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garnett misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Olson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garnett.
Garnett scores with a shot to the side of Olson's head.
Garnett throws a punch but it's blocked by Olson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garnett.
Garnett misses with the head strike.
Olson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Olson takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olson.
Garnett scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garnett.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garnett.
Garnett scores with a shoulder strike.
Garnett prevents Olson from breaking the clinch.
Garnett swings wildly with an uppercut but Olson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Olson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Olson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett working aggressively here.
Garnett scores with a shot to the side of Olson's head.
A nice left hand lands by Garnett.
Garnett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Garnett on the inside.
Garnett pushes Olson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olson takes a shot to the head.

Olson breaks from the clinch.
Garnett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Garnett rushes Olson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garnett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olson.
Garnett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garnett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garnett lands with a light punch inside.
Garnett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Garnett fails to land.
Garnett scores with a shoulder strike.
Garnett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garnett swings wildly with an uppercut but Olson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garnett has him pressed against the cage.

Olson breaks the clinch.
Garnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olson.
Garnett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Garnett dominated that round.
That's time! Olson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Garnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olson throws out the jab.
Olson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olson drops his shoulder and cracks Garnett with a huge uppercut! Garnett goes down! Can Olson finish him?

Garnett is rocked!

It looks like Kelvin Garnett has been cut.
Garnett wants to stand but Olson is controlling the position.
Garnett is still in real trouble! Can Olson finish him?
Olson wanted to stand there but Garnett had control of the position.
Garnett seems to have recovered his senses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garnett is on top in guard.

Olson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Garnett.
Garnett scores with a jab.
Kevin Olson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Garnett.

Garnett rushes Olson and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Garnett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garnett lands a shoulder strike.
Olson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Olson misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Olson has a couple of punches blocked by Garnett.
Garnett lands a hook that snaps the head of Olson backwards.
A short left from Garnett.
Garnett pushes Olson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Garnett on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garnett.
A short left from Garnett.
Olson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garnett scores with a shoulder strike.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Garnett. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Olson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Garnett.
Garnett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garnett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Olson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garnett.
Olson throws a hook but Garnett blocks it.
Olson throws a hook to the side of Garnett's head but Garnett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olson throws a looping overhand right but Garnett ducks down to avoid it.
Olson darts in trying to clinch
and Garnett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garnett scores with a sloppy right hand. Olson should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson misses with a hook. Garnett ducked under it nicely.
Olson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garnett misses with a two punch combination.
Olson on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Garnett rushes Olson and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Garnett scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olson.
Olson wants to break free but Garnett has control.

Olson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olson misses with a looping left.
Garnett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garnett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garnett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Olson backs up against the cage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garnett.
Olson throws an overhand right that lands on Garnett's shoulder, as Garnett tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garnett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kelvin Garnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olson.

Olson closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garnett lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Garnett.
Olson blocks an uppercut.
Garnett lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Garnett fails to land.
Garnett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garnett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Garnett.
Olson is trying to break free.
Garnett lands with a right to the head.
Garnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Olson manages to break the clinch.

Garnett rushes Olson and presses him up against the cage.
Olson pushes Garnett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garnett.
Olson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garnetts head.
Garnett misses with a punch on the inside.

Olson breaks from the clinch.
Olson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown by Olson or perhaps it was just good defense by Garnett which made him look bad.
Garnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Olson throws the left hand but Garnett avoids the punch easily.
Olson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Garnett.

Garnett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Olson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olson is trying to break free.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Garnett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Garnett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garnett lands with a right to the head.
Garnett pushes Olson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olson blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garnett.
Garnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garnett has him pressed against the cage.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Garnett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Olson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Olson misses.
Olson wants to clinch
and Garnett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olson looks to land a right hand but Garnett moved out of range.
Olson lands a big shot that drops Garnett! Can he finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Olson gets to his feet. Garnett looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Olson misses with a hook. Garnett ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kelvin Garnett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Garnett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Garnett is looking to clinch but Olson is avoiding it.
Garnett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Garnett.
Olson throws a hook but Garnett blocks it.
Garnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olson.
A jab from Olson misses.
Garnett connects with a crisp jab.
Olson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Olson throws a hook but Garnett blocks it.
Garnett looks to land a combination. Olson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Garnett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Olson.
Garnett throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Garnett scores with a nice strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garnett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garnett.
Danga de danga de dang - Garnett scores with a four punch combination!

Garnett clinches up with Olson and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Garnett.
Garnett scores with a shot to the side of Olson's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garnett.
A head punch on the inside from Garnett fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garnett.
Garnett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Olson throws a head punch that misses.
Olson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garnett working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Olson manages to break the clinch.
Garnett slips a jab from Olson.
Nice defenses there by Garnett.
Olson misses with an uppercut. Garnett saw that one coming.
Garnett slips a straight right by Olson.
Garnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olson throws out the jab.
Garnett scores with a nice head shot.
Olson tries to clinch
and Garnett counters with a series of strikes. Olson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garnett looks to land a combination. Olson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Olson tries to clinch up

and Garnett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garnett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett misses with a short punch on the inside.

Olson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Garnett.
A punch lands to the side of Olson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Garnett rushes Olson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Olson is trying to break free.
Garnett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Olson.
Olson wants to break free but Garnett has control.
Olson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garnett working aggressively here.
Olson is looking to break free of the clinch but Garnett has double underhooks.
Garnett pushes Olson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Garnett fails to land.
Garnett lands with a short shot to the head.
Olson wants to get back to striking at distance but Garnett won't allow it.
Garnett keeps control of Olson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Garnett.
Olson tries to break the clinch but Garnett is controlling the position.
Olson can't break the clinch.
Garnett misses with some punches.
Olson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Olson is trying to break the clinch but Garnett has him pressed against the cage.
Garnett lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Olson has had enough of the clinch but Garnett keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Garnett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garnett lands with a left to the head.
Garnett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garnett keeps control of Olson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garnett scores with a shot to the side of Olson's head.
Garnett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garnett lands a right hand.
Olson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Olson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Olson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Olson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garnett lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garnett with a nice cross.
Garnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Garnett defending well as Olson loads up on a big left hand.
Garnett misses with a series of wild punches.
Olson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett slips a jab from Olson.
Garnett defending well as Olson loads up on a big left hand.
Olson loads up on a big right hand but Garnett slips the punch.
Olson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garnett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garnett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olson slow jab from Garnett misses its intended target.
Garnett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garnett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Garnett drives through and clinches with Olson against the cage.
Garnett scores with a shoulder strike.
Kevin Olson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garnett lands a right hand.
Garnett working aggressively here.
Garnett pushes Olson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Olson lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Garnett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garnett lands a hook that snaps the head of Olson backwards.
Olson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Olson wants to get back to striking at distance but Garnett won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Olson.
Garnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Garnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garnett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Garnett!