PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster comes to the cage accompanied by Lynyrd Skynrd - Sweet Home Alabama. Givens has chosen Slaughtered as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Foster
vs
Givens

182 cm
28
200 lbs
28 - 7 - 0

187 cm
34
213 lbs
34 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Givens !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Givens works the jab nicely.

Foster clinches up against the cage.
Foster misses with a punch on the inside.
Givens has Foster pressed against the cage.
Foster is trying to force a seperation but Givens has the dominant position.
Foster lands an uppercut.
Givens is trying to maintain a safe position but Foster gets an underhook and turns Givens into the cage.
Foster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Givens s head.
Givens misses with a punch on the inside.
Foster misses with a punch on the inside.
Foster goes for a takedown attempt but Givens pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Givens . Those never looked like landing.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Givens pushes him off.

Foster closes the distance and clinches.
Foster works on Givens 's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster tries to pull guard but Givens forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Foster has had enough of the clinch but Givens keeps him there for the moment.
Foster lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Givens lands a body punch in the clinch.

Foster is trying to trip Givens . He has hold of a leg but Givens is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Foster persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Foster throws a big elbow that misses.
Givens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Givens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
Givens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Givens controlling the position.
Foster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Foster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Foster postures up in Givens 's guard and throws a big left but Givens blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Foster is working Givens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
Foster throwing strikes from guard but Givens blocks nicely.
Givens looking to control.
Givens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Foster with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Foster throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Foster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Givens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
Foster throwing strikes from guard but Givens blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Givens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
Givens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
Foster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Foster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Givens 's head.
Foster cracks Givens with a solid left hand.
Givens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Givens trying to control the position.
Foster landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster throwing strikes but missing.
Foster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Givens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
Foster throwing strikes from guard but Givens blocks nicely.
Foster scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foster 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.
Foster being controlled here momentarily.
Foster throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Foster dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Givens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Foster clinches up against the cage.

Foster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Givens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Givens defends it nicely.
Givens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foster.
Foster slips a straight right by Givens .
Foster tries to clinch but Givens moves out of range.
Foster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Givens .
Foster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Givens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Givens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foster fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caleb Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foster tries to clinch up but Givens circles away and keeps his distance.
Givens cracks Foster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Givens pushes him off.
Foster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tommy Givens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Givens looks to land a left hand but Foster moved out of range nicely.

Foster moves into range and clinches up with Givens .
Givens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Foster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Foster tries to break the clinch but Givens is controlling the position.
Givens pushes Foster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Givens is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Givens breaks from the clinch.
Foster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Givens .

Foster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foster tries to clinch but Givens moves away
and Givens counters with a nice body kick.
Givens connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caleb Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster looks to land a body kick but Givens moved away.
Foster tries to clinch up but Givens circles away and keeps his distance.
Givens swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Foster closes the distance but Givens moves to the side
and Givens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Givens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Givens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster swinging wildly here.

Foster gets a clinch.

Foster breaks from the clinch.
Givens swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Nice uppercut there from Givens .
Givens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Foster wants to clinch.
Foster dives in for a single leg takedown but Givens sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with an elbow strike.
Foster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Givens 's efforts to push away.
Givens lands a body punch.
Foster swings wildly with an uppercut but Givens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foster prevents a body shot from Givens .
Givens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caleb Foster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Foster.
Givens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Givens prevents a body shot from Foster.
Givens swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Foster gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Givens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Foster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Givens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
Caleb Foster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Givens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Foster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Foster pushes down on Givens 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Foster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Givens trying to hold on to Foster's head to control him but Foster postures up.
Foster throwing shots but Givens is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foster thows a huge punch but Givens dodges it nicely.
Foster throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Givens to regain full guard.
Foster lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Foster dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Givens throws an overhand right that lands on Foster's shoulder, as Foster tries to avoid the shot.
Givens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foster.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Givens throws a shot from downtown. Foster moves away and avoids it.
Givens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tommy Givens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foster fails with the takedown
and Givens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Givens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foster throws out the jab.
Givens keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Givens throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Givens misses the target.
Foster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Givens throws a hook to the side of Foster's head but Foster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Givens with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Givens swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Givens circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Foster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Givens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Foster takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Foster clinches up with Givens and pushes him back against the cage.

Foster manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Givens !
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Givens misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Givens .
Foster's corner calls for a 1-2. Foster obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Givens keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster moves out of range as Givens strikes.
Givens swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Foster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tommy Givens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caleb Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A punch combination from Givens misses.
Givens throws a jab when Foster was well out of range.
Givens looks to throw the jab but Foster is out of range.
Givens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foster.
Foster looks to clinch
and Givens counters with a three punch combo that has Foster backing up. Foster nods at Givens to acknowledge the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Givens , right into the meat.
Foster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Givens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Givens circles away.
Foster ducks under a wild hook from Givens .
No luck for Foster with that takedown attempt.
Foster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Foster tries to clinch there but Givens circles away.
A head kick from Foster lands but Givens takes it in his stride.
Foster fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Givens avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Givens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Foster doesn't seem phased though.

Givens gets caught napping as Foster dives in and scores a takedown. Givens manages to retain guard.
Foster throwing strikes from guard but Givens blocks nicely.
Foster throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Foster is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Foster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Givens has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Givens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Givens trying to keep a closed guard but Foster is proving a slippery customer.
Caleb Foster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foster is looking to work some ground and pound but Givens has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster throws a big elbow that misses.
Givens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
Foster passes Givens 's left leg - he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foster, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Foster!
After the big win, Caleb Foster made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors New World Order Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.