PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roran Garrowsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard has chosen Conan The Barbarian - Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Roran Garrowsson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Roran Garrowsson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Garrowsson
vs
Howard

180 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roran Garrowsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conan Howard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrowsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrowsson circles away.
Howard tries to clinch there but Garrowsson circles away.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrowsson moves away.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard throws a combination that misses
and Garrowsson counters with a leg kick.
Garrowsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garrowsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrowsson circles away.
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrowsson.
Howard tries to clinch up
and Garrowsson counters with a nice body shot.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrowsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howard missing with a left hand there. Garrowsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard wants to clinch up but Garrowsson keeps it at a distance.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garrowsson.
Garrowsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garrowsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard tries to clinch but Garrowsson is having none of it.
Garrowsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howard misses with a two punch combination.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard throws a lazy right hand but Garrowsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howard tries to clinch but Garrowsson moves away
and Garrowsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Howard throws a right hand that misses
and Garrowsson counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to clinch there but Garrowsson circles away.
Garrowsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garrowsson throws a sloppy head kick and Howard moves out of range easily.
Howard tries to clinch there but Garrowsson circles away.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Howard throws a combination that misses
and Howard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrowsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Garrowsson gets tackled into the cage by Howard. Howard maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Garrowsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrowsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Howard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garrowsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Howard tries to clinch up
and Garrowsson counters with a low kick, right behind Howard 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard wants to clinch up but Garrowsson keeps it at a distance.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrowsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Conan Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howard tries to clinch but Garrowsson is having none of it.
Garrowsson misses the shot to the body.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Garrowsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Garrowsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Garrowsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard tries to bum rush Garrowsson with a series of wild strikes but Garrowsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garrowsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard misses with a double jab
and Garrowsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Howard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Howard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Garrowsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howard tries to bum rush Garrowsson with a series of wild strikes but Garrowsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Howard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howard tries to clinch but Garrowsson moves out of range.
Howard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garrowsson counters with a nice body kick.
Howard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Garrowsson counter with a right hand.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Howard misses.
Howard tries to clinch but Garrowsson is having none of it.
Howard tries to clinch but Garrowsson is having none of it.
Howard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garrowsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrowsson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Howard closes the distance and clinches.

Garrowsson manages to break the clinch.
Howard throws a jab when Garrowsson was well out of range.
Howard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Howard walks into a straight right hand from Garrowsson.
Garrowsson lands with a cross.
Garrowsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howard moves away.
Garrowsson slips under a jab.
Howard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garrowsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Howard moves to clinch but Garrowsson breaks away
and Garrowsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard looks to land a combination but Garrowsson avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garrowsson closes the distance and pushes Howard back into the cage.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrowsson.

Garrowsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garrowsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Roran Garrowsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard tries to clinch up but Garrowsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Howard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Howard tries to clinch there but Garrowsson circles away.
Garrowsson moves out of range as Howard strikes.
Howard wants to clinch up but Garrowsson keeps it at a distance.
Howard wants to clinch up but Garrowsson keeps it at a distance.
Howard looks to clinch
and Garrowsson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrowsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Howard misses with a combination
and Garrowsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Garrowsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Howard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howard scores with the left hand. Garrowsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Howard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garrowsson.
Howard takes a swing at Garrowsson's ribcage but misses.
Garrowsson throws a head kick but Howard moves out of range.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to clinch there but Garrowsson circles away.
Howard throws a lazy right hand but Garrowsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howard is looking to clinch but Garrowsson is avoiding it.
Garrowsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Howard tries to clinch there but Garrowsson circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Howard. Those never looked like landing.
Garrowsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howard throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Howard.
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!

Howard rushes Garrowsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Conan Howard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Howard tries to clinch up but Garrowsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Howard throws a sloppy body shot
and Garrowsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Garrowsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conan Howard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrowsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrowsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garrowsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard is looking to clinch but Garrowsson is avoiding it.
Howard throws a nice looking combination but Garrowsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howard looks to clinch
and Garrowsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Howard misses with a series of wild punches.
Garrowsson moves out of range as Howard strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrowsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garrowsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrowsson slips a jab and a cross from Howard.
Howard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howard looks to clinch
and Garrowsson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Howard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Howard tries to clinch up
and Garrowsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Howard's knee momentarily.
Howard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Howard misses with a two punch combination.
Garrowsson dodges the punch combination from Howard.
Garrowsson throws a head kick that Howard semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Howard. Those never looked like landing.
Garrowsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrowsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard is looking to clinch but Garrowsson is avoiding it.
Howard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garrowsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Howard tries to clinch up

and Garrowsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Howard won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Garrowsson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Howard, who protects the arm well.
Garrowsson tries to get to his feet but Howard is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Garrowsson in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is controlling Garrowsson's posture.
Garrowsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Howard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garrowsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Howard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Roran Garrowsson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garrowsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrowsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howard tries to clinch there but Garrowsson circles away.
Howard punishes Garrowsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Conan Howard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Roran Garrowsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garrowsson moves out of range as Howard strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conan Howard.
I've got Howard 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conan Howard!
A very excited looking Conan Howard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.