PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garnett has chosen Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bale
vs
Garnett

185 cm
30
195 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

199 cm
40
224 lbs
30 - 20 - 0

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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale throws a series of punches but Garnett moves out of range.
Garnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bale moves out of range of the body kick from Garnett.
Garnett throws a front kick aimed at Bale's knee but Bale avoids it well.

Bale throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Garnett stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Bale follows into mount!

It looks like Kelvin Garnett has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bale looking to ground and pound but Garnett is blocking nicely.
Garnett is in all sorts of trouble here.

Bale looking for a guillotine from mount but Garnett is having none of it.
Bale trying to control but Garnett is having none of it.
Garnett is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garnett can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garnett is looking to escape.
Bale is trying to control here but Garnett has managed to regain half guard.
Garnett pushes Bale off looking to stand but Bale dives back in and keeps control.
Bale wants to pass to mount but Garnett is defending the position.
Garnett trying to hold on to Bale's head to control him but Bale postures up.
Bale wants to pass the guard but Garnett is defending well.
Garnett trying to control but Bale postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bale looks to land a strike but Garnett avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bale advances position into side control!
The strikes coming from Bale are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Garnett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Garnett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bale scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Bale.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett is positioning himself well to prevent Bale advancing to mount.
Bale 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.
Garnett tries to kick Bale off but Bale keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bale looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bale is keen to just control but Garnett is a slippery customer.
Bale wants to free his trapped foot but Garnett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garnett is trying to get back to full guard.
Bale stalling.
Bale is stalling here. Garnett is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bale seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Garnett has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale is looking for a sweep.
Bale seems a little lost for a moment, as Garnett dominates the positioning.
Bale is not content to let Garnett control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Bale's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bale is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bale is working hard here to advance position.
Bale sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gareth Bale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Garnett's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bale misses with the combination.
Garnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garnett throws a head kick that misses.

Bale clinches.

Garnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bale takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bale changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garnett tries to avoid it but Bale manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garnett to the ground. Garnett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garnett throws a jab but it's blocked by Bale.
Garnett tests Bale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garnett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garnett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Bale. Those never looked like landing.
Garnett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Garnett slips a jab and a cross from Bale.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garnett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bale somewhat.
Bale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bale fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bale takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garnett scores with a head kick. Bale tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gareth Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bale blocks a head kick by Garnett.
Garnett digs a good hook to Bale's body.
Bale has a takedown stuffed.
Garnett lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garnett scores with a nice head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Bale scores with a four punch combination!
Garnett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garnett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bale avoids the head kick by Garnett.
Bale fails with a takedown attempt.
Bale lands with an overhand left.
Bale shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garnett sprawls well. Garnett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bale gets slowly back to his feet.
Bale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett wants to slow Bale down by chopping away at his legs.
Garnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Bale is just out of range.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bale was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Garnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale throws a head kick but Garnett moves out of range.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
A slow jab from Bale misses its intended target.
Garnett scores with a hook.
Garnett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bale shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garnett manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Garnett wants to sweep here but Bale controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garnett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bale prevents Garnett from getting back to his feet.
Bale is looking to work some ground and pound but Garnett has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett keeping moving, preventing Bale from controlling successfully.
Garnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bale here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bale stops Garnett from standing up.
Garnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garnett is pulling down on Bale's head. It's preventing any offense from Bale, at least for the moment.
Gareth Bale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garnett slips a jab and a cross from Bale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Garnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 misses with a two punch combination.
Bale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garnett.
Garnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garnett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bale.
Bale steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Garnett. That one must have hurt.
Bale shoots in for a takedown but Garnett shows good takedown defense.
Bale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gareth Bale is winning the standup battle so far.
Bale swings for the body but Garnett moves out of range.
Garnett blocks a head kick by Bale.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bale moves away from the strike by Garnett.
Garnett scoring well with a low kick there.
Garnett lands with a kick to the temple. Bale shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garnett cracks Bale with a good jab.
Garnett scores with a nice head shot.
Garnett has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Bale gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garnett is working Bale over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bale wants a takedown.

Garnett manages to break the clinch.
Bale shoots for a takedown but Garnett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale jabs at Garnett's body.
Garnett is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Garnett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garnett.
Garnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Bale.
Bale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garnett.
Bale throws a combination that misses
and Garnett counters with a head kick. That will keep Bale thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bale throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garnett's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garnett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bale in his tracks.
Bale digs a good hook to Garnett's body.
Garnett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bale fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a head kick that Bale semi-blocks.
Bale misses with a combination
enabling Garnett to counter with a crisp jab.

Bale drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Garnett is controlling Bale's posture.
Garnett is trying to control the position but Bale postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Garnett has his feet on Bale's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Garnett misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Bale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garnett scores with a three punch combo!
Bale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bale fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garnett avoids it really well and circles away.
Bale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garnett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bale throws a head kick but Garnett moves out of range.
Bale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale swings widly with a right hand
and Garnett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Garnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garnett 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Garnett!
Kelvin Garnett gave a mention to Cripplers Corner in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).