PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grizzly Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Garvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Garvey's choice of entrance music: One Loaf of Bread -- Damian Marley. This should be fireworks!

Adams
vs
Garvey

190 cm
35
135 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

170 cm
35
145 lbs
22 - 19 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grizzly Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Garvey!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams wants to clinch
and Garvey counters with a nice body kick.

Garvey has closed the distance and engaged Adams in a clinch.
Adams missing with knees to the body.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
Garvey presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garvey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Garvey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garvey counters with a nice uppercut.
Adams fails to land the takedown.
Adams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garvey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with a hook
and Garvey counters with a solid body kick.
Garvey scores with a three punch combo!
Adams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams moves to clinch but Garvey breaks away
and Garvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams darts in trying to clinch
and Garvey counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to clinch but Garvey slips to the side
and Garvey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garvey lands a head kick!
Garvey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garvey counters with a body kick that stops Adams in his tracks momentarily.
Adams darts in trying to clinch
and Garvey counters with a leg kick.
Garvey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garvey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garvey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garvey counters with a low kick, right behind Adams 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams moves to clinch but Garvey breaks away
and Garvey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grizzly Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garvey defends well and Adams ends up having to push Garvey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grizzly Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Garvey blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garvey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Adams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garvey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Adams is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams with a poor takedown
letting Garvey counter with a right hand.
Adams wants to clinch
and Garvey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garvey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to clinch
and Garvey counters with a left to the body.
Garvey circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Garvey counter with a right hand.
Garvey has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Adams tries for a takedown but Garvey circles away easily
and Garvey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adams tries to clinch up
and Garvey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adams's knee momentarily.
Adams shoots and misses
and Garvey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Garvey clinches up against the cage.
Adams stalling against the cage.

Garvey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to clinch
and Garvey counters with a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from Garvey.
Garvey jabs at Adams's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams looks to clinch
and Garvey counters with a right hand to the body.
Garvey looks winded!
Adams tries to clinch up
and Garvey counters with a slapping leg kick.

Adams takes the fight into the clinch.

Garvey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams tries to clinch but Garvey moves away
enabling Garvey to counter with a crisp jab.
Adams closes the distance but Garvey moves to the side
and Garvey counters with a nice uppercut.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams wants to clinch
and Garvey counters with a head kick. That will keep Adams thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Adams moves to clinch but Garvey breaks away
and Garvey counters with a left to the body.
Garvey stuns Adams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marcus Garvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams tries to clinch
and Garvey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adams thinking.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garvey looks for the body kick but Adams saw that one coming.
Adams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garvey counters with a left to the body.
Adams tries to clinch but Garvey moves away
and Garvey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams walks into a stiff left hand from Garvey.

Adams gets a clinch.
Garvey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garvey managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Garvey lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garvey is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Garvey blocks with his arms.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garvey.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garvey as Adams tries to tie him up.
Garvey avoiding damage.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garvey blocks it with crossed arms.
Adams wants to stall.

Garvey breaks from the clinch.
Adams moves to clinch but Garvey breaks away
and Garvey counters with a nice uppercut.
Adams fails with the takedown
and Garvey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adams momentarily.
Adams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garvey counters with a good, hard body kick but Adams shrugs it off.
Garvey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garvey is breathing heavily.
Adams moves to clinch but Garvey breaks away
and Garvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams closes the distance but Garvey moves to the side
and Garvey counters with a nice body kick.
Adams moves to clinch but Garvey breaks away
and Garvey counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams tries to clinch up
and Garvey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams darts in trying to clinch
and Garvey counters with a leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Adams. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garvey cracks Adams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adams wants to clinch
and Garvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams closes the distance but Garvey moves to the side
and Garvey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garvey tries to bum rush Adams with a series of wild strikes but Adams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams tries to clinch there but Garvey circles away.
Adams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garvey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Garvey. Those never looked like landing.
Adams wants to clinch but Garvey slips to the side
and Garvey counters with a thumping low kick.
Adams tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garvey swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.

Adams gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Adams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garvey, who protects the arm well.
Adams passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Garvey!

Adams jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Garvey is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Garvey and Adams has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garvey wants to control but Adams postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Garvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Adams tries to clinch up.
Adams moves to clinch but Garvey breaks away
and Garvey counters with a low kick, right behind Adams 's knee.
Adams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Adams tries to clinch but Garvey moves out of range.
Adams darts in trying to clinch
and Garvey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adams moves to clinch but Garvey breaks away
and Garvey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adams moves to clinch but Garvey breaks away
and Garvey counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adams closes the distance but Garvey moves to the side
and Garvey counters with a nice leg kick.
Garvey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garvey punishes Adams's body with a nice straight punch.
Adams moves to clinch but Garvey breaks away
and Garvey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to clinch but Garvey slips to the side
and Garvey counters with a straight right hand.
Adams looks to clinch
and Garvey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garvey counters with a nice body shot.
Adams closes the distance but Garvey moves to the side
and Garvey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garvey counters with a nice body kick.
Adams wants to clinch.
Garvey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marcus Garvey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marcus Garvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams closes the distance but Garvey moves to the side
and Garvey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adams moves to clinch but Garvey breaks away
and Garvey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grizzly Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams tries to clinch up.
Garvey keeps the fight on the outside.
Adams tries to clinch but Garvey moves away
and Garvey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Adams tries to clinch
and Garvey counters with a leg kick.
Adams moves forwards but Garvey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garvey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garvey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garvey counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to clinch
and Garvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams misses with a leg kick
and Garvey counters with a nice body shot.
Adams tries to clinch up
and Garvey counters with a big head kick but Adams shrugs it off.
Adams wants to clinch but Garvey slips to the side
and Garvey counters with a right hand to the body.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Garvey circles away.
Adams wants to clinch but Garvey slips to the side
and Garvey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Adams is looking to clinch but Garvey is avoiding it.
Garvey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garvey counters with a right hand to the body.
Adams wants to clinch
and Garvey counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to clinch up
and Garvey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Adams clinches up against the cage.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garvey blocks it with crossed arms.
Adams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garvey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garvey.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garvey pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams being controlled against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Garvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garvey 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Garvey!
Marcus Garvey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.