PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Garnet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Grateful Deads- Truckin'. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Adam
vs
Garnet

177 cm
21
181 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

CROWN
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Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Adam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Garnet!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnet checks a low kick from Adam.
Adam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garnet walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adam checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Adam misses.
Adam throws the left hand but Garnet avoids the punch easily.
Adam throws a push kick but Garnet slaps the foot to one side.
Adam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Adam.
Garnet moves away from the strike by Adam.
A bone on bone clash there as Garnet blocks the leg kick.
Garnet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adam throws the left hand but Garnet avoids the punch easily.
Adam misses with a wild body shot.
Adam motions for Garnet to come forward. Adam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam is looking to clinch but Garnet is avoiding it.
Adam throws a leg kick

and Garnet decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adam's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adam is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garnet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garnet wants to sweep here but Adam controlling him for the moment.
Garnet trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Adam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garnet swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Garnet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garnet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adam is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Garnet looking for subs off his back but Adam has passed one foot through into half guard.
Garnet is trying to get back to full guard.
Adam is taking a breather. Garnet says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Adam wants to stand up but Garnet is controlling the position.
Garnet is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Adam wants to pass the guard but Garnet is defending well.
Well, if Adam is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garnet slips a straight right by Adam.
Adam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garnet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adam misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garnet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adam's waist but Adam gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garnet off to one side.
Adam takes a swing at Garnet's ribcage but misses.
Garnet blocks a head kick by Adam.
Adam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garnet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adam looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garnet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adam.
A head kick by Adam misses

and Garnet counters with a nice double leg into side control. Adam won't be happy with that.
Garnet wants to control for a moment but Adam uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adam prevents Garnet from improving his position.
Garnet is staying active underneath Adam, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Adam dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Garnet checks a leg kick nicely.

Garnet drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Garnet thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Adam is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Adam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garnet's guard.

Garnet escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adam gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Adam decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Adam looks to score with a jab to the body but Garnet is just out of range.
Adam misses with a body shot

and Garnet counters with a single leg into guard. Adam didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnet postures up.
Adam pulls Garnet in close to prevent any damage.
Garnet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garnet wants to pass the guard but Adam is keeping the position.
Garnet prevents Adam from getting back to his feet.
Garnet chips away with some ground and pound.
Adam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garnet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Garnet thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Garnet is breathing heavily.
Garnet is pushing down on Adam's leg trying to pass to half guard. Adam is fighting to maintain full guard but Garnet has managed to sneak the leg through.
Adam is concentrating on defense, preventing Garnet from advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adam wants to get back to his feet.
Garnet works his way into side control.
Garnet tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Josh Garnet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adam is working to avoid the ground and pound but Garnet connects with a decent elbow.
Adam is looking for a sweep.
Garnet cracks Adam with a big right hand but Adam just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garnet creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Adam sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Adam pushes Garnet away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Garnet gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Adam takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Adam wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Garnet is putting a hurting on Adam here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam prevents Garnet from moving into mount.
Garnet connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Adam some visible discomfort.
Garnet working away.
Garnet working the head and body with strikes.
Adam avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Garnet.
You can see the frustration on Adam's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garnet in side control, throwing shots but Adam defends.
Adam struggling a bit here.
Adam tries to escape but Garnet is in control.
Garnet working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garnet. That's going to slow Adam down.
Adam throws a hook but Garnet avoids it easily.
Adam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adam thows a leg kick but Garnet checks it

and Garnet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garnet.
Garnet looking to pass the guard.
Garnet wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving.
Garnet postures up in Adam's guard and throws a big left but Adam blocks it.
Adam wants to hit a switch here but Garnet passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Adam there!
Garnet wants to control the pace but Adam is squirming around nicely.
Garnet scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Garnet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big right from Adam misses.

Garnet changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adam looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Adam is not content to let Garnet control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Adam can't do much from the bottom here.
Garnet tries to move into full mount but can't pass Adam's legs.
Garnet works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Adam tries to improve position but can't.
The ground and pound from Garnet seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Garnet in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Adam can't do much from the bottom here.
Adam is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Garnet has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam struggling a bit here.

Garnet working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Adam is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Garnet crashes against the mat.
Garnet cracks Adam with a big right hand but Adam just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ground and pound from Garnet seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Adam throws a solid leg kick but Garnet takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adam.
Garnet takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adam misses with a body punch

and Garnet counters with a shoot takedown. Adam fights it but they end up in guard.
Adam keeping moving, preventing Garnet from controlling successfully.
Garnet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garnet is looking to work some ground and pound but Adam has wrist control.
Adam wants to stand up but Garnet is controlling him.
Adam has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Adam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam wants to sweep here but Garnet controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adam throws a leg kick but Garnet sees it coming and moves out of range.

Garnet gets a takedown into half guard.
Garnet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adam defending well though.
Adam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garnet.
Garnet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adam does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garnet tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adam knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Garnet is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adam sees it coming and defends easily.

Adam kicks off Garnet and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnet throws out a loose jab but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garnet slips a jab and a cross from Adam.
Garnet moves out of range of the strikes.
Adam stuns Garnet with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garnet.
Adam throws a head kick but Garnet moves out of range.
Adam throws a leg kick but Garnet sees it coming and moves out of range.
Adam is looking to wear down Garnet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garnet looks to score with a jab to the body but Adam is just out of range.
Adam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Garnet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garnet.
Garnet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Garnet really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Adam misses with a series of wild punches.
Garnet slips under a jab.
Rob Adam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garnet ducks right into an uppercut from Adam.
Adam throws a leg kick

and Garnet counters with a takedown into side control.
Garnet is chipping away with strikes.
An elbow from Garnet crashes against the mat.
Garnet prevents Adam from escaping the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Garnet working the head and body with strikes.
Garnet lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Adam down.
Garnet landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam taking a bit of punishment here - Garnet scoring with strikes.
Adam tries to buck Garnet off but Garnet is having none of it.

Garnet tries for a kimura but Adam is defending well.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Garnet cracks Adam with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Adam is trying to control Garnet's posture but Garnet avoids it.

Garnet working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garnet cracks Adam with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Garnet wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Adam, who protects the arm well.
Adam wants to control but Garnet postures up.
Garnet throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Adam is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Adam is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Garnet asserts his dominance and retains side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Garnet shoots in for a takedown but Adam shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam throws a body punch but Garnet moves out of range.
Adam fails to land with a series of punches.
Adam thows a body shot but no joy.
Garnet ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
Adam throws a lazy head kick

and Garnet counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Adam!
Adam in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Garnet with shots to the head and body - Adam looks very uncomfortable down there.
Garnet is landing with some decent strikes but Adam is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Adam that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Garnet lands a heavy elbow.
Adam is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnet looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Garnet putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Adam is rocked!
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!
Garnet in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Adam is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adam tries to lock up and control but Garnet gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Garnet connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Garnet breaks from Adam's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Garnet lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Garnet.
Adam tries to lock up and control but Garnet gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adam in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Adam tries to reverse the position but Garnet maintains control.
Adam seems to have got his legs back now.
Garnet with the ground and pound from mount.
Garnet with shots to the head and body - Adam looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Garnet dominated that fourth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Adam throws out a loose jab but Garnet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adam.
Adam thows a body shot but no joy.
Adam lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Garnet throws a jab when Adam was well out of range.
Adam takes a swing at Garnet's ribcage but misses.
Adam throws a shot to the body.
Garnet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adam throws a jab but it's blocked by Garnet.
Garnet avoids the body shot from Adam.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam tries to clinch

and Garnet counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Adam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garnet.
Adam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garnet is one step ahead there.
Garnet controlling from the top position.
Adam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adam trying to keep a closed guard but Garnet is proving a slippery customer.
Garnet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garnet postures up and lands a big shot to Adam's brow.
Adam wants to stand and escape but Garnet is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Garnet is working Adam over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Adam keeping moving, preventing Garnet from controlling successfully.
Garnet advances position into side control!
Garnet tries to score with some ground and pound. Adam controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Garnet working the head with strikes.
Adam is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Garnet working the body and head with strikes.

Garnet is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adam has escaped the position, nice work there.

Adam explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam just misses with a punch to the body.
Rob Adam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adam tries to clinch

and Garnet counters with a shoot takedown. Adam fights it but they end up in guard.
Adam is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Adam wants to sweep but no luck.
Garnet looking to pass the guard.
Garnet is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Adam has Garnet pulled in close to control his posture.
Garnet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garnet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Adam kicks Garnet off and gets to his feet.
Josh Garnet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Garnet fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Adam sprawls well initially but Garnet persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Garnet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garnet is keen to just control but Adam is a slippery customer.
Adam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garnet misses with a head shot. Adam uses the momentum to regain guard.

Adam is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Garnet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garnet is trying to drag Adam to the mat but Adam just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Adam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garnet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Garnet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garnet 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Garnet!
Josh Garnet is the new welterweight champion!