PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macka Briggs (ranked 575 p4p, 641 weight class) and Bo Garrett (ranked 90 p4p, 99 weight class). Briggs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Briggs
vs
Garrett

187 cm
29
195
18 - 13 - 0

175 cm
34
185
25 - 18 - 2

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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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macka Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Briggs saw that one coming.
Garrett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garrett wants it to stay on the feet.
Briggs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Nice shot by Briggs.
Briggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Briggs.
Briggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garrett.
Jab by Garrett.

Garrett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garrett showed some decent athleticism there.
Garrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garrett.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett drops an elbow to the side of Briggs's head.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Garrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Briggs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Briggs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garrett on the ground.
Garrett is nestled in close to Briggs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Briggs desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Garrett throws a strike but Briggs avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Briggs blocks nicely.
Garrett lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs keeping full guard, as Garrett tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Briggs, not yet.
Briggs has his hands on Garrett's head, controlling the position.
Briggs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garrett is working Briggs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garrett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Briggs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Briggs wants to sweep here but Garrett controlling him for the moment.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Briggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Briggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Briggs misses with an uppercut. Garrett saw that one coming.
Garrett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garrett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Briggs misses with a hook
and Garrett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Briggs tries to move into range but Garrett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett throws a hook but Briggs blocks it.
Briggs misses with a looping left.
Briggs tries for a takedown but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macka Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Briggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Garrett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Briggs swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett dodges the punch combination from Briggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Briggs has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Briggs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garrett backs up against the cage.
Macka Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett cracks Briggs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Briggs throws an overhand right that lands on Garrett's shoulder, as Garrett tries to avoid the shot.
Briggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garrett throws a body punch but Briggs moves out of range.
Briggs takes one to the side of the head.
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Briggs throws out the jab.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.
Garrett scores with a jab to the body.

Garrett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Briggs!

Briggs throws Garrett to one side and escapes!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Briggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Macka Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garrett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Briggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Briggs.
Garrett lands with a good body shot.
Garrett connects with a single shot there.
Briggs throws an overhand right that lands on Garrett's shoulder, as Garrett tries to avoid the shot.
Briggs scores with a one two! Garrett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Briggs is just out of range.
Garrett throws a poor cross that misses
and Briggs counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Briggs is looking to counter punch.
Briggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrett circles away quickly and effectively.
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Briggs's shoulder, as Briggs tries to avoid the shot.
Garrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Briggs moves away.
Nice defenses there by Briggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Garrett throws a looping overhand right but Briggs ducks down to avoid it.
Garrett throws a shot from downtown. Briggs moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Garrett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garrett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Briggs.
Garrett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Briggs misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Garrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Briggs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Briggs.
Garrett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Briggs misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Garrett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garrett walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garrett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garrett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs loads up on a big right hand but Garrett slips the punch.
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Briggs.
Briggs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garrett misses the jab.
Garrett walks into a left hand.
Briggs looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
Briggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Garrett to counter with a crisp jab.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrett throws a right hand that misses
and Briggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Garrett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garrett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Briggs tries for a takedown but Garrett circles away easily
enabling Garrett to counter with a crisp jab.
Garrett throws a shot from downtown. Briggs moves away and avoids it.
Briggs throws a right and a left that Garrett avoids nicely.
Garrett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Briggs with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs misses with a straight right.
Briggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Briggs drops his hands momentarily and Garrett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett fails to land with a series of punches.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Briggs moved out of range nicely.
Briggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.
Garrett throws a series of punches but Briggs moves out of range.
Garrett throws a hook to the side of Briggs's head but Briggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Briggs misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Briggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
A punch lands to the side of Briggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Briggs. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Garrett. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Briggs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Briggs.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.

Briggs drops his shoulder and cracks Garrett with a huge uppercut! Garrett goes down! Can Briggs finish him?

Garrett is rocked!
Briggs throwing strikes from guard but Garrett blocks nicely.
Garrett is still in real trouble! Can Briggs finish him?
Briggs throws an elbow that misses. Garrett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Briggs's guard. Nice move by Garrett!

Garrett seems to have recovered his senses.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garrett postures up in Briggs's guard and throws a big left but Briggs blocks it.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macka Briggs dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Briggs shoots and misses
and Garrett counters with a nice uppercut.
Briggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrett.
Garrett staying out of range there.
Briggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Briggs throws a series of punches but Garrett avoids them all with ease.
Garrett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrett lands a jab.
Briggs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garrett tries to avoid it but Briggs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garrett to the ground. Garrett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Briggs misses with a body punch
and Garrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett slips a jab and a cross from Briggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
Bo Garrett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Briggs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garrett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Briggs somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macka Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs moves forwards but Garrett connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Garrett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Garrett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Briggs takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Garrett is trying to ground and pound but Briggs uses the momentary lack of control by Garrett to regain half guard.
Garrett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garrett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bo Garrett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garrett misses with a head shot. Briggs uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Briggs has wrist control.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrett looking to sit in guard and control but Briggs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Garrett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Briggs works over Garrett with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett controlling Briggs's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs looking to sit in guard and control but Garrett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Briggs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Briggs!

Briggs postures up.
Briggs throwing strikes but missing.
Briggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Briggs postures up in Garrett's guard and throws a big left but Garrett blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs wants to control from the top but Garrett keeps moving.
Briggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett controlling Briggs's posture.
Briggs throwing strikes but missing.
Briggs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Briggs is looking to stall here but Garrett recovers full guard.
Briggs looking to sit in guard and control but Garrett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garrett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
Bo Garrett seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.